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Kezar's pond was to him an object of especial love and admiration ; there was no sheet of water so beautiful, no sandy beach so white and smooth as that on its south and south-eastern shore. For more than seventy years he had watched its face, playful or frowning, as it lay nestled at the foot of the noble eminence on which stood his ancestral home. Following with his eye the hills beyond, and in every direction, the desire grew upon him to repeople them all, not, like the novelist, with creatures of his own imagina- tion, but with those to whom these localities had been the theatre on which they had acted their part in the drama of real life.
The History of Sutton was commenced, but the work had not proceeded far before the discovery was made that it is one thing to put on 'record facts already within reach, and quite another to find right answers to all questions of gen- ealogy and descent to which these facts give rise.
(And here, perhaps, is as good a place as any other to state, for the benefit of all those who are ambitious of enter- ing the field of antiquarian and genealogical research, that no one ever yet entered that field with any adequate con- ception of the amount of labor involved in the attempt to. operate there. Why, then, does not the aspirant quickly abandon a work the proportionate results of which are so. small ? Simply because he cannot. His interest in the work grows with his constantly enlarging conception of its. magnitude and its importance. He soon becomes thoroughly
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identified with it, or, rather, the work has mastered him, and he has become subordinate to it. For genealogical research, apparently so dry, once entered upon, becomes the most fascinating of all literary work, becomes magnetic even in its attractiveness to its pursuer. Very unwillingly, and only under pressure of strong necessity, will the genea- logist suspend, even temporarily, his work while searching for "missing links" in some family chain. The clue he may chance to hold in his hand is so slight, so elusive, has been so difficult to obtain, and yet is of such value if it leads to the result he is working for, with the conviction that, if he lets it slip, it is lost forever, and no future genealogist will be able to reach it, and yet will blunder for lack of it,-all this makes him cling to it with a miser-like tenacity till he finds the desired link and has got it fairly riveted in its proper place. Not only does the genealogist feel compelled to do his work, but he must do it aright. An assertion based, for lack of proof, upon supposition, or even upon probability, may prove to be a misstatement, which will fatally bewilder and mislead tlie future historian. For his- tory is forever going on, and the record is by no means com- pleted when the writer of our day lays aside his pen for- ever.)
Mr. Wadleigh, of course, realized that in succeeding years some other would take up the work where he dropped it, and would make this, his early work, the foundation on which to build his own. It was this sense of double re- sponsibility to the past which, to his ear, clamored for remembrance, for recognition, and for historical justice at his hands, as well as to the future, which was to sit in judgment upon his work, united with a natural honesty and conscien- tiousness, which, if a man possess it, enters as closely into his literary work as into his business dealings,-it was all this which urged him to use the strictest accuracy of state- ment rather than fulness of detail. Throughout his entire work there is no possibility of misconstruction through dif- fuseness or carelessness.
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When, with advancing age, the hand of disease was laid heavily upon him, it was with deepest regret that he yielded to the conviction that he was no longer able to continue his chosen work. And yet he could not fail to view with satis- faction that which was already accomplished. He had brought the thirty years succeeding the first settlement out of the region of fog and fable in which the antiquarian usually finds such years, when searching for material for the centennial address, long before the town had seen its hundredth birthday.
In the following brief words he explains his aims and object, and gives his moderate estimate of what he had accomplished. He says,-
FELLOW-CITIZENS OF SUTTON: I submit to you the following early history of the town, and a sketch of the settlers previous to 1800, and some of their descendants, taken from the records of the original grantees, town records, and information preserved by some of the settlers themselves, together with personal knowledge of a large number of the persons referred to. It is believed by the writer, so far as his knowledge extends, to be materially correct, although deficient in other respects-not embracing all that is desir- able. It is designed to be a record of mere facts, as far as it goes, without embellishment or exaggeration. If the writer has been able to make himself understood, he will feel that he has done something towards rescuing the memory of our forefathers from immediate oblivion, which is his principal design.
