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

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Qeetn jllelh'e 93. ge-tdrut NELLIE 3. JORDAN The heart ter CGHCElVE, the undetetanding te direct, the hand ten exeeutefl Miss jerclanls retiremerlt this June is taking item L15 enether ef the Nermal Schnelle ed- minietretere whese icleele have helped make this seheel what it is tacitly. Fer eighteen yeate Mite jerden has played an impertant part in the :tlailg.I life ml the seheel a5 teaeher and Dean elf Wemen. Miss jerden wee been in Chelsea, Massachu- eetts; she received her elementary educatien in the echeele there. She graduated frem Ger- ham Nermal Seheel in 1901, elitl graduate werlc at hath Harvard University and Eastern Uni- vereity, and received her Eeeheler ef Science degree frern the letter in 192?. She taught in the elementary eehnele ef Seuth Fenland and tif Hingham, Maesaehueetts, for nearly ten years, was histtitjv,I instructet at threesmelc: State Normal Schenl, anti wae instructet Elf physical educatien in the State Department ef Educatlen hefete she hEeame a memher Elf the faculty here in 1922. Ameng the subjects she has taught here are English Hietery, Histety Metheele, Maine Histety, and Penmenehip. wfunhn She has alee- been adviser tnE the Heuee Cem- rnittee, has taken an impertant part in the annual May Ball plane, and this year has helped tea erganiee the 1Wraltet E. Rueeell Chepr ter nf the Future Teachers at America. She has else taken an active part in the life ef the tewn as a member at the Annie Leuiee Carey Club and the Ceemepelitan Club and has been a leyal and helpful worker in the Methodist Church. Ameng her hehhies ate phetegtaphy, fishing and music; she is an eeeemplished pianist. She else enjewe travel and has been te Eumpe twiceJ UHCE 35 hUEtESS fair 3 special EKCUEEiUn DE Gul'- ham el umna e. Perhaps we will remember her meet, hew- ever, fer her friendly helpfulnees, her quiet ferree and her dignity. All who: have knewn her will agree with Dr. Russell in saying, uHer leaving will he regretted not only by her fellew faculty members with whem ehe has eeepet- ated 5e eerdielly all these years, but else by hU'EtE Elf alumni. WhU' lUDk HPDH hEr 33 a friendly teacher anel wise enunsellenH

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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

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Cliffm'cl 0. E1: fmisden CLIFFDRD D. T. WIEDEN At the end ef the present seheel yeatt Mr. 1iWimrleti wiii SEV'EI' his ennneetien with the Ghtv ham Nermal Seheel ter heeeme principal tif the nermai seheei at Presque Isle. During the sixteen years that ML 1iliii'ieden has been an instructsr, teach, athietie directet, eeunselet, and friend at Gerham, he has ten- ttihutecl much Elf standing value felt the benefit cf the seheel as a teachet-ptepatattary insti- tutien. Mt. Wieden was harm in Wilmingtnn, Deia- wate. When he was still yeung, his family moved to New Haven, Cenneetieur, where he hEgatl his elementary education. ht the age eri seven, he matted with his iat't'iiiyr tn New Sweden, Maine. There he attended a rural seheel, and later eemmuted ten Cariheu High Seheel en the electric ears. He attended Cellar,r Cellege felt tine year and then transferred ta Arcadia Lh'iitretsitj.F in News Scutia. Ht Arcadia he majeted in Bieiegy and minuted in Chemis- try. After receiving his BS. degree from that schnnl he became suh-mastet hf Mapletnn High Seheei. He left Mapleten te eeme te- Gerham. During his service hEte he has been furthering his awn education by attending Bates Cellege during the summer sessions, and there he earned his MESEEI'IS Degree in Edutatien. He has alse earned etedits tewatd his deetetate at BDSIDD University, majnring in Educatinnal Measurements and Seeial Sciences. This themugh training, tngether with sitt- teen years tii service here at Gathat'n have: placed him it: an enviable pesitien in the edu- estienai held in Maine. Pimeng the subjects he has taught here at Getham ate Estinemies, Seeiningy, Educatititiai Measures, Peiitieal Seiv enee, anti IntrndLICti-sn ten Teaching. Ali hi his classes have enjeyed his arguments, his inclinav tiern thwatd statistical realities, his shyr wit, and his invigorating manner. Besides his wntk in his classes, he has been mach Df basketball; he has intttitiueed and eeaehed track, and has enmuraged athletic term- petitien between New England teacher training institutititis. As athletic administrator, he has urged the adeptien tif a eleset seheel-student hnaneiai eeepemtien in buying equipment. Dutside nf his tenth here at Gerham, his taients as etganieer arid administrater have been teeegniaed; he has been elected President hi the New England Teachers: Athletic Cun- ference and Secretary cf the Western Maine Approved Basketball Officials. Mr. Wieden and Mrs. Wieden have taken an active part in the enmmunity life sf Get- ham. Mr. Wieden has heat a past tiHieer in feur lndges emf the Masenie ntder, is a memhe: hi the Cnngregatienai Church, and has been interested in all tswn affairs. Mtst Wieden is a member Elf the Eastern Star, has been Presi- dent ef the 'Wumanis Club, and has taken an active part in the Ladies1 Circle, Cesmspeiitan Club, Csttttrmtiitj.r Club, and Seeial Club. Gnrham is gutting ED miss Mt. Wieden greatly, but Presque Isle is benefiting by mil: less. The wherie schuul jnins in wishing Mr. Wieden and his family hest hf luck in their future heme!