To encourage a taste for arts, letters and sciences, he set up a public academy of painting, sculpture and engraving in 1774.

Chicago now has three public Army-oriented high schools with more than 1,600 students, and officials plan to open a public naval academy in September.

At the summer assizes of 1703 Chorlton was presented for keeping a public academy, but through private influence the prosecution was stayed.

Over three decades, New York City educators have opened scores of small public academies, including 46 high schools in the last two years.

Chicago has six public military academies, more than any other city and one-third of all in the country.

The universities and public academies were run by the State and were usually in pagan hands.

The crusade to keep women out of the South's public military academies was all about pride, bluster and a way of life.

He went to public academies which made his father concerned.

When his father died Anton felt lonely but continued to take public academies.

In 1774 he launched the construction of a public academy of painting, sculpture and engraving.