Evanston Academy - Bear Yearbook (Evanston, IL)

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In ISSO she resigned her position in Oswego in order to become con- nected with the High School of Evanston. In 1883 Drawing was added to her work, and with the growth of that department the other subjects have now been laid aside. Summer study has been done at Chautauqua, the New York School of Applied Design, the Summer School of Mr. Vanderhoof Cteacher of Illustration at Cooper Institutei, the Lakeside Sketching Class from the Art Institute, and with various private teachers, with observation work in several of the best galleries at home and abroad. MARY L. BARRIE, Instructor in Latin. 1228 Judson Avenue. Miss Mary L. Barrie was born in New Jersey, but in early life she moved with her parents to Princeton, Ill., where she resided until she assumed her duties at Evanston. For several years she taught under Mr. Boltwood in the Township High Schools of both Princeton and Ottawa, Ill. She came to Evanston as a teacher in the Evanston Township High School when that institution was first organized by Professor Boltwood, and has remained ever since. Her work has alternated between English and Latin. At present she has charge of the second year Latin. JANE H. WHITE, Ph. M., Instructor in German. 1414 Himnau Avenue. Miss Jane Hutchins White, teacher of German, is a native of Evans- ton, Ill., and a graduate of Northwestern University where she received the degree, Ph. M. During four months' leave of absence in 1891, Miss White studied at the Victoria Lyceum in Berlin, and during one yearis leave of absence, 1896 and 1897, at Leipsic University, where she was one of the first women admitted by Dr. Sievers to the privileges of his seminar in the Germanic department. Previous to her connection with the Evanston High School, Miss White taught in the Township High School of Streator, Ill. ' MARY L. CHILDS, Instructor in History and Civics. 600 Davis Street. Miss Mary L. Childs, the daughter and granddaughter of Presbyterian ministers, was born in Jonesville, Mich., and graduated from the High School of that village. She taught two years in the lower grades, studied one year at Oxford, O., in the Western College for Women, and later had charge of the History and Literature there for two years. She spent two years in the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, mainly specializing in history. Miss Childs was a member of the American History Department in the Harvard Summer School of 1900. She came to Evanston in Janu- ary, 1891, and is in charge of Civics and History. 17

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ll 1900 '--- Faculty ---- 1901 HENRY L. BOLTWOOD, A. M., Principal. 1226 Benson Avenue. Mr. Henry L. Boltwood was born at Amherst, Mass., in 1831. His preparation for college was at Amherst Academy. In 1853 he graduated from Amherst College, having taught during vacations. For ten years he taught at diiferent New England schools, and then served for more than a year of the Rebellion i11 the U. S. Sanitary Commission. After the war he came west, founding in 1867 the Erst Township High School in Illinois at Princeton. The Township High School at Ottawa also owes its origin to him. In 1883 he assumed the direction of affairs at E. T. H. S., as prin- cipal, in which capacity he has continued to serve. WILFRED F. BEARDSLEY, A. B., Associate Principal and Instructor in Greek. 710 Clark Street. Mr. Wilfred F. Beardsley was born in Albion, Wis., in 1870. He grad- uated from Northwestern University in 1893 with the degree of A. B. He was instructor in Greek and Latin in the Evanston Township High School from 1893 to 1898. The next year he spent in graduate study at johns Hopkins University, but returned the following year to the High School. He is now Associate Principal and Instructor in Greek. He is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and the Phi Beta Kappa alumni fraternity. EVELINE S. EDWARDS, Instructor in Drawing. 6oo Davis Street. Miss Eveline Sherwood Edwards, born in Prattsburgh, N. Y., is a graduate of the Franklin Academy and Collegiate Institute of that place, and of the Elementary and Advanced Courses of the Oswego Normal and Training School. From February, 1869, till the summer of 1880, she taught in the High School of Oswego, N. Y. Her work there was English, American History, Latin and Mathematics. 16

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GRACE COOLEY, Instructor in English Literature. 1029 Grove Street. Miss Grace Cooley was born in Vermont, and was educated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She has been teacher of Literature and Rhetoric in the High School of East Des Moines, Iowa, principal of the High School of Man- chester, Iowa, and instructor in Literature and History in the High School of Dubuque. She has been connected with E. T. H. S. for the past 'live years as instructor in Senior English. W. G. ALEXANDER, B, S., Ph. B., Instructor in Chemistry. I305 Judson Avenue. Mr. Alexander is a native of Indiana. He graduated from DePauw University at Greencastle, in that state, in 1893, receiving Bachelor's degrees in Science and Philosophy. During the latter part of his course, 1891 to 1893, he was an instructor in the chemical laboratory at the univer- sity. From 1893 to 1896 he taught Chemistry and Physics at the Dubuque, Iowa, High School. He then came to E. T. H. S., taking the work in Physics and Chemistry through last year. This year he is teaching Chem- istry alone. AGNES P. BARR, Instructor in Mathematics and English. 400 Century Building. Miss Agnes P. Barr was born in Ingersoll, Ontario, and was educated at the Ingersoll Collegiate Institute and the Toronto Normal School. She has taught in the High School at Picton, Ontario, and since 1896 has been connected with the Evanston Township High School, at present teaching classes in Mathematics and English. CAROLINE ADAMS, Instructor i11 French. 1408 Hinman Avenue. Miss Adams studied at Buffalo Seminary and E. T. H. S., also at the Buffalo Art League and the Chicago Art Institute. She has made two trips to Europe, studying in Germany and France. She has taken work at the University of Chicago and at Northwestern University. In addition to her work in E. T. H. S., Miss Adams has taught at St. Catherine's in St. Paul and at Albert Lea College, Minnesota. ALICE L. NORTON, Instructor in Physical Geography and English History. On leave of absence. 18