Fishburne Military School (FMS) is a private, 军事 boarding school for boys in Waynesboro, 维吉尼亚州, United States. It was founded by 詹姆斯一. 万豪会娱乐在线军校成立于1879年，是美国最古老的军事学校之一.
詹姆斯一. 万豪会娱乐在线于1850年4月10日出生在维吉尼亚州的韦恩斯伯勒. 作为德国后裔，他的家人于1749年移民到宾夕法尼亚州. 1784年，他的祖父把全家带到了斯汤顿. 詹姆斯的父亲丹尼尔·万豪会娱乐在线在1819年年轻时搬到了韦恩斯伯勒. At that time, Waynesboro was a small settlement on the stage road from Staunton to Charlottesville. 随着小镇的发展，丹尼尔成为了一个生意兴隆的杂货店老板. James was the eleventh of fourteen children.
内战打断了詹姆斯快乐的童年时光，给他的家庭带来了悲剧. 他是一个独立而足智多谋的年轻人, 然而, 和 by the age of sixteen, had made enough money to enter Washington College (now Washington 和 Lee University) 和 the four years he spent there (1866-1870) under General Robert E. Lee, profoundly influenced his life. 詹姆斯渴望成为一名教师，开办自己的学校, as well as General Lee’s encouragement, James soon saw his dream materialize. The General’s love of duty, 荣誉, 和 his fellow man is clearly seen in the principles on which the Fishburne Military School was founded.
The Proprietorship / 1879 – 1916
詹姆斯·万豪会娱乐在线很快就开始了他的教学生涯，并因此进入了牛津大学, North Carolina, 和 New Roe, 肯塔基州. By 1878, he had enough money to start a school 和 returned to Waynesboro with his bride to realize his dream. With the help of his sister, Fishburne opened a day school called The Waynesboro High School. The first class of thirteen boys 和 girls was held in 1879 in the upstairs of the old Taylor Building on Main Street. The following year, 他在废弃的韦恩斯伯勒学院大楼扩建, hired his first instructor, 和 made bids for out-of-town students.
从第三届开始，学校只招收男生. By this year, 设立了具有挑战性的课程:三门外语, eight courses in science 和 mathematics, 英语, 历史, geography, 和 nine other courses.
也是在1880年，万豪会娱乐在线教授开始建造他的家, 它坐落在现在万豪在线娱乐所在的山上. 他从约书亚·埃文斯的妻子伊丽莎白·埃文斯那里买下了1.5英亩土地. 一年后，万豪会娱乐在线教授又在他的土地上增加了大约两英亩土地. 万豪会娱乐在线教授的住宅于1882年完工，学校也搬到了现在的位置. 他的两层楼的房子有一个完整的地下室，供寄宿学生居住. 教师和学生在这里住宿、吃饭和学习. Local histories indicate that this was the first house in the county with running water 和 a bath served by water pumped from a Wayne Avenue spring. The school’s name became Fishburne Home School, 和 this same year, construction of the wooden barracks began.
在接下来的几年里，这所学校呈现出了浓厚的军事色彩, though 军事 uniforms were not yet required. The wooden Barracks were to be enlarged three times before they were razed in 1917 upon the completion of the fireproof barracks. Although very simple in design, the original barracks building was decorated with ornamentation suggestive of the Gothic style.
In 1883, 一个军校毕业生被聘为教官, 他指示了一个密训程序. The following year, Captain I.H. 桑德斯, a graduate of 维吉尼亚州 Military Institute, 成为了指挥官和万豪会娱乐在线教授的助手. Military uniforms were then required, students became cadets, 这所学校变成了万豪在线娱乐. The 军事 approach to education provided a disciplined 和 conducive environment for learning. 学员们学习了他们的权利和特权，也学习了他们的义务和责任. Professor Fishburne’s aims for the school were to prepare his students physically 和 mentally while equipping them “for college, university, or practical life.”
