Summary
Frank Palmer Speare (1869 – May 28, 1954) was the first president of Northeastern University, serving from 1898 to 1940.[citation needed] He began the evening program at the Boston YMCA that later became Northeastern. As founding president, he oversaw the launching of the university's evening law school, the now-defunct automobile school, the evening polytechnic schools, the school of commerce and finance, and the co-operative engineering school.[citation needed]
Frank Palmer Speare | |
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 Speare pictured in The Cauldron 1921, Northeastern yearbook | |
| 1st President of Northeastern University | |
| In office 1898–1940 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Carl Stephens Ell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 31, 1869 Dorchester, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | May 28, 1954 (aged 84–85)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | May Cushing Whiting,[1] Katherine Vinton |
| Children | Marjory Vinton Speare |
| Parent(s) | Charles Speare, Jeanette Palmer |
| Alma mater | Bridgewater State Teachers College, 1889[1] |
In addition to being an educator, he was also a sailor, farmer, and music enthusiast.[citation needed] He composed songs ("Silver Bay, a Song of Vacation Days") and other music (the "Northeastern March"), plays (Mystic Waters, or The Spirit of Winnipesaukee), and musicals.[citation needed]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Ohles, Frederik (1997), Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, p. 300
External links edit
- Frank Palmer Speare: Educational Visionary. Parr, Jessica. the online edition of a Northeastern University Libraries exhibition. Boston: Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, 2004. Contains numerous photographs plus biographical information.
- The Frank Palmer Speare papers, 1896-1951 are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.