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 20 R. A. BOOTH Miss Royal taught one year as an assistant at the Academy, also one year as assistant principal at the Portland Academy and Female Seminary. She became the wife of Professor Smith and went with him as a missionary to Africa, where she died. Stanley Royal took degrees from Willamette University and Drew Theological Seminary and spent the remainder of his life as a member of the Cincinnati Conference, where he was popular and effective. Miller received the degrees of A. B. and A. M. at Willamette University, preached for a time and taught school many years as President of Ashland Acad- emy, Olympia Collegiate Institute and Weston State Normal. Later he practiced law and died at Walla Walla in 1910. Mr. Smith, former assistant, succeeded to the principalship for 1867-8, serving only one year. He was assisted by Miss Marietta Smith, Miss Mary Chapman and Mrs. M. A. Clinkin- beard, Miss Chapman became Mrs. Wilson. She now resides at Wilbur, where for many years she served as postmistress. Professor Smith married Anina Royal, the eldest child of Rev. T. F. Royal. They became missionaries to Africa, as stated. Mr. Smith returned to the Untied States and became a physician. He practiced for a time in Washington County. In the educational report to the Oregon conference at its 1868 session, we find the following : "Umpqua Academy for fourteen years has enjoyed uninter- rupted prosperity. With pleasant surroundings and increased facilities for instruction, a well selected course of study and a highly moral and religious influence, this institution justly has the confidence and patronage of a large part of Southern Oregon. The Academy has been conducted the past year by Rev. Clark Smith . . . The number of pupils in attend- ance has been 119, many of whom have been converted and many become teachers." By this period the attendance at the school had entirely out- grown the facilities offered and the building and equipment, once ample, became entirely inadequate to meet the growing attendance. An additional building of much greater dimen-