Shortlidge's Academy

In 1874, Swithin C. Shortlidge's school for boys, which had been for some time in existence at West Chester, was removed to Media, and opened in the building which had been formerly known as the Haldeman House. This was enlarged and improved for its new use, and made an admirable home for the school. The school has since been carried on without interruption, except the regular vacations, when (in the longer ones occurring in summer] the house is occupied as a summer hotel. The building is four stories high, with a basement, and contains fifty-five lodging-rooms, a large dining-hall, ample study-rooms, and five class-rooms. A large and well-equipped gymnasium building has been built near the main structure.

The corps of instructors is composed as follows:

Swithin C. Shortlidge, principal instructor (having constant charge of the school, classification, etc., and sole government at all times of the young men and boys); B. N. Lehman, teacher of Physics, Geography, and Engineering; Nelson H. Strong, A.B., teacher in school-room; James J. Greenough, teacher of Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, etc.; Arthur B. Linsley, teacher of English Grammar, Rhetoric, and Compo sition; Linton Satterthwaite, A.B., teacher of Commercial Arithmetic and Book-keeping; A. E. Osborne, teacher of Physiology and Botany and Natural History; Professor S. K. Murdock, teacher of Elocution and Declamation; Charles M. Hobbs, teacher of Arith metic; Otto Mueller, teacher of Drawing, Gymnastics, and Military Drill (optional); W. F. Hughes, teacher of English Grammar, Reading, Spelling, and Literature; Walter E. Damon, teacher of Greek, Grecian History, and Literature; Messrs. Lingle and McKnight, teachers of Short-hand and Telegraphy; A B. Babbitt, teacher of Latin, Roman History, and Literature; Thomas J. Wynn, teacher of Piano and Vocal Music; H. M. Carpenter, teacher of Violin, Flute, etc.; William S. Porter, Secretary and Librarian; Lewis S. Hough, teacher of English; M. E. Diefenderfer, teacher of Plain and Ornamental Penmanship.[bib]703[/bib]