Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1941-09-19
BY-PRODUCTS Of LIFE
No. 13.
BY Eben Hearne
(To be continued.)

past" I will now endeavor to record
some of the events Of one school year
which was the most interesting and
far-reaching in it's results and in it's
varities of happiness of my whole
career as teacher. That school year
stands out in my memory as one of
the high lights of my life's history
and establishes the attainment of the
high water mark in my earnest en-
-deavor to reach the goal of my life's
ambition.
After completing the school year
ending May, 1895, in Princess Anne,
felt pretty we'll settled in that old
town. had been re-appointed by the
Somerset School Board for the next
school year, which would have ended
on May 81, 1896.
In the mean time, early in the sum-
mer of 1895, an event transpired
which brought about an entire change
in my plans for the following school
year and which took me over two hun
dred and fifty miles from home.
I received letter from my old
friend, the late Prof. VIM. S. Stevens,
a native of my home town, whom
had known from his boyhood, and
who had been a teacher in the Bar
nard School in New York City for
some time past. Mr.. Stevens wrote
me that the Headmasters of the
school, Messrs. w. L. Hazen and T. E.
Lyon, wished to engage teacher in
the Commercial Department of the
school and that he (Mr. Stevens) had
recommended me for the place, and
asked me if would accept the posi-
tion. I decided to accept Mr.. Stevens
offer, as 1 realized that the position
possessed SO many advantages over
and above any position that had ev-
er had previously. An opportunity to
live and perform work in the great
city of New York, the metropolitan
city of the Nation, was one, thought
should not be turned down lightly.
So after receiving the new appoint
ment, Immediately resigned the
Vice-Principalship in the Washington
High School at Princess Anne. At the
beginning of the new school year in
late Sept. 1895, l took up the duties
of my new position in the Barnard
School, never regretted having made
the change as the work was especial
ly misunderstanding Commercial
Branches and Penmanship in connec-
tion with English and Arithmetic.
Residing in New York City was ex-
ceedingly pleasant and thrilling, with
its activities, attractions and it's
teeming millions from almost every
nation under the sum- The Barnard
School is private school for boys, al
College Preparatory School. It was
established in 1886 and celebrated it's
"Fiftieth Anniversary" five years ago
in 1886. 1t has occupied three differ
ent sites. For a period of years it
was on 125th Street, near Lenox Ave.,
in Harlem; later it was moved to st.
Nicholas Avenue, on Washington
Heights, and few years later it was
moved to 244th St., Fieldston, New
York City, where it is located at the
present time. The school also had
Military Department. The Military
Corps in which pupils were enrolled,
consisted of two Battalions of two
Companies each, with full roster of
Officers.
Dressed in their uniforms on stated
afternoons, the boys held their drills
at the 9Th Regiment Armory at Oath
Street and Park Avenue, New York
City.
Football was also a favorite sport
and the games were played in nearby
Mt. Morris Park.
While l spent but one year in the
Barnard School, the time was long
enough for me to make many ac-
uuaintances both in the School and in
the city and although forty-five years
have passed since l was connected
with the Barnard School, yet l still
carry in my mind, the most pleasant
memories of that period.
Outside of school hours and during
week-ends, derived much profitable
entertainment and valuable informa-
tion from residing in New York City
and the by-products of that school
wear and the summer vacation that
followed were very numerous-ln
this chapter l have space to mention
only a few prominent ones. Sight