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