Santiam Academy was an early primary and secondary school in Lebanon, Oregon, United States, run by the Methodist Episcopal Church.
 Academy building in 1936 | |
| Active | 1852–1903 |
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| Location | , , United States 44°32′43″N 122°54′30″W / 44.54515°N 122.90825°W |
| Affiliations | Methodist Episcopal Church |
History edit
The predecessor of the school was founded by pioneers in 1852 in a log cabin. Santiam Academy was created on January 18, 1854, by an act of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and a larger building was constructed between 1854 and 1856.[1] Among the members of the first board of trustees were Delazon Smith and David W. Ballard.[2][3]
Attendance at the school dropped after the establishment of a public school district in 1870, and the academy shut down during the 1903–1904 school year.[1] The church then turned the property over to the Lebanon School District. The building was torn down in the 1930s; in 1945, Santiam School was built on the site, across from Lebanon High School. Santiam School closed in 1982 and was torn down in 2002.[1] The site is now a Lebanon city park.
Notable alumni edit
- Owen Nickerson Denny, judge, United States consul general to China, introduced the ring-necked pheasant to the U.S.[3][4]
- Melvin Clark George, U.S. Representative
Notable administrators and faculty edit
- William Holman Odell, Surveyor General of Oregon, editor of the Statesman Journal, namesake of Odell Lake[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Santiam Academy" (PDF). Lebanon Community School District. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ Pratt, Anna D.S. "History of the First Methodist Church of Lebanon, and of Its Associate, Santiam Academy". LinnCountyRoots.com. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ a b "Founder's Day". Lebanon Express. Archived from the original on 2001-02-20. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ "The first ring-necked pheasants introduced into the United States arrive at Port Townsend on March 13, 1881". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved 2008-05-14.
- ^ Hodgkin, Frank E; Galvin, J. J. (1882). . p. 185.
External links edit
- Santiam Academy in Lebanon, Oregon, 1936, Oregon Historic Photograph Collections, Salem Public Library
- Guide to the Santiam Academy Student Manuscripts, 1865-1869
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