Boston State College - Bostonian / Lampas Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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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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o tfje Jfacultp The highest honor and sincerest praise are due the members of the Faculty, who have given us whole-heartedly of their ideals and their ex- perience. They have enriched our lives by their unstinting gift, and we are the finer for our con- tact with them. Let us, inspired bv their example, strive to hold ever sacred the motto of our college, Education for Service.