Memories of the Coes 32 - Teachers' Training Class

 When I was fifteen I went to the Teacher's Training Class at the Academy. I passed the examination for a Teacher's Certificate, but did not receive it, as by this time it was the law that a teacher must be sixteen. By this time Jennie and I had gone to board (ourselves) at Mrs. Shaw's on North St. Mrs. Shaw was an interesting character. She had been a teacher, lost her property and took us girls as roomers to eke out her scanty living. She was intelligent, a very fast talker. I think we never learned any thing, but good from her. Other girls went there later, Lizzie Call, Cora Anderson, and Ida Williams. We were like a happy set of girls. It was not long before some of the brothers, - and others - would find their way there, usually to attend the girls to some entertainment or social. 

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Patty's notes on this entry 

Fifteen - Elizabeth Ann Coe (1862-1956) would have fifteen in 1877. 

Academy -  Le Roy Academic Institute founded in 1864 and operated until 1891. The school provided classical and business education programs. 

Jennie - Jennie Van Deusen (1861-1936) daughter of Albert Van Deusen (1821-1886) and Dorothy Harris (1821-1883). She married Samuel Francis Gilette (1859-1949) son of Samuel Gilette (1823-1903) and Susan Board (1824-1915) in 1884. After their marriage, the Gilette family lived in Le Roy. 

Mrs Shaw on North Street - Possibly Anna Shaw (1817-1896), a widow living on North Street in 1880 as a boarder in another. The other Shaw family on North Street in 1880 was a young couple. 

Lizzie Call - Elizabeth Alberta Call (1862-1929) daughter of Robert  Call (1831-1913) and Charlotte Joslin (1834-1908). She married Walter Scott Daniels (1863-1918), son of Charles Daniels (1839-1879) and Louisa (1843-????) in 1891. 

Cora Anderson - Cora Anderson (1859 - 1916), daughter of Alexander Anderson (1839-1883) and Maria Northrup (1842-1895). She married Edgar Cronkite (1851-1919 ), son of Teunis Cronkite (1808-1877) and Malissa Mosely (d. 1873) in 1898. 

Ida Williams - Probably Ada Mae Williams (1864-????) daughter of John Williams (1829-after 1905) and Mary Haley (1847-after 1905). She married Jennie's brother Frank Van Deusen (1863-1935) son of Albert Van Deusen and Dorothy Harris in 1884. 


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