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The present Academy, besides the Rector, con-
sists of a second mathematical teacher, a master
for writing and drawing, and a teacher of modern
languages. Of the masters of the different branches
(except the Rector) there have been frequent chan-
ges. The names of the present teachers, their de-
partments of teaching, and their places of abode,
will be found among the names of the other mas-
ters in the lists of this publication.
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ECCLESIASTICAL ESTABLISHMENTS.
In giving an account of the early ecclesiastical state
of Dundee, and of the numerous places of worship
within the town, or close by it, a very great diffi-
culty arises from the public records having been so
often lost or destroyed during the variety of mis-
fortunes which befell the place at different times ;
and particularly from most of the places of worship
having been so entirely demolished about the time
of the Reformation, that not a vestige remains to
point out the exact spot where they were situated.
The property of such as can be traced has passed
into other hands, and buildings of a very different
description have been erected on the former sites
of the ancient churches, chapels, and monasteries.
Before the Reformation, there were in or near
the town, ten churches or chapels, and four monas-