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1 Education and the flag; Sixty-third annual Commencement; June 3, 1940 Band marches at head of Commencement procession; photo.
2 Every county represented Map of Iowa showing numbers of graduates and number of graduates who are involved in educational work in each county.
3 Orchesis--spring recital Students perform dance; photo.
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4 Teachers College mourns loss of Dr. O. R. Latham Died July 9, 1940, following surgical operation; summary of achievements; photo.
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5 Untitled Minnesinger reunion performance; photo.
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6 Five professors honored Professors Kurtz, Cable, and Beard honored for excellence in teaching; Old Gold dedicated to George Holmes; Professor Fagan voted "best-liked" teacher; photo.
7 The campus today The beauties of spring on campus.
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8 Hanson and Kurtz: a musical feast Howard Hanson directs college symphony in performance of Professor Kurtz's work.
9 Or: how to save democracy? Bartlett Hall staff conducts series of seminars on democracy.
10 The Anna B. Lawther Hall New women's dormitory, temporarily called West Hall, will be named for Anna B. Lawther, long-time member of the Board of Education.
11 Two times 25 is 50 John Cross wins two Purple and Old Gold Awards; Alice Thierman is first student to graduate with "highest honors".
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12 How beginning teachers get in trouble
Horns--John W. (Art Faculty)
Professor John Horns writes about the common mistakes that new teachers make when beginning work in a small town.
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13 Farewell to the literaries!: Part I: The power and the glory
Furry--Leroy W. (Class of 1935)
History of literary societies; purposes and activities; humorous occurrences; roster of societies with their dates of founding and ending, mottoes, and colors; photo.
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14 Panther sports touch new high!
Burrell--Harry G. (Student--1941-1942; Bureau of Publications Staff)
Best all-around year in ISTC athletics; reports on football, cross country, baseball, basketball, wrestling, track, and golf; photo.
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15 Extension borrows faculty Professors Van Engen, Douglas, Hake, and White will work in Extension for one quarter.
16 Kurtz awarded doctor's degree Professor Edward Kurtz receives degree from Detroit Institute of Music Art.
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17 Dr. Boothe resigns Will be replaced by Professor Reninger.
18 Untitled Former pupils of Howard Hanson are now on ISTC music faculty; photo.
19 What about enrollment? Summer term 1940 enrollment is 1412 with 1156 women and 256 men; third consecutive decline ascribed to higher scholastic and employment standards.
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20 Man's eternal dream will pull us through Excerpts from Albert Haydon's baccalaureate address include references to European situation; photo.
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21 Study the past . . . Transmit the conclusions Excerpts from President Friley's address at the spring Commencement.
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22 You, too, would have enjoyed it Description of reunion activities and roster of many who attended; Minnesingers celebrate fiftieth anniversary; photo.
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23 Unit reunions 101 gather for Southern California meeting; Omaha-Council Bluffs group numbers 78.
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24 He signed his own diploma C. Ray Aurner recalls working as secretary to President Seerley; signed diplomas, wrote letters, drove President to train, helped to enroll students; also took census; photo.
25 The Bartlett honors in debate Lily Freeland Bartlett establishes cash award for honors in debate, as memorial to Bartlett family.
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26 Dr. George H. Mount Residing in Los Angeles; Chairman of the Department of Psychology at the University of Southern California. He recently conducted a series of tests on "traffic nerves"; results have been used by the Union Oil Company in establishing a traffic clinic.
27 Edna C. Battin Resides in Colton, California, where she is head of the Mathematics Department in the Colton High School.
28 Helen Elizabeth Judy Bond Residing in New York; Head of the Department of Household Arts and Sciences at Columbia University Teachers College. She is president of the American Home Economics Association for 1938-1940; received her Ph. D. from Columbia University.
29 Joel E. McCarty Resides in Columbus, Ohio; a member of the firm of Richards, McCarty and Bulford, architects.
30 Karl Buren Stein His picture was on the cover of a recent issue of the magazine, "Music News." Received an honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Cornell College; is the founder of the Musical Dramatic Conservatory of Chicago.
31 Mrs. Mary Dornon Work Residing in Des Moines, where she is manager of the Ellrock Antique Shop. Her husband, R. B. Work, is state area supervisor for old age assistance. They have one son, Robert R.
32 Oldest classes at reunion, June 2, Alumni-Faculty Dinner Oldest were Matilda Palmer Scheeler, 1878; Eliza Rawstern Wright, 1880; John P. McMurray, Viola Russell Gates, and Kittie Sheridan from 1885; Eva Cadwallader Reeves from 1888. All who had graduated fifty or more years ago received gold medals.
