Fitchburg State University - Saxifrage Yearbook (Fitchburg, MA)

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WILLIAM D. PARKINSON XjY j Q Fitchbur g Normal ? ; Yo

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Qlie Saxifrage TO FRANK S. LIVERMORE WITH SINCERE RESPECT AND AFFECTION WE DEDICATE THIS FOURTH VOLUME OF THE SAXIFRAGE. HE IS THE FRIEND AS WELL AS INSTRUCTOR OF EVERY STUDENT OF PRINTING AT FITCHBURG NORMAL SCHOOL AND AN EXAMPLE OF UNTIRING EFFORT TO ADVANCE THE NORMAL SCHOOL THROUGH THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT. AFTER COMPLETING HIS STUDIES AT LELAND GRAY SEMINARY, TOWNSHEND, VERMONT, HE ENTERED THE D. LEONARD JOB OFFICE IN BRATTLEBORO, WHERE HE TOOK UP HIS LIFE WORK AS A PRINTER. IN 1897 HE CAME TO FITCHBURG WHERE HE WORKED FOR THE SENTINEL PRINTING COMPANY. IN 1915 HE SUCCEEDED MR. FARNSWORTH (NOW PRINTING INSTRUCTOR IN FITCHBURG HIGH SCHOOL) AS INSTRUCTOR HERE. SINCE HE HAS BEEN IN THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT A LINOTYPE MACHINE AND AN AUTOMATIC PRESS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE EQUIPMENT. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF A NOTEBOOK, NOTES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS OF PRINTING AND TYPOGRAPHY IN NORMAL, HIGH, AND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS. jQ Fitchburg Normal £5

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the- Saxifrage OUR PRINCIPAL William D. Parkinson, our Principal, is an inspiring- teacher, a wise advisor, and a true friend. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1878, receiving an A. B. degree. He then took up the study of law at the National University, Washington, D. C, from which he received the degree of LL. B. After a most successful and varied experience as teacher and superintendent of schools, he became an agent for the State Department of Education. From that posi- tion, in 1920, he came to our Normal School. His inexhaustible patience and his active interest in all student activities have done much for us and for the ad- vancement -of our school. The members of the Class of 1925 appreciate sincerely the high ideals he,, has inspired that we may become efficient teachers and good citizens. |Q Fitchburg Normal 9 5