The Talented Mr. Peck
Putnam Patriot Newspaper | July 20, 1894
William E. Peck, principal of St. Mark’s School, Southborough, Mass., a brother of Rev. Mr. Peck of Putnam, has resigned his position to start a school of his own.
There has been eager rivalry by many towns, particularly some near New York, for the location of the new school, but in spite of greater attractions in the way of money at other places, Pomfret has secured the school by the unquestioned superiority of the place for such a school.
The citizens of Pomfret came forward generously according to their means… The estate of Chas. W. Grosvenor, complete as it is, has been bought outright and, Mr. Peck says, is ready with very little alteration to accommodate 40 boys. The ponds and woods will make a charming grounds for the boys to race in.
It is hardly necessary to enlarge on the great advantages that will recur to Pomfret and the surrounding regions. Mr. Peck has been 22 years at St. Mark’s and has built it up from 15 to 100 boys by the force of his personality and skill as an educator. He is recognized all over the country as one or two or three first-class educators we have.
Mrs. Peck herself, a fine woman of warm sympathies and much culture, is a great power in the school. Mr. Peck also brings with him all the best of his tutors. They will make a most valuable addition to the well-known charms of Pomfret society. …
[The new school] is expected to open in October in full running order.
