Alumni News Letter — April 1, 1922

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1 Memorial program Professors David Sands Wright, William W. Gist, Jennette Carpenter, C. A. Fullerton, and W. E. Hays conduct memorial exercises for the Honorable H. C. Hemenway in the Auditorium.
1 Professors Ernest Zechiel and Theodore R. Gundry A Sonata Recital is held by Professors Ernest Zechiel and Theodore R. Gundry.
1 John W. Campbell John W. Campbell serves as the postmaster of Ryder, North Dakota for his seventh year.
1 Mary E. Polley Mary E. Polley serves as the representative of the Iowa State Teachers College at the inauguration of Professor Guy Potter Benton as President of the University of the Philippines.
1 Anna Treimer Anna Treimer writes Mary F. Hearst about her missionary work in China. Treimer serves as a teacher in Shanghai, but hopes to return to nursing as soon as possible.
1 Inspecting colleges The Inter-College Committee sends their agents to determine the efficiency of Iowa schools.
1 Dramatic programs The Lecture Committee presents performances of Henrik Ibsen's "Ghosts" and "Master Builder", featuring Madame Borgny Hammer and Rolf Fjell.
1 Midwinter play The Dramatic Art Faculty presents a performance of Booth Tarkington's "Clarence" as the year's Midwinter Play.
1 Rural schools-- Winter picnic The Teachers College is the site of the winter picnics of the Mullinex, Benson, Castle Hill, Eddy, and Cedar Heights school districts. The event was organized by Professor Harry L. Eells, Miss Alta Wilmarth, and the faculty of the participating schools.
1 High school commencement Professor D. S. Wright serves as the chaplain of the 1922 commencement ceremony. The Girls' Glee Club gives a performance, accompanied by Louise Fuerste on violin. President Homer Horatio Seerley and Eva May Luse speak.
1 C. S. Cory sued for divorce Miss Katherine La Sheck and Walter Jenkins give a complimentary joint recital in Gilchrist Chapel. The performers are friends of Professor Hays.
1 To the alumni The latest edition of the Alumni Register is in print and is to be distributed by July.
2 Proposed new tax The Department of Superintendence discusses the possibility of raising taxes for graduates of tax supported institutions to repay the state for the increasing expenses of running such schools. Teachers would be exempt fro this tax increase.
2 Dinner The Cedar Falls Commercial Club is invited to dinner at Bartlett Hall by the Men's Faculty Club. Speakers include the Professors John Barnes, T. B. Homan, W. E. Hays, C. A. Fullerton, C. H. Bailey, and the Commercial Club's President Faye Bennison.
2 The Teachers College Schools in forty-seven states have been reorganized to provide college level training for teachers of all grades.
2 Commencement Thirty-seven students graduated in commencement ceremonies at the close of the winter term. Bachelor of Arts in Education degrees were given to Mary A. Faint, Blanche Henak, and Venancio Trinidad of the Teachers College.
2 The Consolidated School Jesup, East Waterloo, Rudd, and Grundy schools win the March Basket Ball Tournament held at the Iowa State Teachers College.
2 Rural life conference The Rural Life Conference is held at the Young Women's Christian Association to discuss problems of Christian leadership and recreation in rural communities. The conference is conducted by France Perry.
2 The College Eye The 1922-23 College Eye Editorial Staff are elected, with Hans H. Andersen being named Editor in Chief, Celeste Armstrong as Local and Alumni Editor, and Herluf H. Strandskov as Business Manager.
2 Annual basket ball tournament The Teachers College and Cedar Falls Commercial Club holds the annual tournament for high school basket ball teams, with twenty-six teams being represented. Winning schools were Jesup, East Waterloo, and Rudd.
2 Reappointment President Homer Horatio Seerley is appointed as a delegate to the American Council of Education at the American Association of Teachers Colleges in Chicago.
2 Iowa wins Professors E. D. Starbuck, C. P. Colegrove, Fred D. Cram, Ernest Horn, A. T. Hukill, and J. D. Stoops participate in the National Institution for Moral Instruction in Washington, D. D.
2 High school basket ball The Teachers College basketball team emerges victorious from their game against the Cedar Falls High School.
2 The Training School A physical education demonstration is given by Miss Doris White and the K-12 students of the Training School.
2 Tuesday Club banquet Louese Hearst gives two piano performances, and Hazel Strayer offers a number of readings at the annual banquet of the Cedar Falls Tuesday Club.
2 Winifred Wilbur Winifred Wilbur gives a piano recital featuring the works of C. Frank, Grieg, Cadman, Grainger, and Foote in the Auditorium.
2 Demonstration The Women's Department of Physical Education gives a demonstration of numerous styles of dance, including Portland Fancy Dance, Esthetic Dance, Single Indian Club Drill, and Folk Dance.
3 Mabelle A. Payton Mabelle A. Payton serves as a teacher of English at the Township High School in Illinois.
3 Coral M. Smith-Darr Coral M. Smith-Darr writes that she would like for her daughter to attend school in Cedar Falls.
3 Kenneth W. Colegrove Kenneth W. Colegrove of the Northwestern University History Department in Evanston, Illinois publishes his first book, "American Citizens and Their Government".
3 W. Claude Jarnagin William Claude and Roy Jarnagin purchase the "Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune". Roy Jarnagin serves as the head publisher.
3 Margaret Knight Margaret Knight studies at the State University, where she participates in the Glee Club and Chi Omega Sorority. Knight teaches at the Hospital for Cripples Children.
