ACADEMY

a public garden adorned yith statues. fountains, and groves, near \thens, inf which Plato and other Greek hilosophers taught. In modern times the ame has been applied to societies formed or the etudy of literature, art, or science. ‘he French Academy of forty members, punded by Richelieu in 1635, for the etudy nd improvement of the French language, as included in its ranks most of the leading authors of I france. In England, the toyal Academy for the encouracement of ainting, designing, and sculpture was punded in 1768, and the Royal Academy f Music in 1822, ACADEMY ( THE ROYAL) OF [s. 34]