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We sing to thee : a history of Millersville University

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Author
Downey, Dennis B.,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Call Number
370 M652d
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Dennis B. Downey.
ISBN
0975934007
Author
Downey, Dennis B.,
Place of Publication
Millersville, Pa
Publisher
Millersville University of Pennsylvania,
Date of Publication
c2004.
Physical Description
xiii, 261 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports., music ; 21 x 26 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Includes words and music for Millersville's alma mater song, "We sing to thee."
Subjects
Lancaster County Normal Institute - History.
Lancaster County Normal School (Millersville, Pa.) - History.
Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District - History.
State Teachers College (Millersville, Pa.) - History.
Millersville State College (Pa.) - History.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - History.
Universities and colleges - Pennsylvania - Millersville
Teachers colleges - Pennsylvania - Millersville
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Millersville
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 M652d
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Dorathy V. Eberly Fry: Pennsylvania German teacher and storyteller

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Author
Fry, Dorathy V. Eberly,
Date of Publication
2014.
[2014]
Call Number
923.7 F946
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co-editors: C. Richard Beam and Jennifer L. Trout.
ISBN
9781601264398
1601264399
Author
Fry, Dorathy V. Eberly,
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania German teacher and storyteller
[Millersville, Pennsylvania]
Morgantown, PA
Publisher
Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Millersville University, with support of the Max Kade Foundation,
Masthof Press,
Date of Publication
2014.
[2014]
Physical Description
9 unnumbered pages, 415 pages : illustrations, portraits (some color) ; 28 cm
Notes
Chiefly transcripts of interviews, in English and Pennsylvania German, with Dorathy Fry.
Subjects
Fry, Dorathy V. Eberly, - 1914-2012.
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Interviews.
School librarians - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County - Interviews.
German language - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania German dialect.
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Personal narratives.
Additional Author
Beam, C. Richard,
Trout, Jennifer L.,
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Center for Pennsylvania German Studies,
Max Kade Foundation,
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
923.7 F946
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Teacher Daisy, golden memories : 51 years of teaching

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Author
Spangler, Daisy K.,
Date of Publication
1994
Call Number
920.72 S735
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Alternate Title
Teacher Daisy 51 years of teaching
Responsibility
compiled by ... Dr. Daisy K. Spangler ...
Author
Spangler, Daisy K.,
Place of Publication
Manheim, PA
Publisher
Available from D.K. Spangler,
Date of Publication
1994
Physical Description
590 p., [2] leaves of plates : ports, ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Spangler, Daisy K., - 1913-
Teachers - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
920.72 S735
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A history of the first Pennsylvania State Normal School, now the State Teachers College at Millersville

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Author
Graver, Lee,
Date of Publication
1955.
Call Number
370 M652
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Author
Graver, Lee,
Place of Publication
Millersville
Publisher
State Teachers College,
Date of Publication
1955.
Physical Description
258 p. illus. 24 cm.
Notes
Index classed as LC 370 M652 Index.
Subjects
Pennsylvania. - State Teachers College, Millersville - History.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 M652
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Prelude to professional life : an historical analysis of the diary of Mary Eleanor Hoak, 1910-1911, a young Pennsylvania school teacher

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Author
Pringle, Diane Hoffman.
Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
922.7 H678
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Author
Pringle, Diane Hoffman.
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
iii, 77, 4, 19, 13, 9 leaves. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes diary transcript of Mary Eleanor Hoak from July 1, 1910 to February 23, 1911.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-77)
Summary
The author examines the diary of a female relative of the early 20th century. The relative had decided not to marry,went to college ,and worked as a school teacher in Lancaster, PA, and other areas. The author viewed her as an example of the "new woman" of the time and wished to know more about the motivation not to become the traditional married homemaker.
Subjects
Hoak, Mary Eleanor.
Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District.
Women teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster - Biography.
Students - Pennsylvania - Millersville - Biography.
Lancaster (Pa.) - Social life and customs.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
922.7 H678
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John Beck : the eminent teacher

