Ketrick, Michael J
educator, poet, was born March 22, 1857, in Ireland. After receiving a liberal education he entered educational work; has attained success in his profession, and for many years past has been connected with the Scranton public schools. He has given much time to literary work; has contributed extensively to educational and the periodical press; and is the author of a number of meritorious poems, which have been a valuable acquisition to current literature.
His poems appear in Poets of America and other standard works. He is the secretary of The South Scranton Building and Loan association of Scranton, Pa., where he is prominent in various fraternal orders.