Edward Little did not go to school in Maine, but was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1773, and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. In 1797 he received his degree from Dartmouth College.
 
  In fact, it was not until Mr. Little had studied law at Newburyport, Masschusetts, and was admitted as an attorney to the Court of Common Pleas in Essex County, that he came to Maine. In 1834, the Maine Legislature chartered the Lewiston Falls Academy which we know as E.L.. Squire Little became one of the incorporators and gave generously of his time, land, and money.
 
  On September 21, 1849 the name of the school was changed to Edward Little Institute, in tribute to the public-spirited man who had done so much for the school.
 
  The school was turned over to the city of Auburn in April, 1874, under the condition that a first class high school is maintained not less than thirty-three weeks each year, and that it should be forever called Edward Little. When another building was erected in 1929-30, (the building now know as Great Falls School), his statue which was very near the old building, had to be moved to make room for the addition containing the auditorium, the gymnasium, the office and classrooms.
 
  The year 1943 was one of sadness for both faculty and students of E.L. for that was the year fire nearly destroyed the school. The third floor was completely demolished by the flames, and the old bell, which had called the students to school for so many years fell to the ground when the bell tower burned beneath it. A temporary roof was placed over the second floor in the shortest possible time, for the high school students were sharing the Webster Grammer School with its students.
 
  Once again crowded conditions forced more building. The years 1960 and 1961 were busy ones at Auburn Heights, as the building we now occupy was being built. The new building was completed in 1961 and graduated the class of 1962. It was built at a cost of $1,900,000. The original bell was restored at the new school by the class of 1962.
 
  Edward Little students should be very proud of the school they attend, for Squire Little not only gave of his time and money, but he gave something even more important, his name, highly respected throughout New England.