Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ademy;taught in the public schools in Morris Co., N. J., 1848-55: Instructor in State Normal School, 1855-57;Principal of Farnum Preparatory School, Beverly,N. J., 1857-58; Principal of Trenton, N. J., Academy,1858-59; called to Newark Academy as Head Masterin 1859; Principal of Collegiate Academy at New YorkCity. 1865-75 • ^^^ been Principal of the Newark Aca-demy since 1875 ; received degree of , from Pr
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . ademy;taught in the public schools in Morris Co., N. J., 1848-55: Instructor in State Normal School, 1855-57;Principal of Farnum Preparatory School, Beverly,N. J., 1857-58; Principal of Trenton, N. J., Academy,1858-59; called to Newark Academy as Head Masterin 1859; Principal of Collegiate Academy at New YorkCity. 1865-75 • ^^^ been Principal of the Newark Aca-demy since 1875 ; received degree of , from Prince-ton, Williams and the University of New York, , from Princeton. SAMUEL .^SHBEL FARRAND, , Edu-cator, was born in Bridport, Vermont, June4, 1S30, son of Samuel and Mary (Kitchel) Farrands are of Huguenot stock, who migratedfrom England to America and settled in Milford,Connecticut, whence Samuel Farrand, about theyear 1700, removed to Newark, New Farrand, the grandfather of the subject ofthis sketch, commanded a Company of New Jerseytroops in the War of the Revolution. The father ofSamuel Ashbel removed to Michigan in 1835, where. S. \. Samuel received his early education in the dis-trict schools and village academy. When abouteighteen years of age he returned East and settlingin Morris county, New Jersey, the former home of UNIIERSiriES AND THEIR SONS 43 his parents, began his life-work as a teacher. From1S48 to 185 5 he taught in the pubHc schools, wasthen appointed Instructor in the State NormalSchool at Trenton, New Jersey, where he remainedfor two years, and then became Principal of FarnumPreparatory School at Beverly, New Jersey. Laterhe was Principal of the Trenton Academy. In 1859he was called to Newark, New Jersey, as HeadMaster of the Academy there, a position he filled forsix years, when he moved to New York City andestablished a private school there called the Col-legiate Academy, a school which is still in ex
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