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Immediately after graduating, he became Principal of Fredonia Academy,
Fredonia, New York, which position he occupied until March, 1867, when he decided to
study for the ministry. He then went to Andover, Massachusetts, and entered the Junior
class of the Theological Seminary, where he remained until August, 1868, with the
exception of a few weeks in the Spring of that year, when he taught in the Department
of Natural Sciences at Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, New Hampshire. He then
went to Union Theological Seminary, New York City, where he graduated in May, 1869.
For two months he taught at St. Johnsbury, Vermont. He was licensed to preach in
February, 1869, by the New York Third Presbytery, and in October, 1869, began his
ministerial work as Pastor of the Congregational Church, at Peshtigo, Wisconsin. He was
ordained at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in January, 1870, continuing his charge at Peshtigo
until February, 1871. He then accepted a call to become Principal of the Academy at St.
Johnsbury, Vermont, where he remained until August, 1882. In 1879, after eight years'
work at the Academy, during which time the number of pupils was quadrupled, and
there were sent many of the best fitted students Old Dartmouth has had in late years, he
was granted a year's leave of absence to go abroad. During that time he visited the
English great schools and universities; also the common, higher, normal and classical
schools and universities of Germany. He visited Italy, Greece, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, the
Troad and Constantinople. He also spent some time in France, Holland, Switzerland,
Scotland and Ireland, having the company of Frary and True, of the class of 66, for
much of the Eastern trip.
In August, 1882, he received a call to become Principal of the Worcester Free
Institute, at Worcester, Massachusetts, which he decided to accept chiefly because he felt
the necessity of a change of climate. Upon his leaving St. Johnsbury, the following action
was taken, which indicates the esteem in which he was held:
St. Johnsbury, Vt., August 14, 1882.
By Trustees of St. Johnsbury Academy, Resolved, That we put on record our appreciation of the great work accomplished by Mr. Fuller in organizing and
systematizing the school, establishing its character and reputation, and securing its
permanent usefulness; also our sense of the heavy loss sustained by ourselves and our
community in his removal from us.
Edwin T. Fairbanks, Secretary of Trustees.
Rev. H. T. Fuller, late Principal of St. Johnsbury Academy.
Dear Sir: At a meeting of the Trustees of St. Johnsbury Academy, this day, I was
instructed, by vote of the board, to remit to you the enclosed check, $500, as a
testimonial of our high appreciation of your services while Principal of the Academy.
Please accept the same with our most cordial good wishes, and our great regret at your
removal from our midst.
Sincerely yours,
Edwin T. Fairbanks, Secretary and Treasurer.
After his acceptance of the Principalship of the Worcester Free Institute, he had
five months' leave of absence to visit Technical Schools. During this trip he saw the best
Technical Schools of England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Russia and
Austria. He says he has no further desire to travel, but prefers the quiet of home, the
luxury of study, and the society of friends. He delivered his inaugural address as
Principal, June 28, 1883, and occupies that position at the present time.
He received the degree of Master of Arts in course. While he was abroad in 1880,
he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Dartmouth, without ever knowing
how it came about.
He was the State Editor for Vermont of the New England Journal of Education.
In 1878 he was Vice-President of the American Institute of Instruction; President of
Vermont State Teachers' Association, and Normal School Examiner for Vermont.
He has read many interesting papers before different societies, which have been
published, one of which was on "Methods of Producing Steel," read before the
Worcester Natural History Society, on January 12, 1884.
He was married June 15, 1870, to Miss Etta Jones, of Fredonia, New York.
They have three children: Mary Breese, born August 30, 1871; Henry Jones, born
December 12, 1873, and Anna Taylor, born March 27, 1878.
Source: "Memorialia
of the Class of '64 in Dartmouth College" complied by
John C. Webster, Shepard & Johnston, Printers, 1884,
Chicago
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