Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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DR. JAMES E. AMENT, Principal K ' ci-cnl ycjirs h:i c shown :i ni;irl nl ilc rl()|i;rii ' iil in Tlic l. ' iili;in;i . i(riiiiil Sclioiil. ' I ' liis yniwlli. iill lii nL;li i;rMiluMl. li:is liccn very stiMily. It has ;ro vii I ' roin lliirty inipils until iii.u it niiinlirrs ii ci- lonrliM-n hnnilrcd on its roll l)Ook. W ' r arc Lihiil to say llijil :i irrcal purl of this i- nt ilcvrlopincnt is llli- to iMir pi ' cscnl prii ' ripMl, l)r. .I.iiih ' s K. Aniriit. Ilr has worki ' i! sli ' ailii. ' in placiiifr Iniliaiia N ' lM-nial I ' drrnii ' sl anioni; llic Slalr Xnrniais. • iainrs Iv Aiiii ' nl was Imrn al V Ilmi-n, illiniis, Scplrnilit-r 2. iSli:! lie is a son of Ihc KrvTi-cnil .lamrs lioc Aiiicnl. and a urcal-jTrandsori of ' I ' llonias .Mcfralfc. rnitcd Slatfs Smatoi-, and tenth ( lovi ' i-nm- ,d ' Kcntncky. His an- rcslors w ' ' i-c iniistly Sonth ' Tncrs, Dr. Aini ' nI ' s early eilm-ation was i-eei ' i ed in llii ' pnl)lic scIkmJs of liis nali -e stale, and at ' ;dpai-aiso Inixersily. He was irradnated fntin Tllinois Stale .Normal 1 ' n i viM ' sil in lS!l- ' . and in UKit; he rei-eived the dey;rec of Doelor id ' Laws IVoni Kentne!; I niversily . Dr. Anient s teaidiiin;- eareer liei aa in 1SS2. when hi- taiiirlit in the imlilic schools of Illinois. Since then, hi ' has held the followinir petitions: the Sii- pt ' riiitendeiic. of Ihe sch(!.ils { ' Can-oil. Iowa, ami later of Kock Islaiul. Illinois; the Presidency ( I ' the State . ornnd at . lva. ()klah(,nia. and at Warreiisltiirsr. ? lissonri. He cane to the India. la State Normal as Principal in lOOti. Dr. .Vmcnt h;is had ercat snceess in all his p sitions. caidi and every srhool having .shown a mark ' id devclopmi ' nl dnr ' iiLr the period i) ' his ad.ninistration. Dr. . meiil has travelled extei ' sively in all parts of Km ' o|ie. He is the aiithm- if nninercns clucational articles, which show his kec.i insight into huniaii nature. His womlerfnl nnderstandine- of the pnpils has done niiich towards liuildinii- np this school. May he have still i;reater snecess in all his works.

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DR. JAMES E. AMENT

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JANE E. LEONARD