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Description
George Purington was very active in statewide organizations during his tenure as principal at Farmington State Normal School. He promoted the normal school idea through speeches and bulletins, resulting in increased enrollment at the school.
He was also president of the Christian Civic League and Grand Commander of the Knights Templars of Maine. Here he is in full Grand Commander regalia.
About This Item
- Title: George Purington, Grand Commander of Knights Templars of Maine, ca. 1890
- Creator: The Preble Studio
- Creation Date: circa 1890
- Subject Date: circa 1890
- Location: Farmington, Franklin County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 28 cm x 14 cm
- Local Code: Presidents Vertical Files
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Universities and colleges--Maine
- Farmington State Normal School (Me.)--Faculty
- Farmington State Teachers College (Me.)
- College administrators--Maine
- Portrait photographs
- University of Maine at Farmington
- College presidents--Maine
- Templars
- Knights Templar (Masonic order)
- Organizations--Maine
- Supreme Military Order of the Temple of Jerusalem
People
Other Keywords
- college
- education
- faculty
- Farmington State Normal School
- FSNS
- George C. Purington
- Knights Templars of Maine
- Principal
- UMF
- University of Maine at Farmington
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George C. Purington, Farmington State Normal School, 1907
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