Arrival in Cambridge “With their fortunes ruined and the father dead, the grieving family had little to retain it in the south and therefore set out for Massachusetts to find a new life.”[1] “I got my start in life from … Read More
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Cole Porter Chapter 2 Worcester versus Military School
“By 1905, when Cole was fourteen and had completed the eighth grade in Peru Grammar School, Kate had decide he would be sent to a fine Eastern prep school where he would get a classical education and mingle with wealthy … Read More
Daniel Webster Abercrombie story, Part 1
Daniel Webster Abercrombie is the most important person in the history of Worcester Academy. He was the principal of the school from 1882 until 1918 and in those 36 years created both the historic campus and the culture of the … Read More