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nn ..... ,. 5 W i , 1 E. E. Hostetler, present superintendent of the Peru, Indiana schools, was born in Miami county. After attending the county schools he went to Normal schools at Lebanon, Ohio, North Manchester, Ind., and Valparaiso, Ind. In 1896 he graduated from Qtterbein College, Vlfesterville, Ohio, with the degree of Ph. B. Later he took post graduate work at Indiana University. He has taught in Miami county schools, in the Peru High School, and has been principal of the Tipton and Peru High Schools. Paul Coughlin, A. M., principal of the Peru High School, was born near Peru. He learned to read, spell and cipher in this county and was graduated from the Peru High School in l893. He has taught in the county schools four years. He was principal of the High Schools in Dublin and Brooksto n, Ind., and superintendent of the schools in Broadripple, Ind., previous to coming to Peru. For the past three years he has been principal of the Peru High School. Elizabeth Wilson, teacher of mathematics, was born in Miami county. Her early school training was all received in Peru. She spent two years at Indiana State Normal and graduated from Indiana University in 1900. She taught in Rockville, Ind., previous to her coming to Peru High School. Grace E. Armitage, head of the English department, is a Peruvian by birth. She attended school here until she was graduated from the High school. Four years later she received her Ph. B. degree from DePauw University. Since that time she has been with the Peru High School. Lenabelle Stiles, A. B., claims Peru as her home. All her early education was received here. She was at Indiana University the summers of 'Ol and '07, and the years of '02, '03, '06, '07, '08, She was a teacher in the grades for five years previous to her coming to the High School two years ago. -I2
J' I Elmer D. Gordon, our teacher of history and civics, was born in Marshall county, Indiana. His grade education was received from Ye Deestrict Skuleu in the same county. Later he attended the high school in Fulton county. In 1903 he was graduated from Rochester University, taking with him his B. S. degree. During the summers of 1908 and 1910 he was at Indiana University. He has taught in the high schools of Knox, Fulton county, and Akron, Ind., and has,been with us the past two years. ' Mabel G. Munroe, of the department of mathematics, was born in Detroit, Michigan. Until her second year in high school, she attended the Chicago, Illinois, schools. Then she moved here and was graduated from the Peru High School. The years '02, '03 and '04, and the summer of '07 were spent at Indiana University. She has taught one year in the country school, two in the Peru grades, and the past four in our High School. John Edward Jacoby, teacher of German, was born at York, Pennsylvania. He. first attended the public school of that city, after which he went for three years to the York County Academy. He was unable to finish here on account of his health, but spent the next year with a tutor. He then sp ent three years at Lebanon Valley College, one year at the University of Michigan, after which he came to P. H. S., wh ere he taught seven months. He left here to accept a posi- tion at York, Pennsylvania. Alice Hayward, A. B., of the English department, was born in Toledo, Ohio. Her early education was received at VVarsaw, Indiana. After attending the Park School, Winona, Indiana, Vlfestern College, Cxford, and NVinona College, she was graduated from the last in ninteen-ten. This is her first year here. ' Ned Kocher, B. S., teacher of science, was born in Watseka, Illinois, and remained there while he enriched himself with knowledge from the grammar school. He was graduated from the high school in Burnettsville, VVhite county, Indi- ana, in 1900, and from the Marion Normal College in 1908. Since then he has taught in Miami county, two years at Nead and two years at the Peru High School. -13
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