Bankruptcy and Post-peak Years
In the early 1900s, the school went bankrupt. In 1900, a massive building project, with a total of nine buildings at a cost of $350,000, was assimilated by Rogers. Unable to pay off the huge sums of money owed for the new buildings, the academy quickly sank into debt.
Added to this, during two days in December of the same year, students and teachers protested against mistreatment and unsatisfactory meals. Roger, who was terminally ill at the time, quickly fired several teachers who he blamed for instigating the complaints.
Rogers died in September 1901. Management of the school was left to Rogers' widowed wife, and a friend of Rogers' named Gen. Charles King assisted with disciplinary and militaristic duties. Enrollment declined sharply, and the academy was closed in 1908.
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