The love of kindred, always so noticeable a characteristic of Mr. Wadleigh, became much more marked towards the last of his days. This peculiar feature, which not infre- quently manifests itself, is always gratifying, yet painful for relatives to observe, indicating, as it does, this return to our earliest affections, this coming back to where we started from, that our life-circle is nearly completed. Whenever we shall detect this change in ourselves, it will not require the knowledge that our seventy allotted years are already past to tell us that the end of our life is near.
With a modesty remarkable in a man of his acknowledged
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and recognized ability, Erastus Wadleigh never sought dis- tinction or preferment. Here in our quiet town he was content to pass his whole life, here he gave his interest, and here he gained what so many sons and daughters of Sutton have sought elsewhere, and some have failed to find, competence, influence, friendship, true regard.
He was married three times. His first wife, who was the mother of his children, was Elmina Challis, married Feb. 31, 1839, daughter of Timothy Challis. She was born Oct. 15, 1815, and died July 14, 1842. His only surviving child is Milton B. Wadleigh, who lives on and owns the old Wad- leigh homestead, which remains unimpaired and undivided, though greatly enlarged, and is one of the finest farms in Sutton.
His second wife was Mary W. Flanders, who died May 4, 1865. His third wife was Olive Holmes, widow of Dr. Dimond Davis. She died Nov. 1, 1880.
5. Milton Wadleigh graduated from Norwich University, Vermont, in 1837, as civil engineer. Subsequently went West, and engaged in railroad engineering. Located at Galena, Jo Daviess county, Ill., then distinguished for its mines, and being at the time the most prom- ising and flourishing town in the state. Here for many years he filled the office of city engineer, and, since then, that of surveyor of Jo Da- viess county, to which office he has for many consecutive years been elected, irrespective of political ascendency.
9. Benjamin Wadleigh was in mercantile business in Newport and elsewhere, where he was much esteemed. He m. Aug. 31, 1848, Han- nah P., dau. of William Young, of Sunapee. He d. in Newport, Nov. 8, 1868. Children,-
(1) Arthur Edson, b. July 2, 1852.
(2) William Young, b. Nov. 10, 1854; m. Dec. 25, 1877, to Fanny Boynton, of Milford.
(3) Benjamin F., b. May 31, 1865 ; d. Oct. 15, 1868.
(4) Gilbert H., b. May 10, 1867 ; d. Aug. 28, 1869.
(5) May Helene, b. Jan. 23, 1869 ; d. Sept. 24, 1871.
(2) William Young Wadleigh is a member of the firm of John A. Andrews & Co., wholesale grocers, at 6 and 8 Commercial street, Bos- ton.
(1) Arthur Edson is in the employ of the same firm.
10. Gilbert Wadleigh fitted for college at New London academy, and was graduated from Dartmouth in 1847. After graduation he taught
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high schools in Sutton, Bradford, and Concord, and read law with Hon. Mason W. Tappan, of Bradford, and with Hon. Asa Fowler, of Con- cord. In October, 1850, he began practice in Milford, and for nine years was actively engaged in the duties of his profession. From 1859 to 1864, he was cashier of the Souhegan National bank, and was treas- urer of the Milford Five Cents Savings Institution from 1871 to 1875. During the Rebellion he was a paymaster in the army. In 1863 and in 1874, he was a representative in the legislature. He was a Chapter Freemason. In all the responsible positions which he filled he proved himself an able, conscientious, and honorable man. In his later years he resumed law practice to a limited extent. Gilbert Wadleigh died March 7, 1886. He was never married.
JONATHAN WADLEIGH
settled early in Sutton, and married a Miss Miles, of Salis- bury, who died in 1779, leaving an infant, one week old. This child was the one, elsewhere spoken of in this work, that was carried by Thomas Wadleigh, his brother, to its mother's relations in Salisbury or Northfield, and grew to a worthy manhood, by name Thomas Miles Wadleigh.
Jonathan Wadleigh married, 2d or 3d, 1795, Mrs. Susanna (Russell) Little. He married a second or a third wife in Northfield, whither he removed soon after the death of his first wife. He was an early pioneer of that town, and set- tled on Bean's hill, and afterwards on Bay hill. One of his sons was Judge Peter Wadleigh of that place. His grand- son, Ephraim S. Wadleigh, now resides on Bay hill, in Northfield, where the first farm in town was cleared. Jon- athan Wadleigh had several sons and daughters. He died in Gilmanton, about 1833, being then very aged. He was a tax-payer in Sutton in 1779.
