Created by Janet Dotterer The Lancaster County Normal Institute Catalog for 1855 lists 38 female students and 96 male students. As expected a majority of the students came from Lancaster County but out of the 134 students listed 26 students came from outside the county. We had students from the following counties in Pennsylvania: Beaver, Bucks, Cambria, Chester, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Lebanon, Montgomery, Perry, Susquehanna, Washington, Wayne and York. Plus we had a male student from New York, NY and another male student from St. George’s, Delaware.
Our first international student, F.J.P. Varro, is listed in the 1856-1857 catalogue as coming from Strasburg, France. Mr. Varro is mentioned in letters home from Sallie Bolton, a fellow student, noting that he will be taking mathematics. After leaving Millersville, Mr. Varro moved to Washington, PA in the western part of the state. He joined the Pennsylvania Militia during the Civil War, serving in September 1862. He died in 1868 in Dixmont, a suburb of Pittsburgh.
Following Mr. Varro, there were a handful of students who traveled a great distance to attend MSNS: George E. Huey, from Londonderry, Ireland, attended in 1858-1859. There were no international students attending MSNS between 1860 and 1865. However, 28 students traveled from out of state to attend the Normal School during the 1860-1861 school year, including Ursula Cushman from Portland, Maine; Fanny M. Haley from Boston, Massachusetts and George N. Church from Vicksburg, Mississippi. Our next international students were G. W. DeLeon, from Kingston, Jamaica, attended in 1865-1866; Bessie, Lillian and William Eastty, from Montreal, Canada, attended in 1868-1869; Charles Rowe, from Cornwall, England, attended in 1869- 1871; and Florence Geary, from London, England, attended 1870-1871. According to the catalogue they only attended one year and did not graduate so we have no record of what became of them. This was true for many of the early students. After one year of schooling they could get a job teaching and rarely returned to actually earn their degree.
Prior to 1880 a majority of the international students were from Europe, the exception being our three students from Canada and one from Jamaica. After 1880, the majority of our international students came from Central and South America, though there were students from other parts of the world as well. According to the catalogs there were students from the following countries at MSNS between 1880 and 1920: Nicaragua, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Mexico, The Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Trinidad, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Great Britain, Japan, India, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain and Ontario. In all, 164 students traveled from around the world to attend MSNS between 1856 and 1920.
1856-1857: F.J.P. Varro Strasburg, France
1858-1859: George E. Huey Londonderry, Ireland
1865-1866: DeLeon, G.W. Kingston, Jamaica
1868-1869: Eastty, Bessie Montreal, Canada Eastty, Lillian Montreal, Canada Eastty, William Montreal, Canada
1869-1870: Rowe, Charles Cornwall, England
1870-1871: Rowe, Charles Cornwall, England
1881-1882: Pile, W.E. Laguayra, Venezuela
1883-1884: Davies, H. Janette Castellnathe South Wales
1884-1885: Davies, Hannah J. (Class of 1885) ‘Nathe, Glanmorganshire, South Wales
Our first international student to be listed as a graduate was Hannah J. Davies from ‘Nathe Glanmorganshire, South Wales, Great Britain who was graduated in 1885. 1890-1891 Silva, Jose Maria Managua, Nicaragua (earned medical degree from Penn )
1890-1891: Roman, Victor M. Jinotepe, Nicaragua
1893-1894: Jane, Albert Guantanamo, Cuba
1894-1895: Agostino, George Santiago, Cuba Ferrer, Armando Puerto Principe, Cuba
1895-1896: Bravo, Salvador Nicaragua (went on to medical school at Penn ) Cuadra, Hernan Nicaragua Solorzana, Arturo Nicaragua
1896-1897: Alvarado, Francisco Granada, Nicaragua
1897-1898: Cartaya, Joseph T. Matanzas, Cuba (left school in April 1898 to Fight with Cuban army) Cuadra, Hernan Nicaragua Solorzana, Arturo Nicaragua
1898-1899: Gamez, Ramiro Rivas, Nicaragua
1899-1900: Bory, Gerardo L. Daiquiri, Santiago, Cuba
Bory, Gerardo L. Daiquiri, Santiago, Cuba Dumans, Dario Luiz Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Portuondo, Jose E. Santiago, Cuba Portuondo, Petro Santiago, Cuba
There were many ways students could participate in the everyday life of MSNS: the literary societies, athletics and social organizations. The international students were active in these many pursuits, with the most participation in athletics.
