DIALOG:
 Person A) When did Fairfield Academy close?.
 Person B) Fairfield Academy closed in 1901, largely due to competition from the growing number of high schools in the area..
 Person A) Where are the records?.
 Person B) Its records are now archived at Syracuse University..
 Person A) Was there any special programs or teachers at the academy?.
 Person B) From early in its existence, the academy had several instructors in medical subjects, including anatomy, pharmacy, medicine, surgery, and obstetrics..
 Person A) Did the academy issue degrees?.
 Person B) In 1812, 43 students were studying medical subjects, so the Academy applied for a charter as a medical college in order to be able to grant M.D. degrees to its students..
 Person A) What was the name of the college?.
 Person B) The charter was granted in 1812 under the name of "The College of Physicians and Surgeons of the Western District of New York," but the institution was commonly known as the Fairfield Medical College..
 Person A) Was the college recognized?.
 Person B) 
This was the second medical college to be chartered in the state of New York, and the 11th in the United States.