University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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1915 K. €. Bing Registrar. Mr. King is a native of Illinois and a graduate of the Valparaiso Normal School In Indiana, which is now known as the University of Northern Indiana, lie has been in educational work for a number of y i s. having taught in Otoe county and having been Superintendent of schools in that country for several years. He was Superintendent of the State School for the blind for two years and came to his present posi ihm in November from the office of the Stale Superintendent. Ct3iss arat L, (Sarrett Assistant Registrar. Miss Garrett received her education at Valparaiso, Indiana, in Callahan Col- lege at lies Moines. Iowa, and in the University of Nebraska. Site has had wide experience in public school work, having been for some years principal of the schools at Manning. Iowa, of the High School al Spearlish, South l a kota, and of Nebraska Iligh Schuuls a! Norfolk and Ruslivilte. She was a member, of the state examining com- mittee for four years and later was sec- retary to judge Holcomb while he win chief justice of the supreme court uf the State of Nebraska. She came to the school when it was first established. 28

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G0iss anna O. Jennings f.l BRA RIAN. Miss Jennings B. 1., S.) received her academic education in York College, in Colorado summer school, and in the Siate Normal at Peru, of which institu lion she is a graduate. She completed ihe course in the University of Illinois 1 ibrary School where she received the degree of B. L. S. She has visited many of the world's famous libraries and is well known in library circles of the United States. She was chosen for her position at the beginning of the school, and because of her splendid fund of information and her methodical ways, she is of invaluable assistance to the students. She was granted a leave of absence this year and lias been in the south much of the time. 03i0S dEtftol LangDcm Assistant Librarian. Miss Langdon (A. B.. B. ],. S.y. graduated from the Nebraska Wesleyan University, and later received the degree of B. L. S. from the Library School of the University of Illinois. She was called to her present position in 1909. Always dignified and serene, her strong personality and kind consideration exert a strong influence upon the students. 27

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miss l?lancl)c C. Riggs Ill' ll School Trainin’»; Teacher. Miss Riggs (M. Di.. Ph. B., A. M.) is a graduate of the Iowa State Teach- ers’ College and of the Vuivvrsity of Chicago. She has had wide experience in the High Schools of Iowa and of Wisconsin and has been a member of the faculty of Hardin College at Mexico, Missouri, She was principal of the Central College i l‘ Conway. Ar- kansas, before coming here. The Nor- mal is indeed fortunate to have secured Miss Riggs in take charge of the Train ing High school during tin absence of I iss TConncIl. Charles O. Midlers Dfpartmkn i ok Mam ai Arts. Mr. Wellers graduated from the Platteville (Wisconsin) State Normal School and continued his work in Wit- tenburg College, c hio. Throughout both courses lie speciabned in the Man- ual Arts, lb has had several years of experience in tin Wisconsin and North Dakota schools and was for three years supervisor of Manual Training in a State gricultural High School of North Dakota. Besides this work he has had two years of practical -hop work. He came to the Normal in Muv. 1914. Besides his work as direvior of manual training he takes great interest in school activities and es ,i friend of the students,, 29