Hyde Park High School - Aitchpe Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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remained two years as principal of the villag e school. In 1882 he became principal of the St. Joseph, Michig-an, schools. In 1884 Mr, French was called to the West Division Hig-h School, Chicag-o, as instructor of history. He held this posi- tion until 1890, when he was elected to the principalship of the Lake View Hig-h School. In 1891 he was transferred to the position of principal of the Hyde Park Hig-h School. The g-rowth of the Hyde Park Hig-h School during- the last few years clearly demonstrates his executive ability and power as leader and org-anizer. Mr. French is the author of Lincoln, the Liberator in the American Reformers Series; The Words of Lin- coln and Selections from Browning-. From 1887 to 1889 he was president of the Chicag-o Christian Endeavor Union. Mr. French has held the following- educational posi- tions: Vice-president of the Cook County Hig-h School Teachers ' Association from 1891 to 1896; president of the Hig-h School Section of the State Teachers ' Association in 1895; chairman executive committee of the same association in 1896. He has been recently appointed member of a committee of five to investig-ate colleg-e requirements in history, and to report to the North Central Association of CoUeg-es and Secondary Schools. Mr. French w as married to Miss Mar y Lake Hearth, of St. Joseph, Michig-an, July 17, 1889.

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XTbe jFacuIti? Charlks W. French was born in Woodstock, Vermont, on the fifth of April, 1858. He attended the local schools, and g-raduated from the hig-h school in preparation for colleg-e in 1874. He entered Dartmouth Colleg-e, and g-raduated in 1879, receiving the deg-ree of A.M. three years later. He had taught every winter after leaving- hig-h school until the close of his university course. While at colleg-e Mr. French be- came a member of the $r l fraternity. After his gradua- tion he went to New Hampshire to take the position of principal of the Marlowe Academy. The following- year found Mr. French at Ferrysburg-, Michig-an, where he

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Maky Bkownell Hkrkick has been identilied for many years with the school as instructor in Eng-lish. She was born in Malone, New York. After attending- public and private schools there, she moved to Bang-or, Maine. She graduated from Bangor High School and then went to Mount Holyoke, attending during the summer a school of languages, at Am- herst. Soon after. Miss Herrick taught iy m in the Hartford, Connecticut, Female 1 WKW Seminary. After living some years in Philadelphia without teaching, she went as instructor to Dakota State University, where her father was a professor. In 1887 she entered upon her present duties at Hyde Park High School. ' •Jir Edward Emory Hill was born in Fulton, New York, where he received his early education in the Fulton Acad- emy. He attended the Syracuse Univer- sity and graduated with the degree of A.B. He has since received the deg ' ree of A.M. While at Syracuse he became a member of the I T fraternity. He began his career of teaching in the Fulton schools, but resig ned to become principal of the Union High School, of Lysander, New York. After spending some time at this school he accepted the position of principal of the Tuscola, Illinois, High School. In 1889 Mr. Hill came to Hyde Park High School, where he has since been instruc- tor in civics and mathematics. William H. Gage was born in Ham- ilton, Ontario. He received his early education in the Intercollegiate Institute, at Hamilton, and later studied art at Cooper Institute, in New York city. In 1889 Mr. Gage entered upon his duties in Hyde Park High School, as instructor in drawing.