Minden Male Academy, originally Minden Academy, was a school in
Minden, Louisiana
Minden is a city and parish seat in Webster Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located twenty-eight miles east of Shreveport. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 13,082.
History
Minden was established in 1836 by Charl ...
. It was founded by Charles H. Veeder using a grant of $1,500 from the Louisiana Legislature. It was one of the few private schools in the state that was partly public-funded.
John T. Watkins
John Thomas Watkins (January 15, 1854 – April 25, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district.
Early life and education
John Thomas Watkins was th ...
was one of its alumni.
History
Minden Academy was established in 1838. The second principal of the school was
Henry M. Spofford
Henry Martyn Spofford (September 8, 1821 – August 20, 1880) was a judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court, born in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He graduated from Amherst College and relocated to Louisiana, in 1845, where he p ...
who went on to become a judge in the Louisiana Supreme Court. The
Louisiana Constitution of 1845 made it illegal for private schools to receive public funds and the school was still running a fund for "indigent" children using the original state funding.
[ As a result, the school was split into the Minden Male Academy and the Minden Female College in 1850.
A new campus was constructed for the male school, funded by W. Abner Drake, Drury Murrell, and J. and T. Gibbs.][
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Photo of the Minden Male Academy, ca. 1900 at the Webster Parish
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Minden, Louisiana
Defunct schools in Louisiana
Schools in Webster Parish, Louisiana
Educational institutions established in 1838
1838 establishments in Louisiana