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Belle Sherman

Teacher of Science From 1877

Miss Belle SHERMAN came to Ithaca from Galesburg, Ill., where her father was for many years a prominent lawyer. Having graduated from Lombard University in that city with the degree of B.S. in 1874, she continued during 1874-75 her work in the sciences under Dr. Burt G. WILDER of Cornell. The school year of 1875-76 she spent studying drawing in the School of Design in Philadelphia.

In the fall of 1876, Miss SHERMAN was offered a position as teacher of sciences and history in the Ithaca High School. Accepting this position, she became at once a strong element in the High School's growth. She and her co-worker, Miss Harriet W. THOMPSON, have been two teachers of whom any educational institution might be glad to boast.

The high character of Miss SHERMAN's work is recognized not only by the educated townspeople, but also in Cornell, where so many of her students yearly prove her training good. A close sympathizer in all good student movements, Miss SHERMAN has always been, to the non-residents especially, a helpful friend. Her own genuine enthusiastic interest in her work has aroused many a pupil to enjoy more fully the simple wild flowers of this region, and to understand and appreciate the meaning of Tennyson's little verse--

	"Flower in the crannied wall,

	I pluck thee out of the crannies,

	Hold thee here in my hand, little flower,

	Root and all, and all in all,

	And if I knew what thou art, little flower,

	Root and all--and all in all,

	I would know what God and man is."

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