Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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George Oscar Thatcher, M. A., Professor of Mathematics. Student, Leland and Gray Seminary, Townsend, Vt., 1865-69. A. M. Thatcher Institute, Shreveport, La., 1889. Ph. D. S imm ons College, Abilene, Texas, 1899. Graduate Rochester B. University, Rochester, N. Y. Principal Fillmore Academy, Fillmore, La., 1877-8. Principal Male Academy, Minden, La., 1878-81. Associate-Principal Minden Female College, Minden, La., 1881-7. Teacher of Mathematics, Thatcher Institute, Shreveport, La., 1887-92. President Coushatta Male and Female College, Coushatta, La., 1892-3. Professor of Mathematics (two years), President (four years), Simmons College, Abilene, Texas, 1893-9. Professor of English, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Ruston, La., 1899-01. Professor of Mathematics, Louisiana Industrial Institute, Rus¬ ton, La., 1901. R. M. Logan, Professor of History. Born in Manry County, Tennessee. Attended county schools of that State. Went from High School to Southern Normal at Huntington, Tenn., and from there to University of Nashville. Came to Louisiana in 1899. Taught as prin¬ cipal of High School at Gueydan and Franklinton, La., from 1899 to 1903. Came to Louisiana Industrial Institute in 1903. Harry Howard, Secretary, and Instructor in Business Branches. Graduate of Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1897, and Eastman Busi¬ ness College, 1898. Robert J. Smith. Received education in public schools and Col¬ legiate Institute, Stratford, Ont., Canada. Has done special work in Manual Training, including work at summer school at Bradley Poly¬ technic, Peoria, Ill. In charge of the Printing Department, Industrial Institute, since February, 1902. Assistant in Mechanics, joinery, 1906. W. B. Hale, Instructor in Telegraphy and Mathematics. Born Des Moines County, Iowa. Graduated Eastern Iowa Nor¬ mal School 1898; Northwestern Normal College, Stanberry, Mo., 1891. Taught three years in public schools of Iowa. Penmanship and Shorthand, Northwestern Normal College, Stanberry, Mo., two years.

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High School, Monroe, La., one year. Lake Charles High School and Lake Charles College, Lake Charles, La., four years. Principal Jean- erette High School, one year; New Iberia High School, four years. Louisiana Industrial Institute, four years. Mary B. Overton, Instructor in Stenography. Educated in Louis¬ ville, Ky. Graduate of the Louisville High School and the Business Department of the Louisville Normal School. Teacher of Stenography and Bookkeeping in the Louisville Training School 1898-99. Teacher of Stenography in the Alabama Industrial School, Montevallo, Ala., 1899-93. Teacher of Stenography in the Louisiana Industrial Insti¬ tute, 1903. R. W. Selvidge, B. Pe., M. E., Superintendent of Mechanical De¬ partment. Native of Missouri. Educated in the State Normal School, Warrensburg, Mo., and in the State University, Columbia, Mo. From 1900 to 1903 Supervisor of Manual Training, Joplin, Mo. 1903 to 1904, Instructor in Woodwork, Louisiana Industrial Institute. 1904-1906, Superintendent Mechanic Arts Department, Louisiana Industrial In¬ stitute, Ruston, La. Rosa Adelaide Marquis, Violin, Piano Forte and Harmony. Na¬ tive of Greencastle, Ind. Graduate of the DePauw University School of Music, Greencastle, Ind. Pupil of S. E. Jacobson of the Chicago Musical College. Pupil of Signor Th. Beresina and of Joseph Vilieu of Chicago. Teacher in DePauw University School of Music; South¬ west Virginia Institute, Bristol, Va. Seminary for Young Ladies, Birm¬ ingham, Ala. Since 1903, Department of Music of the Louisiana Indus¬ trial Institute, Ruston, La. B. H. Carroll, Biology and Geology. Native of Louisiana. Com¬ pleted Business and Academic course of Lake Charles College; fin¬ ished Business course of the Commercial College of University of Ken¬ tucky; graduated from Louisiana State Normal School in 1899; gradu¬ ate of Agricultural course of Louisiana State University in 1903. In charge of Science Work in La ke Charles High School 1903-04; Biol¬ ogy and Geology at Louisiana Industrial Institute 1904. Mary B. Grubb, Crawfordsville, Ind., Instructor in Industrial Art. Studied Art with Mr. Fetz and Miss Ketcham of Art Student’s League, New York. Also had both studio and out-of-door work with Chicago artists. Miss Grubb has been Supervisor of Drawing in Public Schools of Kalamazoo, Mich., Galesburg, Ill., and Davenport, Iowa, and has done both drawing and art teaching for the Prang Educational Company, of Chicago and New York.