Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sequelle Yearbook (Clarion, PA)

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has bee GOLDIA NAOMA ASKEY was born in DuBois, Pa., and a few years later her parents moved to Falls Creek. Here Miss Askey entered the Public School and attended until she gradu- ated from the High School in 1904. The following- spring- she entered the Clarion State Normal School and was graduated with the Class of 1907. She member of the M. E. since she was twelve years old lile in the Normal was closely 2d with the religious, social and life of the school. Miss Askey ler graduation has been teach - Clearfield County. Her interest t Uty and natural aptness for rk combine to make her an un- strong teacher, and those who ;ier work recognize that she is the few born to teach. MISS VIRA YINGLING began her educational career in the public schools of Clarion and there continued hei studies until 1901. With the open- mg of the Model School in 1903, she as one of the first to enroll. Dur- ing this year she was prepared for entrance to the Normal and in the fall of 1904 she registered in the Nor- mal with the Junior Class and was graduated in 1907. After graduation hej first position was at Marienville where she taught In the schools for one year. At the present time she is very successfully filling the position of primary teacher m the schools of Corsica. With her untiring efforts and great enthusiasm she has made for herself a record as one of the best primary teachers in the country. CORA ELIZABETH MONG was born in Clarion County, Pa., and her early education was received in the country schools. She attended the High School at St. Petersburg, but before graduating she entered the Clarion State Normal School, where she took the Course in Music along with the regular course and was grad- uated in the Class of 1907. After this she attended the Women ' s College, Frederick, Md. She is at present a teacher in the Knoxville Public School. Pittsburg, Pa. ETHEI.YN GERTRUDE BOOSE, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Boose, was born in Luthersburg, Clear- field County, Pa. After attending her home schools she entered Clarion Nor- mal and graduated with the Class of 1908. Besides the studies of the reg- ular Normal course, she specialized in Vocal Music. After graduation she entered the profession of teaching and was elected to the position of Assist- ant Principal m the High School at Mnuntiiind lie, Cambria County, Pa., wh ' T.- Vi.-v work has been very eom- ini-nn:ibh ' ' sjy .

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RKNA MAY POTTORF was born near Em- lenton, Venango County. Pa. In the fall of 1892 her parents moved to the vicinity of Sa- lem. Ohio. Here she attended the rural school. In the fall of 1904 she entered the Clarion St te Normal School and was graduated in 190S. While in the Normal Miss Pottorf was closely associated with the religious, literary and athletic work of the school, being Pres- ident of the Young Woman ' s Christian Asso- ciation, a member in the Senior Class Play, Ciptain of the Senior Girls ' Basket Ball Team. Since graduation she has been attending Mt. I ' nion College. LORA McQUAY graduated from Empor- ium High School in 1901 with honors. She taught school two years in an ungraded school in the country and then two years in the graded schools of Emporium before entering Clarion Normal. In May. 1905, she entered Clarion State Normal School ; was Vice-Presi- dent of the Y. W. C. A. during the school year of 1905 and 1906. She was elected President of the Y. W. C. A. during the school year 1906 and 1907. and was sent by the Association as a delegate to the Summer Conference of -the Y. W. C. A. held at Winona Lake, Indi- ana. In 1907 she graduated with highest hon- or from Clarion State Normal and has been First Assistant of the Emporium High School for two years as a teacher of Latin. German, and Literature, IRV B. SHOUP was born April 5, 1SS5. and received his elementary education in tlie public schools of Forest County, Pa. He en- tered the Clarion State Normal School in 1904 where he was in attendance two years. In 1906 he accepted the principalship of schools at Nebraska, Pa. The following year he re-entered the Clarion Norm-U as a Senior and graduated with Special Honors in the class of ' 08. Before graduation he accepted a posi- tion as principal of the Edenburg High School. While in school Mr. Shoup was closely identi- fied with the religious, literary, athletic and social life of the school, having served two terms as President of the Franklin Literary Society and one year as President of the Y. M. C. A. As a teacher those who know o ' f his work recognize that he is . born to teach. His education, training, personality and nat- ural aptness for the work combine to make him an unusually strong teacher. Mr. Shoup is at present identified as the Boys ' Secretary of the work of the Y. M. C. A. at Oil City. Pa., where his efforts are crowned with no less success than in teaching.

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MISS WINIFRED FOWI.ES, Class of ' 06. who was for several years closely associated with the Clarion State Normal School, is a native of Clarion County. On entering the Normal as a student, she was first graduated in the Business Course. She was selected immediately to be secretary to the Business Manager of the institution, Mr. R. G. Ting- ling. She next became secretary to the Prin- cipal, in which position she remained until the Fall of 1907. During her entire stay at the Normal she was closely associated with the work of the Y. W. C. A., and filled the highest position in the gift of that organiza- tion for three successive years. Upon resign- ing the position at Clarion she accepted the position of Secretary to the Superintendent of the Greensburg, Pa., schools. This position was given up to accept the place of Secre- tary to the Principal of the Indiana. Pa.. State Normal School, a position which she now fills. BENJAMIN MILES OGDEN was born in 1884 near Clarion. His early life was spent upon the farm and his elementary education was received in the country schools. In the fall of 1902, entering the Clarion Normal, he began soon to use the brawn developed by the pitchfork and the hoe in the athletic ac- tivities of the school. During his course he played on both the foot ball and basket ball teams and in the field day events captured several firsts on the track. In the class room Benny proved in his make-up brains as well as brawn were used, and his popularity among his classmates is shown by the fact that he was President of his class in both the Senior and Middle Years. After gradua- ting he entered Bucknell University and here during the two years of his college life served his class in basket ball, foot ball and track. At the close of his Sophomore year he enter- ed the profession of teaching as principal of the Township High School at Weedville. At present he is serving as principal of schools at Driftwood. Pa. MARY MAGDALENE McCLOSKEY grad- uated from C. S. N. S. in June 1902. For two succeeding years she taught in the grammar grades of the Marienville Public Schools. In the spring of 1904 she returned to the Nor- mal as assistant to the Superintendent of the Model School and to do some advanced work in Language and Psj ' -chology. In the autumn of the san e year she accepted a position as teacher of Physiology and English in the de- partmental granmiar grades at Alexandria, Ind. The following year she was given a place in the High School. After the close of her High School term she entered Indiana University where she spent the summer and autumn. During the Christmas vacation she was offered the principalship of the Shoals High School. Since that time she has been spending the winters in Shoals and returning for the summer school to Indiana University, from which institution she will graduate af- ter one year of residence work.