Hillhouse High School - Elm Tree Yearbook (New Haven, CT)

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DEDICATION ELDEN GREENWOOD BARBOUR Mr. Barbour received his high school edu- cation at the North Yamiouth Academy in Yarmouth, Maine. Upon graduation, he enter- ed Bowdoin College and was awarded a Bach- elor of Arts degree in 1912. Later, in 1937, he received the degree of Master of Education from Bates. After teaching in various schools in New Hampshire for four years, he joined the history department of Hillhouse in 1929. For several years he was the faculty adviser of the Fencing Club and was also very active in the Connecticut Social Studies Association. VVhen not busy with school work, he enjoys gardening and repairing old furniture. After eaving Hillhouse, where he will be remem- bered for his pleasant smile and quiet humor, Mr. Barbour ho es to be able to do some of the interesting things for which he has never had time. IRVINC NICHOLAS COUNTRYMAN Our principal, Mr. Countryman, was grad- uated from Hillhouse in 1901 and from Yale University in 1905. In 1907 he received a Master of Arts degree from the Yale Graduate School. After earning his degree, he became an instructor of Latin, Creek and history at Dummer Academy in Brimfield, Massachusetts, and the next year taught Greek and Latin at the Salem High School in Salem, Massachusetts. In 1909 Mr. Countryman came to Hillhouse as a Latin and history teacher. Six years later he was made head of the history department, and from 1924 to 1926, on leave of absence, he was an assistant professor of visual education at the Yale School of Education. In 1926 he was appointed assistant principal of our school and in 1939 was made principal. Interested in the somewhat unusual hobby of carpentry, Mr. Countryman has recently remodeled his summer home in Branford, where he and Mrs. Countryman now live. In what little spare time he has, Mr. Countryman also enjoys playing bridge. In his many years at Hillhouse, Mr. Country- man has established an outstanding reputation as a school administrator, and as a man of true dignity and understanding.

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AGNES JOSEPHINE COX Miss Cox, a member of the p1'actical arts department, is an alumna, of Hillhouse, class of 1913. She attended the New Haven State Teachers, College and then received a B. A. in secondary education from New Britain State Teachers' College. She also took courses at Yale, Columbia, and the University of Maine. In her thirty-six years of teaching, Miss Cox has taught at VVoodward School, Worthington Hooker School, Sheridan Junior High School, and Hillhouse, where she has been for the last six years. A very versatile person, she has taught a variety of academic subjects as well as typing and clothing. Pleasant and capable, Miss Cox has also been an invaluable adviser of the Elm Tree for the past two years. EDVV ARD CORNELIUS CROWLEY Mr. Crowley, head of the mathematics de- partment since 1936, was graduated from Hill- house in 1902 and then went on to Yale Uni- versity. In 1906 he was graduated from the Yale Shell-ield Scientific School, coming to Hill- house as a teacher in 1910. Mr. Crowley is fond of playing cards in his spare time, and his mathematical mind undoubtedly makes him a tough opponent. He has no special plans for the future except that he will continue to live with his family in his VVest Haven home. During his forty-one years at Hillhouse Mr. Crowle has acquired many friends and has been lilfed and admired by both students and teachers, who will remember him for his won- derful sense of humor and his never-failing cheerfulness. HOWARD AUCUSTINE NEWTON Mr. Newton, a member of our science de- partment, received his high school diploma from Winchester High School in Winchester, Massa- chusetts, in 1902 and was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College in 1906. A member of the Hillhouse faculty since 1915, he has taught for forty-live years. Mr. Newton is an accomplished ianist, as those who have heard him play clgssical music in our assemblies and at various club meetings can testify. In addition to bein the adviser of the Stamp Club, he himself lias been for many years a member of the New Haven Stamp Club. Upon Mr. Newton's retirement, he and Mrs. Newton will spend winters in their home in Spring Glen and summers in their new cot- tage on Cape Cod. Mr. Newton and his de- voted wife have set for us all an unforgettable example of valiant courage and faithful, un- swerving performance of duty.