Blair County Pa Archives Biographies.....hooper, Linda E. ???? - ????
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Source: Biographical And Portrait Cyclopedia Of Blair Co, Pa: Philadelphia, 1892.
Author: Samuel T. Wiley

Linda E. Hooper,  
An Efficient Instructor And Fist Assistant In The Altoona High School, Was
Born In The City Of Philadelphia, This State, And Is A Daughter Of William M.
And Eleanor (bryan) Hooper.  The Hoopers Are Of English Descent, And Her
Paternal Grandfather Hooper Was One Of The Early Settlers Of Blair County,
And Followed His Trade Of Blacksmith Near Marin Forges Until His Death.  His
Son, William M. Hooper, Was Born In Blair County, From Which He Removed,
Shortly After His Marriage, To Philadelphia, Where He Resided And Was Engaged
In Business Until His Death, Which Occurred In 1872, At Forty-two Years Of
Age.  He Attended Selinsgrove Academy, And Taught For A Short Time Before
Going To Philadelphia, Where His First Employment Was As Book-keeper In A
Wholesale Grocery House.  In A Short Time He Left His Position As Bookkeeper
To Become A Member Of The Wholesale Dry Goods Firm Of Hood, Bonbright & Co.,
From Which He Withdrew In A Few Years To Become A Member Of The Firm Of
Mclean, Hooper & Co.  This Latter Firm Was Engaged In The Manufacture And
Sale Of Sewing Machines, And Under The Management Of Mr. Hooper Had Secured A
Fine Trade At The Time Of The Death Of The Latter.  Mr. Hooper Was A Democrat,
And A Member And Trustee Of The Methodist Episcopal Church, And Was Rapidly
Winning His Way Into The Front Rank Of The Business Men Of Philadelphia, With
Bright Prospects Of Success Before Him, When He Was Stricken Down By The Hand
Of Death In The Very Prime Of Life.  Mr. Hooper Married Eleanor Bryan, Of
Maria Forges, Who Was A Methodist In Religious Faith And Church Membership,
And Died At Altoona In 1888, When In The Fifty-fifth Year Of Her Age.
   Linda E. Hooper Received Her Education In The Public Schools And The Girls'
Normal School Of Philadelphia, And In 1874, With Her Mother And Brother,
Harry B., Came To Altoona, Where She Has Resided Ever Since.  Immediately
After Coming To Altoona She Secured A Position As A Teacher In The Primary
Department Of The Public Schools, And Was Successively Promoted Until 1880,
When She Was Elected First Assistant In The Altoona High School, Which
Position She Has Held With Credit Ever Since.  Miss Hooper Is A Member And
Has Been For Fifteen Years The Organist Of The Second Lutheran Church, In
Whose Sunday School She Teaches A Large Class Of Young Ladies.  She Is Also A
Member Of The Chautauqua Literary Society, In Whose Methods Of Inducing Home
Study And Self Culture She Is Very Much Interested.
   Linda E. Hooper Is A Close Student, And Has Carefully Studied The Methods Of
Culture And The Methods Of Instruction, And Thoroughly Understands The
Principles Of The New Education, Whose Aim Is The Natural And Symmetrical
Development Of The Child Nature.  Miss Hooper Has Tested Theories By Practice
In Her Teaching, And Thereby Has Acquired Valuable Experience, That Has
Contributed To Some Extent To Her Known Efficiency And Marked Success As An
Instructor Whose Standard Of Work, Although High And Ideal, Yet Is Practical
And Attainable, As Attested By The Substantial Progress Of Her Pupils.

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