Biographical Sketch of Prof. John H. Magill, Webster County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Prof. John H. Magill.  Among the educators of Missouri worthy of honor-
able mention is Prof. Magill, who is now superintendent of public 
instruction of Webster county.  His birth occurred on the 12th of April
1857, in Crawford county, Ill., and until fifteen years of age he made
that county his home, and there received his education, attending the
Olney High school, in which institution he made very rapid progress in
his studies.  When only eighteen years of age he taught a country 
school, and after his term was completed entered the Normal School at
Danville, Ind., taking a teacher's course.  He then took a scientific
course in the college at Carmi, Ill., and during a four and a half year
attendance at this institution was engaged in teaching, book-keeping,
and penmanship.  In 1882 he became a resident of Webster county, Mo.,
and had charge of the Mountain Dale Seminary for three years, and then
became principal of the Henderson Academy, which he has successfully
conducted up to the present time.  He mnakes a specialty of thoroughly
preparing teachers for their work, and has won an enviable reputation
as an instructor in Webster county, his school enrolling from 150 to
175 pupils throughout the year, which is a high average for a private
school in Southern Missouri.  In April, 1887, he was elected superin-
tendent of the Webster county schools, and has filled the duties of
this position with honor to himself and to the entire satisfaction of
all concerned.  In the summer of 1887 he held a teacher's institute for
two weeks, for the especial purpose of preparing teachers for their 
work, and owing to his encouragement and advice newer and better 
methods are being adopted for instructing the young.  He was married in
Greensburg, Ind., in 1882, to Miss Anna G. Stagg, who was born, reared
and educated in the "Hoosier" state.  They have two children, Della and
Ralph.  One son, Logan, died when three years old.  Prof. and Mrs.
Magill are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and he is
a Master Mason.  He is a son of John and Emeline (Martin) Magill, who 
were also natives of Illinois.  The father was a farmer and stock 
trader, and made several trips south to New Orleans.  He died in his 
native state, his wife surviving him at this date (1889).

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