33 Over half of the class of 1890 Fourteen of the twenty-six living members were on hand for their fiftieth anniversary reunion; organizer, J. F. Doderer from Pomona, California.
34 Reuel H. Sylvester Head of the Department of Psychology at Drake University; resides in Des Moines. He returned for the Minnesingers' fiftieth anniversary, June 2. Visited with C. A. Fullerton.
35 Ruth Hertlein Graening A gift from Ruth and her husband, Dr. C. H. Graening, who reside in Waverly, made possible the presentation of an award for the best public reading of the Bible, as part of the commencement activities of Wartburg College; to be an annual event.
36 Stella Burrington Retired after thirty-five years of teaching and is now living in Waverly. She had been teaching in the State School for the Feeble Minded in Faribault, Minnesota.
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37 Dr. and Mrs. J. L. St. John (Ruth Lotts) Drove two thousand miles from Pullman, Washington. He is head of the division of chemistry at the State College of Washington, Pullman; is state chemist; received his Ph. D. degree in bio-chemistry, 1927.
38 Mary Robinson Has been appointed assistant to the manager of Brown University dining room, starting Sept. 1; had been supervisor of food service at Teachers College. Her new position will consist of supervision of food service in Pembroke College.
39 Members of the class of 1915, the 25-years honor group, and guests, attending the spring reunion included: Roster of honor group members and guests.
40 Mrs. Armin F. Meyer (Hulda Klein) Reside in Khariar, Orissa, India; she and her husband are missionaries. They have worked in a jungle mission station for the last ten years. They have three children, Paul William, John Armin, and A. Daniel.
41 Mrs. C. F. Cassidy (Geneva Mellem) Resides in Highland Park, Illinois. Her husband is employed by the General Electric Company. They have two daughters, Clare Adel and Joan Elizabeth.
42 Mrs. George J. Savoy (Carmen Woodward) Resides in Louisville, Kentucky. George is state manager for George A. Hormel and Co. They have four children, Bill, Suzanne, Sandra, and Sara. Carmen was a Cecilian and a Clio while in college.
43 Mrs. Harold Milversted (Margaret Nisbet) Resides in Davenport. Was present at the twenty-fifth anniversary reunion of her graduating class, June 2, 1940.
44 Mrs. J. M. Cowden (Pearl Quass) Residing in Ames, after having spent the winter at Minneapolis. Her husband has been doing work toward his Ph. D. degree at the University of Minnesota.
45 Mrs. James A. Hoskins (Elsie Whitford) Resides in Alhambra, California; is a member of the Institute of American Genealogy; some of her research will be in the "Compendium of American Genealogy, " Vol. VII, the "Who's Who in Genealogy" to be published this year.
46 Mrs. Rudolph Tolsdorf (Elsie Gotter) Resides on a farm west of Cooper. She and her husband have four children, all of whom attend Franklin Consolidated School.
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47 Clarence W. Failor Teaching guidance and personnel courses at Cornell University this summer; director of vocational guidance and placement at Proviso Township High School, Maywood, Illinois; chairman of regional conferences of the National Vocational Guidance Association.
48 Elizabeth de Mots Married Mark Rodenburgh; resides at Sioux Center. Since 1935 she has been working on the adult education program; prepares foreigners to take the federal examination. She has turned her home into a schoolroom.
49 Helen Henrietta Mauer Married J. Norman Oxendale; they live at Odebolt and have a son, Ronald Allan.
50 Inez A. Peterson Training at the Lutheran Deaconess Hospital and Training School in Chicago. She is preparing to serve as a deaconess in the Norwegian Lutheran Church of America, doing Christian social service work. She formerly taught at Ft. Dodge.
51 Irving Wolfe Will be head of the Music Department of the George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee. Was previously head of the Music Department at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College, Charleston.
52 Karl J. Roeder Representative of the American Gas Machine Company of Albert Lea. Was an auditor for the Missouri Natural Gas Company at Farmington, Missouri. for many years. He and his wife have two sons, Donald Treston and Richard Allan.
53 Kenneth R. Skinner Is spending the summer months in Clarksville. After October he will be at Jefferson High School, Los Angeles; received his B. S. in 1934 and his M. S. in 1939, both from the University of Southern California.