JOSEPH WADLEIGH
married Betsey Ingalls. Children,- John, b. Sept. 13, 1777. Margaret, b. Jan. 9, 1779. 62
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Joseph, b. Sept. 24, 1780.
Thomas, b. Feb. 21, 1782.
James, b. Nov. 20, 1783.
Samuel, b. Nov. 29, 1785; d. 1786.
Betsey, b. May 22, 1787.
Moses, b. March 17, 1789.
Joshua, b. April 27, 1791.
Sally, b. Nov. 2, 1793.
Nathaniel, b. May 21, 1794.
Amos, b. Feb. 11, 1796.
Joseph Wadleigh removed with his family to Blackwater, N. Y., where, after some years, his wife dying, he married again, and nine more children were born, making twenty- one in all. This account of his family was received from Mrs. Jonathan Harvey, his niece.
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MOSES WADLEIGH
was born 1763; died 1839: married 1790, Elizabeth Dow, of Atkinson, who died March 20, 1863. Children,-
William, b. Jan. 15, 1702; d. March 20, 1863. [See Russell. ] Moses D., b. Sept. 21, 1794 ; d. July, 1851.
Sally D., b. April 1, 1798; d. Dec. 14, 1860. [See Aaron Rus- sell.
John D., b. March 21, 1801; d. March 20, 1869.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1803 ; d. about 1863.
Benjamin Evans, b. Oct. 1, 1805; d. Dec. 3, 1887.
Thomas J., b. Aug. 13, 1808; d. May 10, 1874: m. Achsa Evans.
Anna D., b. Nov. 2, 1811 ; d. July 1, 1890 : m. Roswell Had- dock, who d. 1884.
For description of the members of this family, see " Early Settlers." Some deaths have occurred since that was writ- ten, which are found in the above record.
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SUSANNA WADLEIGH
was born 1774; died April 20, 1848: married Benjamin Evans, Esq., of Warner. Children,-
I. Abigail, b. April 30, 1896; Aug. 24, 1813, Hon. Reuben Porter. [See Porter.]
II. Susan, m. Dr. Leonard Eaton. [See "Eaton Grange." ]
III. Lucinda, b. Feb. 18, 1803, in Sutton ; m. Nathan S. Colby, of Warner. Children,-
1. Charles, m. H. Clement. Children,-
(1) Sarah, m. - Trumbull, of Webster.
(2) Nathan, m. Eunice
(3) Fred, m. Eva Patten.
2. Walter, d.
3. Walter.
4. Elizabeth.
IV. Sarah, m. Harrison Robertson. Children,-
1. Lucinda, m. John Putney. Child,-
(1) Susie, m. E. Herman Carroll, of Warner, and has child,-Lee.
2. Sarah.
3. John, m. Mattie Page. Children,-
(1) Sarah. (2) Carl. (3) Sadie.
VI. Sophronia, b. April 1, 1807, in Sutton; m. Stephen C. Badger. Children,-
1. Benjamin E., m. Rachel Eastman. Children,-
(1) Gertrude, m. Will W. Stone.
(2) William.
(3) Estella.
2. William, m. Fannie - Children, --
(1) Walter. (2) Sadie.
THOMAS WADLEIGH
was born in Hampstead, March 29, 1755 ; d. Feb. 26, 1827, in Sutton : m. Dec. 11, 1783, Miriam Atwood, b. Jan. 18, 1763 ; d. 1843. Children, b. in Sutton,-
I. Ruth, b. Nov. 23, 1784 ; d. Jan. 17, 1871.
II. Miriam, b. March 30, 1786 ; d. June 26, 1830. III. Daniel, b. Sept. 1, 1788.
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IV. Elizabeth, b. June 18, 1790; d. 1841.
