{"id":18081,"date":"2020-08-07T13:59:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T18:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=18081"},"modified":"2020-08-08T17:57:45","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T22:57:45","slug":"honor-roll-member-corr-rowena","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/perryokalumni.com\/?page_id=18081","title":{"rendered":"Honor Roll Member – Corr, Rowena"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHS Alumni Honor Roll Member<\/h1>\n

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\"Rowena<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Rowena Corr<\/h1>\n

Teacher 1946 – 1957<\/h2>\n

Rowena Corr taught English during her 11-year tenure at Perry High School. During some of these years, she also taught 8th grade math. She started teaching in Choctaw at the age of 18, and taught in 6 other districts besides Perry. She retired in 1977 as a counselor in Bartlesville. <\/p>\n

Mrs. Corr was intellectually gifted and a serious student of English who knew literature extensively. She graduated from high school at age 16 and earned a teaching certificate at age 17. However, Oklahoma law stated that teachers had to be 18, so she delayed applying for a teaching job and instead worked for the year as a domestic.<\/p>\n

She and husband Bert raised four children during six depression years and lived on his $60-$80 a month salary. During WWII, a private’s salary, along with her teaching salary, helped the family get by. <\/p>\n

She lived to serve others. She denied herself material goods and personal time in order to provide for family, friends, and students. A devoted Christian, she served God by helping others. She helped students after school and even went to their homes if necessary to help the student understand the lesson.<\/p>\n

Even after leaving Perry, Mrs. Corr maintained contact with some of her students. Much more could be said of this outstanding PHS teacher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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