Phillips Exeter Academy - PEAN Yearbook (Exeter, NH)

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Jnrabburxg longfellow Gilleg. RADBURY LONGFICLLOW CILLEY, A. M., was born in Nottingham, N. H., on the sixth of September, 1838. In the year 1842 he removed to Exeter and pursued his elementary studies in the common schools of the town until the autumn of 1851, at which time he became a student of Phillips Exeter Academy. Leaving the Academy in 1855, Mr. Cilley was admitted to the Sophomore class in Harvard University. He was graduated from Harvard with very high honors in 1858. After graduating, Mr. Cilley went to Albany, N. Y., where he was chosen as an instructor in the Albany Academy. In December, 1858, he was elected Professor of Ancient Languages in Phil- lips Exeter Academy, and on February I4ti'l of the following year he assumed the duties of his office. This position Professor Cilley still holds. Together with Professor Wentworth, he has labored incessantly for more than three decades to place P. E. A. on the proud pinnacle of fame, which she now holds, and has attained through the noble efforts of himself and colleague. Meat' jfattlbabetx 1 SCAR FAULHABER, Ph. D., was born in january, 1832, at Isny in the Kingdom of Wurtemberg, South Germany. His education for the most part was received at Stuttgart and Tubingen, at which last natned place he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1855. Later he came to the United States and commenced educational work in Bridgeport, Conn., and Syracuse, N. Y. His next position was that of an instructor in the Chicago High School. After a connection of nine years with this institution he re- turned to the liast and taught successfully in Phillips Andover, Bradford and Harvard University. In 1874 he left the University and in response to a call, accepted the position of instructor in French and German in P. A. He also conducts the same classes in the Robinson Fetnale Seminary, Exeter, and in the summer is connected with Dr. Sauveur's Summer School in Burlington, Vt. Dr. Faulhaber is a learned French and German scholar, an author of some note, a capable instructor and an excellent educator. I2 P

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Gbarles Everett jfieb. HARLES EVERETT FISH, A. M., the sixth Principal of the Phillips Ex- eter Academy, was born in Barnstable, Mass.. in 1854. He secured his education only by his own exertions, displaying great energy and self sacrifice in maintaining himself at academy a11d college. He received his preparatory training at Andover, and going to Harvard College became a member of the class of 1878. He did not graduate with this class, but spent four years in teaching, and tinally took his degree with the class of 1880. His first Held of teaching was in Auburn, Maine, at the Edward Little Institute. During his stay at Auburn he was married. From there he went to Chicopee, Mass., occupying responsible public positions. When he resigned the principalship of the Chicopee High School, to open a private school at Worcester, on the invitation of leading citizens of the latter place, universal regret was expressed at Chicopee. A number of his pupils followed him to continue under his instruction. His Worcester school was distinctly a preparatory school for Harvard. From there he came to Exeter to accept the principalship. George 'HUJGPI ul1ClltV0Olftl'J. EORGE ALBERT WENTWORTH, A. M., was born at Wakefield, N. H., july 3, 1835. His elementary education was acquired in a district school of his native place and later he attended the Wakefield Academy for about one year. In 1852 he entered the Phillips Exeter Academy. In 1855 he left the Academy and was admitted to the Sophomore class in Harvard University. Mr. Wentwortl1 was graduated from the University with honors in 1858. Three months before graduation he was elected Instructor in An- cient Languages in Phillips Exeter Academy. After one year's work in this capacity he was chosen Professor of Mathematics,a position which he still holds. During the interims between Dr. Perkins' resignation and Dr. Scott's election, and between Dr. Scott's resignation and Professor Fish's election, Professor Wentworth Hlled the office of Chairman of the Faculty. As an author of mathematical text books, Professor Wentworth is perhaps best known throughout the country. Professor Wentworth is at present the oldest member of our honorable faculty, and has been longer connected with the Academy than anyone since its foundation, except Drs. Abbot and Soule. II

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3ames Elrtbur Cufts. AMES ARTHUR 'l'UF'1'S, A. B., was born on the 26th of April, 1855, in Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. In that tOW11 was spent his early boyhood and there his elementary education was pursued. In his eleventh year he attended the military school in Brattleborough, Vt., where he remained for a period of three years, at the end of which time he served a two years' clerkship in his father's store. In April, 1872, he entered Phillips Exeter Academy and in 1874 was graduated with honors. In the Academy he was very popular and during a part of his Senior year was President of the Golden Branch, then the only literary society in the Academy. Mr. Tufts entered Harvard University in the fall of 1874 and was graduated with dis- tinction in 1878. During his student life he was president of his class, presi- dent of the Everett Athenaeum, and a member of the Signet. Immediately after his graduation from Harvard he was appointed Instructor in English in P. E. A., and is now Professor of English in the Classical Department. il.,- Garlton IIBQCCIJCI' 5f6t5Oll. ARLTON BEECHER STETSON, A. M., was born in West Sumner, Ox- ford county, Maine, in February, 1855. His early education, received in his native town, was chiefiy confined .to the district school. supplemented, however, by a few terms of High School work, whenever convenience offered. Having determined to take a college course, he entered Colby University, Waterville, Me., in 1877. From this institution, Mr. Stetson was graduated in june, 1881. He then accepted the position of Instructor in Greek and Mathematics in Bridgeton Academy, Bridgeton, Me. In 1883 he was elected Principal of the Ellsworth High School. This position he resigned in order to go abroad for post graduate study. Mr. Stetson then entered Berlin Universi- ty in October, 1883, where he remained until june, 1885. During his course in Germany he studied Greek as a specialty, taking with it Latin, Sanskrit and Comparative Philology. Returning to America, Mr. Stetson finished his post graduate course at Johns Hopkins University in a very successful manner, during 1885-6. In June, 1886, he was chosen Instructor in ancient Lan- guages in Phillips Exeter Academy, a position which Mr. Stetson still holds. I3