Vida Amy Roper was born Feb. 1, 1877. Her preliminary education was acquired in the public schools, and upon her graduation from the high school in 1891, with first honor as the valedictorian, she subsequently attended the Female College and American Business College, at Allentown, and also the College of Music at Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Conservatory of Music, at Philadelphia, Pa., having received at this last institution in 1902, a certificate as a Supervisor of public school music. She then embarked in the profession of teaching music at Slatington, and has since followed it successfully; and in June, 1911, the School Board selected her as the supervisor of music in the public schools of Slatington in which she is recognized for her proficiency.