V. Lucretia, b. June 19, 1792 ; d. Nov. 29, 1794.
VI. Polly, b. July 1, 1794 ; died.
VII. Sarah, b. April 25, 1796; d. May 1, 1876: m. Moses S. Harvey. [See same.]
VIII. Mehitabel, b. Oct. 29, 1798; d. Aug. 13, 1824.
IX. Patty, b. Aug. 2, 1800; d. Aug. 22, 1827.
X. Thomas, b. Dec. 9, 1802 ; d. Nov. 13, 1847.
XI. Susanna, b. April 12, 1806; d. Oct. 2, 1836.
XII. James Madison, April 17, 1809 ; d. Feb. 12, 1830.
I. Ruth Wadleigh m. Jonathan Harvey. [See same.]
II. Miriam Wadleigh m. Joseph Pillsbury. [See same.]
III. Daniel Wadleigh m. April, 1811, Nancy, dau. of Elder Nathan Champlin, b. July, 1784 ; d. June 14, 1863. Children,-
1. Horace, d. young.
2. Sylvia, d. young.
3. Juliana, b. March 1, 1814.
4. Philip S. Harvey, b. Oct. 1, 1815.
5. Thomas H., b. Sept. 4, 1817 ; d. 1824.
6. Adeline, b. May 16, 1819.
7. Augusta, b. July 12, 1822.
3. Juliana Wadleigh m. Oct. 25, 1836, Timothy H. Loverin, of Sut- ton. Children,-
(1) Adeline.
(2) Charles.
(3) Julia, m. James McWayne, of Iona, Mich. Lives at Grand Rapids, Mich.
(1) Adeline Loverin m. Dec. 23, 1855, Lysander H. Carroll. Chil- dren, ---
Ella B , b. Dec., 1856 ; m. - Nason, of Concord.
Jennie B., b. June, 1863 ; m. -- Davis, of Contoocookville.
Mrs. Adeline (Loverin) Carroll m., 2d, John L. Taggart of Contoo- cookville, where she now lives, a highly respected lady.
(2) Charles Loverin m. Lois Forner; lives in Iona, Mich. Chil- dren,-
Lois, m. - Tiffany, of Iona, Mich. Edward H.
4. Philip S. Harvey Wadleigh m. Rhoda W. Kendrick, of Sutton. Child,-Julia A., b. March 25, 1845; m. Benjamin F. Heath, of War- ner. With this child Mr. Wadleigh now lives. Mrs. Wadleigh died in 1875. ยท
6. Adeline Wadleigh m. Amos Blood ; m., 2d, Benjamin F. Shelton, and is now a widow, living in Iona, Mich.
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7. Augusta Wadleigh m. Dec. 28, 1841, Charles Bean, of Warner. They moved to Iona, Mich., about 1850, where she died April, 1877, leaving no children.
IV. Elizabeth Wadleigh m. Jan. 31, 1811, Asa Nelson. [See
same.]
VI. Polly Wadleigh m. Oct. 8, 1816, Edward Dodge. Chil- dren,-
1. Thomas W., b. Oct. 25, 1818; d. Feb. 12, 1819.
2. Sarah Williams, b. June 1, 1820.
3. Edward W., b. June 15, 1822 ; m. March 18, 1850, Eliza N. Jones, of Washington. Children,-
(1) Susan Maria. (2) Jennie Greeley.
VIII. Mehitabel Wadleigh, m. June 15, 1820, Thomas Cheney. Children,-
1. Miriam W., d. May 20, 1825.
2. Nathaniel, b. July, 1822; m. Rebecca Goodrich. Children,-
(1) Emma. (2) Flora.
IX. Patty m. Nov. 28, 1822, Sumner Fowler. They had one child, and left town ; residence, unknown.
X. Thomas m. 1824, Hannah Roby. Children,-
1. Miriam, b. Dec. 15, 1824; d. Dec. 19, 1827.
2. Sally, b. July 13, 1827 ; m. Jabez Townsend, of Dublin. Child,-
(1) Sarah.
3. Thomas b. May 19, 1829; m. Abbie Prescott, in Concord. Chil- dren,-
(1) Prescott T., who m. Kate Jones. Child,-Miriam.
(2) Sarah.
