Michigan State Normal Conservatory Class of 1892

Studio photo of the Class of 1892 of the Michigan State Normal Conservatory in Ypsilanti. Young women are identified (with their proficiency) as follows: Mary A. Dickinson (piano) who is listed in the 1894 city directory as a music teacher boarding at 213 Oak Street; Miinnie Wilber (pipe organ) sho boarded at 221 Summit; Nora C. Babbitt (voice), later Nora Harsh, longtime resident of Ypailsnt and daughter of Judge and Florence C. Babbitt, voice coach and teacher for many years; Oriska M. Worden (voice); Avonia Dawson(?) (piano); Abba Owen (violin), daughter of Tubal Cain Owen and Ann Foote Owen and granddaughter of Ezra Foote, first professor of music at Michigan State Normal, Abba (1872-1941) later headed the violin department at Michigan State Normal and then taught many years at the University School of Music in Ann Arbor; Bertha Day, a teacher who boarded at 324 Forest Avenue; and Gerogia M. Cheshire (piano) who boarded at 517 Cross Street