Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-28
Prin. A. F. Richard
son Resigns After 81
Years Principal Cas-
tine Normal School

Years Principal Cas-
tine Normal School
Casune Ne, June &-Atter gradua--
ing his Isl c.ass t--urn The Stale Nor
ma school a. CasEne. Principal A.Ae-T
Francis Richardson. mas tendercd his
resignation 10 the ---us,t.es % AXE ef-
fec- q. Inc enc If ne school rear =
LEI. Ee viii therefore De with the
school tor one more yeE- and during
thai tine MS successor viii De x2pu,ns-
&C. Pro- Richardson lnm % ms
scnona viii be keeniv fat
Egrn On the shores IF SehRso AXE IN
The little village Of SehASo N Isl. he IL
ifzaded ne country schools aaC prepared
Tor 5uwdnan q. Rridg1on Academy He
had no money and worked a. anything
Re could End 70 40 % eR-a me necessary
funds fur ms college Course. One thlng
Re did WIS farm and he conceived III
the iie2 that N cer-2.n localities the
12-ners made hay earlier " lR.er than
IN others and AZ mre was paid c1Fm
hand during having, ne made a 1uins
u make nay vniie ne Sun sninea-"
Ee therefore hired IN. q EorhAsn. Me-.
where they cut earliest then want %
SeoRgo anu lastly 20 Sheihurl. " E
Thus ne got n 4 pretty good summar's
Work. Ee also worked N me woods IN
vacations and when there was 4 schonl
. teach lie -auE-I-
Ee Is very sund n telling Of his arM
scannl where ne received the pr-nceir
sUm IF SO month and found. This q
not q typographical error. nor should i,
De sit per week. Z WIS Slt 1or four
weeks and 'buA-5 around" L looked
good ID ne farmer onv with the big
ambition. however. and ne Kept II il
Som MS par was Increased 70 s-.-R mr.
month ana then 70 SIS and still later q
II. He entered EuwduIa and WIS grad
uHfsd N July SD. re still continued 70
leach and MS nex- increase IN salary
was f-nm s. 10 81 per month. % him IN
those DAYS a very promising income
Ee decided az TINS time that there Was
something n me teaching game and
rla- person with ambition couid r9se
u any aeigat e-um a small beginning
provided ne stick 70 Il lunE enough. Ee
was also convinced r.aR- there was fl
cure n teaching J.. N cornqR-a-veir
few years me he could increase his
salary fire tnid. So a teacher ne de-
cadsd 10 ne and a teacher ne mas bsen
snr over ~ ycar1-
While ne vas reaching n me little
riiiHge uf Harrison, Ne ne fell Il love
NTH me prertest E,r' IN schnnl. Nsss
Emma r -oiInR-l. daughter Of a 3remi-
nrni citizen. She If nuW Ms. ElcElrd-
szn anu during al -1ese vek-s ms BEEN
Of the greatest help II her husbands
career Their nospIra:,ie home which
for the 1as, 90 years and more. has been
IN Cazr1ne. has been thrown OPEN Bev-
era times a wear to the students Of rne
school and the E-ncIcus sweet hostess
rs ever present u great tie ncrnesick
f-ashman ut speed the parting E-aduats-
To Ms. Richardson. Prof Richardson
attributes much Of his SUCCESS n LIE.
To HIM she was the nuSi beautiful
CIR, n the world and she d It'll tna-
and morn.
Ae.e- leaving cnilec. Prof Richardson
laugh, fur 70 y'eK-s n m Sr1cE1rn HiEn
school and FIVE wars n ne old Frye
burg AcadeYny. made famous by Daniel
WehEter VINO onre taught there &c
was elected principal If he EASTERN
State Norma, ar Cast,ne Normal scaro;-
As II is nsEs known. N 1ssA. since wheel
ne mas fed al the pIniic CRIB Is ne
NAYS politician once informed him.
During his rnl-ry odd wears n caEtine.
ne mas EraGuEIed Some -3a or more
--rsu
been unuer ms tIIteinEe t-um time %
time He has sesn MANY changes IN tiic
sx honl and q few -eRrs aEa The beau, I'll
rev durmiturv Richardson hall. named
IN ris honor. was quit. adding nur nnl-
"a the cnnfor- and pleasure Of The
S, udenrs- but also DecomIng the soc:ai
centre of the school, LIFE The building
IL one Of the finest IN Maine sur s1s,.n z
parpaae and viii long stand as 4 nunu-
ment 20 the MIN for whom il d named
whuse name viii alwavs ne synunvnpus
with rna. of me school 0f al tne
teachers thar have come and gone IN
his dav but TWO -eniR1n of the original
faculty Miss Nellie harvey and Or
z e. Fhiibrook.
Praf. Richardson is an ardent Repub-
AcAn. a RRpt.ss. Mason. Odd Fellow
and is a member Of the Maine EiEsn7,-
cRi Society Since living in Cassine he
mas been a frequent r:siIur 70 mis- odd
hone and when ne gives Up the CARES q
MS present puair10n N q year fram nov,
ne viii -etire ID 4 little farm IN the
finest vi.l1Ee in the world ne 0yn.
SehREu. where he purposes II r1isa q
few Sheep keep . few chickena. q COW
or rWu and write nme cf the hepks ami
articles he ms long had secuFsiy lnEk4d
IN thu hack of hin head, a1ainxt juss
such . day. Ee plans u write an auf.-
niuorAphy amung gther things and IN
It many uf his TURNER pupils VIII ngms.
fur many Of them have hecume dissin.
EuiahnA man ana women. why ho
said racanrfy IN spaaking u his grad
uases. many n my boys have bacume
PRINCIPALS OF tho hiEIssf nurmal schosas
in tho c0unfry and cuIisus prufesnuEs
md Dvs Distinguished themselves IN
many walkS m life. / could wY4fs
ha0k On mr hrrs and girls and whAs7
thsv h1Ds Anns ana ] aaps = sDI
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