Chadron State College - Anokasan Yearbook (Chadron, NE)

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Elnnrph Sparks President Sparks is a native of Illinois. He attended the country schools, the high school at Bushnell, Ill., and graduated from Nebraska Central College at Central City, Nebraska, fnow in possession of the Quakersl, in ISS9. For two years after graduation he was in the Platte Valley Bank at Central City, Nebraska. His first town school work was at Greeley, county-seat of Greeley county, where he served two years. He served successively as superintendent at Orleans fthree yearsl, Fairmont ffour yearsj, and Aurora Hive yearsj. l-le resigned the superintendency at Aurora in l905 to take charge of the examina- tion of teachers under the Nebraska Uniform Certification Law. He was in the office of the state superin- tendent conducting examinations under this law until January 6, l9I l, when he took up his duties as presi- dent of the State Normal school at Chadron, having been elected to thisposition in june preceding. He had been engaged in Junior Normal work at Holdrege and North Platte prior to I905, and has done institute work throughout central and southern Nebraska.

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IRH. FI. Svtnrkilalr The election of W. T. Stockdale, Dean of the Teachers' College, as adviser of the class of l9l2, was highly appropriate in the light of his experience. Mr. Stockdale is a product of Nebraska, having spent his early years on a farm in the eastern part of the state, where he acquired his love for agriculture, which is second only to his high standards of requirements in the training of teachers. That he is eminently fitted for his position here is evident, as his teaching ranges from the rural districts to principalships of both village and city schools, and to the duties of the superintendent. l As our adviser he has shown a sympathy, perseverance and tact that is rare. -9-