State Normal School Faculty

Teaching Staff

The staff at the State Normal School were in charge of educating students who would educate young children in the state. This list is supplemented by the 1910 Census. 

• Principal & Psychology: Henry T. Burr (No data)
• Principal & Kindergarten: Fannie A. Bishop (Connecticut-born, Age: 35)
• Kindergarten: G. Vivien Brown (No data)
• Librarian: Eliza G. Rawson (Massachussetts-born, Age: 35)
• Grade 1: Elizabeth A. Sherman (No data)
• Grade 2: E. Annette Hinds (Massachussetts-born, Age: 27)
• Grade 3: Alice E. Phelps (No data)
• Grade 4: Eliza A. Cheyney (Pennsylvania-born, Age: 56)
• Grade 5: May E. Davidson (No data)
• Grade 6: Mary A. Quinn (Connecticut-born, Irish descent, Age: 28)
• Grade 7, History & Geography: Jennie E. Dennehy (New York-born, Irish descent, Age: 41)
• Grade 8, Supervisor of Writing: George W. Dickson (Maine-born, Age: 36)
• Mathematics & Gymnastics & Psychology: Edith Scott Paschall (Pennsylvania-born, Age: 29)
• History & English: Mabel I. Jenkins (No data)
• Science & Geography: Frederick W. Staebner (New York-born, German descent, Age: 54)
• Drawing: Sara E. Lewis (No data)
• Music: Mary M. Souther (No data)
• Methods Training: Miriam S. Skidmore (No data)

According to the 1910 Willimantic Census data, 9 out of 18 members of the teaching staff were living in Willimantic. Two out of nine were men and the rest women. Their ages ranged from 27-54.