Mansfield PA and Richmond Township in Tioga County PA

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice School Memorabilia of the Tri-Counties Alumni of Mansfield State Normal School

Postcard above showing North Hall and Alumni Hall  is from Joyce M. Tice Collection Pages are Illustrated with MSNS Postcards identified and linked below, also with Photos of Principals Over 6000 names

School: Mansfield State Normal School Mansfield, Tioga County PA Alumni Listings Year: 1866-1930  Submitted by: Carl Steingraber Tri-County Genealogy & History Sites Home Page How to Use This Site Warning & Disclaimer Souvenir School Booklets Richmond Township - Mansfield Borough Page No Unauthorized Commercial Use Contact Joyce

Progression of Names of This School

Mansfield Classical Seminary	Mansfield State Normal School	Mansfield State Teachers College	Mansfield State College	Mansfield University
1855/57	1862	1927	1960	1983

MSNS Alumni Listings 1866 to 1926

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1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	Obits

MSTC Alumni Listings 1927 to 1930

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Index of Antique Postcards & Photos Illustrating the Class Photo Pages Mansfield Classical Seminary North Hall North Hall Alumni Hall President's House Dining Room Clionon 1899 Gymnasium Arcade & Dorm Arcade with Students South Hall South Hall 1870 South Hall 1881 South Hall 1900 Related MSNS Pages on Tri-County Site Mansfield Normal School History Early MSNS Principals 1889 MSNS Principal's Report 1892 Commencement List 1897 Womens' Gym Uniforms 1897 Football Team 1899 The NEW Model School 1890s - Youthful Defiance 1902 MSNS Principal's Report 1908 Dead Broke 1909 Taming of the Shrew 1913 MSNS Faculty Photo 1923 The Model School 1925 - Heading Back to MSNS

Faculty - Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield.................MSNS.........Professor
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CASS - George W. Cass, 75, retired Mansfield State Teachers College instructor died Friday, Oct. 8, 1954, following an extended illness. Mr. Cass was born May 11, 1879 at Nelson, PA the son of Marion Francis Cass and Susan Maria Baxter Cass. He attended the Nelson Graded School and in the fall of 1890, the family moved to Elkland, PA. George W. Cass was graduated from the Elkland High School in 1895, took post graduate work the following year and taught District School one year in Farmington Twp. In September 1899, he entered the Mansfield State Normal School and he took the college preparatory course. In September 1901 he entered Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, where he took the classical courses and was graduated in 1905 with an A.B. degree. During his college career he was awarded Chemistry and Physics prizes. He was graduated with valedictory rank and initiated into the Dickinson Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. From 1905 thru 1907 he was head of Latin Language and Literature at Union College, Barbourville, Kentucky. In 1907 he became a member of the faculty of Mansfield State Normal School. In 1908 he received his M.A. degree from Dickinson College. In 1924 he attended the summer session of Harvard University. He was a pioneer in Pennsylvania in the development of the sociology course. During his 34 years tenure the Normal School became a Teachers College. He spent several summers traveling as field representative for the college. He retired from active work in 1941. On August 9, 1906 he married J. Floy Sherwood of Mansfield, who died in 1910. In 1913 his mother came to live with him and he purchased the house at 96 St. James St., where he resided until 1953. His mother died in 1931, his father having died in 1908. For a number of years he was active in Masonry being Past Master of Arch Masons, Past Commander Tiadighton Commandery, Wellsboro and Past Thrice Potent Master of Coudersport Consistory. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church for 39 years in Mansfield, having joined December 6, 1907. He was a life member of both the Pennsylvania State Education Association and of the Dickinson College Alumni Assn. He was also a member of the Grange for over 25 years. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Eva Cass Jahn of Redlands, Calif.; a ward, Mrs. Janice Madigan Kennedy of Troy. Funeral was held Sunday at Shaw & Robena Funeral Home, the Rev. John R. Hays officiating. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery. Masonic committal service was held at the grave. - Mansfield Advertiser, October 1954

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