' . A S SO C I A T I O N FRANKLIN MEDAL SCHOLAR P R INTED T H E A S S OC I ATION F R OM T H E A N N "A L R EP OR T O F T H E S C H OO L C OM M ITTEE F O R 1857 . B O S T O N T GE O . O. R AND 85 AV E R Y I TY PRIN E RS , C , N o . 3 C O R N H TL L . A S S O C I A T I O N FRANKLIN M EDAL S RS CHOLA . P R INTED F OR T H E A S S OC I A TION F R OM T H E A N N "A L R EP OR T OF T H E S C H OOL C OM M ITTEE F OR 1857 . B O S T O N AV E R Y I TY PRINTE RS E . D G O C R AN , C , N o . 3 C O R N H I L L . L . F RANKL IN M E D A S No . 2 . No . NO . 4 . NO . 3 . NO . 6 No . 5 Gift T H E F R A N K L I N M E D AL . THE F ranklin M e dal “ e th e en , an honorary r ward for c o ura ement o f the e e o f de g scholarship in fr schools Boston, e e en F the e riv s its origin and nam from B jamin ranklin, gr at - - e st and most famous of our native born sons . For sixty five y e ars this toke n of honorable distinction has b ee n annually e the C e e e the award d, by School ommitt , to a numb r of most m eritorious scholars i n the high e st class o f e ach public school e the e . The e e of for boys , abov primary grad b stowm nt this Me e e o n e o f the dal , having for so long a p riod constitut d most e e n e e o ur e h int r sti g f atur s of syst m of public instruction, it as b e e n de eme d e xp e dient to publish a catalogue o f its r ecipi e e o f e the e nts , with a sk tch its history, in conn ction with pr s e nt Annual Re port o n the subj ect o f o ur schools . In h e Me F providing for t e e stablishm nt of this dal, ranklin de sire d to e vinc e th e grateful r e colle ction which he retaine d ' the e o f e o f th e b en efit h e e e th e to clos his lif , d riv d from Bo s the e e e ton schools , and at sam tim to furnish for all tim , to e an e e e e the pupils in th s e schools , inc ntiv to stimulat th m to h e e mak e the b est us e of t e me ans provid d for th ir e ducation . M b e e e e e e e This edal may justly r gard d , th r for , as a m morial o f his constant and life - long affe ction for the plac e Of his e “ e e e hi m birth, whil it has r nd r d a sort of Patron Saint to o wn Boston school boys to the late s t g e n e ration . But his e xample i n tur ning to the b e s t account eve ry Opportunity for 4 TH E FRANKLIN MEDAL . h e th e t e cultivation o f his mind and charact r, not only during e f bri f p erio d o his schooling, but during all his boyho o d and es the Me e e its e youth, is what giv to dal b aring his nam chi f h o f th e e fi e ue . I e e t e e M signi canc and val nd d , gr at utility dal consists in i ts t e ndency to k e e p always b e for e the minds of the o f is e e e e e e e youth Boston, th nobl xampl , and th r by to xcit th em to a more faithful us e of the ir advantage s o f e ducation . T he o f n e e autob i account his school e ducatio , as r lat d in his o ra h e e e e the F Me g p y , will v r r main associat d with ranklin dal , H e b e e h e e . and it must not ommitt d r says , I was put to the Grammar School at e ight ye ars of age " e e e e me the e my fath r int nding to d vot , as tyth of his sons , h e t o the s e rvic e of t e Church . My e arly re adine ss in l arning e e e e e e I e e to r ad, which must hav b n v ry arly, as do not r m m b er e I e the O i of e wh n could not r ad , and p nion all his fri nds , I e m e e e that should c rtainly ak a good scholar, ncourag d him B e . M e en t o o f in this purpo s of his y uncl jamin, , approv e d o - e i e me . it, and propos d to g v his short hand volume s of s e r s et I e - I mons, to up with, if would l arn his Short hand . con e e e the G tinn d , how v r, at rammar School rathe r l e ss than a e e I e y ar, though in that tim had ris n gradually from the middl e o f the e b e th e e o f the e class of that y ar to at h ad sam class , and e e th e e e e I was r mov d into n xt class , wh nc was to b e plac e d in h the en d th t e third at of e ye ar . “ ' e ene e famil wa n But my fath r, burd d with a num rous y, s u abl e without inconven ience to support the exp ens e o f a co l e e e . C e e e he l g ducation onsid ring, mor ov r, as said to o n e of his e e e e the e fri nds in my pr s nc , littl e ncourage me nt that li ne of life ff e e e u e he a ord d to thos d cat d for it, gave up his first i nten me the G tions , took from rammar School , and s e nt me to a an d me e e man school for writing arith tic, k pt by a th n famous , M . G e e e . H e u e r org Brown ll was a skillf l mast r, and succ e ss ful e e n the in his prof ssion , mployi g milde st and m ost e nco ur e . " hi m aging m thods nd e r I l earn e d to write a goo d band e t I e e e i n pr t y soon "but fail d ntir ly arithme tic . THE E A 5 FRANKLIN M D L . The e t e e e the e failur in ari hm tic, so frankly conf ss d at clo s o f th e e f e sk tch, a fords no just ground for charging any d liu e e I fi h qu n y upon eithe r pupil o r maste r . n justi cation of t e e w e e the e e e m the mast r, hav d cid d t sti ony of pupil , in full o f a d h e e t e e e e e . maturity g and ju gm nt , always b st vid nc ’ And it is no t surprising that a lad o f e v en Franklin s aptitude e i e e of e S the a e of for l arn ng and cl arn ss h ad , hould not, at g ne e e th e e ni y ars, though aid d by e mo st ncouraging m thods then kn own e he e e S O , mast r t subj ct of arithm tic, in short a p e io d f r o . I e e e e schooling t is highly probabl , th r for , that both u e The e ffi p pil and t ach er did th e ir d uty .