4. Robert, b. May 4, 1832; m. Dec. 24, 1856, Hannah Porter. [See Porter.]
Thomas Wadleigh m., 2d, Jan. 14, 1838, Lavina Roby, sister of his first wife. He m., 3d, April 30, 1839, Polly (Mary) Kimball, b. 1800; d. March 15, 1855; dau. of Rachel (Sargent) and Kimball. Child of Thomas Wadleigh and third wife,-
5. Hannah, b. 1841; d. March 13, 1845.
XI. Susanna Wadleigh m. John Burnham, of Hopkinton. 'Chil- dren,-
1. James M., m. Emma F. Marston. Children,-
(1) Walter M. (2) John C.
2. John F., m. Satira W. Peabody; m., 2d, Frances E. Richmond. Children,-
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(1) Herbert B. (2) Susan W. (3) Addie L. (4) Mary E., and of second wife, (5) Clara B.
3. Edward D., m. Georgie B. Davis. Children,-
(1) Nathan D. (2) Grace L., died. (3) Fred T. (4) Frank P. (5) Charles D.
JUDGE BENJAMIN WADLEIGH
was born and spent his life, married, and reared his family on the same farm in Sutton. He is remembered as being of good personal appearance, gentlemanly in manner, and possessed of a pleasant, genial nature, which was very attractive to young and old. He was an earnest promoter of education, and no sacrifice was deemed too great to afford the educational advantages of the time to his chil- dren. Through life he commanded the confidence, respect, and friendly regard of his fellow-townsmen, while, as a citi- zen, no man's views had more weight than his, and it was on account of his sound judgment and recognized integrity that his opinions and advice were much sought in contro- versies, not only between his own townsmen, but by those of neighboring towns. For many years no inconsiderable part of his time was devoted to the settlement of such con- troversies, he acting as arbitrator, sometimes with associates, but more frequently alone, by mutual consent of parties. One who knew him well said of him, twenty years after his death,-" I remember him well: I remember his unflinch- ing honesty, and if I were his worst enemy or he were mine, I would trust him for honest dealing; he never gave opinions at random."
Judge Wadleigh was active in the public service during most of his life. His name appears in the record as select- man in 1809, and from that date almost continuously as selectman, moderator, representative, and town-clerk for the next twenty years. He was justice of the peace from 1823 till his death, and judge of the court of common pleas from 1833 till his age disqualified him. He d. June 24, 1864; his wife d. Dec. 17, 1857, aged 76. She was a most excellent woman.
Bujamin Wandlungh
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Judge Wadleigh succeeded to the homestead of his father, who d. Oct. 8, 1817, aged 68, and his mother long survived her husband, dying in 1836, aged 86. Her long period of widowhood gave room and opportunity for the manifestation of that filial devotion on the part of Judge Wadleigh which was so noticeable in him continuously, and up to the last day of this venerated lady's life. She. was Hannah, daughter of Ebenezer Kezar. She came to live on Wadleigh hill with her husband and one child when she was only 19 years old, from Hampstead.
LYDIA F. WADLEIGH,
Vice-President and Professor of Ethics in the Normal Col- lege in the city of New York, was born Feb. 8, 1817, in Sutton, N. H. She was the youngest daughter of Benja- min and Polly Marston Wadleigh, and inherited from both parents much individuality of character.
Her early education was the best available. Later she entered upon a collegiate course at the New Hampton Lit- erary and Scientific Institution, where her talent was at once recognized, and she was soon chosen pupil assistant, which position she retained until 1841, when she graduated with class honors, and was appointed teacher of Mathe- matics, Greek, and English Literature.
Miss Wadleigh's class was the first in that notable insti- tution to receive diplomas on parchment, an honor con- ferred by Hon. Josiah Quincy, of Rumney, N. H., who suggested and bore the expense of the innovation. Upon this occasion Miss Wadleigh read an original salutatory in Latin.
During Miss Wadleigh's connection with this institution she received the ordinance of baptism by immersion (Rev. Eli B. Smith, D. D., officiating), and united with the Bap- tist church in New Hampton. Some years later she was connected with the Presbyterian church in University Place, New York, holding that position until her death, a period of about thirty years.
