Worcester Academy - Towers Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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s. N., 1 u if ' 7 Q1 u nnitf siWN:'esYcvt'c X is review! l.t1.1ihgg,, rilitslsloiussfsin as gon lv. all N Um Q . f' an as 5 as ,,:f Q'A. 2 0 S fW ' er'l 'Tl-1E vowzns - CLASS oF19aa SAMUEL FOSS HOLMES Headmaster Was graduated from Wesleyan with the degree of Ph.B. in 1904g received A.M. in 1910. Was Assistant in English at Wesleyan, 190-11-416, Master in English, Peekskill Military Academy, Peek- ski11, N. Y., 1906m07Q came to Worcester as Instructor in English in 1907. Made Master in English in 1911, became Acting Head- master in 1918, and Headmaster in 1919. GEORGE DUDLEY C11 U RC11 Registrar Received an A.B. degree from Brown, 1899, and an honorary A.M. from Brown in 1916. Was Instructor at Worcester Acad- emy., 1900-02, Headmaster of the Abbott School, Farmington, Maine, 1902-1918, and owner of the School from 1910-1918. Came to Worcester Academy as Registrar in 1918. IIARRI MAN CLEVELAND DODD Iffxecutive Qfficer Received the degree of B.S. from Wiesleyan in 1901. Principal of Middlehllry, Conn., lligh School, 1901-1903, Principal of Norwichtown, Conn., Grammar School, 1903-190k Senior Master, Irving School, Tarrytown, N. Y., 190431912 ln charge of the Preparatory Department at Worcester in 19121 became Executive Officer in 1918. JOH N EARLE BLOSSOM Master' in English Received an A.1'1. degree from Wesleyan University in 19114 and an Ed. M. from llarvard in 1933. Taught Classics at Barnard School for Boys, New York City, 1913-1915. Was Assistant Principal of Dickinson Seminary, Williamsport, l'a., 1915- 1918, came to Worcester as Instructor in Classics and English in 1918 and was made Master in English in 1922. 13

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K we R., .N sh as gn 4 or gg 1 WWWYEWT it W ls is it nun so 0 in 1 1 s lf . ..,.:x,.. ..,-, .,-. - WL 1' s-sf-s.+--,ami ww: t t f gun ,.p.... it J :un a if Q1 is l , 1 'U e 3 e 3 ans - cLAss 13119313 in-'am li wg. iwrrrrn uf ff ru 3 H TOW 0 HAROLD HAMILTON WADE Master in Public Speaking Received an A.B. degree from Beloit College in 1914. Was at lwercersburg Academy as Instructor in Public Speaking from 1914-19175 taught English and Public Speaking at Pawtucket, R. I., High School, 1917-18. Came to Worcester as Instructor in English and Public Speaking in 1918, and was made Master in Public Speaking in 1922. Director of Alumni Activities and Editor of VV. A. Bulletin since 1931. .IOSEPH VICTOR BLANCHET M aster in Modern Languages Received the degree of A.B. from Harvard in 1905. Head of French Department and Assistant in Latin, Chestnut Hill Academy, Chestnut Hill, Pa., 1905-1916. Instructor in French at the Taft School, VVatertown, Conn., 1916-1920. Came to Wlorcester as Head of the French Department in 1920 and was made Master in Nlodern Languages in 1922. HAROLD WEBER PRESSON Director of Physical Education Graduated from Worcester Academy, 1917. Attended Dart- mouth College until he entered the W'orld W'ar. Wlas Assistant Coach at Worcester Academy, 1921-23. Director of Physical Education and Head Coach at Springfield Central High School., 1923-26. In the fall of 1926 was appointed Director of Physical Education at Worcester Academy. Assistant Alumni Director and Head of VV. A. Loyalty Fund since 1931. CHARLES LAURENCE STEVENS Head of Science Department Graduated from Bates with a degree of B.S. in 1920. Assistant in Science at Bates from 1920e1921. Came to Worcester as Instructor in Mathematics and Science in 19213 was made Master in Science in 1927. Coach of Tennis since 1923. Director of School Band. In charge of Wlarner Memorial and Visual Educa- tion Program. 14