Alfred Stearns

Alfred E. Stearns
Ph.D
Alfred E. Stearns Ph.D
9th Principal of Phillips Academy
	In office; 1903–1933
Preceded by	Cecil Bancroft
Succeeded by	Claude Moore Fuess
Personal details
Born	Alfred Ernest Stearns; June 6, 1871; Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 15, 1949 (aged 78); Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Chapel Cemetery, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Spouse	Kate Deane (m. 1900)

Alfred Ernest Stearns (June 6, 1871 - November 15, 1949) was an American educator and 9th Principal of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts from 1903 to 1933. He was featured on the cover of Time for its 8 February 1926 edition.

Stearns was a guest preacher at Central Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island.

Notes

↑ The contemporary name for the position is Head of School.

References

1 2 3 4 Andover Townsman 1949, p. 1.
1 2 Fuess 1917, p. 504.
↑ Fuess 1917, p. 505.
↑ Allis 1979, p. 315.
↑ Trustees of Phillips Academy.
↑ "Education: Schooling". Time. February 8, 1926. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022.
↑ A Paper Presented at the Celebration of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Central Congregational Church. Central Congregational Church. March 10, 1927.

Bibliography

Allis, Frederick Scouller Jr. (1979). Youth From Every Quarter: A Bicentennial History of Phillips Academy, Andover. Andover: Phillips Academy. ISBN 978-0-87451-157-4. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
Andover Townsman (November 17, 1949). "Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Noted Educator, Dies" (PDF). Vol. 63, no. 4. The Andover Townsman. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
Fuess, Claude Moore (1917). An Old New England School: A History of Phillips Academy Andover. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
Trustees of Phillips Academy. "John Palfrey P'21". Andover. Trustees of Phillips Academy. Archived from the original on November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

External links

Phillips Academy official website
Works by or about Alfred Stearns at the Internet Archive

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[6] The contemporary name for the position is Head of School.

[FOOTNOTE''Andover_Townsman''19491-1] 1 2 3 4 Andover Townsman 1949, p. 1.

[FOOTNOTEFuess1917504-2] 1 2 Fuess 1917, p. 504.

[FOOTNOTEFuess1917505-3] Fuess 1917, p. 505.

[FOOTNOTEAllis1979315-4] Allis 1979, p. 315.

[FOOTNOTE''Trustees_of_Phillips_Academy''-5] Trustees of Phillips Academy.

[7] "Education: Schooling". Time. February 8, 1926. Archived from the original on January 13, 2022.

[8] A Paper Presented at the Celebration of the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Central Congregational Church. Central Congregational Church. March 10, 1927.

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Alfred E. Stearns Ph.D


9th Principal of Phillips Academy
In office 1903–1933
Preceded by	Cecil Bancroft
Succeeded by	Claude Moore Fuess

Personal details
Born	Alfred Ernest Stearns (1871-06-06)June 6, 1871 Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 15, 1949(1949-11-15) (aged 78) Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Chapel Cemetery, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA
Spouse	Kate Deane (m. 1900)