Batavia High School - Batavian Yearbook (Batavia, NY)

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LWlN A. l..Xl?1!, l'h. IX., priniipal ol' the Batavia lligh School, was born in mfbswego County. N. Y., attciuh-il the . Central Square l-ligh School and was graduated from Cornell University in 18515, with the degree of Ph. R. He was principal at Alexander. N. Y. two years, at Bergen, N. Y. four years. ln 1902 he accepted the princi- palship qt the Batavia High School, where he has swf-essful supervised for the past ten years. enjoying the most satisfactory relations with students and faculty. As a principal and teacher, Mr. Ladd has proyen himself to be a man of exceptional ability and has exercised his ollice in a manner J which had resulted in gaining for him the respect and admiration of all with whom he came in contact. Witlrall his other duties, Mr. Ladd has always taken an aetiye and appreciative interest in athletics and the many social functions which have from time to time brought'the name of the Batavia High School before the public eye. The Class of 1912, takes this opportunity to express its goodwill toward Mr. Ladd, its deep appreciation of his efforts and his sincere interest in our welfare, and wish him perpetual success. To the Class of 1912, he will always be. 'The most capable ot school mastersf, M

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it I I UPEHIXTE NDICNT KENNEDY has been in charge of the schools of Batavia since October, 1891, Previous to coming here he was engaged in conducting teachers, institutes for the State Department at Albany. He conducted institutes in every county in the state, and conducted the Genesee County institute half a dozen times. His educational work previous to that' was as principal of the high school at Colesburg, Iowa, and county superintendent of schools' of Del- aware County, Iowa. He is the author of the following published works: The Philosophy of School Disciplinef' 'The School and the Fainilyf, What Words Say, MA' :Stem Dictionary, Robert Morris and 'tThe Genesee Countyf' Among the contributions to practical education associated with his name are the requirement that grade teachers shall be either normal or col- lege graduates and that high school teachers shall be college graduates, and the introduction of individual instruction into the schools. To us, the Class of 1912,'i Superintendent Kennedy has indeed been of the greatest influence. Through him we have been able to enjoy and make use of one of the best school systems in the world. From the day of our enroll- ment in the primary to the day of our graduation we have been taught ac- cording to his idea of modern education and individual instruction. To Superintendent Kennedy the Class of 1912 expresses its most sincere gratitude. ' M

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4 . .,-.-, 31909 1909 1907 1908 1902 1909 1910 1910 1909 1908 1911 1890 1910 1911 1911 ii 'Iva 1' FACULTY. PAULINE PHILLIPS, Music. ' A EMORY R. lVOLF, Millersville, fPa.l Normal. Commercial Department. JULIA M. BLIGH, A. B., Cornell University. Geometry, Advanced Mathematics. 1-Iicmsrznr T. COMFORT., A. B., Syracuse University. Physics, Algebra, Agriculture. ELWIN A. LADD, Principal, Ph. B., Cornell University. Algebra, French. . Guxlcviicvli M. DENNISON, A. AB., Elmira College. English ll, English IV. Lnvr C. Il1GLliY, Albany Normal College. Chemistry, Biology, Commercial Arithmetic. lllalnir. L. ANSLEY. A. B.. Elmira College. French, English Ill lrl'ul.x S. XVEED, Leland l'ou'ers School. Oratory and Reading. ALTA M. Lowrz, Genesoo Normal. Latin I, Algebra. C.xT.1I1cn1N1i S. BIHLBY. A. B., Wesleyan College. German. Alilcinxilm M. F1z.xNK1.lN. Fairfield Seminary. Drawing. Aiilcigxlian E. Srnlw, A. B., Cornell University. Greek, Virgil, Cicero. ALICE M. C11.xLLIcv12, A. B., Rochester l.lniversity. American History, English History, English l. LUCY G. Rolsunrs, A. B., Mount Holyoke College. Caesar, Ancient History. ol' fXlJlJUlllill1C1l1. .