Lillian Teeter manuscripts, 1908-1934.

Shryock, Henry William.

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Henry William Shryock left the principalship of Olney High School to join the University's English faculty in 1894. He worked his way up the career ladder to become chair of his department and later registrar and vice president. During Shryock's term, the state covered construction of a campus power plant and a beautiful $135,000 auditorium, which bears Shryock's name and remains a cultural touchstone for generations of collegians and community members. Opened in 1918, Shryock Auditorium first b...

Southern Illinois State Normal University

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Teeter, Lillian, 1881-1977

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Lillian Teeter was one of six children born to Horace Hollister Teeter and Nancy Belle Sorrels. She was raised in Carbondale and attended Southern Illinois Normal University. In 1909 she graduated with the first bachelor of education degree awarded by the University. She later earned a bachelor of philosophy degree at the University of Chicago and a master's degree at Washington University in St. Louis. She taught for 47 years, 38 in east St. Louis, and the rest in Pomona, Marion, Harrisburg, an...