The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-12-24
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PRINCIPAL
C. 5. Chaplin Formally Accents
Charge Of Seat Of Learning
in Upper Montclair.
IS RHODE ISLAND PEDAGoGUE

Charles S. Chaplin. who at a meeting
Of Tie State Board Of Education in
Lakewood, a fortnight ago. was chosen
is principal Of the new state Normal
School in Upper Montclair. forwarded
his formal acceptance Of the position
TO the State School Board this week
At present Mr. Chaplin is principal Of
Jhe Rhode Island State Normal School. |
Charles S. Chaplin was born IN West
field, Mass, in 1859, and is the some
a clergyman. He was educated in the
public schools Of Worcester, Mass.
graduated at Wesleyan University
Middletown. Conn, in 1880, in the first
honor rank studied law in the Office
of Bacon, Hopkins 4 Bacon, Worces-
ter, Mass, while a teacher in the
Worcester High School was admitted
to the Massachusetts bar in 1881 and
practised as associate with John r,
Thayer. member OF Congress, until
1885.
In 1886 MI Chaplin became superin- |
tendent Of schools in Middletown,
Conn, and later a master in the Hart
ford High School In 1891 he became
principal Of the High School in Fitch
burg, Mass, During the six years Of
bis administration the membership in
creased from 2S5 to 20 In 1896 he
became principal Of the West6eld
Mass. Normal School. which was
seriously run down, and which under
his administration gained largely in
membership and prestige A dormi-
tory and d large training school build
ing were built there,
In 1901 be was called to be principal
Of the Rhode Island Normal School,
at Providence. at the largest salary
paid to a normal school principal in
New England. The Rhode Island
Normal School, under his administra-
tion. has grown TO membership Of
3l3, and is now the largest normal
school in New England He has or
ganizcd a system of training schools
ia six different cities and towns. |
Thirty-three different rooms are at
the disposal of the students Of the |
normal school under a contract with
the State, and in each one Of these a |
normal school senior teaches for half |
year before graduation as a prepare
tion for her profession.
The building, equipment and train |
ing schools of the Rhode Island Nor /
NAL School are unsurpassed ia The
United States, involving an original
expenditure Of more than 100000 |
The total teaching force in the nor
NAL school, observation school and /
training schools is thirty-nine. In /
Guiding engineers, lanitors and other
assistants, the force under Mr.. Chap /
ms supervision is tfty-two. lnclud
ing training schools, about two thou |
sand pupils are in his charge
Several communities in New Jersey \
notably Moutclair and Plainfeld, have I
secured some of their teachers from
the Rhode Island Normal school, IN 4
der MIR Chapin's administration.
Mr. Chaplin is a platform speaker OF +
long and constant experience, making I
annually more chan a score OF address
Is at teachers conventions, Institutes, \
school graduations and at miscellan- !
eous gatherings. He is a member Of
many educational associations in sew (
eral Of which he has held the highest I
office lie has declined calls toacol- /
lege presidency, three city superia
tendencies and the prlncipaIships Of 7
several normal schools and high /
schools
He is. married, and has a daughter
in She sophomore class at Smitt Col
lege, aud a son 10 tile freshman class
at Amherst College
Immediately on the receipt Of the
Associated Press dispatch announcing
MI ChapinS election IN New Jersey
The Rhode Island State Board Of Edu
cation passed unanimous vote re-
questing HIM TO remain IN his present
position and Offering him tenure Of
Office, at a substantial Increase of sal
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