The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-09
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Death in New Britain of Woll-Known
Educator = Was in His Elghty-second
Year-Sketch of His Long and Useful
Life.
New Britain, Aug, s--Charles North
end, the well known educator, died at
the residence of his son, Charles A.
Northend, on Bassett street, at 6:45 last
evening in his eighty-second year. The
immediate cause of his death was dys-
EMERY but he had been in failing health
for a long time and his demise can be
traced to a gradual breaking down aris-
ing from old age.
Charles Northend was born in New
bury Mass, April 2, 1914. He prepared
for college at banners academy and
entered Amherst college when he was
sixteen years of age. He remained
there only two years, but afterward re-
ceived the honorary degree of A. M.
from that institution. After leaving
college he immediately became engaged
in teaching, first as assistant in Dam
mer's academy, afterward i'm Danvers
and Salem, Mass, After twenty years
of continuous teaching he was appoint
ed superintendent of schools in DanVers
which position he occupied three years.
In 1855 he came to New Britain upon
the invitation and earnest solicitation
of John d. Philbrick, and accepted the
appointment of secretary in the Office
of the superintendent commonschools.
He remained in this office during the
of M ;alr i
| Carey, or about eleven years.
During this time he was holding teach
ers' institutes and lecturing on educa-
| tional matters. Upon his retirement
! from the office of secretary he engaged
in the insurance business and was agent
for the Mutual Life Insurance company
of New York for many years. Never
theless he continuously held his interest
in educational matters, and in the pur-
suit of his. work visited and Iectured
in all the New England states and in
| New York and Pennsylvania Mr..
Northend was for twenty years MEM
/ Der of the school committee and for
4 eight years superintendent of schools
iof this town.
president OF THE AMERICAN IN
| SIITUTE.
| A member of the American Institute
of Instruction for more than fifty years,
he was elected president of that body
/ in 1868; was also president of the Essex
| County Teachers association of Massa-
| chusetts, one of the first associations of
teachers I'M this country Mr. Northend
/ took somewhat of an active interest
/ in politics and represented the Second
ward in the council of 1875 He was es-
| pecially prominent In church work, He
| Joined the First Congrega tional church,
4 being admitted by letter from South
Danvers, Mass, on April s, 1855, and
from that time until his death was
4 prominently connected with the affairs
Of that church, being deacon for many
1 years.
i Mr.. Northend was the author Of
4 many works which are standards in
4 their line. Among the principal may be
| mentioned 1.-THE Teacher and the Par
ent,' 1.-THE Teachers Assistant" "An-
mails of the American Institute of In
struction,'' "Choice Thoughts" Mem
Dry Gems" and 1.-THE Life Elihu Bur
i rift" He was editor of the Connecticut
4 SOHllAIli7 9OGIlpOI tJDltllHtIH HVI9 SENGI u
years. He married, August Is, 1884 al
/ Danvers, Mass, a very estimable lady
/ Miss Lucy A. Moody, who died several
years ago. The issue of this maria sc
was three sons, two of whom, John an6
/ Charles, survive him.
Mr.. Northend was a man well ane
prominently known by all classes of the
community. He was friend and asso.
ciate of Hon. Henry Barnard of Hart
ford and was well known among al
the older educators i'm this country
The results of his educational labors
will always survive. He was a mar
who throughout all his long life sub
ordinated his personal and private wei
fare to the interest of education, evel
stimulating by his self-sacrifice the in
tellectual advancement of the people
and developing a higher standard IL
school work For several years hi
falling health had required the use o
two canes to assist him in locomotion
and he was well known figure on thu
streets. He is a material and intellect
ual loss both to the community and Il
i 1,ic friends