Jose Villalon played forward on the basketball team; Miguel Cocco played guard on the basketball team and played end on the football team, and was President of the class in 1907; Juan Villa played left field on the 1907 baseball team; Lorenzo Ruiz played infield on the baseball team in 1905 and 1907, and right end on the 1906 junior football team; Manuel Casares played outfield on the 1905 baseball team; Lorenzo Alvarez played left halfback and Antonio Martinez played right half back on the 1908 junior football team; J.C. Lopes played on the football team from 1912 through 1914 and on the basketball team from 1913 through 1915, earning a varsity letter; Ramon Caceres was a substitute on the 1912 prep basketball team.. Juan Estiu played flute in 1902 Normal Orchestra; Jose Portuando was an assistant patrolman on the Life Saving Corps and Andres Fernandez was in the 1902 Military Company.
Jose Portuando was an assistant patrolman Belaval, Mario S. Ponce, PuertoRico Bory, Gerardo L. Santiago, Cuba Estiu, Juan Santiago, Cuba Fernandez, Alfonso M. San Juan, Puerto Rico Fernandez, Andres F. Havana, Cuba Fiol, Joaquin Santiago, Cuba Mederos, Heliodoro Colon, Santa Clara, Cuba Morcillo, Jesus Santiago, Cuba Perez, Eqequiel Mexico City, Mexico Perez, Pablo Santiago, Santo Domingo Plumacher, Fred Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Plumacher, Harry Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa Portuondo, Alfonso Santiago, Cuba Portuondo, Jose E. Santiago, Cuba Portuondo, Pedro Santiago, Cuba
Andres Fernandez was First Sergeant John Estiu played flute Armstrong, Thomas Ponce, Puerto Rico Arrufat, Jose Havana, Cuba Bory, Carolos R. Daiquiri, Santiago, Cuba Bory, Gerardo L. Daiquiri, Santiago, Cuba Bueno, Soter de Barras Sao Paulo, Brazil (died 30 June 1903) Estiu, Juan Santiago, Cuba Lopez, M. Antonio San Germain, Puerto Rico Octavi, Providencia San Juan, Puerto Rico Villalon, Jose A. Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Villalon, J. Emilio Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Villalon, Luis Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo
Aspuru, John A. Havana, Cuba Barreras, Pasquale M. San Juan, Puerto Rico Bory, Carlos R. Diaquiri, Santiago, Cuba Buch, Miguel A. Santiago, Cuba Cocco, Manuel, Jr. Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Cocco, Miguel Angel Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Correll, Ethel Nara, Yamato, Japan Correll, Florence Nara, Yamato, Japan Freites, Ernesto B. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Lambardi, Luis Bogota, Colombia Malenchini, Pablo Bogota, Colombia Mencia, Jose Rivadeo, Lugo, Spain Meunier, Joseph Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Pellerano, Arthur A. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tapia, Ramon Santiago, Cuba Tous, Jaime San Juan, Puerto Rico VaDillo, Balbino Santiago, Cuba Villalon, Jose A. Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Villalon, Luis A. Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Zaballa, Ramon Santa Clara, Cuba
The two students from Japan were children of an MSNS graduate who was a missionary in Japan. The Rev. Irwin H. Correll, Class of 1871, chose to send his daughters to his alma mater in 1903- 1904. Ethel and Florence Correll were two of the Rev. Correll’s eight children. It appears that they were the only two children he chose to send to MSNS. In later years he wrote one of his daughters had chosen to teach kindergarten and be a missionary in Japan but was stricken and died. Since he does not name the daughter we do not know if it was one the daughters that attended MSNS.
