Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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.1. T. VAUGHN. of the Department of American History and Civics, is a native of Monroe County, Missouri, lie attended the public schools of that county and later entered Westminster College, from which institution he was graduated with the B.S. degree in 1SS0 and received the M.S. degree three years later. Since graduation Mr. Vaughn has been engaged in teaching. He has held j osi- tions at Paris, Monroe City, Shelbina. Macon, and other places, and was instructor in History in this Normal in the summer school of 1800. Mr. Vaughn has done post-graduate work in History and Civics at the University of Ohio and University of Chicago. MISS OPHELIA A. PARRISH. Supervisor of the Training School, was graduated from Christian Col- lege when President .1. K. Rogers had charge of that institution. She has spent several summers in the Martha's Vineyard summer school and the Chicago Normal summer school. She also spent half a year studying the school systems of Boston, Indianapolis. Columbus. Chicago. St. Louis. Kansas City, and other educational centers of the East and Central West. .Miss Parrish spout a year study- ing abroad, taking courses in the Berlitz School of Languages. Berlin. Germany, and the Sorbonne and College de France. Paris. She taught in the SpringHeld High School as head of the Depart- ment of Literature and was live years Assist- ant Superintendent ai that place, when she resigned to accept her present position. 1«

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.MiSS HA I. Li 15 HALL, assistant in English. has the Ph.H. and A M. degrees from l)c Pauw I'niver- sity. where she studied three years. She lias spent one summer doing post-graduate work in the Uni- versity of Chicago and one summer in Harvard. She taught at Chaddock College, Quincy, before coming to the Normal in 1897. 15. M. VIOLETTIC was horn in Johnson County. Missouri. He was graduated from the Clinton. Missouri. High School in 1889; spent one year in Clinton. Missouri. Academy. 1893-94: entered Central College. Fayette. Missouri, in 1894, and was graduated from there with the A. 15. degree in 1S98; was Assistant in History at Central College in '97-98: was a graduate student in Department of History at University of Chicago in ’98-99, tak- ing A.M. degree in '99: was Acting Assistant Pro- fessor of History at University of Missouri in 1899-1900. Mr. Violette won the Dockery Scholar- ship Prize at Central College in '97. He was called to the chair of History of this Normal in 1900. 15

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.MISS SUSIE BARNES, assistant in the Train- ing School, was graduated from the State Normal School for the Eirst District of Missouri with the class of 1900. Miss Barnes spent three years in the classical course in Tarkio College, two years in the Kirksville Normal and did one and one-ha’f years’ special work in the Training School before accepting her present position. She taught five years in the public schools of the State and had charge of the Training School Department main- tained during the summer school of 1900. MISS ALICE ADAMS, assistant in the Train- ing School, was graduated from the State Normal School for the First District of Missouri with the Class of 1900. Miss Adams spent two years in the Kansas State Normal School at Emporia, two years in the Conservatory of Music, three years in the Kirksville Normal, and did one and one-half years’ special work in the Training School before accept- ing her present position. This is her second year here. 17