The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-27
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OLD NEWBURY SEMINARY.

/ taken at disadvantage in this matter TO
e my memory reaches back only to the prir
S cipalship of Fenner E. King in 1862, when
entered the primary department unde
1 Mary A. Piper. | am therefore under obi
! cations to Mr.. Thomas G. Keyes who ha
kindly placed on my desk complete, Sc
of the catalogues of Newbury Seminary
, without which | should be powerless tt
= give facts of interest relating to the OH
Seminary.
The Seminary was opened in the fall o
, 1884 under the immediate patronage of thu
New Hampshire Animal Conference of thu
Methodist Episcopal church, with privileges
!, extended to all denominations; for thirty
four years, until its removal in 1868 this in
stitution executed the policy established by
its founders, and was Methodist through
and through. Its first catalogue was print
ed by the Redlngs in Haverhill n. H., in
1884, with the following aboard of instruc-
ton" Rev. Charles Adams, A. b., pre-
ceptor; Mr.. Osmon G. Baker, assistant; Miss
Elsey French, preceptress Mr.. Lewis B..
Tebbetts, steward; Mr.. Timothy Morse,
resident agent; Rev. Reuben II. Deming,
travelling agent. The number of pupils for
that first term was, males 1l8, females &c,
total 1874. 1885 shows Messrs. Adams and
Baker on the faculty with Rev. John G.
Bennett, assistant and Mrs. Emiline M.
| Dearborn, preceptress, total attendance POI.
The 1886 catalogue was printed by White &
Clark of Wells River, and in addition to the
names of Adams and Baker the following
names appear on the faculty. Miss Jane Il.
Morrison, preceptress; Mrs. Mehitable Ba-
ker, Jonathan Goodale, Uriah Rice. The
whole number of students PIT. Up to the
fall of 1886 Lewis B. Tebbetts was steward,
being succeeded by Royal b. Waldo. Two
new names appear in the faculty of 1897,
Augustus Pond and Miss Betsey Dow. To-
tai attendance 268. The catalogue for 1888
has one new name in its faculty, Miss Mar
tina A. Morse, teacher of music Whole
number in attendance 1926
Rev. Charles Adams retires from the head
of the faculty after four years of faithful
work in the infancy of this institution,
prosperous years, as the yearly attendance
indicates. His successor is Rev. Osmon G.
Il,
Clark T. Human, Charles p. Merriman,
Simeon p Cheney, Miss Calista Ii. John
son, preceptress; Miss Martha A. Morse,
music. Summary, males 203, females 16S,
total 371. In addition to Messrs Baker,
Human and Merriman the catalogue of
1910 shows the following names on the fac
ulty Miss r. II. Corliss, preceptress; Miss
E. E. Cheney, music. Summary, males 225 |
females 1879, total Ala. Aggregate by terms, |
winter 49, spring 209, summer Ill, fall 231 |
The faculty of 1871 in addition to Baker and |
Human, has }. Harrison GOodale, A. b.,
Miss Rachel Smith, preceptress, Miss Mary
Lang, Mrs. Martha A. Human. Summary
males PIC, females 1885, total All. BY terms
winter SO, spring PIG, summer 104, fall 223.
The only change in the faculty of 1912 is
the Rev. Henry Adams in place of j. Har-
rlson Goodale. Summary, males 1870, fe-
males 176, total 356, By terms, winter SO,
spring 1885, summer SO, fall 210. A change
occurs in the trusteeship of the Seminary
in 1874 For ten years Timothy Morse was
the treasurer and Lewis b. Tebbetts secre-
airy of the board; this years catalogue |
gives Rev. Justin Spaulding and Prentiss
Knight as treasurer and secretary.
In 1884 Sc Lewis Tebbetts was steward,
in 1878 Royal Waldo, 1889 Rev. VIM.
Hodges, 1840-1-2 Ephraim B. Stevens. 1874
opens the second decade of this institution
with new faculty as we'll as trustees, as
Rev. Clark I. Hinman, principals;
Rev. Harvey Wood George n Abbott, j.
w. Gurnsey, Miss Anna p. Frost, precep-
ress, Miss Caroline }. Lane, Mrs. Martha
A. Human, Charles p. Ticknor. Sum-
nary, males 1872, females 143, total 1856.
Peter Wheelock steward. The 1S43 cata
20. Beginning with 1874 the catalogues
we're printed in Newbury by l.. j. Mcln-
loe until the "AurOra of the Valley" was
transferred to Windsor. 1916 brings the
ollOwing changes to the faculty, Henry S.
Soyes. Miss Mary Z. White, Miss Mary E.
)empster, John Atwood, Jr, steward.
summary, males $50, females 149, total 329.
rhe faculty for 1916 is as follows, Rev.
Harvey c. Wood, principal; Mr.. Henry
JOyes, Miss Mary Z. White, preceptress,
Hiss Polly K. Eastman, Mr.. Thomas A.
Jutler music, James P. Potter penman-
hip, Rev. c. L. McCurdy steward. Sum-
nary, males 149, females 1856, total 2SS.
1847 makes a clean sweep in its faculty,
0 wit. Rev. Francis S. HOyt, principal: Jo-
eph E.. King, A. B., George n. Abbott,
Eliza c. Chase, preceptress,
lucia NJ. Stevens music, Charles w. Cush-
ng assistant, Calvin S. Harrington vocal
lusic, Addison W. Eastman penmanship,
'rof. VIM. NJ. Willett, NJ. A., department
( the bible, VIM. Paine steward. Whole
lumber of students 3l7. 184S brings Rev.
Oseph King to the front as principal with
ames E. Latimer, p. Martha Dyer, precep-
ress, Eliza c.. Chase, Lucia NJ. Stevens,
harles w. Cushing, Addison Eastman, E.
;. Stevens, steward Total students 24l.
$40, Faculty, Rev. Joseph E. King, Jabez
brooks, Charles w. Cushing, Eliza A.
base, Sophia w. Stevens, Steward, E. b.
tevens, total students 3I6. 1850, This
ear inaugurates a new era of prosperity
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