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Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, IV: the young pedagogue (search)
IV: the young pedagogue Shortly before graduation, Wentworth Higginson began looking about for employment, and in June, 1841, was engaged by Mr. Samuel Weld, of Jamaica Plain, as assistant in his school for boys, at six hundred dollars per year. In August he wrote Parker, I succeeded in getting a good room [at Jamaica Plain]rs, and describes a tramp around Jamaica Pond in cloth boots in a pouring rain and furious cold gale, adding, these walks are nothing. But he was criticized by Mr. Weld for being on too informal terms with his pupils, and the necessary school discipline proved a hard problem. School began at half-past 6, with an interval for brhe once when in Boston missed the omnibus on account of having spent ten minutes in a bookstore, and walking rapidly to school, he arrived late and recorded that Mr. Weld received his apology in ominous silence. The next day he wrote, Sleepy and homesick all day. The young teacher continued ineffectual efforts to like smoking,
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, Index (search)
holarship, 32, 33; at Harvard exhibitions, 33, 34; and his mother, 35, 36, 56, 65, 71, 74, 81, 82, 86, 90, 108, 110, 116, 120, 122, 125, 148, 211, 216, 228; visits the South, 37, 38; love of books, 39, 122; graduates from Harvard, 39; teacher in Mr. Weld's school, 41-46; moves to Jamaica Plain, 41; youthful frivolity of, 43-45, 47, 53; private tutor in Perkins family, 45-54; engagement, 48; publishes first poem, 49, 50; and Samuel Johnson, 50, 78, 82, 126; reading, 50-52; love of nature, 52, 53,, 17, 18. Washington, Booker, school, 365; and northern colored people, 366. Washington, D. C., plan for safety of, 203-05. Wasson, David, and T. W. Higginson, 100, 101. Webb, R. D., Higginson visits, 322. Weiss, Rev. Mr., 267. Weld, Samuel, Higginson teaches in school of, 41-46. Wells, William, his school, 14, 15. Wentworth, Sir, John, 4. Wentworth, John, Governor of New Hampshire, 3. Western Reserve University, confers degree on Col. Higginson, 377; Higginson lectures
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 15., In the old days. (search)
day, the following may have some interest for our readers. It is from a notice on the death of Dr. Weld of Portland, Me., which occurred November 24, 1857, published in the Portland Advertiser. SamueSamuel Weld taught our Medford school February, 1806, to August, 1807. It was one of the College customs of that day for the Freshmen, on the entry of every class, to be initiated into their new lifen came off victorious, leaving three of their champions ready to continue the contest; of these, Weld was one. The Monday after, the Juniors, not easy under this defeat, challenged the Freshmen to a new contest with them. This was accepted, and Weld was the first to enter the list; he threw successively six of the Juniors, the first of whom was the late Judge Fay of Cambridge. Reeking with perired to renew the struggle with a fresh competitor; in this he was unfortunately overcome . . . Dr. Weld studied medicine with Dr. (Gov.) John Brooks. (See Register, Vol. XIV, p. 97, for account of