|
Adelaide Educational Institution was a privately run non-sectarian academy for boys in Adelaide founded in 1852 by John Lorenzo Young〔(Adelaide Educational Institution ), 6 January 1853, ''South Australian Register'', p.2〕〔B. K. Hyams, ('Young, John Lorenzo (1826–1881)' ), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Volume 6, Melbourne University Press, 1976, pp 457-458.〕 "He avoided rote learning, punishment and religious instruction, but taught moral philosophy, physiology, political economy and mechanical drawing ... (and) surveying on field trips".〔 The school closed when he retired in 1880. By this time Prince Alfred College had emerged as a strong alternative for sons of well-to-do Protestants. ==History== In 1852 Young opened a school with two, then three pupils (Hubert Giles,〔 Caleb Peacock and John Partridge) in the "Peacock Chapel"〔(Old Schools ) ''The Register'' 18 August 1926 p.19 accessed 3 July 2011〕 lent by Mr Peacock〔(Adelaide Educational Institution ) ''South Australian Register'' 16 June 1857 p.3 accessed 28 April 2011〕 in the rear of the (Congregational) Ebenezer Chapel in Ebenezer Place,〔 off the east end of Rundle Street. The two grew to seventeen at years end.〔(Adelaide Educational Institution ) ''South Australian Register'' 15 December 1855 p.3 accessed 26 April 2011〕 and he was advertising for evening classes in Geometry and Arithmetic, apply between 6 and 7pm at Stephens Place,〔(Evening Classes ), 2 November 1852, ''South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA)'', p.4〕 off the west end of Rundle Street. Fees for day students were 10 guineas (₤10/10/-) per annum, (payable quarterly in advance). Facilities were available for boarding.〔(Adelaide Educational Institution ), 25 March 1853, ''South Australian Register'', p.2〕 His residence was also located on Stephens Place.〔(Philosophical Society ), 10 January 1853, ''South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA)'', p.3〕 By December 1855 the school had 107 students,〔 perhaps close to 200 in 1857,〔 130 in 1862,〔(Adelaide Educational Institution ) ''South Australian Register'' 15 December 1862 p.3 accessed 3 May 2011 also contains reference to growth of Philosophical Society〕 133 in 1868. Next venue was the Congregational chapel in Freeman Street (now that section of Gawler Place between Pirie and Flinders Streets).〔(In and Out of the City. By Autolycus. ), 22 October 1928, ''The Register (Adelaide, SA)'', p.10〕 In 1872 new premises were built at Parkside in Young Street, which had been named after the headmaster.〔 ''"Many of Young's pupils later attained positions of public and professional importance in the province and attested the value of the inspiration he had given. Ex-scholars included Caleb Peacock, William Bickford, Walter Samson, (Herschel) Babbage, Elias Solomon, W. P. Auld and Charles Kingston, premier and federationist. An Old Scholars' Association was formed and when the school closed in 1880 on Young's retirement, he was presented with 336 gold sovereigns and many grateful testimonials to his genial, sympathetic counselling."''〔 ''"He is commemorated by scholarships at the University of Adelaide for research in political economy and for general research."''〔 E.S. Hughes recalled, in a letter to The Advertiser, a tableau of life during his time at the institution. ''"About that time I was at the late JL Young's - at Young's Lane, as it was then called - Parkside, as a boarder, and with three other strong Churchmen used to attend St Paul's Church, Flinders Street. Dear old Dean Russell, of blessed memory, wished us to be confirmed; and, as our parents agreed, we escaped from lessons two nights a week to attend classes. Consequently we had a good time going home afterwards, on some occasions climbing the posts and 'dousing the glim' as the sailors say, performing other boyish tricks, and arriving very late because of such 'awfully long classes'"''〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=13 Jun 1913 - The Advertiser - p1 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Adelaide Educational Institution」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|