A little more than a decade after the school’s founding, the Trustees hired alumnus Eli Thayer as the fourth principal. Thayer went on to be one of the Academy’s greatest alumni, but his lofty ambitions and ideals nearly put the … Read More

“Cole’s elfin size and agile mind may have also helped endear him to students and faculty, especially since he was thought to be twelve and just about the youngest in his class. Actually Cole was fourteen when he enrolled at … Read More