Townsend Harris High School - Crimson Gold Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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NIX ETFHN-THlRTlilfN-FC DURTEFN 17 - llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllll!!'3fli5M542!':!.!l!Ql!2!lIlI . M vuv.v.n.v.u.v-wmv.1l1.-J.!nmmm:Il,v.m1lnlmmnu P T WIIIIMIIII IH ' WW V 5 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIII III II III II IIII II IIII I - N this, the first issue of the Townsend Harris Hall Annual, X yi the Board of Editors seeks to place before the students a ,complete though brief edition of the history of the school, Yljlkgy resume of the past year's activities, and an account of the -iclass of June, 1914. XYe hope our attempts will not be in vain. Our object is to present a book worthy of the name Harris It is a work comprising the entire system of Townsend Harris organizations and Townsend Harris ideals. It is representative of our pride and our ambitions. Despite the fact that our enthusiasm over this project is great, we cannot rely on the success of the Annual, unless we are assured of the combined support and loyalty of the entire student body of Townsend Harris Hall. A substantial evidence of approval and satisfaction on the part of the students will tend to make the Annual a complete success in future years. XYe greatly appreciate the kindness of Prof. XVerner, Prof. Sim and Prof. Thompson in granting us permission to publish the Townsend Harris Annual. To Prof. Cosenza, Dr. Grendon, Dr. Otis, Mr. Groesbeck, Mr. Tynan and Mr. Hayes, the Board of Editors is greatly indebted for their individual and collective assistance in helping to make this first issue of the Townsend Harris Hall Annual a success. To them we offer our sincere thanks. To those of the lower classes who have so willingly aided us by contributing material for this publication, the Board expresses its hearty appreciation. VVith the hope that our work may be an inspiration to the many loyal sons of Townsend Harris Hall in the future we, the Board of Editors, take pleasure in submitting to our fellow students the hrst issue of the Townsend Harris Hall Annual.

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l6 THE HARRIS ANNUAL sojourn in New York, Mr. Harris contemplated founding a free academy for boys. His perseverance and untiring efforts were truly auspicious. On Mr. Harris' motion, a committee was appointed july 27, l846, to report upon a plan for the academy. This took definite shape under a legislative act of May 7, 1847. Finally the people of New York in the school and judicial election of june, l847, voted to estab- lish the present institution, which was at first called the 4'New York Free Academy. About this time the mother of Mr. Harris died, and he, being a bachelor, left New York for San Francisco, where he purchased a half interest in a trading vessel bound for the East Indies. Meeting with continued success, Mr. Harris finally bought the entire stock of the trading company, and commenced his premeditated voyage around the world and back to New York, via the Orient. He reached his destination in 1855, at a time when the United States government sought closer connections with the East. Because of his thorough knowledge of the customs and civilization of the Eastern peoples, and owing to the influence of Secretary of State Marcy, a personal friend, Mr. Harris was commissioned by the Federal Gov- ernment to act as Consul General to japan. NVe have already men- tioned how intimately he entered into the earliest American relations with japan. His humanitarian ideals, his combined legislative, ju- dicial, and executive ability, and his advocacy of commercial friend- ship were genuine factors in the advancement and progress of the Japanese Empire, and helped to lift japan to a prominent position among the nations of the world, by serving as a powerful stimulant in the development of Japan's commerce. Fully satisfied and convinced that he had faithfully and successfully executed his duty as Consul General, Mr. Harris returned to the United States during the Civil VVar. A Unionist at heart and in mind, he cordially approved of the action of the North. One of the most picturesque moments in the life of Mr. Harris occurred when he paid a public tribute to General U. S. Grant, to whom he presented on this occasion an exquisite japanese sword. In this and in many other ways, Mr. Harris acquired wide recognition for his private and public services. His devotion particularly to the cause of free public education has made him so conspicuous a Hgure in the history of New York that the college is proud to have his name engraved over the portals of Townsend Harris Hall.

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18 THE HARRIS ANNUAL . ,i'f'llIll '.1v .1 . ifierlllllwli , ,' .5 film' lil ll- f I I1 e 7 ai c u 1 1 g 1117 1.e11d1flla1..1l1 ,W ,A Arranged in Order of Seniority ADOLPH VVERNER, Acting President of the College of the City of New York and Professor of the German Language and Literature. TLS., College ox' the City of New York, 1857Q M.S,, 18603 Ph.D., Rutgers Female College, 1880. CHARLES GEORGE HERBERMANN, Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, and Lihrarian. A.B., Fordham, 1858, A,M., 18602 Ph.D., St. Francis Xavier, 1865, LL.D., 18823 Litt.D., Holy Cross, 1906. FITZ GERALD TISDALL, Professor of the Greek Language and Literature. A.B., College of the City of New York, 18593 A.M., 18623 Pli.D., New York University, 1874. 1.l2W1S FREEMAN MOTT, Professor of the English Language and Literature. B.S., College of the City of New York, 18833 M,S., 18863 Ph.D., Columbia, 1896 CHARLES A. DOWNER, Professor of Romance Languages. A.B., College of the City of New York, 18861 Ph.D., Columbia, 19013 Officier d'Academie, 19063 Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, 19133 JOHN ROBERT SIM, I Professor of Mathematics, and Director of Townsend Harris Hall A.B., College of the City of New York, 1868. IVIN SICKLES, Professor of Natural History, and Chairman of the Executive Council. A.B,, Ohio Wesleyan University, 18962 A.M., 1898, Ph.D., Columbia, 1903. THOMAS ANDREW STOREY, Professsor of Hygiene, and Director of the Gymnasium. A.B., Leland Stanford, Jr. University, 18963 A.M., 1900, Ph.D,, 1902Q M.D., Harvard, 1905. VVILLIAM FOX, Associate Professor of Physics. B.S., College of the City of New York, 18843 M.E., Stevens Institute, 1886. CARLETON L. BROWNSON, Associate Professor of Greek, and Dean of the Faculty. B.A., Yale, 18873 Ph.D., 1897 ERASTUS PALMER, Associate Professor of Public Speaknig. A.B., Hamilton, 18823 A.M., 1890. HARRY C. KROVVL. Associate Professor of English. A.B., College of the City of New York, 18953 Ph.D., New York University, 1900. EDMUND BURKE. Assistant Professor of Latin. A.B., College of the City of New York, 1890 HOLLAND THOMPSON, Assistant Professor of History, and Director of the Townsend Harris Hall Annex, Ph.B., University of North Carolina, 1895Q A.M., Columbia, 19003 Ph.D., 1906 NELSON P. MEAD, Assistant Professsor of History. ILS., College of the City of New York, 18992 A.M., Columbia, 19033 Pl1.D., 1906.