Frank Palmer Speare
| Frank Palmer Speare | |
|---|---|
 Speare pictured in The Cauldron 1921, Northeastern yearbook | |
| 1st President of Northeastern University | |
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In office 1898–1940 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Carl Stephens Ell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1869 Boston, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | May 28, 1954 (aged 84–85)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | May Cushing Whiting[1] |
| Alma mater | Bridgewater State Teachers College, 1889[1] |
Frank Palmer Speare (1869 – May 28, 1954) was the first president of Northeastern University, serving from 1898-1940. 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.
A man of diverse talents and interests, he was, in addition to being an educator, a sailor, farmer, and music enthusiast. 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.
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Ohles, Frederik (1997), Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators, Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, p. 300.
External links
- 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.
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| Preceded by None |
President of Northeastern University 1898– 1940 |
Succeeded by Carl Stephens Ell |
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