Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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16 THE MNAMEION. ISS OPHELIA A. PARRISH, Supervisor of the Training School graduated from Christian College when Presiden t J. K. Rodgers had charge of that institution. She has spent several summers in the Martha’s Vineyard sum¬ mer school and the Chicago Normal sum¬ mer school. She also spent a half a year studying the school systems of Boston, Indianapolis, Columbus, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and other education¬ al centers of the east and central west. Miss Parrish spent a year studying abroad, taking courses in the Berlitz school of Languages, Berlin; and the Sorbonne and College de France, Paris. She taught twelve years in the Spring- field High School as head of the Depart¬ ment of Literature and was five years Asst. Supt. at that place when she re-1 signed to accept her present position. lyjISS ERMINE OWEN, the teacher ' of Elocution and Physical Culture, is a native Missourian, a graduate of McGee College. She was elected to the chair of history and geography in the Normal in 1889 the subjects of Elocu¬ tion and Civics were also assigned to her. For the past two years, however, her entire time in the Normal has been given to the work of vocal and physical culture.

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THE MNAMEION. 15 e M. VIOLETTE, head of the De- ♦ partment of History is a gradu¬ ate of the Clinton High School, 1889. He spent one year in Clinton Academy, graduated from Central College ’98, took the Master’s degree in History at M. S. U. ’99. He has held the positions of Assistant in History in Central and act¬ ing Assistant Professor of History in M. S. U. i ISS CASSIE BAER, teacher of Drawing is a graduate of the Kirksville High School and the Normal. 8 hi is naturally an artist and her work has greatly stimulated interest in draw¬ ing.

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THE MNAMEION. 17 lyjISS SUSIE BARNES, Assist- ant in the Training School, taught five years in rural and oth¬ er schools, spent one and one half years in Ta kio College, and two years in training department of this Normal; she was principal of the department of the Training School maintained during the sum¬ mer school of 1900. She graduat- ed with the class of ’00. T riSS ALICE ADAMS, Assist- J A ant in the Training School, was graduated from the State Nor¬ mal School for the First District of Missouri with the class of ’00. Miss Adams spent one year in the Kan¬ sas State Normal School at Empor¬ ia, two years in the Conservatory of Music, three years in the Kirks- ville Normal, and did one and one half years special work in the Training School before accepting her present position.