. 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. ve method in bringing the insubordinate pupil toobedience. At the present day the former practice is oftendispensed with when the occasion demands heroic treat-ment. One of the scholars residing in this city relates: Mybrother George and I stole out of the school room bycrawling under the seats, in order to see the first train fromWorcester (in 1839)
. 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. ve method in bringing the insubordinate pupil toobedience. At the present day the former practice is oftendispensed with when the occasion demands heroic treat-ment. One of the scholars residing in this city relates: Mybrother George and I stole out of the school room bycrawling under the seats, in order to see the first train fromWorcester (in 1839) come in on the Western railroad. Wewitnessed the event and got back to school without being-missed by the teacher. We thought it quite an exploit. From a city in Western New York a voice comes : Ican remember how some of the bold small boys, in the warmsummer days, when the school room door stood invitinglyopen, and the teacher was engaged at the other end of theroom, would crawl on their hands and feet, and put out ofdoors to enjoy for a moment the fresh air and day the boy who sat next to me came to school witha striped snake in his bosom, inside his shirt. It gave mea chill which T think has clung to me to the i^xsent DR. HENRY R. VAILLE. OLD HIGH SCHOOL. 17 In November, 1830, the town paid Caleb Hopkins sevendollars for taking care of the school house ; and JosephBull was paid five dollars for ringing the bell at 12 oclock. There were evening schools during Mr. Morleys admin-istration. Among those who attended were Henry Hills,William Winship, Eli Nutting, Henry Appleton, E. , C. G. Hayes, C. Baxter Allen, Albert Eames, Rich-ard Moses. Henry R. Vaille, a native of Marlboro, Vt., of the classof 1835, Williams College, became the next instructor,receiving a salary of $500 per annum. He was very activein his endeavors to bring the school up to a high standard ofefficiency. During the autumn of 1836 he was prostratedby sickness, and Samuel Knox, ofBlan
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