Beatrice Hoar

1913 - 2009  (95 years)

• Name	Beatrice Hoar
  Born	18 Aug 1913	Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	~1920
  Died	7 Feb 2009	Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I30540	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Michael Hoar,   b. 15 Sep 1883, Milford, Hillsborough Co, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. Apr 1974, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Delaney,   b. Dec 1881, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1971, Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	31 Oct 1906	Lowell, Middlesex Co, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F3744	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXV2-KJL [[ Lowell Sun September 16, 2004 Lowell, MA New program is on the books in Lowell Former LHS counselor originates program to spark love of reading By MARIE DONOVAN, Sun Correspondent LOWELL When Beatrice Hoar was a Lowell schoolgirl more than eight decades ago, her teacher asked if any students in the class had ever been to the beach. Only a few hands went up, so the teacher went to the seashore that very weekend, returning with a shell for each of the children to keep. "Beatrice treasured that shell for many, many years," City Councilor Rita Mercier told students, faculty and guests gathered at Murkland School on Tuesday. Hoar, now 91 and a retired Lowell High School guidance counselor, imagined she could hear the surf when she put the shell to her ear. With a goal of bringing other fascinating places to Lowell's schoolchildren of today, Hoar was on hand to give each first-grade student at the Murkland a gift she hopes they will treasure equally: their very own new copy of the children's book I Knew You Could. At Hoar's urging over the summer, Mercier got city councilors and school officials to support the inaugural "A Book For Every First Grader" program. "We appreciate the support of the City Council in funding this. There's nothing more important to support a kid's education than reading," Murkland School Principal Richard Rogers said. City Manager John Cox agreed to kick in $3,500 to fund bulk purchases of about 1,100 copies of the book, a modern version of The Little Engine That Could, as a gift for first-grade students in each of Lowell's 15 public elementary schools. "Beatrice, you had a very wonderful idea. This is something we hope is going to happen here forever in the city of Lowell," Cox told Hoar and an audience that included about 80 children. "You can travel all over the world through books," Mayor Armand Mercier said, adding to Hoar, "It's got to be a proud day for you." "If you can't get over to France, like I'll never get to France, you can get a book and read all about it," Rita Mercier added. Pollard Memorial Library Director Dora St. Martin had library-card applications enclosed in each book, and the students were also given sleek new black backpacks, courtesy of Costco. "Go and have a good school year now. Smile," Hoar told first-grade student William Pagan, as she handed the boy his book. William's classmate, Katelynn Laboy, said she is already very enthusiastic about reading. "I love it and I want to do it over and over," Laboy said. "I like it because it's good for you. When I mess up, I start over," Jayvic Rosario added. "I like reading to my mom and dad," Monica Mao said, after Hoar told her, "Do well in school and be a good girl," before handing Monica her book. Hoar thanked Judy Blackburn, executive director of the Merrimack Valley River House, a residential-care facility where Hoar now lives, for putting her in touch with Rita Mercier to discuss her proposal. Mercier said she hopes private donations will fund the program in future years. The United Teachers of Lowell have already pledged $1,500, and School Committee member John Leahy has also indicated he will donate funds to pay for books to give to next year's first-grade classes.