Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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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

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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 ERMINE OWICN. for a number of years the head of the Department of History and Civics in ihe Normal, is now in charge of the Department of Elocution and Physical Culture. She does her work in a large hall on the third floor of the old building, which is well furnished with opera chairs and apparatus and decorated with pictures, flags, and statuary. The first half of each semester the work in Physical Culture consists of organic gym- nastics according to the, German-American system; the last half of the semester to aesthetic physical drills according to the Delsarte System of Expres- sion. The work in reading and voice culture the first half of each term is the vocal interpretation of short poems of the best American and English authors. The last half of the term is given to the study of some Shakesperean play. This is one of the most important departments of the school, as its purpose is culture in speech and action, the development of the imagination, the correcting of bad habits, the cultivation of individuality and the power of adequately interpreting the printed page. The teacher believes that the surest road to right speaking and acting is right thinking and feeling, and all her work is based on this principle. MISS C. KI TH JACKSON, head of the De- partment of Agriculture, on a year's leave of ab- sence. is finishing her course at the Missouri State University, where she will take the A.B. and B.S. degrees in Agriculture this summer. She is a graduate of the Chillicothe High School. Her work here has attracted attention in many States. Miss Rule, Washington. I). C.. Superintendent of Indian Schools of the United States, secured a full de- scription of her work with a view to introducing her methods into the Indian schools. IS