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Six months from the opening of the Academy had only elapsed when a second Tutor was engaged; the Minutes of 9. July, 1751, recording "Mr. John Jones, late of Connecticut offering himself for a Tutor under Mr. Dove in the English School, the Trustees have agreed with him for one quarter, at the rate of Fifty pounds per annum;" this quarter proved his capacity, and we find that in a twelvemonth (14 July, 1752) the Trustees on his request "for an augmentation of his salary declared their willingness to add Ten pounds per annum to his salary." The Mathematical Professor needing aid for his writing lessons, we find that at the same meeting Mr. John Jones was appointed.

"Mr. Horace Jones, late of Chester County, offering himself upon Tryal for three months, as an Assistant to Mr. Grew, and the Trustees present having seen a specimen of his Writing, agree to make Tryal of him for that Time, and to allow him after the Rate of Fifty pounds per annum."

At the meeting in February following his salary was likewise increased ten pounds. On 21 September, 1752, Theophilus Grew and Horace Jones advertise in the Pennsylvania Gazette "on Monday, the ninth of October next, at the house of Mr. Atkinson, in Second street, and opposite to Mr. Boudinot's, an Evening School is intended to be open'd for teaching of Writing, Arithmetick, Navigation, Surveying, Algebra, and other parts of the Mathematicks, and to continue until the middle of March next. Those who incline to be instructed, are desir'd to give in their names immediately to either of the Subscribers, living in Arch Street." This was repeated in substance the year following, and the effort was a success. Night Schools were now rendered safer by the lighted streets. "Monday night last the streets of this city began to be illuminated with lamps, in Pursuance of a late Act of Assembly." Pennsylvania Gazette 12 September, 1751. But these were not safe from the lively boys of the town. "Last week a Person was convicted of breaking one of the Public Lamps, by throwing an Apple at it, and paid a