EDWARD STICKNEY
Edward Stickney was born in Groveland, Mass., December 28, 1830.
During boyhood and youth he lived and worked on the farm, and at
shoemaking in winter, attending the district school and old Bradfrod
Academy, from which he graduated in 1848 at age eighteen.
Almost at once he began to teach in the public schools of
Massachusetts. In 1869, when the Old Carter School was completed, he
was elected Principal and served until 1883. He was then called to
the Warren School in Boston, where he continued active work until he
retired at the age of seventy-eight, having followed his useful
profession fifty-eight years.
Fortunate indeed were we of his early regime and fortunate, too was he that the customs of that time permitted him to really know and teach his pupils and use his own genius and originality in his daily work. In every sense a born teacher, Mr. Stickney used his many-sided mental equipment to the full.
Edward Stickney
1830 - 1922
His pride in his work was contagious in its effect on his
scholars, who studied to please him and win his praise. He had the
love, cooperation and respect of pupils, associates, and those in
charge and he placed the the new Carter School upon a high plane from
the moment of taking charge.
After retirement he continued to reside in Chelsea until his death in February, 1922, occupying himself in useful ways, retaining his faculties remarkably and his grasp upon current affairs to a marked degree.
His interest in his former pupils was very keen and his presence
at alumni gatherings added life and charm to their proceedings and he
was a great factor in their continuance and success.
If to work constantly, to impress one's character upon countless
young lives, to win and hold universal respect, and live honorably
far beyond man's allotted span be worth-while things, then we who
knew and loved Edward Stickney may be asaured that his life was not
in vain.