St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-10

We present to our readers this wee
the portrait of Harvey Burbank, Ii. B.
the present principal of Phillips Academy
at Danville, who was elected last weel
Tuesday superintendent of the new unior
district of the towns of Barnet, Danville
Walden and Waterford. Mr.. Burbank
will resign as principal of the school at
the end OF the next term and begin his
new duties on July 1. The salary fixed
by the union is $3.50.
Mr.. Burbank is a native of Walden
where he was born July 5, 1868. His
parents are Matt and Huldah ]. (Stone)
Burbank, who, with their son, Charles
A. Burbank, live on the old Burbank
farm at Walden Heights The great
grandfather of Harvey Burbank cut the
first tree on the place about 1900, and
the farm has been in the family ever
since. The subject of this sketch at
tended the common schools of Walden
and Cabot, and studied four years at
Hardwick Academy. Soon after COM
plotting his studies there he attended
Orange College at Orange, Cal. In
1897 he entered Boston University, from
the law department of which he was
graduated in 1900 with the degree of
Bachelor of Laws Before entering Bos-
ton University he had studied law in the
office of W. H. Taylor, Esq, at Hard
wick. He later studied with the Hon.
Harry Blodgett at St. Johnsbury, and
was admitted to the bar of the Supreme
Court OF Vermont on October 26, 1900.
He was admitted to practice in the
United States District and Circuit courts
on May 10, 1908.
When Is and 10 years of age, while
yet student at Hardwick Academy, he
taught winter terms of school at Moves
vile in Walden and at Hardwick Center.
Later he taught at Walden and year in
the village school at Cabot and year
at East Calais village. In 1891 he was
superintendent of schools in Walden, de-
Ginning reelection when he was elected
at Phillips Academy at Dan
VILE This position he held until 1897,
with the exception of two terms, one of
which he was in Lawrence, Mass. While
student in Boston University he taught
one term in the Eliot Evening School in
Boston, and later he taught high school
branches in the Mather Evening School
n the Dorchester District of Boston.
After completing his law course he
.aught winter terms of school at South
)anville and Danville Center, and was
or a time principal of Phillips Academy.
lie then .practiced law at Danville until
april, 1905, when he again became
'rincipal OF the same school, which
position he has held since, his present
Engagement not expiring until the end of
he school year in June
Mr.. Burbank has been town agent,
Unstable and collector of taxes, first
ster and selectman of Danville. He is a
Jason, Knight of Pythias, member
# the Grange, and the New England
rider of Protection He has a family
nd home at Danville. Mrs. Burbank, '
'ho was Miss Lillian T, Bryant, of Med r
cid, Mass, is graduate of Boston
University, College of Liberal Arts, and
the Boston Normal school, and is a
eacher of experience.
The CALIFORNIAN congratulates the
ew union on their unanimous choice of =
IT.. Burbank. He is thoroughly trained
the work and intensely interested in
1e educational progress of the state.
lie is at present the president of the
aledon1a County Teachers association
nd has wide acquaintance throughout
ne county. The new union has made A
God beginning and we confidently
ipect that the new superintendent will
lake good =,