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In 1845, finding her position as teacher unsatisfactory to herself, Miss Wadleigh tendered her resignation, which was accepted with regret by teachers and trustees, she having proved herself to be not only competent as an instructor, but painstaking and self-sacrificing. No pupils could leave the class professedly ignorant of problems, for she brought them to the blackboard and held their attention till the cloud lifted. She collected the laggards in the recitation- room before breakfast for additional polishing, and many a Greek root was mastered by the tears of the unwary kept after school hours for an extra drilling.
Miss Wadleigh had established so good a record in New Hampton that she received early invitations to other schools. She was first with Mrs. Ellis's private school in Hanover, from which place she was invited to become lady principal of an academy in Derry. She was afterwards connected with the high school in Concord. We find her name in a catalogue as teacher in Georgetown, D. C., in 1848, and in 1852 she was again with Mrs. Ellis, who had removed to Nashua.
She was connected with schools in Philadelphia, Pa., and in Freehold, N. J. She was associated with Prof. Richard- son, whose established reputation rendered the position very creditable to herself.
Dissatisfaction in regard to public education had arisen in the city of New York. The course of instruction was limited and non-progressive. Certain influential citizens were especially desirous of increasing the facilities for young girls. The movement met with opposition as being aristocratic, uncalled for, and a waste of public money. It was ultimately decided to create a senior department in the 12th Street grammar school, to be devoted to the higher education of young ladies.
Miss Wadleigh was invited from Freehold, N. J., to be- come the principal of this senior department. She entered upon her new duties February 6, 1856. The prospect was dubious. Only twenty-six pupils were present, and a few
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of these were restless under the new discipline. The public was slow to avail itself of its increased privileges. Books were needed, and there was dearth of funds. Everything moved heavily during the first year. Nothing daunted, Miss Wadleigh devoted herself to the onorous duties of her posi- tion, regardless of outside pressure or criticism. She was dignified, self-reliant, impartial in government, and accus- tomed to command. She enlarged the course of instruc- tion until it included higher mathematics, higher astron- omy, logic, natural and mental philosophy, and the lan- guages.
For these extra studies no appropriation had been made by the board of education. The text-books had to be sup- plied and paid for by the teachers, assisted by the pupils. Miss Wadleigh collected books for reference, accustomed her pupils to memorize, to use the blackboards and globes, to avail themselves of the public libraries, and to be thor- ough in everything.
The school officers soon became convinced that what they had regarded as an experiment was destined to become a success. Eleven of the first twenty-six pupils remained to graduate. Miss Wadleigh prepared and paid for the diplo- mas given at the close of the three-years course, upon which occasion she inaugurated the annual commencements, which were so attractive that it became expedient to limit the invitations and admit by ticket.
No commencements had previously been held in any school in the city. From this date the senior department was crowded to its utmost capacity, and Miss Wadleigh's educational reputation was established beyond question. For a long term of years the senior department was regarded as the educational centre of New York. Her wonderful mental vigor pervaded everything. The grammar schools vied with each other to raise themselves to this higher plane, while the private and select classes found themselves dwarfed by the growing reputation of 12th Street.
Some fifteen years after the formation of the senior
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department, the pressure became so great it was found im- possible to accommodate the increasing numbers. It was decided to establish a Normal college, and to incorporate into it the senior department of the 12th Street grammar school.
Miss Wadleigh was appointed vice-president of the Nor- mal college (Prof. Hunter being president). Later she was made Professor of Ethics, being the first woman en- dowed with a professorship in that college. She was said to receive the largest salary of any lady teacher in the state.
Neither promotion nor fresh laurels reconciled Miss Wadleigh to the removal of the senior department from the place where so many literary triumphs had been achieved. She regarded her pupils with pride as well as affection. Of the five prizes awarded for excellence in scholarship to the first graduating class in the Normal college, four were given to 12th Street girls. And when the compositions for the commencement exercises were selected by a committee from whom the names of all the writers were concealed, all of the nine essays chosen were written by her 12th Street pupils.
Miss Wadleigh retained her position as vice-president, with ever increasing honor to herself and to the college, until her death.
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