Educator of Note Expires Former Shurtleff School Headmaster
Former headmaster of the Shurtleff School in Boston dies at age 91. The educator had guided students and shaped school programs for decades.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
2
Longtime Boston educator Henry C Hardon dies at 91
Henry C Hardon, former headmaster of Shurtleff School Boston, died at his Newton home aged 91. A pioneering advocate for domestic science in public schools he led Massachusetts and New England teachers associations and served on Newton Unitarian and school boards. He leaves a widow and four children including Henry W Harden and Dr. Robert W Hardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Hardon
Shurtleff School
Boston
Copley Street
Newton
Hardon
Boston Public Schools
Mansfield
Comfort
Anna Hall (Field) Harden
Berkeley Seminary
Martinsburg
W. Va
Thompson Island
Boston Harbor
Harden
Massachusetts Teachers’ Association
New England Association of Teachers
Unitarian Association
Henry W. Harden
New York City
Law School
Columbia University
Robert W. Hardon
Chicago
Postraduate
City
Anneth W. Hardon
New York
Morrill Ink Company
James H. Wright
Cambridge
Margaret Hardon
Anna Wallace Wilson
Nathaniel Wilson
Lowell
Ex-Army Officer Charged With Thefts
Winslow A. Dunne, former second lieutenant at Camp Devens, pleads not guilty to embezzling 250 dollars from the government. He is held on 1000 dollars bond for a December 19 hearing, remanded to federal custody after arrest at a State Street real estate office. The case alleges Dunne took funds collected from privates in December 1917 to buy Liberty bonds for his own use. He resides at 40 Playstead Road, Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow A. Dunné
Camp Devens
United States
Hayes
Dunne
Playstead Road
Newton
Ayer
State Street
Tighe
Hopkinton summonses marked second day of school war
Dec 10 Hopkinton sees two petitions circulated for a special town meeting to elect a new school committee member and to urge Payson Smith to reinstate Ellen Duffey the dismissed high school teacher. Sheriff Walsh served seven prominent residents under the 1919archy law on charges of inciting an assault on a public official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Payson Smith
Ellen Duffey
William H. Walsh
Framingham
Townspeople react to Carr Duffiey dispute with planned meeting
Selectman Ed ward Carr’s warning that state police may be needed to guard public buildings fuels a town quarrel over Miss Duffey. Residents allege camouflage, while a petition calls for a December 23 town meeting to oust a school board member and reinstate the teacher.
Cape's End Bill Faces Drafting Errors in House
The avill bill proposing a $50,000 appropriation to commemorate the Pilgrims landing at Provincetown was first discussed in the House yesterday. Representatives Underhill and Brennan opposed the measure, and errors in the draft were found and the bill was recommitted for revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avill
Provincetown
Representatives Underhill
Somerville
Brennan
Boston
Ure
Committee On
Pilgrim Monument appropriation debate splits on Provincetown role
The bill on a $50,000 appropriation to improve the Pilgrim monument approaches Provincetown under a five member Governor appointed commission. Critics argue last year’s $250,000 pledge caps funding and urge focus on Bunker Hill while praising Provincetown’s patriotic record. Brennan later introduces a $2,000 measure for Bunker Hill monument improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincetown
Underhill Ale
Plymouth
Congress
Cape
Brennan
Charlestown
Bunker Hill
Cape Cod
Bunker Hill Monument
Smith
Hartshorn
Gardner
Girl Mistakes Acid for Syrup at Downtown Office
Catherine Bittihofer a 17 year old filing clerk at a downtown newspaper office drank from a bottle labeled White Pine containing carbolic acid by mistake. She fell ill while at work and was taken to City Hospital in Jamaica Plain for treatment after a burning throat and collapse near Boylston and Tremont streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Bittihofer
Alveston Street
Jamaica Plain
Catherine
City Hospital
Boylston
Tremont Streets
LaGrange Street
Urge raised salaries for Boston teachers and staff
The 1918-19 annual reports by the Boston school committee and Superintendent Frank V. Thompson call for higher pay for teachers and for janitors and attendance officers. Thompson argues stronger wages are needed to recruit and retain skilled educators, while noting successful guidance reducing truancy. the medical report shows most pupils have no defects, with ongoing nutrition and vaccination support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Frank V. Thompson
Thompson
School Employment Bureau
Cer
Medical Inspection Department
Standard Suffers Tt Ig True Enough That Competent
In the fragmented text a standard or rule is described as suffering from a tautology or a misprint. The passage notes that the phrase true enough that competent appears garbled and unclear.
Boston Hosts First Live Fox Show At Horticultural Hall
Boston opened its first live fox show at Horticultural Hall featuring 63 silver foxes. Individual foxes sold for at least $1000, with higher prices expected for premium animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Horticultural Hall
Fox Show Sets Gelling Price and Ribbon Winners
The American Fox Breeders Association organized an annual event with high gelling price discussions around $4000. Numerous skins were displayed and many local entries noted. Three prize cups were planned but judging delays limited awards to three ribbons. Blue ribbon went to Sheffield of Florence Massachusetts, second to Borestone Lone Star owned by Robert Moore of Onawa Maine, and third to Dr. FF Wadsworth's Duke of Sherborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Ox Breeders’ Association
Sheffield
Haries A. Sheffield
Florence
Mass
Borestone Lone Star
Fox
Robert ZT. Moore
Onawa
Dr. 5. FF
Wadsworth
Duke of
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Miss Duffey
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Carr
Warren B. Lymans
Thomas Enott
Miss May Power
Eliott
Charles T. Roach
Robert
Rosalie Pond
Dr. Wernet
Wernet Dental Mfg. Co
Beekman St
Dorr
Canal Street
North Station
Uptown Meat and Fish Department
Houghton & Dutton Co
Park Street
Lowest McArthur
Winsor
Royal
Phonograph Department
Morris
Martha Washington
McArthur
Little Red Rider
McArthore Mikro
Washington St
Phonograph Department A
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