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Newspaper
Middletown Times Press
Location
Middletown, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1918
Page
4
Residents of Middletown gathered Saturday evening to view the solar eclipse as the event drew mixed reactions. The newspaper notes a small shading in the local sky with some disagreement about the spectacle and its significance, mentioning public interest and local observers.
The Times Press urges a complete history of the local academy and school system. Prof Moon’s sketch prompts readers to fund and document teaching staff, salaries, and village progress as Middletown evolves from a village to a city and wartime needs rise.
A chaotic dialogue from a wartime scene depicts Frivols and Carey amid a ragtag army unit. The officer urges action while soldiers jokingly plan a risky raid swapping guns for shovels, blending humor with the tension of battle.
A detailed retrospective traces Wallkill Academy from its 1841 private roots through its evolution into Middletown High School, outlining founders, building plans, tuition, staff, and curricular development. It notes key principals, evolving departments, and the shift toward a more public, graded system, with references to subscriptions, construction, and archival efforts.
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