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

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WALTER EARLE RUSSELL, born Fayette, Maine. Maine Wesleyan Seminary A. EL; Wesleyan Uni- versity, Cenneeticut, Ed. EL; Rhude Ieland Cellege ef Educatiem He has been a teacher at the Nermal Seheei in New Britain, Cenneetieut and et Gnrhem Hermal Seheel in Gerham, Maine. Fer thirtwaive 1years, Dr. Russell has served as principal of the Gerham Nermal Schenl. He is a member cf the Werld Service Cemmissien; Board of TrustEesi Kentls Hill Seminary; Beard csf Direemrs, Gotham Savings Bank; and chairman cf Rabie- Reereatien Cemmittee; Maine Teachers? Agencie- tien; and Secretary and Treasurer, Beard mi: Trustees. Methedist Church, Gerham, Maine.

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DR. RUSSELL DR. RUSSELL: tall, eemmandingw-meet elis- tinguiehedvleeking principal in the stateede- tinted te gait, hLIt date net SCIDI'H crequete plays a mean hand at centrattF-whietles settly ever yeur prehlemsequite nentemmittele rrdghtftr hand-ehake-ptegteesive in practice at; well as in theeryewellknewn and universally respected Figure et all edUCatienel eenfereneee threugheut New England-meeter at deliver- ing tetee, pointed little speeches. with a sur- ptise ending-a man whe influences teachers, pteepeetive, and teachers in Service threugheut New England. TO THE STUDENTS 0F THE GDRHAM NORMAL SCHOOL Yen :eme tn the Getham Normal Scheel te train fer teaching. What the Gerham Nermal Scheel can de fUl' yeu is. limited by the preteenedit;r yeu hteught with yeu. It eeuId de nothing fer yet: had' net several ether agencies prepared the way. Net trendyr the present werld by which you ate surteunded hut alse all time has put yet: under tribute fer yeur training te teach. Yeur aneestete eentributed the gifts with which yet: were endewed at birth and 311 yeur werld ef past and present hee stimulated the develepment ef these gifts te tit yet: fer service Seine ef the eiemente in thie teeth! at yeurs te which yeu ate meet indebted ate yeut helmet, yeut echeel, your church and yeut cemmunity, perhaps. in the order named. The part of freer eemmunity that has effected yeu meet, fer geed er ill, eeneiste ef yeur petsenal friends and playmates. The Getham Nermal School has heen eth ene agency in the pretees at making yet: a trained teacher. Its part has. been te take the PErSDnality yen hteught end te help yeu te hteetien yeur cultural feundetien, ten elevate yeur character and te acquire the skills te use yeur pErSGnality effectively as a teacher. In spite at all yeur rich gifts at nature and in spite of the stimuIating influences ef enviren- ment, it yet: became a well-treined teacher the credit wiIl he ChjEHf due te yeur ewn efFert. Accept the respensihiiity, he undiemeyed. keep persistently trying te impreve. Never he satis- fied with yeur attainments. -i

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FACULTY Wt: SEE: them first at chapEl-thnse distant, austere characters, 5n impart; tant in am lives, 50 highly,r rt5pnn5ible far that ttatning which will make us teachers-m ftJH-aw in their fuuttttpa. But snnn we begin tn:- knuw them as human, and then Wt: knnw them as . . . DR. RUSSELL, giving his hand tn student, church, Iztzrtt'ttt'HJttitf.F alike, and having an equally able mm at gulf, bnwling, and Crttsswntd ptlitzltes . . . MR WOODWARD, a schnlar and a gentlemattnwa put:, and an 3H: critic, intETEstEd in an wnrthwhile Iitttamtewhe sets a very high Stand- ard fur us tn reach befnre we became gncd teachtts . . . MISS KEENE, preparing us far all thl: cmatgenties nf Ethnnl teaching, wkh a rate. gnmd sense cf Fun, 3 basis. nf knuwledgc, anti 3 dimming friendliness t . . MR. HHUWN, whuse 333556th art hi5 family, his buys, IliE- shanp, and his marveluus summer camp . . . MR. CILLEY, wutking twat then:H with him, everylmdyrs friend and awry- budy's builder . . . MISS HAST- INGS1 WIHJ'r kindly and firmly keeps uur fact an the grmlnd, and that teaching pnsitinn in mn- minds. WALTER E. RUSSELL H.251... HEEL Principal, Hduca titm I Laws 3. Wnnnwwtm A.B., AM. Vite-Pttnttpal, Science JESSIE L. KEEHE PH.B. Art. Science GEBRGE A. BROWN 5:3th LAWRENCE N. CtLLtcf Shut: a-F-F- :1 W1 MARY L. I-IAE'I'IHGS FRESI'iMHN RECEPTIDN Directar :11: Training Pug: Twenty-fam