Peru State College - Peruvian Yearbook (Peru, NE)

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It I.. ROUSK Dean of the Faculty and Superintendent Training I Vrii St ;iI r N’ • •«' Ml n I

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£b in. ifcUfrs re-iilcm I lay,- «a- l ..rn larm near Salem. I„wa. in iSyj. His carle vih.ea n.’nal ira.miiK was receive,I in the rural school- „f Xvbraska. an,I hi- high school c,u.rsc was pursue,I ,n the school at Xcw Market iron, which he gra.luatcl at the age ol sixteen. hot- some years thereafter work on the farm alternate,1 with attendance at the l.mcoh, Normal University an,I with teaching in country schools, the fu st term being in ;i sod school house. Ili- scholastic training includes two years at the Lincoln Xormal. three years at Xehraska Wesleyan University, and a year of graduate work at the University' of XV hraska. lie holds a bachelors degree from Wesleyan University and is this year a candidate for the degree of Master of Arts from the University of Xehraska In pursuit of his profession of teaching. President Haves has given sixteen years m the public schools of Xehraska and one year as principal of the State Xomtal School at Peru. Besides six years of teaching country schools, two vears were spent as prin- cipal at Palisade, four years as principal of the Alliance high school and four year- ;l- superintendent u the Alliance city schools. 1-or several summers he was principal of ll.e Alliance Junior Xomtal and he has also done considerable work a- an instituie instructor in this stale. In every schoo where President Hayes has served lie was accorded an unsolicited a,,,l u,,ia,:,mot,1 rcc,cct ,n at an advanced salary, and similar imanimitv and advance M,arkc|l 1,,s llca,nn as Pnne.pal of the Pert. Normal in April. lyto. a position for winch lie was not a candidate though he had in contemplation a candidacy for the new State Normal at C hadron, which had just been legislated into existence AmoiiM honorary positions held by President Mayes are several presidencies of District Teachers Vssnciations. presidency of the State Declamatory Union, active mem bership in the National Kducational Association, a place on the executive hoard of the State Teachers’ Association, to which place he has recently been re-elected, and an appointment by Governor Sheldon as a member of the State Hoard of Education. In the year that President Mayes has been principal of the Peru State Normal he has seemed to proceed upon the principle that honors, rewards, and plaudits are worthies linies deserved and are only incidents in the greater ends of service well rendered and work conscienti«»tisl done. In consequence, both the incidents and the ends have been his to enjoy. Me has shown a masterful hand in the executive work «if his position, and his tmilnrm courtesy, tairncss. openness, and sincerity have won him the devoted and loyal support of students, faculty, employers, and citizens with nut exception. We. the cla» ol t«)i I. take this occasion to express our deep feelings of indebted IK. to President Mayes for the confidence and faith he has steadily shown in u . lor ihe unforgettable help he has rendered in his Ihnrsday morning lectures through the vear. and for his sympathetic advice and encouragement to each one of us personally. i many occasions. As we go out to perform life’s duties, we shall go with braser hearts and with m re firmly fixed ideal.- from our year of association with him Long live Prolessnr Mayes n- President of the Nebraska State Normal School at Peru.” i„ the profound wish of the class ol i itt. Sfi't n • i a

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Drau SUuisr Our Normal lias Town to lx.- a power and inti nonce not only in Ne- braska but in tlie West. Tile duties of the president necessarily became more extensive with the growth ol the school so that the office of Dean was created by the Hoard of Education at its meeting in 1 )eeeniber. tijio. The duties of this officer ;tre many and varied, front acting president and counsellor of the chief executive, to the «adviser of the faculty and student hotly. The im- portance oi this office is second only to that of the presidenev itself. Therefore it was very essential that «a man should he chosen who was not only highly educated along professional and scholastic lines, hut who was trained by practical experience in the university of hard knocks, so that he might have soul sympathy for the humblest student as well as for the most learned who comes under his influence. Such a man was found in l’rof. E. L. Rouse. Dean Rouse is purely a Nebraska product, having been horn in east cen- tral Nebraska near («reenwood. lie began his education in the little rural school near his fathers farm. When he was ten years old his parents moved to Nuckolls County. Nebraska, near Nelson, where he grew to manhood, completing his work in the rural schools. He attended Fairfield C ollege and the Western Normal in Iowa where he secured his secondary education. It was during his attendance at the latter school that he met Miss Rhoda Tunni- oliffe, who later became Mrs. Rouse. Dean Rouse attributes his success to this queen of his household. Since completing his secoiularv education he has graduated from Peru, received the degree of Bachelor of Education from his Alma Mater, and Bachelor of Arts from Coiner I’niversitv. From the beginning of his teaching career as a rural teacher in Nuckolls Countv. success has crowned his efforts. After teaching three years in coun- try schools he was called to the principalship of the Hebron High School. lli next promotion came within ;t few years. It was to the superintendenev of the Weeping Water schools. It was here that he proved himself more than a strong teacher and disciplinarian, lie attracted the attention of the school fraternity of Nebraska by his exceptionally strong executive ability and his rare tact in dealing with men of affairs. Ilis great success at Weeping Water secured for him the superintendenev of the I’lattsmouth schools. Snpt. Rouse was now ranked among the very strongest of Nebraska's foremost school men. In Mjojr President Crabtree selected Prof. Rouse to he superintendent of the training department of the Normal. , The fact that President I laves chose him for the important position of Dean of the State Normal bespeaks Prof. Rouse's success as superintendent of the training department. Since he took charge, four hundred graduates have been inspired by his strong personality and influence. The members of the present Senior class count it as one of their greatest privileges that they have had the counsel and advice in their professional training of this good man. who empathizes with them in their struggles and rejoices with them in their success i in'It • h