University of Wisconsin Milwaukee - Ivy Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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PRESIDENT MCKENNY

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X QEQHHRLES ' QKENNY. HROUGII the pages of the Eeno, the lllilwaukee State Normal School desires to thank the State of llliehigan ,lor the niany worthy repre- sentatives of the sister State which are now incl uded among our Fac- ulty, and niorc especially for her latest gift, fl'resident Charles lllclfenny. President lllclfenny was born flforty years ago in a log-house in Eaton County, Mich. llis boyhood was spent upon a farm. llc studied at the district school, and when only Q13 was earning his own ineonie. At 17, he entered the Agricultural College, teaching school during the winter months. After completing his course, he taught the eighth grade in the flhafrlotte schools for three years, and for the next two years he was principal of the public schools ol' iVCl'lll0lltVlllt', Eaton County. While there he was elected member of the County Board olf State lllxaniiners, which position he held for eleven years. In 1887, Mr. lllclienny entered Olivet Uollege, completing the Classical course in 1889. For the seven years following, he taught in the college, :finally holding the chair of llistory, which was created. for him. ln 1896, he became principal of the Central State Normal School, located at Mount Pleasant. When lie went to the Norinal, the enrollment was Sl, when he left, in April, 1900, there was an attendanecolf nearly 500, and thc Legisla- ture had expressed its conndenec in the school by appropriating for it 5l3112,500 -S4-3,000 of which will go to a new building. Mr. Mclfenny has, for some tinie, been. a leaderiainong the educational. men of Michigan and, in'lS96, was elected secretary ot' the State Teaeliers' Association, and president during the year 1800. llc has always been espe- cially active in church Work, and was ordained to the ministry by the Con- gregational body in 1893. As a public speaker he has attained inarked sue- cess. His presentation of both educational and popular subjects is clear, 7