. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. HISTORY OF THE SEMINARY ON MAPLE STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ESTABLISHED IN 1832,AS CONDUCTED BY GEORGE EATON, ESQ. WITH THE NAMES OF 169 PUPILS, INCLUDING SOME OF THOSE UNDER THE TEACHINOS OF MISS CHARLOTTE A. CATLIN. BY CHARLES WELLS CHAPIN. ^ Alteruin alterius auxilio eget. Copyrighted, iSgo. It seems eminently proper that, in addition to
. History of the "Old High School" on School Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1828 to 1840 : with a personal history of the teachers : also, the names of 265 pupils, with their history in part : with portraits and a sketch of the building. HISTORY OF THE SEMINARY ON MAPLE STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, ESTABLISHED IN 1832,AS CONDUCTED BY GEORGE EATON, ESQ. WITH THE NAMES OF 169 PUPILS, INCLUDING SOME OF THOSE UNDER THE TEACHINOS OF MISS CHARLOTTE A. CATLIN. BY CHARLES WELLS CHAPIN. ^ Alteruin alterius auxilio eget. Copyrighted, iSgo. It seems eminently proper that, in addition to tliemention of the young ladies in the following pages, briefallusion should be made to their husbands, solely for thepurpose of giving to them the credit of their success inselecting partners for the journey of life. With barely anexception all have been fortunate, and their husbands havebeen successful in business and many have risen to posi-tions of honor and f;E()RGK EATON. THE OLD SEMINARY, ON MAPLE STREET. In 1831 the proprietors of the female seminary inSpringfield bought of Charles Stearns a lot of land onMaple street, four rods by eight rods, for ^300, on whichthe following year they erected the house, Jj Maple street,now occupied as a private dwelling. The house whenoriginally built was three stories in height, and was heatedduring the winter by placing a cast-iron box-stove in thecellar and tin-pipes up through each floor to conduct theheat from pine wood used as fuel. On the opening of theseminary, about the year 1834, Miss Judith Hawks (whohad established a private school in Carews hall, alsocalled Masonic hall, on the corner of Main and Statestreets, over the drug store of the late J. T. Webber) wasengaged as its principal. After about two years of success-ful management she retired, and was succeeded by MissesMary and Celia Campbell, former pupils of Miss Hawks. George Eaton, a graduate of Harvard College in 1833,a gentleman of
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