Gorham State College - Hillcrest / Green and White Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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Jr: Jppreet'nffen 0f 32.9552 Seeviee DR. WALTER EARLE RUSSELL HGledIy welde he Ierne and gladly teehef: The retirement ef Dr. Russell, fur fetty-fwe years teacher and principal of the Gerham Nnrmal Seheel, marks an eeeesien en which we pause, and with regret and pride, leek back ever the past, regret that a great active teach- ing career is ever, and pride in the aeeemplieh- ments of that career. The vieien emf a welI-equipped seheel that weuid tiger tl'JI its students better academic training and lenger perieds ef practice teaching has been realized by Dr. RusseH. Teday the eC betteer educatinnel program has taken en new eeler, adapting extra curricular aetivitiea that tend tn make the Hpunishment ef leerningn net quite 5e- fetebeding. G. N. S. is the shedew ef his Service te yeuth. Here he has trained, inspired, and guided the yeung peeple who in turn have carried an that influence thteugheut the state ef Maine and true ether parts ef the eeuntry. The inHuenee ef Dr. RuseeIIls eerfy heme in the smell tewn ef Fayette, It'wit't'ttteJr wee impeta

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HAYDEN L. V. ANDERSON Principaf Hf the juniw High Schuaf

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EDI. Waite? C1. g?nesell tant. Snreiy, this etrnng New Engiendet, has dedicated hi5 iiie tn genereue anti unseiheh eetvite, heth in his ptnfetsiean and in the civic affairs elf hi5 entntnunity. The vaine nf hie early years ef study and training must net he disenuntedi After attending Maine Wesleyan Seminary, he began te give serious theught it: his eheiee ef life week, which became teething. Fniinwing- hi5 gtaduatien frnm Weeieyan Uni- versit'y in Cenneetitut, he started his teaching career at Teachers Nnrmai Sehnnl in New Britain, CDHHECtiCUt. His early yeare as a teacher at G. N. 3. led him step h? step tn the pesitien ei principal. Net the least ef the many,F evitieneei: ef hi5 geed judgment is. his theiee ref :1 heipmate, Winifrtd Sterne, whnm he married in 18915. In 19135, Di: Russell heean'ie principal and the fellewing year, the Russell hintilgpr H10?Ed intn the then newly r ereeteti principalie residence. The Rueeeiie have hue thiidrenwEarie, Willie, Heien, Rnhert, anti Celia. Whil, hi the hun- dreds elf einn'ini hi the sehnni en the hiii, cities net recall with pimsure the n'ianjpr measiene npnn which Mrs. Russell has added tn the pleasure ef the sehnnile setiai events by her graeieue presence? By virtue elf her quiet dig- nity, she has endeared herself tn the hearts of the many wher have teme in eentaet with her. Many mteresting anti difheuit prehlems have presented themselves to Dr. Russell during his service here. These vatitnue experiences served tn give him knowledge tif the ever increasing theeries e-f educatienai practices which have enme befere him during the last thirty-hve years. In 19135, Dr. Russell aesumed the petitinn ef principal, at pesitinn which by the vetf.r nature ef the institutiem nhcered him the prill'tllnit? he deeired-tn serve youth. Under Dr. Ruseeiiis ehie adminiEttetinn, the etheni has gtnwn anti deveiepeti item a teeth- ere, training sehnei eifeting a t'we year cnnrse with an enmihnent elf ninety-eight te- a state twithersl teilege with three hundred and eeventy pupils. The eeheei new effere fennt ennreeew kindergarten, general, junint high anti intinet trial ette. Rnhie Hail, East Hail, the principalis residence, the Ferge Shep, and Russell Hall, 5e- httingiy named in his henet have been added tn the nnw twenty-five acres nf nur heeutifni campus. The number ef fittulty.r members has grewn frern nine te thitty-fnut. The petieti nf practice teething has been changed frern a few weeks of part time training tn eighteen weeks ef full time training. An exaininatien is new required for ad miesie-n. Dr. Russell is a man tinC bread inEErEStE and tireless energy. In atitiitien ten hi5 tnanj.F schnei respeneibiiitiee, he has been itei'j.I active in civic affairs. He is a member enc the Methetiiet Church and turf the beard nf trustees ef the Gerham Savings Bank. He has been a past president of the Maine Teachersi Aeeeeiatien and the Liens, Club. Hie favetite spurt is golf. Dr. Russell stands today at the very zenith hf a higth succeeeful eateet amid the respect and admiratien ef the men and wernen whe- knnw him fnt' what he has dnne, what he is dieing, and what he is. He stands hefere us exempiifying the virtuee he has dented In in- still in the minde and hearts ef the yeung penpie he has Ietiwquaiitiee which he has cie- velnped ftnn'i hi5 ewn phiiesnphiee tif iife. Per- haps the stranger wnniti see E1111? hi5 nutWerci virtuee-hie quiet dignity, hi5 eheerfui Capti- miem, teach; wit anti eineetity, hut we when knew him have been inspired by these eieeper qualities anti we thDI' him tacitly a5 a men ef vieien, eteadiaet in his purposes and ideals, and tn LIE ail a guide, phiieenphet, end friendi