54 Kenneth S. Baldwin On July 1 becomes assistant chief clerk for the new Federal Correctional Institution, Denver Colorado; will have charge of purchasing for the new institution.
55 Minnie H. Huibregtse Is a missionary in South India. Her address is Methodist Mission, Girls School, Bidas Deccan, South India.
56 Mrs. Dana Portner (Lydia Maye Gordon) Is now living in Scranton, Iowa, where she is operating a coffee shop.
57 Mrs. Henry Huizinga (Ruth Blake) Resides in Laramie, Wyoming; Henry is an associate parasitologist in the University of Wyoming; formerly a technician in the Department of Zoology at Iowa State College. They have a daughter, Janice Ruth.
58 Mrs. Stanley C. Dyson (Helen S. Shields) Stanley now has the territory for Cluett, Peabody, Inc., in northern Kentucky and southern Indiana, with headquarters in Evansville, where they reside.
59 Phillip L. Shutt Studying for the priesthood in the Episcopal Church; graduated from Nashotah House, Wisconsin, on May 16; Ordination as priest took place at end of June. His first assignment as assistant pastor is at St. Paul's Church-on-the-Hill, St. Paul, Minnesota.
60 Rev. William C. Conradi
Conradi--William C. (Classes of 1923 and 1926)
Will be director of the Camp Crockett staff of the Luther League youth rally of the United Lutheran Church, at Canyon City, Colorado.
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61 C. D. Loper Is employed in the central branch of the Young Men's Christian Association in Honolulu; will take part in the Mid-West Conference of Association Secretaries at Lake Geneva and the West Area Conference in Estes Park.
62 Dorothy Marie Horn Accepted a position as mathematics teacher in Woodrow Wilson Junior High School in Des Moines, beginning in January. She resides in Des Moines.
63 Edna K. Smutney Is serving as a field assistant in the Davenport office of the Federal Social Security Board. Work consists of taking and developing claims in the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. She resides in Davenport.
64 Flora L. Bailey Is spending the summer in Chaco Canyon and Ramah, New Mexico; research in Navaho ethnology for her thesis for the doctoral degree from New York University; supervisor of elementary physical education in Maplewood and South Orange, New Jersey.
65 Mary Jo Read Will be assistant professor of geography at the Wisconsin State Teachers College, Milwaukee, beginning in September; expects to receive her Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University of Wisconsin this summer.
66 Mrs. C. Arthur Hansen (Ruth Johnson) Married in June, 1939, to C. Arthur Hansen, principal of the Terril schools.
67 Mrs. Cloyd Belton (Rosalie Williams) Cloyd is a mechanic; they have a daughter, Jane Andrea; reside at Denver.
68 Mrs. Donald Dean Dermyer (M. Leone Neill) Married June 3, 1939 to Donald Dean Dermyer; reside in Oakland.
69 Mrs. Henry J. Walker (Florence M. McCleary) And husband, are parents of two sons, Gary Francis and Henry James; reside in Fairfield.
70 Mrs. Ivan F. Jensen (Vivien Harstad) Living on a farm near Floyd. They have three daughters, Darlyce, Mary, and Jean.
71 Mrs. J. Corliss Kail (Mabel Peterson) Residing at Stratford, where her husband does electrical work. They have two children, Gary Lee and Barbara Joan.
72 Mrs. John A. Cherney (Madeline Reeves) Married June 2, 1939 to John A. Cherney, an attorney; reside in Independence.
73 Mrs. Lyle Clapsaddle (Pearl Martin) Residing in Leavenworth, Kansas; have four children, Merle Lavern, Lloyd Duane, Eloise Francelle, and Betty Jo.
74 Mrs. Paul McBratney (Dorothy L. Gould) Residing at Milton; taught in the Milton schools until her marriage May 13, 1939. Paul is county auditor of Van Buren County.
75 Mrs. Paul Sturm (Florence E. Dahl) Living near Shell Rock; lived in Cedar Falls for six years, and is now living on a farm near Finchford. They have one child, a boy.
76 Mrs. Paul V. Crouse (Edna C. Murley) Taught at Hopkinton for four years and at Colesburg from 1934 to 1936, when she was married. Now residing at Gravity, where Paul is a Methodist minister. They have two daughters, Carol Anne and Jeanne Marie.
77 Olive L. Thompson Is an instructor at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College, Charleston, where she resides.
78 R. C. Sucher Is now employed with the Lyons Brand Instrument Company of Chicago and has headquarters in Texas; resides in Sherman, Texas.
