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f [. J 11 m-m-mk « . ■■ ■ 8 ■ ■ h . ......II . ■ ■ • ■ » mmiffm SET t r .... arafj ugfjes Gilbert TV TISS G1LBKRT’ is a name I hat rings true. Students early discover this fact through experiences in her class room. on the campus, ami the citadel of her hall. Delinquents hear in it a note of warning and a call to better effort, while it becomes a clarion of victory to those who measure up to her standard. At Buckingham, Pa., in the home of John V. and Lctitia (iilhert, the unassuming woman who has answered to this potent name for many years at Millersvillc. grew to the free and leisurely maturity of the happy country child. Three sisters, all of whom are living, shared this privilege. Kniina, the youngest, taught Latin and French here for two years and is now the wife of the eminent Greek scholar. Professor Paul Shorey. of the I’niversity of Chicago. Her people belonged to the society of Friends, and Miss Gilbert continues in that historic faith whose principles of individual responsibility and equality have produced fine examples of manhood and womanhood. While Dr. Brooks was principal. she came to the Normal School as a student, and secured a permanent place in his heart by her analytical mind and her finely accentuated personality. She took all the degrees offered, and after a brief teaching period in the schools of Strasburg, Pa., and a year at Cornell Fniversity as a special student of Mathematics, in the fall of 1881, she entered upon her life work here. To speak of this work as Miss Gilbert's “professional life” is impossible, as she has only one life—that lived with and for the Normal students. She is the social tenter of the hall in which she keeps with the girls, the quiet study hours that distinguish our school. She has taught, principally. Fnglish Grammar, with some Fnglish Literature. Latin, and Pedagogy. Her teaching, like her thinking, is clear and accurate, and few there he that escape her incisive questions; neither does she require what has not been thoroughly and logically covered in instruction. Marvellous for terseness and precision are her written exercises, (treat truths from the Masterpieces of Fnglish Literature? which she uses as illustrations are added to the rich inheritance of her pupils in trained habits of thought and correct forms of speech. In her stimulating presence higher attainments in knowledge
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v :vVI -i “Vyjj ¥ l...».......»..»«»..ii»MiM.%M.»..M.H»Mf.«IHI»«tM»H?’l W and especially in I lie use of Languages, become both desirable and possible. Her discipline, founded on pure lines of human justice and the elements of good taste, meets not only with the obedience, but the silent approval of the most interested parties. Our late Principal. Dr. Lyle, in whose long and successful administration she proved an important factor, paid her high tribute as head of the department in which he himself had won distinction. These long years of constant devotion have been varied by periods of study and travel. In 181)5, Miss Gilbert spoilt several months at the I'niversity of Chicago studying English and Pedagogy, and later, while on a trip to California, she pursued the same subjects at la-land Stanford I'niversity. The summer vacation of 1892 she spent in European travel, and again, in 1901, she made a longer slay in those interesting countries, her proficiency in French and German making it very delightful. In December of 1907, with the teacher of Mathematics of Smith College, she started oil a tour around the world which lasted eight months. They traveled about 81.000 miles, going ever eastward. In Egypt, they lingered several weeks, also in India, but made the longest visit, three months, in Japan. On the homeward voyage, they slopped at the Hawaiian Islands. The Canadian Pacific Railway brought them across the American continent through the scenic wonders of the Selkirks and the Rocky Mountains. Sacred rivers, cities deeply embedded in history, wondrous tombs and temples, above all the vast currents of human life in the vivid contrasts of the Orient, made lasting impressions on Miss Gilbert’s sensitive and comprehending mind. She has an insight into eastern art and religions, and a world-wider vision of mankind that few travellers possess. As Secretary of the Alumni Association. Miss Gilbert keeps in touch with that large and growing body. Her notes in the Millcrsvillian form a pleasant medium of communication. and keep old students up-to-date in the affairs of the school. She is an active member of the National Educational Association, by means of which her influence is extended over a still wider circle. She advocates a limited suffrage for both men and women, but is not in sympathy with militant methods. It is intelligence and conservatism like hers that will finally bring order out of this confusion. The Toicustom has indeed found true values in Miss Gilbert and is eager to do her the honor of this dedication. It rejoice? in her loyalty to the new administration, and hopes she will enrich the lives of the coming generations of students. She belongs to tin-line of great teachers that have made Millcrsvillc famous.
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