The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-04-28
Written for The Review by mr, l Maynard,

Written for The Review by Mr, L Maynard
The editor of the Denison Review
has asked me to write for his columns
some of the Impressions which ] have
received from my visit to Denison after
an absence of nearly twenty years, l
am led to accept his invitation not
from any sense of the Importance OF
my ideas, but because.the impressions
have been so gratifying and satlstac-
tory that | think it may give pleasure
to some of the readers Of the Review,
who cherish just pride in their city,
proved q rich fulfillment OF long
cherished desire to one who although
only for short time a resident of Dem
ison, has always remembered with
pleasure its associations and It's citi.
zens.
But in order TO explain the Keen
sensation of satisfaction which this
visit has brought to me, | think it may
be necessary to explain briefly how
came to be a resident of Denison in
1884 And partly because it may help
to explain the richness OF my first i'm.
pressions of the place and also from
the desire that the title of these para
graphs may not lead those VINO do not
to know me think that some aged man
/
gin by stating that when l first came
to Denison was but eighteen years OF
age.
Having just finished my preparatory
studies in the Oldest school
in the United States, the
Public Latin school of Boston in which
city had lived since birth, conceived
the idea that some actual experience of
life in a western state might be of
more practical use 10 me st that time
than future course OF academic study.
] was not sufficiently to crafty
my desire by Independent travel and
school &c aching offered an opportunity
for self support in new fields and the
study of new country and its ways of
life. Iowa was the most western state
in which | had any acquaintances and
/ therefore obtained from friend,
then teaching in Crawford county, the
name of the County Superintendent of
schools and on writing to him received
assurance that | could obtain a school.
I therefore in August joarneyed to
Denison, designedly arriving early
enough to attend the three weeks
course of Normal training, conducted
that year by Prof. E. NJ. Phillips Of
Alden with G. II. Brake and John r
McKim as assistants. Soon after
received the appointment to teach the
Center school in Milford township an6
taught the fall term in this place
will thus be seen that reached Deni
son at an age when strong Impression
were natural and that my work there
threw me into entirely rev expert
ences. After the close of my school
while waiting for another to begin
accepted position on the Denisol
Review offered by its editor the late
Fred Meyers. who was also postmaster
Soon afterwards, the vacancy in tn
post office caused by the election of D
o. johnson as County Treasurer hav
ing been filled by the promotion 0
Waite Avery TO be deputy postmaste
| was made clerk in the post office an
for about six months enjoyed in thi
Office rare opportunity of gaining tn
acquaintance of nearly every residen
of Denison and it's surrounding terri
tory. In the summer of 1875 havin
decided to continue my studies | re
turned to Boston n 1t without regret a
the severance of many pleasant socia
ties, and during the years that hav
elapsed since thai time my life ha
been spent in and near that city. Al
though my duties have brought in
considerable amount of travel so tina
have visited twenty-eight states am
several foreign countries | have no
until now found myself near enough t
crafty an ever present desire Of com
ing back to see the familiar places 0
my first absence from home Ii al
easily be seen that my sojourn in Den
ison was totally new and original ex
p erience in nv lie and the eoriil
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