Alvarez, Lorenzo J. Santiago, Santo Domingo Batlle, Augusto Santiago, Santo Domingo Bory, Charles R. Daiquiri, Santiago, Cuba Bozzo, Humberto San Juan, Puerto Rico Casares, Manuel Camaguey, Cuba Castillo, Primo Camaguey, Cuba Cocco, Manuel Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Cocco, Miguel Angel Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Desai, [ ] India Guzman, Jose Pamico, Vera Cruz, Mexico Lebron, Felipe Santo Domingo Martinez, Antonio Havana, Cuba Montealegre, Isaac Nicaragua Ortega, Jose A. Havana, Cuba Perez, Luis San Juan, Puerto Rico Pimentel, Jose Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Ruiz, Lorenzo Havana, Cuba Stahl, John F. Bayamon, Puerto Rico Varela, Conchita Havana, Cuba Vega, Miguel Santiago, Santo Domingo Williams, Emma Hainault Kent, England Williams, Nellie Mai Hainault Kent, England
Manuel Casarez played outfield Alvarez, Lorenzo Santiago, Santo Domingo
Batlle, Augusto Santiago, Santo Domingo Bello, Charles Santiago, Santo Domingo
Bozzo, Humberto San Juan, Puerto Rico
Brugal, Andres Santiago, Santo Domingo
Brugal, Jose Santiago, Santo Domingo
Brugal, Juan Santiago, Santo Domingo
Cocco, Manuel Puerto Plata, San Domingo
Cocco, Miguel Angle Puerto Plata, San Domingo
Comas, Manuel Guantanamo, Santiago, Cuba
Desai, Pinakinprasad M. Baroda, Bombay, India
Febles, Edward E. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Fernandez, Manuel Santiago, Cuba
Feros, Rafael Santiago, Cuba
Gonzalez, Domingo Santiago, Santo Domingo
Jonghde, Juan Jose Santiago, Cuba
Martinez, Antonio Colon, Havana, Cuba
Pastoriza,Salvador Santiago, Santo Domingo
Pimentel, Jose Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Ruiz, Lorenzo Havana, Cuba
Seyfert, Bula Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada
Torres, Octavio Havana, Cuba
Vega, Michael. Santiago, Santo Domingo
Vila, Juan A. Havana, Cuba
Vila, Rafael Havana, Cuba
Villalon, Jose A. Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo
Villalon, Luis Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo
Villareal, Juan Jerez Bavamo, Cuba
Yllas, Antonio Santiago, Cuba
Zayas, Antonio Trinidad, Santa Clara, Cuba
Members include Manuel Cocco, left end; Lorenzo Ruiz, right end, Lorenzo Alvarez, left half; and Antonio Martinez, right half Albertich, Rene Cienfuegos, Cuba Alvarada, Jose A. Granada, Nicaragua Arrufat, Jose A., Jr. Havana, Cuba Blanco, Jose Arguelles, Cuba Brugal, Andres Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Brugal, John Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo Capwell, Florence Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Cepero, Carlos Havana, Cuba Cocco, Miguel Angel Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Correa, Francisco Granada, Nicaragua Echemendia, Diego M. Trinidad, Cuba Febles, Edward Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Galluzo, Julian Havana, Cuba Lescano, Alejandro S. Lima, Peru Lima, Horacio Havana, Cuba Menendez, Victor Aviles, Oviedo, Spain Pastoriza, Salvador Santiago, Dominican Republic Planell, Alberto Santiago, Cuba Reyes, Miguel A. Havana, Cuba Rovirosa, Alfred Havana, Cuba Ruiz, Leopoldo Santa Clara, Cuba Ruiz, Lorenzo Havana, Cuba Seyfert, Bula Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Vila, Juan A. Havana, Cuba Vila, Rafael Havana, Cuba Villalon, Jose A. (Class of 1907) Puerto Plata, San Domingo (studied at Bucknell) Villalon, Luis A. Puerto Plata, San Domingo Yllas, Antonio Santiago, Cuba Yllas, Arthur Santiago, Cuba Zaballa, Melintino C. Santa Clara, Trinidad, Cuba
Members included Juan Vila, left field and Lorenzo Ruiz, third base
Jose Villalon played forward The next to graduate was Jose A. Villalon from Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo who graduated in 1907. Miguel A. Cocco from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic and Bula S. Seyfert from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada were graduated in 1908; brothers John F. and Lester F. Merrick of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada were graduated in 1913 and 1914, respectively; Ricardo I. Plaza from Esmeraldas, Ecuador and J. Carlos Lopes from Itaguy, Brazil were graduated in 1915; Louisa Lillo from Santiago, Chile was graduated in 1918; and Lazaro Milaor from Manila, Philippine Islands was graduated in 1920.