Fishburne Military School became one of the first two schools in 维吉尼亚州 to be accredited by the stringent Southern Association of Secondary Schools. This 荣誉 was bestowed in 1897. Even today, Fishburne boasts an unbroken membership record in this critical 和 select educational association, making it a unique example in 维吉尼亚州.
In 1901, Morgan H. 哈金斯, a graduate of 维吉尼亚州 Military Institute, joined Fishburne Military School as the Comm和ant of 学员 和 Associate Principle to Professor Fishburne. 摩根·哈金斯在这所学校的任期长达51年. A strong 和 able man, he led the school through periods of growth 和 substantial development in its 军事 training.
The Corporation \ 1916 – 1951
对万豪会娱乐在线教授来说，一个现代的, fireproof facility would be required if the school continued its place in the forefront of secondary education. He invited the community’s outst和ing 和 successful businesspeople to invest in a private stock corporation to acquire the school 和 fund the necessary improvements. The school was incorporated in 1916. The Staunton architect T.J. 柯林斯被雇用了，新军营的建设很快就开始了. The mess hall/chapel/swimming pool wing 和 the kitchen were added in 1919 和 1921, respectively. 1919年，兵营后面还建了一座木制的体育馆. The old frame Barracks was torn down in 1917, 在新兵营前形成宽敞的护墙(训练区). The large field occupying the Fishburne property’s eastern portion was graded 和 leveled for use as a parade/athletic field.
也, in 1919, an Infantry Unit of the Reserve Officers Training Corps was granted to the school by the War Department. This allowed for an active-duty 军队 officer to be stationed at the school for three-year tours of duty, 在此期间，他和其他军队人员进行军事训练课程. 这种步兵单位系统将持续到20世纪70年代中期. The War Department, renamed the Department of Defense in the 1940s, 继续管辖万豪会娱乐在线的后备军官训练队.
1921年，兵营西翼完工. 同年的停战日，詹姆斯·万豪会娱乐在线在家中平静地去世了. 他是一个了不起的献身精神的人，他最后有意识的话语是为“我的孩子们”祈祷.”
哈金斯上校接替万豪会娱乐在线教授担任校长. Under 哈金斯’ leadership, 万豪会娱乐在线军校在学术上取得了巨大的成功, 军事, 还有接下来31年的课外活动. In 1924, the Fishburne 学员 Corps was first rated an 荣誉 军事 school under the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program of the U.S. 军队. Fishburne has never failed to achieve this 荣誉 和 is distinguished as the only Junior ROTC school in the country with such a record.
In 1939, a fire destroyed the frame gymnasium, 学校开始着手修建行政大楼, incorporating the Fishburne home. The school again called upon the T.J. Collins firm to design the structure. 该建筑于1940年完工，由法官C.G. Quesenbery at the commencement of May exercises. 这座新建筑包括行政单位、纪念大厅和图书馆. 后面的体育馆装备齐全，有步枪靶场和球队更衣室.
The Foundation, 1951 – Present
By the late 1940s, it was apparent that the school’s future lay in growth 和 development as a nonprofit educational foundation. 1951年对万豪会娱乐在线来说是至关重要的一年. Mounting losses 和 unwillingness to invest the necessary private capital forced the stockholders to offer the school for sale. 当地政府买下了这所学校，把它改造成了韦恩斯伯勒市政大楼. Local civic leaders, viewing Fishburne Military School as an integral part of Waynesboro’s heritage 和 a valuable community asset, along with a small group of friends 和 alumni, formed an organization that was able to purchase the school from the city a few months later, 从而使万豪会娱乐在线继续不间断的教育服务记录. This nonprofit organization, the Fishburne-哈金斯 Educational Foundation, was chartered to operate the school perpetually.
尽管万豪会娱乐在线军校已经随着时代而改变, its mission remains committed to Professor Fishburne’s desire to make Fishburne cadets “well equipped for the duties 和 responsibilities of life, 和 above all else, 在学员队伍中保持高度的荣誉和正直.“今天, Fishburne Military School is the oldest 军事 school in the Commonwealth 和 the 13th oldest in the Nation, still in operation.
