CLASS OF 1878

Never before in the history of the city schools of New York has such a remarkable tribute beeen paid to a retiring associate superintendent as was paid January 28 to Dr. Andrew W. Edson, who has served as assistant, district, and associate superintendent for nearly twenty-five years, and who now retires because he has passed the retirement age. The committee on arrangements were compelled to change hotels, three times because of the pressure for seats, and not less than 1200 persons finally assembled. Dr. Edson was presented with a handsome gold watch, suitably inscribed, and was eulogized in stirring addresses by Superintendent Ettinger; Rev. Dr. Charles E. Jefferson, Dr. John .H. Finley, and others. Dr. Finley characterized Dr. Edson as "honest, patriotic, just, contemptuous of officialdom, and a "man who kept his own good counsel; and never truckled". Dr. Edson has had a long and successful career in the field of education, and, although compelled to retire from official position, expects still to be actively engaged in educational work, giving instruction in institutes and summer schools and addresses upon occasion, as he has done in the past. He was successively principal of Randolph, Vt., High School, principal of Randolph Normal School, superintendent of schools in Attleboro, Mass., and Jersey City, N. J., agent of the Massachusetts Board of Education, before going to New York. He has been an instructor in the summer schools of Columbia, New York University, Seattle, Yale, and Dartmouth. He received the degree of A. M. in 1881, and of Pd.D. in 1916. Dr. Edson will reside at Shrewsbury, Mass. He is still the very live agent of his class.

Secretary, William D. Parkinson, State Normal School, Fitchburg, Mass.