B. B. Russell
Supt. Schools, Brockton, Mass.
 Born in Dartmouth, Mass.,
1844; educated in the public schools and academy. Graduated at
State Normal School, Bridgewater, Mass. Taught two and a half
years in grammar schools; returned to the State Normal School at
Bridgewater and taught chemistry and mathematics for eight year.
Principal of Oliver school of Lawrence five and a half years; resigned
to accept the Superintendency of schools of Brockton, Mass., Jan 1,
1885, remaining to the present time.
During this time, the
school population of that city has increased from 3,396 to 8,900, and
the number of teachers from 65 to 223.
Lectures on educational
subjects. President of the Essex County Teachers'
Association; Plymouth County Teachers' Association; New England
Association of School Superintendents.
Trustee of the public
library of Brockton, Mass..
Source:
"Brewer's Directory of School Superintendents and Normal
Principals", In cities with a population above two
thousand Revised to February, 1907 Published by the Orville
Brewer Publishing Co. The Auditorium, Chicago.
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