Jose A. Villalon from Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo who graduated in 1907. Jose A. Villalon went on to school at Bucknell and remained in the United States working as an engineer. He married a young woman from York, Pa. and eventually settled in Philadelphia. His brothers, J. Emilio and Luis also attended MSNS but are not listed as graduates. Aranga, Miguel Havana, Cuba Basterrechea, Jose Havana, Cuba Caminero, Jose Havana, Cuba Camino, Ignacio Coruna, Spain Castaner, Joseph Barcelona, Spain Cocco, Miguel A. (Class of 1908) Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic Diaz, Manuel, Coruna, Spain Echemendia, Diego Trinidad, Santa Clara, Cuba Galuzzo, Julian Havana, Cuba Gonzales, Jose Havana City, Cuba Gonzales, Manuel Havana, Cuba Gutierrez, Carlos San Jose, Costa Rica Moran, Manuel Havana, Cuba Ortega, Camilo M. Havana, Cuba Ortega, Jose Havana, Cuba Rodriguez, Jesus Havana, Cuba Rovirosa, Alfred Havana, Cuba Ruiz, Carlos Camaguey, Cuba Ruiz, Leopoldo Condado, Trinidad Seyfert, Bula S. (Class of 1908) Collingwood, Ontario, Canada Vila, George Havana, Cuba Villalon, Luis A. Puerta Plata, Santo Domingo Zaballe, Melitino C. Trinidad, Cuba
Miguel Cocco played Guard Miguel A. Cocco from Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic was graduated in 1908. Miguel A. Cocco moved to Harrisburg and then Baltimore. He married Myrtle E. Widle (Class of 1908). By 1923 he had moved back to Puerto Plata and was working as a civil engineer.
Bula S. Seyfert from Collingwood, Ontario, Canada was graduated in 1908. Bula S. Seyfert married Walter A. Gilbert (Class of 1909) and settled in Christiana, Pa. and eventually moved to Philadelphia where he was a banker.
1908-1909: Bolivar, J.M., Jr. Santiago, Cuba Lamardrid, Louis G. Cuba Rodriguez, Jesus Cuba
1909-1910: Bolivar, Jose M. Guantanomo, Cuba Castro, Clodomiro Havana, Cuba Gato, Alfred H. Havana, Cuba Plaza, Ricardo J. Esmeraldas, Ecuador Prieto, Alfredo Havana, Cuba Prieto, Francisco Havana, Cuba
Arteaga, Francisco Havana, Cuba Bolivar, Francisco Santiago, Cuba Bolivar, Octavio Santiago, Cuba Lara, Fernando, Gonzales San Juan, Fabasco, Mexico Lopes, J. Carlos Itaguy, Mexico Merrick, John F. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Nieto, Angel San Juan, Fabasco, Mexico Peral, Indalecio F., Jr. San Francisco, Dominican Republic Plaza, Ricardo I. Esmeraldas, Ecuador Prieto, Alfredo Havana, Cuba Prieto, Francisco Havana, Cuba Stampfli, Olga Rutti, Zurich, Switzerland
Alvarado, Louis Juticalpa, Honduras Bolivar, Frank Santago, Cuba Caceres, Ramon Moca, Dominican Republic Castro, Porfirio San Pedro, Cuba Esteve, Enrique Moca, Dominican Republic Lopes, J.C. Itaguy, Brazil Merrick, Lester F. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Merrick, John F. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Rabasa, Oscar Mexico City, Mexico Rivero, Diego Havana, Cuba Stampfli, Olga Ruti, Zurich, Switzerland
Emanuelli, Rodolfo San Juan, Puerto Rico Lopes, J. Carlos Itaguy, Brazil Merrick, John F. (Class of 1913) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Merrick, Lester F. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Plaza, Ricardo I. Esmeraldas, Ecuador Serrapinana, Francisco Havana, Cuba
