Browsing named entities in Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4.. You can also browse the collection for Isaac Ames or search for Isaac Ames in all documents.

Your search returned 4 results in 1 document section:

Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., Reminiscences of an earlier Medford. (search)
rst teacher in the High School was Mr. Daniel H. Forbes, a very earnest and faithful instructor. He was succeeded by Mr. Isaac Ames, a graduate of Dartmouth, afterwards Judge of Probate of Suffolk County. He was a man of broad culture and high aimsart of a liberal education, and such was the good fortune of those who attended the High School during the incumbency of Mr. Ames. The course of study in the old High School was of a mixed character. It was almost altogether an English course. Wlligently, and to good results. It was, so far as it went, a sound school. No Greek was taught until near the close of Mr. Ames' term of service, and no modern language. With Mr. Ames' retirement closed my connection with the High School. I lefMr. Ames' retirement closed my connection with the High School. I left it to attend the private school of Mr. Day, kept in the larger building which used to occupy the site upon which the residence of Mr. Joseph Manning, on Forest street, now stands. Mr. Day was the successor of Mr. John Angier, long and favorably kn