Meriden High School - Annual Yearbook (Meriden, CT)

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Euperintenbent 1keIIQ VVILLIAM P. KELLY, superintendent of the Meriden Public Schools was born in Troy, Ohio, and was educated in the graded schools of his native town. After completing his course in the Troy High School, Mr. Kelly entered Dartmouth College, in lSS2 ,and while there represented his college in literary and musical lines He was a member of Q. A. X. fraternity. He became a graduate of Dartmouth in 1886 with the degree of A. B., and three years later was honored by his college with the degree of A. M. Like many other young men Mr. Kelly turned his interest towards school teaching because of the sure salary, and in doing so discovered the vocation to be his life work. In lSS6 and lSS7 he was principal of Coe's Northwood Academy, Northwood, New Hampshire, and from that time on Mr. Kelly has proved himself equally at home and efficient in every department of instruction that he has undertaken. In 1897 Mr. Kelly became superintendent of the schools of Hudson, Massachusetts, and two years later accepted the same office at Attleboro. Here he remained for six years during which time he greatly built up and developed the school system. From this place he was called to Meriden as successor to Mr. A. B. Mather, and entered upon his duties of superintendent August l, l905. Mr. Kelly's experience and breadth of mind have already accomplished much fer Meriden's schools during the short time he has been with us and will undoubtedly do more in the future. In his relations with the High School Mr. Kelly has on frequent occasions evinced his interest in the students ofhcially and personally, and has attracted to himself many friends among faculty and scholars.

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Y - 1 'william ID. 1keIIQ, El. fm., Supt

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'Qlllillis 3. llbtoutg, El. SID., lbrincipal