Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Samuel B. Laird, A.M. B.Pd. Nathan A. Harvey, Ph.D. Henry C. Lott, A.M, Professor ofiPsycho1ogy Professor of Pedagogy and Institute Conductor Instructor in Psychology Professor Laird graduated here in 1874. He has been superintendent of schools in the following places: Wayne, 1874-753 Tawas City, 1876-855 East Tawas, 1885-903 Dowagiac, 1890-965 Lansing, 1896-99. He took his pres- ent position here in 1899. The following degrees have been given him: B. Pd. in 1885, by M., S. N. C., A. B. in 1903, by the University of Michigan. Professor Harvey was graduated from the Illinois State Normal School in 1884, and was a student at the University of Illinois in 1899-90. He has held the following positions: Supt. of Schools, Pittsfield, Ill., 1881-885 Instructor in Kansas City High School, 1890-96, Head of Department of Science, State Normal School, Wisconsin, from 1896 to 19005 Vice Principal of the Chicago Normal School, Direc- tor of Extension Work and Lecturer on Psychology, 1900- J 1904, and took his present position in 1904. He has taken the degree A.M., Ph.D. from the Illinois Wesleyan Uni- versity. Professor Lott was graduated from the Michigan State Normal in 1890. He Was superintendent of the Bellaire schools from 1890-95, of the Elk Rapids schools, from 1895-1905, and was Commissioner of Schools in Antrim Co., from 1891-95. I-Ie received the degree of M. Pd. from this institution in 1902, and the degree of A. M. from Columbia University. He Wasa special student in the University of Michigan summer schools, in the years 1902, 1903 and 1904. Professor' Lott is author of UNuggets Gathered, and The Literature and Graded Spelling Book.

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L. H. Jones, A.M., L.L.D. Charles 0. Hoyt, Ph.D. Dimon H. Roberts, A.M. President of the Michigan State Normal College. Professor of the Science and. History of Education. Superintendent of the Training School, President Jones was born in Hamilton County, Ind. He received his early schooling in the common schools and an academy. He graduated at the Oswego Normal School in New York State in 1870, and attended Harvard University the following year. He has held the following positions: Chair of Natural Science at Terra Haute Normal School, Prin. of the Indianapolis High School at Indianapolis from 1878 to 1884, Supt. of the Indianapolis Schools from 1884 to 1894. Supt. of the Cleveland Schools from 1894 to 1902, and took his present position in 1902. President Jones has been ,a member of the National Council of Education since 1890. He is also a member of the Committee of Fifteen, and is the author of Jones' Readers. Professor Hoyt commenced his work of teaching as Principal of the Blissield High School, 1877-81. He was superintendent of schools in the following places: Wy an- dotte, 1881-86, Grass Lake, 1886-895 Jackson, 1889-93, Lansing, 1893-96. He received the degree of A.B. from Albion College in 1896. Prof. Hoyt was Superintendent of the training school here from 1896 to 1897, Associate Professor of Psychology from 1897 to 1899, and took his present position in 1899. From 1901 to 1903 Prof. Hoyt studied at the University of Zena, Where he received his Ph.D. degree. Professor Roberts was graduated from the State Nor- mal School at Courtland, N. Y., in 1887, and was Supt. of Schools at Cazenovia, N. Y., for the year 1887-88. He was graduated from Amherst College in 18924 with the de- gree of A.B , and received the degree of A.M. in 1895. In the year 1894-95 he did graduate work in the University of Colorado. He has held the following positions: Prin. of the High School, Pueblo, Col., 1892-95, Supt. of the Training Department, State Normal, Winona, Minn., 1895- 1900, and took his present position in 1900. 5

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Elmer A. Lyman, A.B. John C. Stone, A.M. Mark S- W- JQECISOH, Professor of Mathematics Associate Professor of Mathematics Professor of Geography Professor Lyman was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1886. He was Asst. Supt. of schools at Paola, Kansas in 1886-87, Prin. of the High School at Troy, Ohio, from 1887 to 1890, and instructor in mathe- matics in the University of Michigan from 1890-98. He took his present position here in 1898. Professor Stone began his Work as teacher in the rural schools of Illinois. He was graduated from the Univ. of Ind. in 1896 and received his master's degree in 1897. He was tutor in mathematics in the Univ. of Ind. in 1896-97 and the following year was head of the Depart- ment of Mathematics and Physics in the Elgin, Ill., High School. From 1898 to 1900 he was head master in Mathe- matics and Physics in the Lake Forest Academy. From there he came to the Michigan State Normal in 1900 as Asst. Prof. of Mathematics, and was made Asso. Prof. the following year. Professor Stone is co-author of Primary Number Work, The Southworth-Stone Arithmeticsu Cthree booksl, Primary Arithmetic, Complete Arithmetic, First Algebra, The Essentials of Algebra, A Higher Algebra, and sole author of The Teaching of Algebra, and Method in Geometry. Professor Jefferson was an astronomer in Argentine Republic from 1883 to 1886. He took the degree of A.B. from the University of Boston in 1889, and from 1890 to 1891 was instructor in the Mitchell's Boys' School at Billerica, Mass. During the next tvvo years he was Prin- cipal of the High School at Fumess Falls, Mass. From 1893 to 1896 he was Svpt. of Schools at Lexington, Mass. The next two years Mr. Jefferson spent in post-graduate work at Harvard. taking the degree of A.B. in 1897 and A.M. in 1898. He was sub-master in the Brockton, Mass. High School during the next three years, and in 1901 came to his present position. l