Canton High School - Echo Yearbook (Canton, MA)

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1 f CLARENCE HEREFORD BERRY, A. B. 1875-1881 Mr. Berry was born at Gloucester, December 26, 1849. Four years later his parents removed to North Andover, where his father was a prominent citizen. He was a faithful and able teacher and directed his son ' s course into the same calling, wherein he also was to display remarkable powers. From his father ' s private school he went to the Pemchard Free School, and thence, by the advice of his principal, entered Har- vard College. Here he maintained a high rank and graduated in 1871. Leaving college he entered at once upon his life ' s work — teaching — fulfilling a desire cherished from his child- hood. His first four years of teaching were spent in the High Schools of Castine, Ellsworth and Cherryfield, Maine. In order to pursue his favorite study — Chemistry — to better advantage, he returned to Massachusetts and became principal of our High School, a position he occupied for six years, until his death, June 22, 1881. He was of a retiring disposition and won regard not by any self-assertion, but by his moral worth, scholarly attain- ments, and steady devotion to duty. - H. G. 12

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FRANK M. WILKINS 1873-1875 Frank M. Wilkins, A. B., was born at Peabody. Mass., February 16, 1849, was a son of James W. and Julia A. Wilkins. He was graduated from Amherst College in 1872, and soon after became master of the High School at Canton, where he remained two years. In 1874 he was admitted to the practise of law at the Massachusetts bar, and was located at Brockton, Mass In 1877 physicians advised his going to Texas, on account of lung trouble. He was admitted to the Texas bar in 1878, but even in that warm climate could not endure indoor confinement. He then interested himself in the stock business, and, with his brothers, was doing an exten- sive business at their ranch in Val Verde and Crockett counties at the time of his untimely death, December 18, I 890. Mr. Wiikins was iniirdererl by Mexican cowljoys. ' 1 1

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I FREDERIC L. OWEN, Jr. 1881-1889 Frederic L. Owen, Jr., A.B., was born at Hanover, N. H., and fitted for college at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H. ; entered Dartmouth College in 1873, and graduated in 1877. After graduation he taught at Dennis (on Cape Cod), Mass., until the winter of 1878, when he went to Canton as principal of the Crane School. In the spring of 1881 he went to Franklin h ' alls, N. H., to take charge of the High School in that town, but a vacancy occurring in the Canton High School at the time, occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Berry, he was immediately called to that position. He was principal of the High School for nearly nine years, until June, 1889. Since that time he has been sub-master in the Shcrwin School, Boston, where he is at the present time.