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Bristol High School Golden Jubilee Essay Remembrance
The Bristol Phenix recounts the semi centennial of Bristol High School through Miss Munroe's Valedictory of the Class of 1899. It traces the 1848 founding, early Select School origins, principal teachers including Jillson Burr Cooke and Mary Shepard, the move from Old Academy to Byfield House, and the school’s growth to a permanent home. It notes diplomas begun in 1853, a long line of graduates mainly girls, notable alumni in navy, diplomacy, clergy, and industry, and ends with a call for continued support toward a centennial celebration.
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Bristol High School
Thomas Shepard
William B Spooner
Bristol
Select School
High School
Grammar
William E Jillson
Providence High School
Select
Cooke
Mary W Shepard
Grammar School
Dr Cooke
Sf Cooke
Court House
Old Academy
Providence
Pera
Nathaniel Byfield
Byfield
United States Navy
Portugal
Offee
Massachusetts
Newport
Spain
Dewey
Philippines
Sant'ago
Columbia