Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29
IN Mr.. TiTcoMB's MEMORY.
Resolutions Passed by Trustees of
Cony Female Academy.

At a meeting Of the Trustees of the
Cony Female Academy on Tuesday,
April %, 1905, at which a quorum was
present, the president of the Board an
nOunced the death Of Lendall Titcomb,
a member of the Board and it's Secre-
tary and treasurer.
Mr.. William II. Williams was chosen
secretary pro tenn.
Mr.. Albert w. Brooks presented the
following resolutions which We're given
a unanimous passage, and copies OF
which were ordered spread upon the
records of the Corporation sent to the
family of Mr.. Titcomb and furnished
the Kennebec Journal
'Lendall Titcumb was, for many
years. Trustee of the Cony Female
Academy, and the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Board. He brought
to these duties especial qualifications,
and discharged them with the same
fidelity which characterized his man.
agemcnt Of the many trusts cOnlided
to him.
by birth, training and temperament
Lendall TitcOmb was distinctly Il friend
Of education. This was, perhaps. frs,
of all, the chief and controlling char
acterstic OF his maturer years. This
was his rightful inheritance. His
grandfather. Samuel Titcomb, himself
a well educated man for those days,
founded in 1884, the TitcOmb Belgrade
Academy. His father, Samuel Tit
comb, was Il graduate Of the Harvard
Law School He, himself, was a grad
uate both of Harvard College and the
Harvard Law School.
"Lendall Titcomb became member
of the Experimenting Schoo! Com
mittee of Augusta and of the
Committee on Cony Free High
School in 1897 and continued
thereon until the reorganization OF the
School systems of Augusta in 1907
Within the history of Augusta, no
man has given SO much earnest and
careful attention to it's schools as has
Mr.. Titcomb and the gratifying condi-
ton of the Cony Free High School and
of cur rural schools today are chiefly
due to his intelligent and discriminate
ing labors. He loved education and
took the greatest pride and pleasure in
the children who desired to take ad
vantage of the privileges offered them.
His duties were not easy, for he always
lens which were constantly presented
to him. Essentially a just man, he
aimed ever for the right and no ques-
| ton of eXpcdiency or ease ever APP
! pealed to him. He was especially in
| terested in our rural schools and gave
them freely of his time and attention
| Chiefly through his efforts, the
Trustees of the Cony Female Academy
were enabled to purchase the Reuel
Williams Athletic Field and ne was
confident that its worth and value
| would appeal more and more strongly
to our people as the years went by.
He believed fully in the principle of a
sound mind in a sound body, and tc
that end was ever the friend of ath
letiCs as Il tru" TART of Il proper euu-
cation.
His last official act as member OF
this Board was to assist in the prep
aration Of the Bill in Equity by which
this Board seeks Il way to transfer the
present High School property to the
City of Augusta. He fully recognized
the objections that might be raised ir
connection with the present title anG
did all that he could to remove them
He knew, perhaps better than most
how imperative necessity was COM
modious and ample addition 10 the
Cony Free High School and firmly be.
lieved that it should be made at once
He was a sincere friend to each
one of us and to every person inter
ested in the educational advantages Of
Augusta and his nntimely death brings
to us sense of personal loss which
time will only intensity
Mr. Samuel TitcOmb was unanimous
ly elected Trustee, to fill the vacancy
| and Secretary and Treasurer Of the
! Board.
A true copy,
Attest:
| (Signed) WILLIAM II. WILLIAMS
f; Secretary Pro Tenn