ðɪ ɐkˈædəmi wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd æz ɐ ɹᵻspˈɑːns tʊ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fɹˈɛʃmən ɹᵻtˈɛnʃənz æz wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd tə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fɹˈɛʃmɛn wɜː ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ˈiːtʃ jˈɪɹ, æt ðæt tˈaɪm.
The Academy was created as a response to a large number of freshman retentions as 100 to 150 freshmen were retained each year, at that time.