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

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DR. JOHN A. H. KEITH jN DIANA counts liorselt ' fortunate to liavc as her chief executive Dr. John A. II. Keith. Dr. Keith graduated from the State Normal Scliool at Normal, Illinois, in ]8;)4, having had two years experience in country school work. The following two years he spent in the Training Department of the Normal School as Principal of the Grammar Room, resigning that position in 1896 and sisending three years at Har- vard University, taking the degree of A. B. in 1899 and of A. M. in 1900. While at Harvard he was elected to the Phi Beta Kapi)a. He was twice a member of the Harvard debating team against Yale, and coached two Harvard debating teams against Princeton. After tinish- ing at Harvard he was elected as assistant to Dr. John W. Cook, president of the De Kalb Normal School, 1899-1906, devoting most of his time to the field of psychology and pedagogy. He then returned to the State Normal School at Normal, Illinois, as Principal of the Training Depart- ment from 1906 to October, 1907, when he was elected President of the State Normal School at Oshkosh, AVis- consin. He remained in that position from October, 1907, to August, 1917, resigning lo come to Indiana. He came splendidly ii ' connnended. Dr. Keith is by no means unknown in the field of education, having published a book, Elementary Educa- tio]i, Its Processes and Problems, and contributed largely to educational literature. In our Principal w ' e find a character that inspires enmlation, a self-possession that is evident in any crisis, a faithfulness to duty that extends to the slightest detail of tlie institution ' s organization. He is truly a leader and we know that his own noble s|)irit must spread to every element of the school. We, tlie class of 1920, hold him in the higliest esteem and are greatly indebted to him for his lielping hand and manv kindnesses.