79 Weta Footitt Is assistant buyer and merchandiser with Peck and Peck Department Store, New York City, where she resides.
80 William J. Dunning Is a vocational instructor at Canton, Illinois His wife is the former Blanch Prashak, a registered nurse, a graduate of Mahaska Hospital and the University of Iowa. He is working toward his doctoral degree at the University of Missouri.
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81 Allan Carpenter Is the author of a new book on Iowa history, "Between Two Rivers, Iowa Year by Year." It relates history from 1846 to the present. He formerly taught in the Des Moines schools and is now engaged in editorial work with a Des Moines publishing house.
82 Beulah Jensen Married June 4, 1939 to Ray Meinert and lives at Durant. He works in the Durant Meat Market. Beulah taught for four years in the Durant schools.
83 Clarence H. Schrader Is employed as educational adviser of the Carlsbad Sub-District Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Carlsbad, N. Mex; taught in Hobbs, N. Mex., for two years before he began the C. C. C. work. He supervises activities in ten camps, each of 200 men.
84 Don Barker Senior law student at the University of Iowa, is living at Old Faithful Lodge, Yellowstone Park, this summer. For the second summer he is serving as a desk clerk.
85 Evelyn E. Rehn is teaching physical education in the Mark Twain School at Sioux Falls, where she resides.
86 F. Earl Miller Has been employed as analytical chemist for the John Deere Tractor Company in Waterloo since January; resides in Waterloo.
87 Harriet Wells Married Raymond Ebersold, June 3, at Austin, Minn. Raymond has been employed by the D-X Company for the last few years and is now manager of a station in Cedar Falls, where they reside. Harriet has been teaching in the primary grades at St. Ansgar.
88 Harry Kruchten Majored in physical education; now working in the driver's license division of the Iowa Highway Patrol and is stationed, with his wife, in Ottumwa; formerly taught two years at Ottosen and one year at Carlisle;
89 Katherine Hubbard Will teach kindergarten and first grade at Fonda next year. Her address for the summer is Sioux City.
90 Margaret Brakel Will teach in the commercial department of the Mason City High School next year. She has been teaching commercial subjects in New Sharon for the past year; resides in Mason City.
91 Margaret E. Bremmer Began teaching in Emerson School in Waterloo in February and will return there in the falls. She previously taught at Denison.
92 Margaret Patton Now employed in the office of the city manager at Mason City. She had been a member of the dean of women's office staff for the last three years. She assumed her new position June 1.
93 Marion Haahr Married Veirlyn Verrips of Boyden, May 28. They will reside in Sioux Center, where Marion is a teacher in the public school. He is completing work on his master's degree at Iowa City.
94 Mary Irene Corwin Married Malcolm Graham of Somerset, Pennsylvania, in the summer. They reside in Somerset, where Malcolm is a civil engineer. Before marriage Mary was employed by the Massachusetts Life Insurance Company in Waterloo.
95 Mrs. Dorothy Davis Hunter Is now living in Lynchburg, Virginia. Her husband, Barton Hunter, is professor of religion at Lynchburg College. They are parents of one son.
96 Mrs. E. W. Francis (Essie E. Luce) Living in Glendale, California. E. W. is employed by the Lockheed Airplane Company, and after completing his course in aeronautics, will be employed by the United States government.
97 Mrs. Ferris L. Malcolm (Donna June McCreary) Before her marriage on September 3, 1939, she taught kindergarten at Armstrong; resides in Gilmore City.
98 Mrs. Herbert W. Malven (Etwina A. M. Belschner) Before her marriage on June 28, 1939, she taught in rural schools for three years, at Oran for one year, and at Dinsdale for three years; now residing on a farm near Maynard.
99 Mrs. Howard E. Minium (Lily Mae Primus) Residing at Radcliffe, where her husband teaches in the junior high school. They married at Wellsburg, May 30, 1939.
100 Ralph Moritz Received the B. S. in Library Science at the University of Denver School of Librarianship in June. He accepted a position in the library of Iowa State College, Ames.
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101 Amasette Fisher Married Jack Castle, March 2. Both formerly taught in Bradgate. He is now employed by the Rath Packing Company, Waterloo, where they reside.
102 Genevieve Nordskog and Edwin H. Madsen Married May 21. Genevieve has been employed by the James Black Dry Goods Company in Waterloo. Edwin is working for the Chamberlain Corporation in Waterloo. They reside in Cedar Falls.
