Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-09-14
OLD scHooLMATE WRITES
OF PROFESSOR PHuIIps
"nen They Both Attended Thomas
Hart Fuiiers School at Jewett CITY

stirred to add something to a recen,
rTeminiscent letter upon Thomas Har
rulier and Professor Andrew " pail
Ups OF Yale, William II. A;exander ~
St Lake City had another letter re-
eently In the Hartford Co.tranf q
which he told some ir1terest,n- EN-
aoout MT. Fuller's shoal Mt Jewstt
SlIy which Andrew II. Phillips at
Mr.. Alexander writes:
AT tne time when Mr.. Fuller dis
covered and taught Andrew PhfIIIns
was a farmers boy In Lisbon i've
miles from Jewett City. nv faths1
oeheyed in education, and AZ aoroa
sacrlnce permitted my two sisters aa6
mysef to take advantage OF aseient
s SonooIs as the only available oppor-
tunities Tor pursuing branches OF sfudv
beyond the so-called district sc,.SooIs
mink 1t was Mr.. FuIler's third sea-
son IN Jewett City that one of his
circulars caught my attentfon
Thomas Hart Fuller, A. b. OF yale
WI open a select school, etc. was
the conspicuous beginning of the cir
cuiar. Yale was the ultima thule. OF
my hopes an danticipations, and those
letters "A B." looked bigger TO me
snen than the whole alpaabe- does
In response to our ,o..,..
for a higher educa;ton. nv 49,
agreed to board my elds = sister in
Sewett City SO that she might atteni
MT rulers school. but. his limited
purse could not reach that far in nv
70 finance nv boe.-d. but agreed TO
case. Fat1er felt the lacIr o: 4riIiIy
spare me from Eirm work for The
school term OF three months. IL I
could plan the res. OF IL. / ac.ertei
the chance. and waiISad I'VE miles each
way every Gay tn get under tie IN
nuence OF that fascin:.ttay a. B" ard
mora nnfEnf - r..
personality an bleaching.
1t was in that famous SCHOOL that
! met Andrew Phillips. was. only
"a and Phillips about rs, bu. We fra |
ternized finely, although felt sure
mat the principal attraction in ovf
,amily was my sister, for whom Young
phillips conceived a very stronx Ifki3e. l.
His remarkable aptness IN r,sthx. L
nEefes. coupled with a natural iovable
less. excited Mr.. Fuller's lively inter-
st as well as my. own admiration.
One can scarcely overestimate the
'alue Of goodtnfiuenees to a boy striv-
ng TO learn, and to be somebody. and
can testify that no other single en- ,
'eHenee during my younger years lofr
2 admirable and lasting an impress
andrew Phillips sdinlIed all expoc-
atoms, climbing ons step after an
Their until he reac 1sl n pinnacle rxye-
attained Old Yale, and the multi
udc OF students who passed In and
Ut through those classic portals dur
~ the nearly forty years OF Andrew
,,nlhfpss connection with The univer-
W VIII carry tae impress OF his
enius, his charming and hclLfuI per-
onahty. through many years to come.
Nay add an incident which meant
'urn TO me, and which seemed. also.
give pleasure TO Professor PhiIIIpsl
70 our beloved teacher. Nr. Fuller?
mn IL f. Il
o1lege course at Yale Through cir
instances which were peculiar We
iree became widely sepa ate6. and
sr nfty years wers lost to each other.
wo years ago. however, Mr.. FuIler's
ouIess became known to NE and
romptly mailed a reminiscent corn
lunicatian TO him Evidently he WA 1
9 pleased ,as was to get I'm touch
e IN tor an extremely cord.ay letter
as rscelved. m reply. Mr.. Fuller