The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
". c. CRAWFORD sRoMorED.


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A Graduate Of Colby and Former Belfast
Teacher Made Master,
When the Boston public schools omen
after the Christmas-New Year recess viii
liam C. Crawford, formerly submaster of
the Neutrality-suspicious. district, Brighton.
will assume the duties as master of the dis
trict He fills the vacancy caused by the
| recent death Of the former master, George
w. M. Hall.
This district is one of the largest and
most important in the Boston school sys-
tenn. Besides the Washingt0n-Ali gram
mar school, which is the central grammar
school of the district, there are 10 other
brick and wooden buildings, including four
portable buildings, in this district. 1t car
ries the complement of 56 instructors for
the 21OO children in the kindergarten, pri-
mary and grammar departments. 1t in
cludes about one-half Of Brighton, the other
half being covered by the Bennett district.
William C. Crawford, the new master,
succeeds to his new position through his
persistent effort to get into the upper ranks
Of B0stOn's excellent corps OF instructors.
He was born in Warren, Me-, and at the age
of 6 years his people moved to Belfast.
There he attended school and prepared for
Colby College. His first experience in teach
ing was that Of principal Of the grammar
school in Belfast. "A short while afterward
he was made master of the common schools
of that locality and laid the way for the
Office of superintendent of schools, which
after ward that city, for convenience, adopt
ed. He was after ward elected principal of
the Thomast0n academy, which position he
held for two years. From there he went to
Waterville, and was the first superintendent
Of schools in that city, which position he
held for four years. The year before leav
Pedagogy at Colby.
His next commission came from Glouces-
ter, Mass, where he was made master of
the Collins district About 10 years ago he
was made a submaster in the Bennett dis
trict, Brighton. Three years from that time
he was transferred to the Washington Ais
ton district to similar position, which he
has since occupied.
In Colby College he was member of the
class of '82. While in Belfast he was treas
urer of the Unitarian church. At both
Watervllle ami Gloucester he was superin-
te lender OF the Unitarian Sunday school.
After he moved to AllstOn he became clerk
OF the parish of Unity church and after
wards treasurer. He is secretary of the
American Institute Of Instruction, which is
parent OF the National Educational Associa
ton which met in Boston last July. He had
charge as vice president of the New Eng
land advanced memberships for that asso-
clatlon ana at the same time was it's secre-
tary. This committee turned into the treas
ury OF the N. E. A. over $4,000
For six years he has been secretary of the
Submasters' Club. When in Belfast he was
president of the Waldo County Teachers
Association. He is president of the Allston
Neighborhood Club, the Belfast (Me.) Club
in Boston and vice president of the Colby
Alumni Association. He is a member Of
Waterville Lodge, F. and A. NJ, in Water
vile and of the A. o. U. W. of that place
and in Allston is member of the golf club
He lives at so Ashford street, Allston; his
family consisting of his wife, two bows and
two girls.-Boston Globe Dec 80, 1908