Louisiana Polytechnic Institute - Lagniappe Yearbook (Ruston, LA)

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Pearl La Verne Bailey, Instructor in Domestic Arts. Menomonie Manual Training School, 1900. Assistant in Domestic Science, Stout Manual Training School, 1900-02. Supervisor Domestic Arts and Industrial Work, Manitowoc, Wis., Public Schools, 1902-04. Stout Teachers’ Training School, 1904-05. Director Domestic Arts Louisi¬ ana Industrial Institute, 1905. Winifred Maude Williams, Ph.B., Instructor in English Literature, Expression and Physical Culture. Graduate of Cornell School of Oratory, Mt. Vernon, Iowa; Cornell College; University of Chicago (major course, English Literature;) Emerson College of Oratory, Boston. Instructor Everett (Wash). School of Expression and Phys¬ ical Culture, 1903-04. Normal student Chautauqua (N. Y.) School of Physical Education, summer of 1905. Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1904-06. Martha Hunter, Instructor in English. Graduated from the State Normal School, Natchitoches, La., June, 1900. Taught in New Iberia High School 1900-01. Taught English in the Louisiana Industrial Institute 1901. Margaret E. Cross, M. A., Instructor in English. Received her secondary education at Nashville, Tenn., and Cincinnati, Ohio. Col¬ legiate training received at Columbus, Ohio. Graduate student at Co¬ lumbia University and Teachers College, New York City. Did special work in Philosophy, Sociology and the Science of Education. 1896-1903, teacher of Latin at Natchitoches, La., except two years (1902-1903 ) r leave of absence as student at Columbia University. 1903, received M. A. at Columbia University and the Masters Diploma from Teach¬ ers College. 1904-05, teacher State Normal of Missouri. 1905, teacher of Latin and English, Louisiana Industrial Institute. Andrew Slaydon Bush, B. S. Native of Mississippi. Attended Commercial College of Mississippi; Keachie Male and Female College of Louisiana 1891-5; received B. S. degree in 1895; Principal of Peli¬ can High School 1895-99; Principal Bunkie High School 1899-05; In¬ dustrial Institute at Ruston 1905. Preston Littlepage Peach, M. E., Instructor in Forging and Mathe¬ matics. Born at Mitchelville, Md. Completed ten years in public schools of that State. Entered the Maryland Agricultural College; graduated in June, 1903. Accepted position as Instructor in Forging and Mathematics, Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1903. 13

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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.

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Helen Graham, Instructor in Domestic Science. Graduated at Louisiana Industrial Institute in 1902. Student University of Chicago. Instructor in Domestic Science Louisiana Industrial Institute. Helen Hanna Birch, Instructor in Piano Forte. Graduate of De Pauw School of Music, Greencastle, Ind. Pupil of William H. Sher¬ wood. Taught in Greencastle, Ind., Freeport, Ill., and Brazil, Ind., Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1904. Olive Dhu Owen, Instructor in Voice Culture. Pupil of Mine. Johanna Hess-Burr, J. H. Kowalski, Emil Leibling, August Hyllested and Victor Garwood. Taught in Jessamine Institute, Nicholasville, Ky., Hamilton College, Lexington, Ky., Belhaven College, Jackson, Miss., Switzer College, Itasca, Texas, and Louisiana Industrial Insti¬ tute, Ruston, La. S at.t. ye Josephine Colvin, Assistant in Domestic Science. Gradu¬ ated at Louisiana Industrial Institute in 1904. Student University of Chicago. Instructor in Domestic Science, Louisiana Industrial Insti¬ tute. Ruby Dean Bransford, Assistant Instructor in Stenography. Na¬ tive of Union Parish, Louisiana. Entered Junior Class at the Louisiana Industrial Institute in September, 1901, from whence was graduated from the General Business Course in May, 1903. Private Secretary to President of the Louisiana Industrial Institute 1903-05. Assistant Instructor in Stenography, Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1905-06. Leona Wright. Graduated from Domestic Science Course of the Louisiana Industrial Institute, May, 1905. Private Secretary to the President Louisiana Industrial Institute, 1905-06. Epsey Bond, Supervisor of Piano Practice. Graduated from General Academic and Music Course of the Louisiana Industrial Institute in May, 1905. Supervisor of Piano Practice, Louisiana In¬ dustrial Institute, 1905-6. KEY TO FACULTY PORTRAITS. (1) Miss Marquis; (2) Mr. Selvidge; (3) Mr. Thatcher; (4) Miss Hunter; (5) Miss Owen; (6) Miss Williams; (7) Miss Grubb; (8) Miss Colvin; (9) Mr. Peach; (10) Miss Cross; (11) Miss Wright; (12) Mr. Smith; (13) Mr. Carroll; (14) Mr. Carson; (15) Mr. Logan; (16) Mr. Bush; (17) Mr. Hale; (18) Miss Birch; (19) Miss Bailey; (20) Miss Graham; (21) Miss Bond; (22) Mrs. Smith; (23) President Taylor; (24) Mr. Howard; (25) Miss Overton; (26) Miss Bransford. 14