The son of Frank Merrick, Class of 1887, who was a manager and later Vice President for Westinghouse Corp. in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and chose to send his son to MSNS. Like his father, John was Valedictorian of his class. He wenton to Cornell to study electrical engineering and after graduation moved back to Canada working in the engineering field. He served in the Air Corps from 1917 to 1919 and from 1942 to 1945 and by 1953 was living at the Bar O Ranch in Bandera, Texas as a rancher and oil producer. MSNS Lopes, J. Carlos Itaguy, Brazil Merrick, Lester F. (Class of 1914) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Plaza, Richard I. Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Model School:
Castro, Miguel Matanzas, Cuba Josende, Jose Sagua la Grande, Cuba Josende, Santago Sagua la Grande, Cuba Valdes, Simon Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Veloso, Alberto Santiago, Cuba Veloso, Manuel Santiago, Cuba
Like his father and brother, Lester graduated from MSNS. Unfortunately, we know very little about Lester following his graduation from Millersville, other than he went on to Cornell like his brother. Lester Merrick, football; J. Carlos Lopes for football and basketball Castany, Ignacio O. Managua, Nicaragua Martinez, Jose M. Juticalpa, Honduras Plaza, Ricardo I. (Class of 1915) Esmeraldas, Ecuador Valdes, Simon B. Macoris, San Domingo
J. Carlos Lopes was Team Captain J. Carlos Lopes played centerfield J. Carlos Lopes played forward and Ramon Caceres was a substitute
J. Carlos Lopes for football and basketball Ricardo I. Plaza from Esmeraldas, Ecuador was graduated in 1915. Ricardo I. Plaza returned to Ecuador as a teacher and principal at the high school in Esmeraldas. He went on to serve as Treasurer of the Providence of Esmeraldas; Director of Education in Esmeraldas and took charge of the American consular in Esmeraldas, Ecuador until the closing of the office; in 1939 he became a professor of the College “5 de Agosto” in Esmeraldas.
J. Carlos Lopes from Itaguy, Brazil was graduated in 1915. J. Carlos Lopes continued his education at Cornell, studying civil engineering. Upon graduation he was employed by Bethlehem Steel Corporation as a draftsman. He married Sarah Weaber (Class of 1915) and they settled in Schaefferstown, Pa. They had five daughters, Olga, Lela, Zelia, Rita and Ruth. He served as president of the class from 1938 to 1940.
1915-1916: Castany, Ignacio O. Managua, Nicaragua Lopes, J. Carlos (Class of 1915) Itaguy, Brazil Martinez, Jose M. Juticalpa, Honduras Valdes, Simon B. Macoris, Santo Domingo
1916-1917: Duluc, Eumenes Santo Domingo Espinoza, J.J. Rivas, Nicaragua Lillo, Louisa Santiago, Chile Morales, Francisco Bogota, Colombia
1917-1918: Alvarez, Miguel Bogata, Colombia Lillo, Louisa Santiago, Chile
Louisa Lillo from Santiago, Chile was graduated in 1918. Louisa Lillo was hired in 1917 by MSNS to teach Spanish. This she did while working on a degree at MSNS. After graduation she completed her B.S. at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1919, and then returned to her native Chile and taught in Santiago. She did marry but we do not have a date of her marriage, DeJara was her married name. She died in 1960. Milaor, Lazaro (Class of 1920) Manila, Philippine Islands Ponce, Leopold Trinidad, Cuba Stacey, Cristobal Quito, Ecuador Zuazo, Mario Havana, Cuba