University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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 . Josephine Henderson. 2. Annie I.. Rooney. 3. Carrie Harden. • . Lillian G. Kimball. 6. Harriet li. Clark. 20 lillen •'. P. Peake. . Barbara C. Moure.

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Mr. Clow History. Frederick R. Clow was born in Minnesota and spent the early part of his life as a farmer hoy. Me attended the Austin High School and after teaching a few years, graduated from Car-Icton College at Xorthficld, Minnesota, lie took tip newspaper work for a while ami then went to Harvard. After graduating in 1895 with the degree of Ph. I)., he came to the Oshkosh Normal. Mr. Clow is the author of City Finances and a l ook on Commerce. Miss A Ivord Associate in History. Katherine S. Alvord was horn in Sandusky, Ohio, and graduated from the High School there. She is a graduate of the University of Michigan. After a few years of teaching in Jackson and Sandusky, she came to the Oshkosh Normal. Next year she intends to go to Columbia University to take up further work in history. Mr. Briggs Civics. Lydon V. Briggs was horn in Lancaster. New York, and at the age of twelve came to Kenosha. Wisconsin. He attended the public schools of these places; ami during the Civil War served for three years in the Seventh Wisconsin Battery. Flying Artillery, lie was superintendent of Kenosha county, principal of ward schools in Racine and High School principal in Green Bay ami Manitowoc. In 1878 he came to the Oshkosh Normal. Mr. Sage Physics. Adolphus II. Sage was horn in South New Berlin. New York, and attended the High School there, lie graduated from Cornell University in 1884. was principal of schools at Groton. New York, and superintendent at Salamanca ami Watervillc of the same state. In 1893 he came to Oshkosh. Mr. Fling Biology. Harry R. Fling is a New Fnglaudcr. He was I torn and received his early education in Portland. Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin Colllcgc in 1886 with the degree of A. B.. and was principal of the High School at Old Orchard. Maine, until 1890. In 180.? he entered the University of Minnesota for a year of graduate work, later went to the University of Chicago. 1895-’97. and was assistant in Histology there during the summer of 1896. lie spent three summers in research work at the Marine Biological laboratory. Woods I loll. Massachusetts. and took charge of the department of Biology in the Oshkosh Normal in 1897. Mr. Clematis Chemistry. K. A. Clematis is a Winnebago son. He was I torn at Clemansville in this county ami attended the district school there. He graduated from the Oshkosh High School while President llalsev was principal. After teaching for two years he attended the University of Michigan, graduating in 1901. He taught Physics and Chemistry in Bay City and Detroit until last year, when he came to Oshkosh to take Mr. Goddard’s place. Mr. Mitchell Geography. Frank K. Mitchell was horn in Scnttslmrg. Indiana, fter graduating from the Terre Haute Normal School in 1889. he took charge of the department of Geography at the St. Cloud Normal School. Minnesota, for five years. In 1897 he graduated from the State University at Bloomington. Indiana, with the degree of A. B., and came to the Oshkosh Normal in the same year. 10

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Miss Kimball English Language. Lillian (I. Kimball was l»om in Superior, Wisconsin. After graduating from the Oshkosh High School, she taught in the city schools of Oshkosh, most of the tittle as teacher of Literature in the High School. Latin she studied at Vassar College and the Cniversity of Chicago. She taught one year in St. Paul, Minnesota, and came to the Oshkosh Normal in 1893. Miss Henderson Rhetoric. Josephine Henderson is a Pennsylvanian and received her early education at Titusville. Pa. She graduated from the Normal School at Millersville and from Allegheny College at Mead-ville. in her native state, fter teaching in the public schools at Titusville and Bradford, she taught in the Normal School at Mansfield. Pa. After five years' work on the Chautauquan Magazine, she began her work in the English Department of the Oshkosh Normal School. Miss Rooney Associate in English. Annie L. Rooney was liorn in Steuben County. New York, and attended a private school there, and the public schools of Hay City and Hillsdale. Michigan, and the Preparatory School of Kalamazoo College. She graduated from Kalamazoo College and the Cniversity of Michigan, receiving the degree Ph. H. in 1894. and M. A. in 1903. She taught in the High School in Manistiquc, Michigan, from 1894 to 1901. She came to the Oshkosh Normal School in 1903 to become the assistant in English. Miss Harden Associate in English. Carrie Barden was born in Fayette, Iowa. She graduated from the Upper Iowa Cniversity with the B. S. degree, and received the M. A. degree from the Cniversity of Chicago. She taught in High Schools of Iowa and Minnesota before coming to the Oshkosh Normal. MiSS Peake English Literature. Our instructor in Browning, Longfellow, and Shakespeare was born in Shakespeare's native land and was partly educated there. She studied in the Cniversity of New Brunswick, taking the degree of B. A., and has had post graduate work at Chicago. After teaching in Massachusetts and New York for a short time, she came to Wisconsin, teaching in the Oconto High School and then in our owtt Normal. Miss Clark Elocution. Harriet E. Clark was born in New England. She attended the Oshkosh High School and after finishing the Normal studied for three years at the Boston School of Oratory. Before taking up her work in the Oshkosh Normal site taught in La Crosse. Shel»oygan. and Boston. Miss Moore Vocal Music. Barbara C. Moore was born in Potsdam. New York. She i- a graduate of the Normal School and the Crane Normal Institute of Music of her home city. She was supervisor of music in the public schools of Watertown. New York,, for one year before she came to the Oshkosh Normal last fall. 21