Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-12
MAINE MEN RECOGNIZED.
Two Colby Graduates Given Positions
of Honor in Massachusetts,.

The Daily Sun of Westerly, Mass, of
recent date has the following reference
to VIM. Fl. Holmes, Jr., formerly of this
city and A. b. Warren, who like Mr..
Holmes. was graduate of Colby Col
leee Waterville both of whom have
been selected for responsible positions
In the school department of Westerly:
The school committee of the town
of Westerly have secured w. H.
Holmes. Jr., to act as superintendent
OF schools under the new town system
and he will enter upon his work July
/. filling Il place which is to all intents
and purposes new position in the
town of Westerly. They have also Sc
cured A. b. Warren to act as principal
of the Westerly High school, posi-
ton which will be practically new
one. He will enter upon his active
duties with the opening of the school
in September.
wv. H. Holmes, Jr., was born in Au-
gusta. Me-, Twenty-Five years ago.
lie was graduated in the public schools
of Augusta, at Colby University.
Watervile, Me-, and at Clark Univer-
sity, Worcester, Mass. Both as high
school and college student he had
was member of both his high school
and college track and football teams.
During the winters of his college
course he did more or less teaching,
but his active work as teacher began
in 1898 as principal of the Israel
Putnam Grammar school, Putnam,
Conn. a school of 400 pupils and ten
teachers.
&c 1,n
chosen. from a field of ninety candi-
dates, principal of the South Sluc
Grammar school, Bristol, Conn,
school of 700 pupils and II teachers
At the end of the year he declined 4
recollection to accept call to the prlncl-
palship of the Putnam Comm High
school. a High school of l25 pupils ana
six teachers. He held this position
only one year when his excellent work
called him elsewhere.
IN 1899. and since the fall of that
year, he has been superintendent OF
the schools Of Grafton and Upton,
Mass. These schools have a reputa-
ton for excellence throughout Massa-
ChlISettS.
''Through this brief sketch Of Mr..
Holmes life it will be noted that his
work has been such as to lead other
towns to seek his services and to make
strong inducements for him to go
higher.
While he has excellent recOmmen-
dations from all the school officers of
the various towns in which lie ma )
been engaged, the action of the Graf
ton and Upton school committee was
one of the best testimonials that could
be given a man. On the day that Mr.
Holmes presented his resignation q
special meeting of the committee was
held and it was voted not to accept
the resignation. 1t was also voted to
raise his salary $500 u year. However,
Nj. Holmes decided to come to West
erly, as he believed it opened wider
field for his work although harder
position to fill as the town system has
lust been introduced here. Mr..
Holmes is married and has one child.
"a. b. Warren, the new principal. is
-n1yD Maine man, and like Mr.,
Holmes a graduate of Colby in the
class of 1899. In the fall of his year
of graduation from college he assumed
charge of the science department ir
the Attleboro High school, and has
been in that school ever since. and has
the past two years he has held the
position of sub master of the school.
During his college course and since
he has specialized along the lines of
mathematics and science. The last
wear of his college course he served as
assistant in the chemistry department
of Colby.
He has an excellent reputation
among Massachusetts educators and
comes with the highest recommended
lions from the new superintendent"