Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-05
Three-Quarters of a Century Ago

The Old Union schooI-Reminiscences of Long By-GOne Time-Its Early Days The School Masters and Misses who Then Climbed the Steep of Knowledge
 Some Prominent Names in New Haven History.
 Below is given 8 list of the pupils who at tended the Union school in this city in 19O4 That there ever was a school of that name in New Haven is probably unknown to the great majority of the inhabitants of this city in this year of grace 1880. It was, however lead ing fashionable private school an institution of prominence in the city. Many of it's pu- pills became people of much influence, promi- hence and distinction, and large number of New Haven families to-day will find names of special interest to them in the record The names are taken from the original print ed list which, except being little faded, is in state of fine preservation. It was un- earthed from some old MSS. of former citi zen recently, and is to be presented to the Historical Society. But very few of those whose names are thus recorded are living Among them is Grace Daggett of this city residing in College street, granddaughter of President Daggett of Yale College. The Union school stood in Little Orange street, next to the residence of w l.. Kidston, Esq It was white painted two-story frame build ing. The girls had the upper part, the boys the lower. MT. Daniel Crocker instructed the boys, and Miss Eunice HalI of Middle town, taught the girls. Miss Hall had for her first assistant Miss Fanny Goodrich, whose father was Dr. Goodrich, an apothecary fba 1oIi -Io otto lo5 in the early part of it's history, as well as later on, were very many who in after years figured largely in New Haven society circles of note. When the school was built Henry Daggett, West Indian merchant, son of President Daggett, lived in George street, corner of Little Orange. His garden joined that of MT. Hunt, man of some prominence in his day, who lived on the corner of Grown and Little Orange streets
 Catalogue of the Members of Union
 School, i'm New Haven, November,
 1904.
 MASTERS
 FIRST C1Ass-(an being of New Haven)- Roger s. Baldwin, John Barker, Isaac Beers, Horace Bragg, Henry Grocker, Charles Crocker, John Daggett, Henry Daggett, Will liam A. Green, Samuel B. Phelps, Nathaniel s. Read, Geo. I. Tomlinson William Town send, Daniel IroWDr1dge, Robert Irowbfldge, William Ward.
 SECOND CLASS William filling, New Ha- ven Ebenezer Barney, New Haven; James Conner, St. Croix Thomas MorreI1, Long Island. (The remainder all of New Haven, viz.,) William Forbes, John B. Hotchkiss, John Howell, Alfred Hubbard, Theodocius Hunt, James Lyman, Riley Mott, Henry Oaks, Thomas R. Totten, Richard Trow- bridge, Timothy Trowbridge, Winstone Trowbridge.
 THIRD CLAss.-Wyllys Benedict, William Bills, William W. Bromham, George L. But Ter, Joseph Darling, Eli Downs, Jotham Fenn, Harry Harrison, William IngersoII, David | Norie, James Peck, Isaac Smith, Charles Tom 1 inson, Elias s. Townsend, John Ward, Gall | the foregoing of New Haven, and Francis | Wellington of St. Croix i
 FOURTH CLAss.-James W. Atwater, Will | liam Atwater, George Atwater, Samuel Aus tin, Horace Beers, Simeon B. Chapman, Geo. l Cook, William l.. Cook, William Howard. | Charles Ingersoll, Edward Isaacs, George | Isaaes, William Miles, Charles Nicoll, Benia- | min Prescott Gall of New Haven), and Thom- as Wellington of St. Croix
 MISSES.
 FrRsr CEAss. s.-Henrietta Austin, New Ha- ven; Mary Bacon, Roxbury; Rebecca Bald |