Isaac Newton 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 for Boys in Bradford, Massachusetts. He was the President of the American Institute of Instruction for two years.

Youth and Education

Carleton was born in Bradford (now part of Haverhill), Massachusetts on 10 June 1832 to Isaac Carleton and Mary Richardson Carleton. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts 1852 to 1855. He completed his BA at Dartmouth College in 1859.

Family

Carleton married Laura Tenney Carleton 8 August, 1860 in Hartford, Vermont. They raised four children, Grace, Clara, Walter and Theodore. Grace married Forrest F. Dryden, son of New Jersey Senator John F. Dryden. Walter was one of the three founding directors of NEC Corporation, the first Japanese joint venture with foreign capital.

Career

He went back to Phillips Academy to teach Latin and Greek from 1859 to 1863. He was Principal at Peabody High School in 1864. He was the acting Principal of the State Normal School (now Central Connecticut State University) in New Britain, Connecticut during the summer session of 1866. He was the principal of a Ladies Seminary in South Malden (Now known as Everett) Massachusetts in 1868.

He returned to the New Britain State Normal School as the fifth Principal in 1869. During his years at the New Britain Normal School, the school was reported to have recovered the reputation that had been jeopardized by its closure in the 1867 Connecticut State General Assembly. He received an Honorary MA from Yale University in 1872. He was selected as President of the American Institute of Instruction in 1878. He served at the New Britain Normal School until to 1881. He was the founder and Principal of Carleton School for Boys in Haverhill, Massachusetts from 1884 to 1901. His school earned an endorsement from Phillips Academy at Andover. He received an Honorary Ph.D. from Dartmouth in 1889. He died 8 August 1902, in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

American Institute of Instruction

Upon his selection as its president, the National Journal of Education was quoted to say: "In the election of Prof. I. N. Carleton, principal of the State Normal School of New Britain as President of the American Institute of instruction, a wise choice has been made. It is a deserved honor to the Normal school fraternity of New England, as well as a compliment to Mr. Carleton's ability as an educator. He is energetic and enthusiastic, and will spare no efforts to make his administration useful and successful."

References

*I. N. Carleton, "The Carleton School for Young Men and Boys", Lawrence MA: James Ward Jr., 1894.
*Herbert E. Fowler, "A Century of Teacher Education in Connecticut", New Britain CT: Teachers College of Connecticut, 1949.
*"Catalogue of The Officers and Graduates of Yale University In New Haven Connecticut" 1701-1924, page 591, (1924).
*"Dartmouth College and Associated Schools General Catalogue", 1760-1940.
*"Peabody High School, Peabody High School Committee Report", April 1864.
*"Peabody High School, Peabody High School Committee Report", April 1865.
*Mrs. H. D. Carleton (1997), "Carleton Family Album".
*The Dartmouth, Page 40, January (day unknown) 1868.
*The Dartmouth, Page 45, September 19, 1878.
*The Dartmouth, Page 215, January 30, 1880.
*The Dartmouth, Page 86, October 26, 1883.
*The Dartmouth, Page 16, September 26, 1902.

External links

* [http://home.rbcarleton.com/rbc/IsaacNCarleton/CarletonSchool/CarletonSchool-1901.pdf 1901 Carleton School Circular (30MB PDF)]
* [http://home.rbcarleton.com/rbc/inc.pdf PDF scan from the Carleton family album]
* [http://home.rbcarleton.com/rbc/cst.html Carleton School Team]
* [http://www.andover.edu/ Phillips Academy Andover]
* [http://www.peabody.k12.ma.us/ Peabody Public Schools]
* [http://www.ccsu.edu/ Central Connecticut State University]