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Haskell, Harriet Newell

educator, was born Jan. 14, 1835, in Waldoboro, Maine. She attended the Castleton Classical school, Vt., and graduated from the Mount Holyoke college in 1855. She was principal of the high school of her native city; and for six years was principal of the Castleton Classical seminary. In 1867 she was called to the principalship of the Monticello seminary of Godfrey, Ill., which is the oldest equipped school in the west for the higher education of girls. This establishment was totally destroyed by fire in 1888, and by her efforts was rebuilt in thirteen months more complete and beautiful than before.