University of Massachusetts Lowell - Sojourn / Knoll Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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TRAINING SCHOOL FACULTY

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A TRIBUTE TO FLORENCE A. KIRBY In the fall of 1948, Miss Kirby re- tired from Lowell Teachers College as Professor of English and Speech. It was in 1926 when Miss Kirby first came to Lowell Teachers College. Previous to this time she had been a teacher in Holden, Massachusetts, and Caldwell, New Jersey, and a super- visor in Orange, Connecticut; she had served as principal and train- ing-school teacher at the Lexington Avenue School in Lowell. Under Miss Kirby ' s guidance we received excellent training which we appreciate; we thank her for the stimulating example which she embodied in her teaching. We cannot repay her, but we know that each one of us will be a center for greater in- fluences for good for having spent many happy hours in her classes. We hope Miss Kirby will find en- joyment in her retirement and that she holds many fond memories of Lowell Teachers College.

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A TRIBUTE TO JOHN E. BARR Prior to his retirement, Mr. John E. Barr held the position of principal at the Washington School, Lowell, Massachusetts, for thirty -nine years. Before coming to this school, Mr. Barr had a varied teaching experi- ence, including work in a one-room school in Maine and the Lowell High School. Mr. Barr attended the two-year course at Lowell Normal School and graduated with the class of 1897. He received his B.S.E. degree at Bates College where he also served as assist- ant in the English department. Mr. Barr was devoted to his teach- ing and enjoyed every minute of it. Our association with him was con- fined to a brief period of time, but, regrettably short as it was, it was long enough to teach us to regard him with respect as a scholar, a gentle- man, and a teacher. Under Mr. Ban ' s direction the training-school children received an education which was equipment for life. May prosperity and happiness at- tend you, Mr. Barr, in the years to come.