26 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



Joseph Story tind William Wetmore Story. The list of 

 their contributions to the fair fame of Salem, in politics, in 

 literature, in good citizenship, in law and in art, is quite 

 too extended to bear rehearsal here. Judge Story was 

 born Sept. 18, 1779, in a mansion house in Marblehead now 

 standing and nearly opposite the old Town House, and 

 was there cradled in this quaint and interesting relic. In 

 1801, he came to Salem, building ten years later the house, 

 now numbered 26 on Winter street, where he continued to 

 reside until his removal to Cambridge in 1829 ; and in 

 that house, on Feb. 12, 1819, the son was born whose 

 genius as sculptor and author has kept the name of Story 

 fresh in the regfard of a second generation of Americans. 

 No reminder of these two eminent men could be more sug- 

 gestive to the people of this region by whom their fame is 

 cherished than this cradle, and no place of deposit could 

 be selected where it will be more sacredly cared for than in 

 the Essex Institute." It was voted to adopt this statement 

 as the sense of the members of the Institute and the Sec- 

 retary was requested to record the same and forward a 

 copy through Mr. Bradley to the Hon. Wm. W. Story at 

 Rome, Italy. 



Regular Meeting , Monday, Dec. 3, 1894, in Library 

 room. — The Secretary gave some reminiscences of several 

 old Salem schools, notably Master Lang's and Master Wat- 

 son's ; Mrs. Rogers', latter part of the last century; Mrs. 

 Brown's; Misses Pierce's, Miss Haskell's, James S. Ger- 

 rish's, and the English High school down to about 1836. 

 Specimens of penmanship of some of the old scholars 

 1791 to 1815, were exhibited, also receipts from old 

 schoolmasters at various dates. This paper called forth 

 quite a discussion, and among those who spoke on the sub- 

 ject in hand were President Willson, Mr. G. M. Jones, 

 Mr. W. L. Welch and others. 



