Carleton School was a college preparatory
boarding
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school in
. It was formed by
Isaac N. Carleton
Isaac N. Carleton (10 June 1832 – 8 August 1902) was an educator. He taught at Phillips Academy and was the principal of State Normal School in New Britain, Connecticut for twelve years. He was the founder of Carleton School in Massachusetts. ...
in 1866, originally located in
Medford. It was relocated to
Bradford in 1884. The school continued teaching until about 1901. The facilities still exist in Bradford, operating as an apartment.
Facilities
The Medford location was five miles from Boston, reported to be near two railroads and street car service. The house was originally built in South Malden and relocated to Medford.
In Bradford, the school was located in a home above the Bradford common, across the street from
Bradford Academy. The Western division of the
Boston and Maine Railroad
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provided transportation to Bradford at the time. Carleton added an additional building to the complex. Up to 15 students were boarded at the school.
The first floor of the main building included a reception room, sitting room, and dining room. The school building included a main school room, two class rooms, laboratory, gym, and bowling alley.
Instruction
College preparatory instruction included Latin, Greek, French, German, Mathematics, Book keeping, Natural Sciences, English Literature and History. Younger children were educated in elementary English, reading, spelling, writing, geography, arithmetic and composition.
Endorsements
The school received the following endorsement from the Principal of
Phillips Academy
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. "There is a real demand for a true family school for the best educational reasons. Many boys ought not to be sent at a tender age into the broad currents of a great school which approaches close to the intensity and complexity of a college. Many bright boys, intelligent and ambitious, whose main intention is excellent, have not the maturity requisite to insure a steady industry and a well-directed energy. They have never learned how to study, and they require, for a time at least, the friendly oversight of a wise teacher, his timely intervention, his immediate assistance. They are in danger of wasting much time, of becoming impatient and discouraged, of confusing rather than educating their faculties. It is the function of a home school to meet precisely this requirement."
History
There are three notable periods that defined Carleton School as a preparatory school. The first period ran from 1866 to 1869. In 1868, the school was located in
Medford Massachusetts. It was called I.N. Carleton's Home and Day School for Young Ladies. In 1869, Carleton set aside running a private school and went to the New Britain State Normal School (now
Central Connecticut State University
Central Connecticut State University (Central Connecticut, CCSU, Central Connecticut State, or informally Central) is a public university in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1849 as the State Normal School, CCSU is Connecticu ...
) in
New Britain, Connecticut as the fifth Principal. He served there until 1881.
In 1884, Carleton restarted his private school. It was referred to as I.N. Carleton's Home and Day School for Boys in 1886, located in
Bradford Massachusetts. This time period was the longest and most defining period in its operation. By 1896, it was simply called Carleton School. The last period of the school's existence was possibly the most dramatic change. It was to be renamed The Carleton Military School in approximately 1901.
Carleton was still to hold the position of principal, but a Major Baker was to run the military instruction, having previously been a military instructor at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
summer school. Carleton died 8 August 1902, two months after the expected end of the school year. The location of the school continued to be used as a boarding house, being called the Carleton House for Boys and Young Men in approximately 1925. The school buildings still stand near the corner of Chadwick and South Main Street in
Haverhill, being used as apartments.
References
*Mrs. H. D. Carleton 1997. ''Carleton Family Album''.
*I. N. Carleton. ''The Carleton School for Young Men and Boys'', Haverhill MA: Chase Press, 1900.
*Herbert E. Fowler, ''A Century of Teacher Education in Connecticut'', New Britain CT: Teachers College of Connecticut, 1949.
*McCaffrey, Priscilla. 1959. ''The Old Carleton School''. Haverhill Journal, 28 October.
*Smith, Leonard Woodman 1930. ''The Carleton School''. Haverhill Historical Society, 21 June.
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