Donaldson Academy Explained

Donaldson Academy (1832 - ?) in Fayetteville, North Carolina was incorporated in 1833 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly.^{[1] [2]}

Elijah Frink Rockwell taught at the school.^[3]

History

The school was planned at Hay Mount, North Carolina near Fayetteville.^[4] Manual labor was dropped after its second year.^[5]

Simeon Colton served as its principal.^[6] During that period, he was tried for heresy before the Presbyterian over his teachings about marrying the sisters wives who died. Students attended the trial.^[7]

Alumni

• Charles Manly Stedman^{[3] [8]}
• James Cameron MacRad, judge, law professor, and author^[9]

Donaldson Military Academy

• Clement Read Strudwick (1900–1958), artist^[3]

Notes and References

1. An Act to Incorporate the Donaldson Academy, and Manual Labor School in the Town of Fayetteville, 1832-1833 - Chapter XL, Acts Passed by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina 1832-1833, pages 42-4.
2. Web site: The Beginnings of Public Education in North Carolina: A Documentary History, 1790-1840 . Coon . Charles Lee . 1908 .
3. Book: Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 5, P-S . 9780807867006 . Powell . William S. . 9 November 2000 . University of North Carolina Press .
4. Web site: American Annals of Education . 1833 . Russell . William . Woodbridge . William Channing . Hubbard . Fordyce Mitchell .
5. Web site: The High School Journal . 1920 .
6. Web site: History of Higher Education in South Carolina: With a Sketch of the Free School System . Meriwether . Colyer . 1889 .
7. Web site: Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina, for the Scholastic Years . 1898 .
8. Web site: North Carolina Manual . 1921 .
9. Web site: The North Carolina Booklet: Great Events in North Carolina History . 1907 .