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Author
Eby, Simon P.
Date of Publication
1898
the assistant teachers �would have to go into the loft of the brick school house, pull the bell-rope himself and ring in school. The annual examinations of the school had by this time become a holi- day for the villagers and neighbors. Old and young crowded the church on those occasions to see the
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by Simon P. Eby.
Author
Eby, Simon P.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[111]-139 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 5
Contents
How he became a teacher // He Takes charge of his first school - a description of the school house // Objective of the teacher // New methods introduced to stimulate the ambition of his students // Enlargement and improvement of the school // Condition of the schools in the 1830's and beginning of the 1840's // How the schools were conducted in these days // Reception of country boys - special lessons for new pupils // Some of the incentives to study // The environments of his school // Mr Beck's natural capacity, great love for boys and indomitable perseverance // Some of his teachers // Instructors in music
Subjects
Beck, John.
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 5 (1898), p. 111-139Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Early schools in the valley of the Octorara

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Author
Houston, J. W.
Date of Publication
1898
thrown into the Lan- caster county prison, but as the prose- cutors had to pay his prison boarding they soon relented, and he was liber- ated. He returned to Philadelphia. H e nr y Cou r tney bel onged t o t hi s class of teachers, and the following short biographical sketch is by one of his former
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Responsibility
by J. W. Houston, M.D.
Author
Houston, J. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1898
Physical Description
[31]-51 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 2, no. 2
Summary
Contains interesting and entertaining vignettes of some of the school teachers , and schools established in the Octorar Valley, in the years before public education. Schools in Lancaster County, PA, and some bordering the county in Chester County are discussed.
Subjects
Teachers - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Private schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Public schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Schools - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County
Octoraro Creek (Pa. and Md.)
Octorara Valley (Pa.) - History.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 2, number 2 (1898), p. 31-51Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.2
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Eulogy of Rev. Thomas Conrad Porter, D.D., LL. D

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Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Date of Publication
1903?]
Call Number
923.7 P848d
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by Joseph H. Dubbs.
Author
Dubbs, J. H.
Place of Publication
[Birdsboro, Pa.?
Publisher
s.n.,
Date of Publication
1903?]
Physical Description
p. [32]-42 ; 26 cm.
Notes
Caption and running title: Eulogy of late President Porter.
"Reprinted from Proceedings of the Pennsylvania-German Society, Vol. XII., 1903."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Porter, Thomas Conrad, - 1822-1901.
Lafayette College (Easton, Pa.) - Faculty - Biography.
Pennsylvania-German Society - Presidents - Biography.
College teachers - Pennsylvania - Easton
Easton (Pa.) - Biography.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
923.7 P848d
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150 years of MU faces : commemorative publication 1855-2005

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Date of Publication
2005.
Call Number
370 M652on
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Alternate Title
One hundred fifty years of MU faces
Responsibility
written by Steven A. DiGuiseppe ... [et al.].
Place of Publication
[Millersville, Pa.]
Publisher
Millersville University Alumni Association,
Date of Publication
2005.
Physical Description
128 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
Contents
Message from MU Alumni Association -- History of Millersville University -- History of MU Alumni Association -- Historical timeline -- "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" -- Millersville Alma Mater -- Guide to the profiles -- Alumni profiles -- Index.
Summary
"This special publication highlights the accomplishments of 150 Millersville University alumni."--P. 4.
Subjects
Lancaster County Normal School (Millersville, Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
Pennsylvania State Normal School of the Second District (Millersville, Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
State Teachers College (Millersville, Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
Millersville State College (Pa.) - Alumni and alumnae.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - Alumni and alumnae.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania - History.
Millersville University Alumni Association - History.
Additional Author
DiGuiseppe, Steven A.
Additional Corporate Author
Millersville University Alumni Association.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Lancaster County
Call Number
370 M652on
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The early schools and teachers among our German ancestors

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Author
Heilman, U. Henry Heilman.
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 9
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by U. Henry Heilman.
Author
Heilman, U. Henry Heilman.
Physical Description
p. [290] - 307 : ill. , 24 cm.
Series
Lebanon County Historical Society papers and addresses v. IX, no. 9.
Subjects
Schools - Pennsylvania
Teachers - Pennsylvania
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
974.819 L441 v. 9
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