103 Grace Boyer Married Fred Baumgartner of Dumont, March 24. They reside in Dumont, where he operates a trucking business. Grace had been teaching in the Dumont Consolidated School.
104 Henry A. Loats Married Ruth Ridenour May 26. Henry has been athletic director at the Richland High School at Orient for the last two years. They reside in Iowa City this summer, where both are doing graduate work. Ruth is a graduate of Ball State Teachers College.
105 Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Crawford (G. Isabelle Shaffer) The former G. Isabelle Shaffer and her husband announce the birth of a son, Richard Boyd. They reside in Des Moines.
106 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Hayes, (Leora Boetger) The former Leora Boetger and he husband, San Marcos, Texas, announce the birth of a daughter, Helen Marie. Leora received her master's degree from the Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Arthur teaches speech and social science in the high school.
107 Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Marshall, (Hazel L. Dodd) The former Hazel L. Dodd and her husband, of Hampton, announce the birth of a son, Milton Jay. They have two other children, Barton and John
108 Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Busching, (Isabel M. Ryan) The former Isabel M. Ryan and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Dorothye Edwina. They reside on a farm near Olin.
109 Mr. and Mrs. Harm J. Kramer Announce the birth of a daughter, Suzanne Cecelia. They also have a son, Kermit Dean. Harm is engaged in social work during the day, and in the evening is registrar at the Schurz Evening Junior College; reside in Chicago.
110 Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Carver, (Ruth Eells) The former Ruth Eells and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Jane Ann Carver. They reside in Ames.
111 Mr. and Mrs. Milton B. Behrens, (Gertrude Nelson) The former Gertrude Nelson and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Bette Mae. "Deac" is manual training instructor at Grundy Center.
112 Mr. and Mrs. William Rowe, (Edna McGrew) The former Edna McGrew and her husband, of Mt. Pleasant, announce the birth of a daughter, Helen Leora. They have another daughter, Janice, and a son, Howard.
113 Ruby Henderson Dempster Married Dr. Cecil C. Grant of Cedar Falls, March 30; reside in Cedar Falls. Ruby was health educational director of the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Y. W. C. A. in Chicago for the last two years.
114 Sylvia Albers Married John L. Swope of Cedar Falls, June 1, in Eldora. John is employed by the John Deere Tractor Company in Waterloo. Before marriage, Sylvia taught in Webster City; they reside in Cedar Falls.
115 Zula May Scott Married to Clell Couchman of Seymour, April 28, and is now residing on a farm southwest of Seymour. Clell is a 1930 graduate of the Seymour high school and has been farming since that time.
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116 C. W. Larkin Winfield's oldest active business man; died April 23 at the age of 76; survived by his wife, the former Etta Day; lived on a farm near Winfield; City clerk in Winfield since May, 1920; was superintendent of schools in Henry County for two terms.
117 Dr. James W. Stockman Died March 6 in Red Cloud, Neb., where he was a physician for thirty-two years. He is survived by his wife, the former Adelaide Chambers, and their two daughters, Elizabeth Stockman and Marcella Nedrows, and her two children, Bob and Bicky Lou.
118 Isaac N. Eaton Of Portland, Oregon; died May 25. He was the father of Hazel E. Eaton Sharp, of Tigard, Oregon, and the brother of George D. Eaton, superintendent of schools at Forest City.
119 Mr. and Mrs. Earl F. Thomas, (Eloise Countryman) The former Eloise Countryman and her husband, of Tipton, announce the birth of a son, Samuel Lee.
120 Mr. and Mrs. Earl M. Leimberer, (Mildred Stammer) The former Mildred Stammer and her husband, of Keystone, announce the birth of a son, Daniel Earl. They have one other child, Leone Louise.
121 Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Cram Announce the birth of a daughter, Susan Dale. They reside in West Des Moines, where Edwin is a teacher in the schools. Edwin is the son of Prof. Fred D. Cram of the Teachers College Extension Service. His wife is the former Helen Crosswait.
122 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dahlin, (Arlene Olson) The former Arlene Olson and her husband, of Fonda, announce the birth of a son, Leland James.
123 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Magee, (Margaret Holt) The former Margaret Holt and her husband, of Superior, Wyoming, announce the birth of a daughter, Marilyn Holt. Harry is a teacher of commerce in Superior.
124 Mr. and Mrs. Hartsel M. Perry, (Bethayne Tomlinson) The former Bethayne Tomlinson and her husband announce the birth of a daughter, Dianne Marie. Hartsel is high school principal at Greeley.
