Salisbury High School - Beacon Yearbook (Salisbury, MD)

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PROF. J. WALTER HUFFINGTON. Principal S. H. S. PKOF. VIRGIL F. WARD. PROF. F. GRANT GOSLEL. PROF. E. B. HAWKS. Manual Training Instructor.

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Faculty .Salisbury Higl 3cl ool. J. WALTER HUFFINGTON, A. B. PRINCIPAL Graduate Of Si, John ' s College, Instructor In German, History and Latin. VIRGIL F. WARD Graduate Of Washington Co lege, Instructor In cMathemat’.cs. F. GRANT GOSLEE Post Graduate if t aryarj, Instructor In Engl s i, Sc en:e and Literature EDWARD B. HAWKES Graduate Of Osnvego Norma l School, Instructor In Manual Training and drawing. MISS STELLA DORMAN Sixth Grade Girls. MISS ALICE TOADVINE Sixth Grade Boys. MISS MARGARET ANDERSON Fifth Grade Girls. MISS BEULAH WHITE Fifth Grade Boys. MISS DAISY BELL Fourth Crade Girls. MISS NETTIE HOLLOWAY Fourth Grade oys, MISS MILDRED DAUGHERTY Third Grade Girls. MISS ANNIE BENNETT c lhird Grade 2oys. MISS WILSIE WOODCOCK Second Grade Girls. MISS MARY C. SMITH Second Grade Hicys. MISS ADA SCOTT First Grade. MISS CORA GILLIS First Grade. r

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Salisbury High School The Salisbury High School was created in 1872 by act of the Maryland Legislature, that is the School Board established the Salisbury School after obtaining an act to have all the property and rights of the Salis¬ bury Academy transferred to it. It was therefore the legitimate successor of the Salisbury Academy which was the educational centre of the town for more than a quarter of a century and numbered among whose princi¬ pals were such eminent men as the late Col. Graham of this city and the late Col. E. G. Polk of Somerset. The last principal of this venerable institution became the first principal of the Salisbury High School.—Prof. Thos. H. Williams who served continuously from 1872 to 1880, when he was succeeded by Rev. Mr. Heaton who, it seems did not prove much of a success as a teacher as he remained only a few months to be succeeded by Prof. DeWitt Clinton Ingle- Feb. 1881 to May 1884—Prof. Ingle who although an intellectual man was singularly inanimate and undemonstrative in his manner. When he first visited the school after his election, for the purpose of assuming his new duties, it is reported that his address to the school consisted in about these words, delivered in the tamest and most inanimate style, his voice attenuated and monotonous. “Now young ladies and gentlemen, I mean business”. It is difficult to tell just how he impressed the fact upon the school that he did mean business from his mannerism. Prof. Ingle was succeeded by his opposite Prof. Foreman. Alike in intellectuality but opposite in forced resolution and excessive determination, and egotism. Prof. Foreman held the scepter for two years. During this time the curriculum of the school underwent material alteration. It was expended especially down literary lines. The subject of literatureaml the history of literature was given more attention, and a very respectable laboratory was fitted up for demonstrative Phvsics and Chemistry. A new four room building in the meantime had taken the place of the old Academy building. This building was destroyed by tire in 1880 at the great conflagration and upon its ruins the pres¬ ent High School building was erected. Upon the retirement of Prof. Foreman, Prof. Thos. II. Williams again assumed command and remained principal till 1890, when he retired voluntarily a second time, after many years of efficient work and faithful service, to be succeeded by his pupil, Mr. Harry B. Freeny who retired after four years of usefulness in the school, to practice law. lie was succeeded by Prof. C. H. LeFevre whose course was short but eminently sat¬ isfactory to every one except the school officials. The work of his successor Prof. Holloway and his successor, our present principal is in the modern history or current events so we will leave it to our p»teriiy to chronicle. II