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Newton, a member of the Friday Evening Club of Boston, and of the Twentieth Century Club. Mr. Boyden ' s interests have extended also into the field of writing. He is the author of a First Book in Algebra; a Monograph on Arithmetic Methods; three historical sketches, The Boston Normal School (1852-1922), The Central Church of Newtonville (1868- 1928), Education in the City of Netvton; and The Genealogy of the Boyden Family in America. He was married on July 8, 1885, to Mabel R. Wetherbee of Marshfield, Massa- chusetts, a graduate of the four-years ' course in Bridgewater Normal School. Their children are Robert W. Boyden, Harvard 1910, who is Head-Master of the Country Day School for Boys, Syracuse, New York; Alice G. Boyden, Vassar 1914, who has been engaged in social service work for twelve years; and Bartlett W. Boyden, Harvard 1921, who is a teacher of English in Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Boyden has two grandchildren, Mildred and Barbara, the daughters of Mr. Robert W. Boyden. Mr. Boyden ' s integrity, his sincerity, and his executive ability have received worthy recognition in educational, social and religious circles. The City of Boston has, indeed, been fortunate in having had so distinguished an educator at the head of her teacher-training college. His labors have left an indelible imprint on the public school system of Boston; his record is one of splendid achievement. As our beloved Principal brings to a close a period of thirty-nine years of unselfish devotion to The Teachers College, he may well have a feeling of satisfaction at a noble task well done. We who knew him as a great teacher, we who studied with him daily while we were preparing for the great profession which he so honored and loved, we, too, rejoice that henceforth he will have the luxury of leisure. He will be able to enter upon many undertakings that the pressure of dutv previously denied him. Yet, we cannot fail to appreciate the loss that his retirement will be to our college. Mr. Boyden is loved by each and every one of us, for we have all been helped by his fatherly sympathy and kindly understanding. No matter how often we met him during the course of a busy day, he was never too hurried to return a word of greeting with a friendly smile that seemed to illuminate his eyes and reveal his fine character. If we made any extra little effort in the interest of a class or club, he always found an opportunity to tell us personally how much it pleased him. He supported us in every undertaking. Whether it were a play, a bridge, a tea, or a dance, we were always certain that he would be with us. He placed un- bounded trust in us, and we respected that confidence; in going he leaves us many happy memories. He has been our richest source of inspiration during our years at The Teachers College. The most worth-while lessons we have learned were taught by his example, for he is himself the personification of a real teacher. A progressive educator with a rare intellectual grasp of educational problems; a sound, constructive thinker capable of giving wise counsel; a scholar with a keen appreciation of the best in art and literature; a man of strong principles and breadth of view! Yet, we shall love best to remember him as a teacher with sympathetic insight and devotion to his work. We shall always consider ourselves fortunate in having been brought into close contact with so noble a leader. Although he leaves our college to which he has given the richest years of his life, he will not really go, for the splendid spirit which he created will always endure. Let us, the Class of 1929, consecrate ourselves to those ideals that have made his life a noble example. Helen E. Mannix
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Wallace Clarfee ?Bopben The Class of 1929 has been written in the annals of The Teachers College as the last to graduate under the noble and inspiring leadership of Wallace Clarke Boyden. As teacher and principal, Mr. Boyden has been a constant source of strength and inspiration to the college, to which he has given a lifetime of service. Wallace C. Boyden was born seventy years ago in the town of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Both his parents were teachers. His father, Albert G. Boyden, taught for sixty-five years. He gave sixty-one years of his teaching service to the Bridgewater Normal School, of which he was principal for forty-six years. His mother, Isabella Clarke Boyden, had been a teacher at Wheaton Seminary, and it was she who educated her son until he was ready to enter the high school. Upon the completion of his high school course, he prepared for the teaching profession, to which his parents were so devoted. He entered the State Normal School at Bridgewater, from which he was gradu- ated as valedictorian. His studies at the Normal School were supplemented by a four- year course at Amherst College, where he was honored with the Phi Beta Kappa rank. The versatility and power of leadership which characterized to a marked degree his later professional career, were exemplified in his college days. He was elected president of the Young Men ' s Christian Association and president of the Athletic Association. He was a member of the Glee Club, of the College Baseball Nine, and of the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity. In 1883 Mr. Boyden began his noteworthy service as an educator. His first ap- pointment was to the principalship of the Stoughton High School, from which posi- tion he resigned in 1884 to become head of the mathematics department in Williston Seminary, Easthampton. In December, 1889, Mr. Boyden entered the educational system of Boston. He served as master in the Boston Normal School until 1900, when, upon the death of Dr. Larkin Dunton, Mr. Boyden was appointed head-master. He furthered the fine work begun by Dr. Dunton, and under his capable leadership the Normal School became steadily a more potent factor in the educational system of Boston. Courses were lengthened; standards were raised; and pro spective teachers went forth better qualified to train children. When, in 1922, the General Court authorized the changing of the Boston Normal School to The Teachers College of the City of Boston, Mr. Boyden became the Princi- pal of The Teachers College, a position which he has held up to the present time. Although his work has been most intimately associated with the Boston schools, Mr. Boyden ' s active interest has extended to educational affairs of both state and nation. Mere mention of the names of societies of which he is a member shows his prominence as a citizen and educator. He has served as president of the New England Teacher Training Association, as president of the Boston Principals ' Association, and for two years as president of the Massachusetts State Teachers ' Association. He is a member of the American Association of Teachers Colleges, a member of the National Society for the Study of Education, and has been for over thirty years a member of the National Educational Association. For two years Mr. Boyden served as chairman of the Easthampton School Committee, and for three years was a member of the Newton School Committee. He has also held the presidency of the Every Saturday Literary Club and of the Boston Congregational Club. He is Past Master of the Dalhousie Masonic Lodge of
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