Walter Sabin
pg. 54: 1851 "Walter
Sabin, from New York, came and taught school here for many years. '"The Danby School" and
"Sabin's school" were synonymous terms. Small of stature, awkward and ungainly in
appearance, handicapped by the loss
of an eye, not having had the advantage derived from collegiate or higher school training; nonetheless by his
splendid tact, devotion to his calling
and constant enrichment of his mind, he was enabled to win and hold
till the end, until old age
caused his retirement, the respect and esteem of the whole community.
The
Danby school never met defeat in a spelling match. In mental arithmetic, no school would
contest with it. Its grammar or parsing
classes held on fixed evenings during fall and winter were well attended, not only by the pupils but by
others who were interested in such work. At these evening sessions such works
as "Thanatopsis," Pope's "Essay on
Man," Pollock's "Course of Time" were analyzed and parsed.'--L. C. Cooper's Reminiscences."
pg. 57: This is a reference to
the fact that, during the Civil War, Walter Sabin was a member of Danby Lodge No. 187,
I.O.O.F..
pg. 62: 1862 "The wooden
school house on Duane Street [was] built. There was a vestibule in the center of the
building which led into the main room. From the vestibule a stairway led to the
belfry which was just above the
teacher's desk. One of the
favorite pastimes of the boys was to get up in the belfry and throw things down on the
teacher. Punishment came from the long black ruler, but they were used to it.
Here Walter Sabin taught for
many years.
The
school was in use for nearly thirty years; was then moved to Crescent where it housed the gas office for
many years; and now renovated and
repainted, is occupied by the Johansen Real Estate Company."
pg. 64: 1869 "Walter
Sabin and Georgia Allen teachers in the Duane School for many years. Miss Allen taught two
generations through forty years of service."
pg. 70: 1881 "An agent
for Harper Brothers, publishers, sold 100 volumes for $100 to twenty
people each paying $5. This was the first library in Danby. This became
the Prospect Park Library Association, with P. B. Hubbard, president;
Philo Stacy, vice president; Walter Sabin, secretary; W. H. Luther,
treasurer and Miss Georgia Allen, librarian. The 100 books ultimately
were stored in an old walnut bookcase in the basement of the
Congregational church, and in 1907 when the library movement stirred
again, were turned over to the Glen Ellyn Library Association."
pg. 71: 1882 "Justice of
the Peace W. Sabin was called to administer the oath of office to the
six trustees elected, viz., W. H. Wagner, J. S. Dodge, W. H. Luther, J.
R. McChesney, P. G. Hubbard and W. C. Newton, all trustees being
present." (The occasion was the incorporation of Danby as the village
of Prospect Park.)
pg. 89: 1907 "Walter
Sabin, for many years beloved teacher in the public schools, died April
6th, aged seventy-seven years."
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