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