The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . nearlyevery New England and Middle stateand at one time several from themother country,—an English fam- ily who were sent here to be educated. Mr. Cartland had remarkable abil-ity as a teacher, and his methodswere far in advance of the confined himself as little as possi-ble to text-books, but dwelt largelyon everything pertaining to the ad-vancement and welfare of the coun-try. His rare gifts as an educatorand his personal magnetism securedand held the affection and respect ofhis scholars, and the influence
The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . nearlyevery New England and Middle stateand at one time several from themother country,—an English fam- ily who were sent here to be educated. Mr. Cartland had remarkable abil-ity as a teacher, and his methodswere far in advance of the confined himself as little as possi-ble to text-books, but dwelt largelyon everything pertaining to the ad-vancement and welfare of the coun-try. His rare gifts as an educatorand his personal magnetism securedand held the affection and respect ofhis scholars, and the influence of hislife and teachings is still forcibly felt,not only in this town but throughoutNew England. A favorite cousin ofJohn Greenleaf Whittier and an activeabolitionist, he assisted him in edit-ing the Pennsylvania Freeman andalso assisted in editing at differentperiods several other anti-slavery, ed-ucational, and agricultural publica-tions. Among the mauv successful teach-ers who owe their education andbroad views of life to Mr. Cartland,is Miss Caroline Johnson of East. K Davd Cross. A SKETCH OF WE A RE, 339 Weare, who, established a young- value of the farm and establishmentladies school in Boston which be- in an immeasurable degree. Hercame very popular and remunerative, position is one which requires brain, Her sister,—also a pupil of Mr. Cart-land,—Mrs. Abby Johnson Wood-man, is the author of PicturesqueAlaska, publishedin 1S94. It was withthese sisters at OakKnoll that the poetWhittier made hishome during the lat-ter part of his life. Another pupil andformer resident ofWeare, Mrs. Ellen , superintend-ent of the Reforma-tory Prison for Wom-en at Sherborn, Mass.,has a world-wide re-putation as an exec-utive and successfulofficial, and has dem-onstrated the fact that
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