Defunct Military Schools

The Admiral Billard Academy is a Navy Preparatory School which opened its
doors to cadets on the 19th of September, 1936.   It started out with
eight faculty members and 35 cadets; 13 of which are first-class men.  It
graduated its first batch of 12 first class cadets the following year.
The military set-up utilized by the academy is that of a company that is
comprised of two platoons.  There were four buildings constructed for the
academy-- the Moore mansion, otherwise known as “The Ship”, and an
outbuilding referred to as “The Gym”.
A year after the academy was established, a fire ignited the top floor of
the ship.  The cadets, together with the New London Fire Department, tried
to appease the fire, however, the the building took in irreversible
damages and remained uninhabitable for a while.  The cadets sought
temporary shelter until they were able to move in to the Palmer House, a
residence acquired by the Academy.
The Academy was closed down on June of 1953.  It barely left a trace; the
infrastructures built for the Academy was either demolished or modified
beyond recognition.

Named after  Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, Admiral Farragut Academy is
an exclusive for male military preparatory school which specializes in
Naval training.  Its original campus was founded in Pine Beach, new
Jersey, in 1933.  Living up to its motto “Success is Never Accidental”,
the school has indeed provided a means for its cadets to excel in military
pursuits and as such, the need to establish a new campus arose in an
effort to accommodate more students who wanted to get involved in military
training.

So in 1945, another Admiral Farragut Academy campus was founded in St.
Petersburg.  Both campuses continued to provide quality military training
to its cadets until such time in 1989 that its military training services
became co-educational.  In 1992, the two schools became separate
corporations under the laws of the respective states in which they reside.

The first campus was closed down in 1994 due to its dire financial
straits.  However, the other campus, which is based in St. Petersburg,
remains active as of date.  Besides the military training that it offers,
it also encourages its cadets to choose from an array of recreational
sports like  baseball, volleyball, wrestling, golf, tennis, swimming,
sailing, and soccer.

In 1819, Capt. Alden Partridge, a military man who previously worked as
superintendent of West Point, founded the American Literary, Scientific,
and Military Academy.  This institution adhered to a form of education
that patterned into civil education.  According to Partridge,  this form
of education aims to uphold an “extended system of military education and
of a general diffusion of military knowledge.”  The idea behind the
adaptation of this system is to imbibe in the mindset of the cadets a
deeper  understanding of the military culture that he claims would be very
beneficial for them when they enter a military career.
In 1825, the academy run by Partridge moved to Middletown, Connecticut.
After four years, it moved back to Norwich, Vermont, but in 1834, the
academy changed its name to Norwich University.
Few data about the  American Literary, Scientific, and Military Academy is
known because its existence was very brief.  But on the average, the
Norwich University, which is more or less the academy's successor, is
known to still closely adhere to the educational principles of its founder
and forerunner.

The end of the Civil War in 1865 gave birth to the some confederate
veterans to give the military education and training a boost.  Thus, in
1874, an establishment of a new educational institution which would
incorporate military discipline to its students paved the way for the the
Augusta Military Academy to be created.  It was founded by confederate
veteran Charles S. Roller.  Originally named Augusta Male Academy, the
school that Roller built eventually changed its name in 1890.
The Augusta Military Academy is considered as the first military
preparatory school in Virginia.  It earned its prestige because of its
trademark of providing excellent military training to its students.  Aside
from being the first military preparatory school in Virginia, it also
pioneered the utilization of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
program.

The academy's international reputation for excellence in secondary level
military education gained prominence until such time that is attracted
more than 7,000 students from the United States.

Unfortunately, the academy had to be closed down in 1984.

A military school academy which was formerly situated in Staten Island,
New York, is the St. Austin's Military School.  The school was established
in 1883 and originally carried the name St. Austin's Episcopal for Boys.
Eventually, the owners of the school changed its name to St. Austin's
Military School as the curricula and the programs utilized also shifted
and military training and education became the focal point of the
educational system of the school.

Individuals who have created a mark on their profession earn the right to
have certain infrastructures and institutions named after them.  Such is
the case with Maj. Gen. John Bailey.
Maj. Gen. John Bailey has earned the respect and acknowledgment of his
colleagues in the military profession.  He was enlisted in the Army  upon
graduation from High School in McKinney, Texas and in 1991 became the
first African-American  to attain the rank of Brigadier General.
He was the namesake of the Bailey Military Institute, a school that offers
Military Science Courses for grades 6-12 and the Associates Degree in
Military History, Business Management, General Studies, and General
Aeronautics for adults
The Bailey Military Institute can be found in Houston, Texas.  It was
founded in his honor by his own family.
For more information on the Bailey Military Institute, their site is:
http://www.baileymilitaryinstitute.org/

Allen Robert Thomas Pritchard was a military instructor who graduated in
West Point in 1834.  Knowing what he knew about military education, he
decided to impart his knowledge to his students by founding a military
school called Bastrop Military Institute.  The cadets who were under his
wing reportedly loved and honored Pritchard because of his keen
intelligence and wise ways.
On July 9, 1888, he drowned while swimming in the Kissimmee River in Florida.
The Bastrop Military Institute later changed its name to Texas Military
Institute

Caswell Academy
Found near the Court House is the Caswell Academy.  The building set for
the academy was set in 1803.  The academy started out by having fifty-five
students in their care.  It flourished after five more years of providing
education for its students.
The funding for the academy is quite low, but its founder, Mr. John W.
Caldwell, tried to continue with the school.  In the 1870's, this academy
was moved to Hunts Point, northwest of Hunts Point Avenue, facing the
Bronx River.

Formerly carrying the name Breck Mission and Farm School, the Breck School
traces its roots back to the year 1886 when its founder, Rev. David
Griffin Gunn, established it as an Episcopalian military school in
Minnesota.  Its namesake was an Episcopalian missionary and educator,
James Lloyd Breck, who gave high regards for education among the youth.
The school initially started out with nine boys and ten girls as its
students.  These students were the farm children in the area who wanted to
learn the English language while gaining practical knowledge about the
military life.
The school experienced its peak around the 1890's, but dire financial
constraints forced it to closed down.  It reopened in the 1950's and had a
change of administration.  The new administration decided to drop the
military stint in the school's program.

The Brentwood Military Academy existed for seven decades.  It was
established in 1902 by a lady named Miss Mary McDonnell.  She established
and run the academy in a remodeled residence located in Los Angeles.  The
academy had been having financial difficulties for a long time; it moved
twice but it remained under the supervision of Miss McDonnell.  It had
been the family members of Miss McDonnell who helped her run the academy.

However, in the year 1972, the academy was forced to closed down.  It was
sold to a non-profit corporation.  The non-profit corporation reopened the
school and renamed it as the Brentwood School.