Canton High School - Echo Yearbook (Canton, MA)

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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.

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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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WILLIAM C. HOBBS, A. B. 1889-1890 The subject of this sketch was born in Wilton, Maine, July 11, 1859, began teachinp his first school November 29, 1875, in North Jay, Maine. He fitted for Bates College in Wilton Academy and graduated in the class of iSSi. Afterwards he pursued a year of post-graduate study at Harvard University, in 1884 and I SS5. He was principal of Litchfield Academy, Maine, in 1S82, and in the fall of 1882 began teaching in Maplewood Institute, Pittsfield. Mass , remaining there two years. He then taught in Lewiston Higli School, Maine, during the fall term of 18S5, and beginning in Januarv, 1886, was principal of Attleboro High School tliree ears and two terms, and thereupon was prin- cipal of Canton High School one year, beginning September, 1889. He entered the classical department of the Providence High School in the fall of 1890, and after a half-year ' s service, was promoted to the position of first assistant in the English and scientific department of the same school. Was in Providence two years. In June, 1:892, he accepted appointment of superintendent of schools in North Attleboro, where he now is. 14