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The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), The public schools of Cambridge. (search)
. Thus the board is practically a continuous body, always containing a majority that have had experience in school management. The mayor is chairman ex officio. The best men and women of the city respond freely to the public demand for their service on the board, and the list of past members contains many a name of state and even national reputation. This service has been admirably supplemented and strengthened by the gentlemen who have served as superintendents of schools since 1868: Edwin B. Hale, from 1868 until 1874, and Francis Cogswell, from 1874 to the present time. Whether guiding or executing progressive educational policies, Mr. Cogswell has shown rare wisdom and tact, and throughout his prolonged experience has enjoyed the uninterrupted confidence of his committee, the schools, and the public. It is usually understood that the first superintendent of schools in Massachusetts was appointed in Springfield in 1840. Cambridge records show, however, that the town warrant
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), The Cambridge Manual Training School for boys. (search)
nts, giving them valuable suggestions and words of encouragement. The conservative management of its supervising committee has also in no small degree been an incentive to the superintendent and the corps of able instructors. Its growth has been rapid, strong, and healthy, and with such management the successful maintenance of the school is assured. The present members of this committee are Hon. William E. Russell, Col. T. W. Higginson, Hon. Samuel L. Montague, Mr. Andrew McF. Davis, Mr. E. B. Hale, and Mr. Robert Cowen. The school has gained an almost national reputation for its eminently practical, progressive, and unique features. During the eight years of its existence it has grown from a mere educational experiment to an indispensable factor in the school system, and its methods have been copied by cities throughout the country, wherever an effort is made to keep abreast with modern educational principles. No one who has observed the trend of industrial and social progr
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman), Government of the city of Cambridge, 1896. (search)
Mr. John Hopewell, Jr., Mr. Theodore H. Raymond, Mr. Henry D. Yerxa, Dr. Charles Bullock, Mr. Otis S. Brown, Rev. David N. Beach, Mr. George Howland Cox, Col. Thomas W. Higginson, Hon. William B. Durant, Hon. William E. Russell, Mr. Edwin B. Hale, Mr. Edward B. James, Gen. Edgar R. Champlin, Rev. George W. Bicknell, Hon. John W. Coveney, Mr. Benjamin G. Hazel, Rev. Thomas Scully, Mr. William E. Thomas, Mr. Walter H. Lerned, Mr. John H. Corcoran, Mr. George Close, Rev. Johroe, Thomas W. Higginson, Rev. Thomas Scully, Joseph J. Kelley, Charles Bullock, and John C. Watson. public meeting. Mr. George A. Allison, chairman; Councilman Albert S. Apsey, clerk; Alderman Henry White, Councilman John J. Scott, Messrs. Edwin B. Hale, Edgar R. Champlin, James F. Aylward, and Theodore H. Raymond. entertainment. Alderman Watson G. Cutter, chairman; Councilman Charles H. Montague, clerk; Alderman Charles P. Keith, Councilmen Robert A. Parry, Cornelius Minihan, and