Phillips Exeter Academy - PEAN Yearbook (Exeter, NH)

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Ellbcrtus Utne Eublexg. LBERTUS TRUE DUDLEY, A. B., was born in january, 1866, at Paris, N. Y., and in his early youth he removed with his people to Warsaw, in the same state. His primary education together with his preparation for college was received in the public schools of Warsaw. Mr. Dudley entered Harvard University in 1883 and was graduated from there with the class of '87. He received Final Honors in Classics and was also a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, an organization in which is represented the best in scholar- ship of each class. Upon graduation the position of Gymnasium Instructor in Phillips Exeter was offered him. This position Mr. Dudley accepted and in the fall of 1887 he came to Exeter. In connection with his Gymnasium duties Mr. Dudley is also assistant in Latin. During his course through l-lar- vard Mr. Dudley was recognized as a splendid athlete and in the Harvard- Yale foot-ball game of 1887 he played the position of quarter-back. During his connection with P. E. A. he has worked hard with our foot-ball champions and much of our success is due to his efforts. 'dllflilliam Elllen Jfrancis. ILLIAM ALLEN FRANCIS, A. M., who now completes his fourth year in the Phillips Exeter Aca.demy, was born at Fall River, Mass., on the seventh of March. 1861. His youth was spent in his native town and here he enjoyed the privileges ofa good common school education. His course for college preparation was pursued in the Fall River High School, from which institution he was graduated in 1878. Mr. Francis entered Brown University in the fall of 1878 and after a successful course was graduated with honors in 1882. While at Brown, Mr. Francis was one ofthe best athletes and played on the nine for two seasons. He entered into mercantile pursuits shortly after his college course, and then into the more congenial ranks of education. Having entirely severed his business relations, Mr. Francis taught in Concord, Mass., until 1887. In September of that year he was elected Instructor in Mathematics in Phillips Exeter Academy, which position he still holds. Mr. Francis, a favorite with his classes, is a skilled mathematician, an untiring and capable teacher and a power in the class room. 14

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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

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'IDRYOIU 'MOYIIJ jfovoler. AROLD NORTH FOWLER, Ph. D., was born at Westfield, Mass.,in Feb- ruary, 1859, and in early life was educated at the various schools in his native town. In the school year of 1871-72 he attended the Edwards Place school at Stockbridge, Mass., and in September, 1873, went abroad, attending private schools in Dresden. He returned to America in 1875. In 1876 he entered Harvard University and was graduated in 1880 with Highest Honors in Classics. After graduation, Mr. Fowler taught for two years in Marston's University School in Baltimore, Md. As a member of the American School of Classical Studies, Mr. Fowler went to Athens in the autumn of 1882. In the spring of 1883 he travelled in Sicily and in Asia Minor and then began a course at Berlin University. In 1884 he went to Bonn, where he remained until the degree of Doctor of Philosophy was conferred upon him. Having returned from Europe in 1885, Mr. Fowler was for three years an instructor in Harvard, from which institution he came to P. E. A. and accepted the po- sition of Instructor in Latin. Mr. Fowler is now Professor in that study. 'tllllilliain Etbbot Stone. ILLIAM ABBOT STONE, A. B., was born on the 16th of October, 1860, at Bucksport, Maine. Together with his family he moved to Boston, when but a boy, and there he received his primary education. He remained a student in the Boston grammar schools, u11til he entered the Dorchester High School. In 1881, after graduation from this school, he entered Harvard University and was graduated with honors in 1886. Mr. Stone then took a post graduate course of one year, duri11g which time he was assistant to Dr. Hall in the Physical Laboratory of the University. At the completion of his post graduate course he left Harvard and accepted an appointment as In- structor in Physics and Mathematics in the Cambridge Latin School. After being very successful in this position, Mr. Stone resigned, having been elected Instructor in Physics and Chemistry in Phillips Exeter Academy in july, 1888. This position Mr. Stone held for o11e year, until the arrival of Mr. White, as it was found necessary to have an instructor in both Physics and Chemistry. Mr. Stone is at present Instructor in Physics. 15