Greetings, I'm doing research for a documentary script including Professor Amos Eaton's 1826 field trip across the state on the Erie Canal. One of his students, Asa Firch, later state entomologist, kept a journal of the expedition, and mentions stopping on May 9th to visit the Chittenengo Polytechnic school (apparently a grade school) run by a Mr. Yates. Can anyone provide any details on either Yates or the school? Hope to see some of you at Oneonta next weekend. Thanks, David Minor David Minor Eagles Byte Historical Research Pittsford, New York 716 264-0423 [log in to unmask] http://home.eznet.net/~dminor includes NYNY, a series of timelines covering New York City and State, from approximately 450,000,000 BC to 1990 AD.