Drury High School - Class Book Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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Mortimer W. Thomas MORTIMER W. THOMAS was born in Killingly, Conn. He went through the Danielson High School and received his prepara- tion for college at Williston. After graduating in 1887 he became principal ofthe Blackinton school. In 1903 he became teacher of History in Drury School, and later vice-principal ofthe school. Frances E. Browne FRANCES E. BROWNE was born in North Adams,Mass. She grad- uated from Drury High School in 1890 and was salntatorian of - her class. She entered Smith college and graduated in 1894. The next three years she taught in the Grammar grades in North Adams and in 1897 was chosen teacher of French in Drury High School. A ' , . 9 Q

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The Faculty Herbert Hume Gadsby, Ph. D. HERBERT HUME GADSBY, Ph. D., was born in Gilbertville, N. Y., August 13, 1862. He received his preparation for college at Gilbertville Acadeiny and entered Cornell in 1882, graduating in 1886. He was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year. After graduating he was assistant in Owego High School, Owego, N. Y., for three years, and in 1889-91 was assishnt teacher in Latin and Greek in Yonkers High School, Yonkers, N. Y. He then held the position of principal of that shool for three years. In 1882, he received the degree of Ph. D. from the University of New York, and in 1895 became principal of Drury High School. ly tx! V A x w8

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Dewey T. Hawley DEXVEY T. HAWLEY was bO1'll1l1 West PaWlet,Vt.,August 111876, He prepared for college in Griffith Institute, Springville, N. Y.. and entered Hamilton in 1898,graduating in 1902. He was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity and the Senior Pentagon Society. In his freshman year he took first prize in cleclaination. For three years he was leader of the College Glee Club.and in his Senior year tutor in the depart- ment of Rhetoric and Oratory. He took apost graduate year at Hamil- ton, stndying for Master's degree. specializing in English. He then became teacher in English in Wheel- er's Preparatory school, and in 1903 became teacher of English in Drury High School. In April of this year he gave great sorrow and regret to everyone connected with the school by accepting a position as English teacher in Utica, N. Y. He was succeeded by Miss Mary Amell. Ella B. Spencer ELLA B. SPENCER, B. L., was born in Holyoke. Mass. She prepared for college at Holyoke High School and entered Smith, graduating in '99. She then took up settlement Work in New York city and Brooklyn. She was appointed teacher of German and English in Drury High School in 1901. 10