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Run by Andrew Sanford Jarvis, the school was located on the southeast corner of Norfield and Weston Roads. It enrolled 50 boys, who paid $200 for tuition. Students rose at 5:30 a.m., had breakfast at 6 and studied from 7-8 a.m. From 8 until 9 a.m. they drilled and prepared for inspection. Classes were held from 9-12 p.m. and from 1:15-4:15 p.m. After dinner the boys had battalion drill, study, and taps. The school prospered until after the Civil War. But by 1875 Jarvis' intemperance brought about its slow demise, and by 1888 it was closed. The present dwelling house was spared from a fire that destroyed the dormitory and gymnasium. The Town of Weston purchased the land and buildings from the Vetromile family in 1998. |
