Professor Nelson Haas |
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Professor Nelson Haas, Supervising Principal of the Hackensack Public Schools, died suddenly at Asbury Park on December 28, 1905. He was born on August 3, 1838 at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. Educated in local schools, he entered his career as a teacher at 17 years of age. In September 1865, he joined The school was then located at the corner of Main and Warren Streets, but in 1878 Dr. Haas remained in charge of the Washington Institute until the George Vogel succeeded Professor Haas as Supervising Principal. |
Plaque in honor of Nelson Haas |
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Click here to view Gravestone for Nelson Haas "erected by the citizens of Hackensack" in Hackensack Cemetery |
Background image of the Washington Institute and the first Hackensack High School obtained from: http://rkc.org/~rkc/test3/html/hbe/cbfcu/ |