Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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12 THE MN AM El ON. D R. L. S. DAUGHERTY is a native of Ohio. But by his own persistent ef¬ forts, and self denial he has worked his way from the common school to high school and Normal school, and on through the Universi¬ ty of Illinois—B. S., ’89, M. 8., ’93.—Sum¬ mer term, Northwestern University 1892; resident graduate work in the University of Chicago, 1894-6. He taught six years in the Ottawa High School, affiliated with the University of Chica¬ go, and was in charge of the Nature Study work in the Vacation School of Chicago, sum¬ mer of ’96. In Nov. ’98, he had his Post-Graduate work from the University of Chicago transferred to Illinois Wesleyan University, lie has, since then passed twenty-live written examinations —three hours each—ranking 1; be¬ sides the final oral and written ex¬ aminations—covering the whole ground, both of the U. of C. and the non-resident work. As the re¬ sult he receives the highest degree (Ph.D.) ever given for work done, June 13th, 1901. TyflSS HALLIE HALL, Assist- ant in English, has the Ph. B. and A. M. degrees from Depauw University where she studied three years. She has spent one summer doing post-graduate work in the University of Chicago and one summer in Harvard. She laugh at Chaddock College, Quincy, be¬ fore coming to tin Normal in 1897.

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THE MNAMEION. 11 P ROF. B. P. GENTRY, head of the Latin Department, is a graduate of the University of Missouri. He taught in Hardin College two years. While at that place lie was elected Principal of the High School at Mexico, Mo., but before taking that position he resigned to accept his present posi¬ tion. Mr. Gentry ' entered the Nor¬ mal in 1882. i P ROF. A. T. SETTLE was gradu¬ ated in the scientific and literary courses of McGee college. He is largely self-educated, having taught and attend ¬ ed school alternately for several years. He taught three terms in rural schools, two years in a private academy, and was then successively principal at New Lon¬ don ; superintendent at Huntsville, and Louisiana; Professor of English and Pedagogy, Springfield Nonna’; and Sup¬ erintendent at Memphis. He took his present position as head of English De¬ partment, 1900. i

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THE MNAMEION. 13 iyj SS M. T. PREWITT, is a gradu- ' ate of Hardin College, Fayette- She also took post-graduate work at this institution in Mathematics, English and Latin. She holds a diploma as a gradu¬ ate in a three years course in German under Miss Eberliard of St. Louis and Switzerland. She took the B. S. degree of the Kirksville Normal giving special attention to Pedagogy and later received the M. S. degree. Miss Prewitt has taught in the Training Department of this Normal and as first assistant in Mathematics. She holds the latter posi¬ tion at the present time. lyflSS FRANCIS TINKHAM cane J from the State Normal at Cape Girardeau, where she was instructor of Music and holds the same position here. Miss Tinkham spent three years under the best teachers in Chicago, devoting her time to a study of the Kelso-Rulf school of music. Her home is in Chari¬ ton, Iowa.