125 Mr. and Mrs. Leol Ferguson, (Mary Albaugh) The former Mary Albaugh and her husband announce the birth of a son, David Lee. Leol is teaching industrial arts at Colo, and also acting as principal.
126 Mr. and Mrs. M. Reid Boyle, (Pauline E. Harris) The former Pauline E. Harris and her husband announce the birth of a son, James Peter. They also have a daughter. Reid is principal of the Newton Junior High School.
127 Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Bragonier, (Alice Dowden) The former Alice Dowden and her husband have a new son, James Wendell. They have another son, John Robert. Wendell expects to receive his M. S. degree in botany at Iowa State College; is on a leave of absence from Lincoln High School, Des Moines.
128 Mrs. G. W. Crosby, (Florence Long) The former Florence Long died March 9, at the age of 79. She had been residing in Los Angeles.
129 Rev. O. H. L. Mason Of Long Beach, died March 8; survived by his wife, one son, Dr. Verne Mason of Los Angeles, and a sister; served as chaplain of the 49th Iowa Infantry during the Spanish American War; served as minister in Green Mountain, Shell Rock, and Reinbeck.
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130 Anna E. Sullivan News of her death has been received. She taught in Waverly before going to Washington, D. C., where she lived for a number of years.
131 Ben A. Osler Died Dec. 26, 1939, at Carson, where he resided since 1918; survived by his wife, Myrtle Hague Osler, and two daughters, Dorothy, of Honolulu, and Darlene, of Iowa City. He taught in Pottawattamie County for a few years, and then operated the home farm.
132 Clellie Coleman Died at her home in Muscatine, March 28. She had taught home economics in the high schools of Hastings, Martinsburg, and Wilton.
133 Dallas D. Johnson Died March 15 in Seattle; survived by his wife, Stella Johnson; taught in the Seattle schools from 1909 to 1913, and was assistant professor of education at the University of Washington from 1915 to 1917.
134 Edwin M. Wilcox Died Nov. 26, 1933; in school work in the Philippine Islands until 1906; principal of the Garwin school from 1906 to 1908, when he went to Jesup as superintendent; began farming in 1909; served as treasurer of Buchanan County from 1928 until his death.
135 Emma A. Grau The Alumnus has received news of Emma A. Grau's death. She conducted the Grau Business College in Long Beach, California. She was formerly in the real estate business.
136 Frank R. Hotchkiss Died March 5 at La Vina Sanitarium, Altadena, California, after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife, the former Dorothy Condit, daughter of Prof. Ira S. Condit of Teachers College Mathematics Department. Dorothy lives in Altadena.
137 George Edson Wallace Of State College, Mississippi; died April 27; served as supervisor of vocational education and field representative with the department of public instruction of Alabama. Associate professor of vocational education at the University of Alabama.
138 Ida Louise Osborne Died at her home in Anamosa, March 25, 1939. For several years she served as kindergarten teacher in the Anamosa schools; became a library teacher in Wilmington, Delaware, a position which she held for more than twelve years.
139 Mrs. Charles H. Seward, (Florence E. Graham) The former Florence E. Graham, of Forest City, died March 15; survived by her husband, the Rev. Charles H. Seward, four sons, and one daughter; she is also survived by her sisters: James M. White (Alice Graham), and Ed Weisbard (Verna Graham).
140 Mrs. Drexel Wrinkler, (Evelyn T. Findley) Of Sac City, died April 1; survived by her husband, one daughter, Martha, age 4, her father, and a sister. She taught in the public schools of Sac City and Cleveland Heights, Ohio; member of the faculty of the training school at the College 1928-1930.
141 Mrs. John Hus Hucko, (Anna Roderick) Died March 3 in Brooklyn, New York. On June 23, 1934, she was married to John Hus Hucko of Chicago. She taught for several years in Iowa and Illinois and returned to the College in 1931-1933 to serve as a critic in training.
142 Mrs. Oliver Harrington, (Sara Catherine Crawford) Married May 7, 1914, resided in Waverly, died May 4, 1940 at Waverly; her husband died Oct. 27, 1939. She is survived by two brothers, several nieces, and nephews. Sara taught for several years in the Cedar Falls schools and later in Chicago.
143 William W. Coates Died March 21 in Pomona, California; survived by his wife, May Newman Coates, and two sons; moved to Pomona from Belle Plaine in 1893; taught in Pomona, La Verne, Sierra Madre, Los Nietos and Los Angeles for eighteen years; was in real estate.