3 Frank M. Phillips Frank M. Phillips compiles a report titled "Lead Poisoning in the Pottery Trades" for the United States government. Copies can be obtained through the Superintendent of Documents in Washington, D. C.
3 Elsie Mary Oleson Elsie Mary Oleson returns to her nursing studies at the State University after a period of recuperation.
3 John S. Hilliard John S. Hilliard is appointed superintendent of schools in Estherville, Iowa.
3 Dagny Ellen Jensen Dagny Ellen Jensen is head of the Dagny-Ellen Company for the Redpath-Vawter lyceum circuit of 1922.
3 Roy A. Crouch Roy A. Crouch is a faculty member at the Louisiana State Normal School Department of Education in Natchitoches.
3 Elmer E. Harrison Elmer E. Harrison serves as the office manager of the Denver Rock Drill Manufacturing Company.
3 Folk dances The Physical Education Department for Women conducts research on Midwestern dance. Miss Monica Wild is assisted in her research by Josiah Petty, an eighty-three year old musician from Perry, Iowa.
3 Basketball scores Teachers College basketball team scores from January 16 through March 6, 1922.
3 Dramatic declamatory contest Gladys Lynch, Dale Welch, and Florence Begeman win the top positions at the declamatory contest held in the auditorium.
3 Dual debate Ivan Maxson, Dale Welch, Ivan Fenn, Earl London, Glen Moon, and Leo Friis represent the Teachers College at a dual debate held in Dubuque by I. S. T. C. and Dubuque University.
3 Iowa Collegiate Women's Forensic League The Iowa Collegiate Women's Forensic League holds their annual meeting and oratorical contest at Morningside College. The topic of discussion was "Limitation of Armaments"
3 Student loan fund The Teachers College Faculty organize a student loan fund under the direction of the State Board of Education. The executive committee consists of Professors Winfield Scott, Alison Aitchison, and Charles H. Bailey.
4 Katherine E. Berkstresser Katherine E. Berkstresser is head of the Department of Reading at the East Texas State Normal College.
4 George Hendrickson George Hendrickson is reelected as superintendent of the Thornsburg Consolidated School.
4 Eleanor Gray-Richeson Eleanor Gray-Richeson cares for her young boy in Benton, Illinois with her husband, who works as a credit manager for the county.
4 Charles F. Perrott Charles F. Perrott serves as superintendent of schools in financially troubled Stuttgart, Arkansas, where locals contributed $10,000 to ensure their school would remain functional until the close of the year.
4 Harriet Cunningham Harriet Cunningham is appointed President of the National Association of Employed Officers of the Young Women's Christian Association at the Cleveland Conference.
4 A. T. S. Owen Arthur T. S. Owen, superintendent of Farmington, Iowa schools, is chairman of the Executive Committee for the Southeast Iowa State Teachers Association.
4 Dr. Grover H. Alderman Professor Grover H. Alderman is appointed to teach Public School Administration at the University of Michigan during the summer term.
4 Ida Strawn Baker Ida Strawn Baker resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with her husband, where they work for the Waldercraft Company. Mrs. Baker is associated with the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, the Handicraft Guild of Indiana, and the Women's Rotary Club.
4 Mrs. Fred E. Sanders Mildred Sanders resides on a farm near Washington, Iowa where she raises chickens.
4 Hazel Bartholf Hazel Bartholf serves as a primary teacher in the public schools of Pocatello, Idaho.
4 Dr. F. C. Ensign Professor Forest C. Ensign is appointed Chairman of the Ethics Committee by the Iowa State Teachers Association. Professor Ensign is to replace Professor C. P. Colegrove.
4 Mrs. B. M. Jones Mrs. B. M. Jones and her husband return to missionary work in Burma.
4 Grace S. Kettleson Grace S. Kettleson is appointed superintendent of schools for Newton, Iowa.
4 W. H. Harwood Mr. and Mrs. William H. Harwood reside in California, where Mr. Harwood serves as an investigator for the State Corporation Department. Harwood once served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Teachers College.
4 A. W. Moore A. W. Moore, superintendent of Oelwein Public Schools, develops a booklet containing a calendar for the school year, faculty contact information, and statistics of schools.
4 Lester C. Ary Lester C. Ary is appointed superintendent of Cherokee schools after fulfilling the same role in Rock Rapids.
4 Mrs. Angeline Ferguson Mrs. Angeline Ferguson serves as principal of the Las Virgenses School in Calabasas, California after serving as a principal in Lantry, South Dakota during the war.
5 Mrs. Russell VanTuyl Mrs. Helen VanTuyl plays the character "Columbia" in the Pageant of the Red Cross held in Des Moines.
5 Frank R. Willis Judge Frank R. Willis represents the Teachers College at the inauguration of President Van Kleinsman at the University of Southern California.
5 Bess Streeter-Aldrich Bess Streeter-Aldrich is invited to commencement exercises by the Alumni Association, but cannot attend due to work responsibilities.
5 Blanche E. Riggs Blanche E. Riggs takes a leave of absence from her duties as a faculty member of the State Normal School at Kearney, Nebraska.
5 Fred D. Cram Fred D. Cram is appointed chairman of a committee which will report to the Iowa State Teachers Association on the advisability of a placement bureau to be conducted by the Association.
5 Samuel T. Neveln Samuel T. Neveln is reelected for a three year term as the superintendent of schools at Austin, Minnesota.
5 Casper Schenk Casper Schenk is named a Major in the Eighty-eighth Division of the National Army Reserve Corps. He is placed in charge of machine gun and howitzer service.
5 Maud Bozarth Maud Bozarth returns from service in Europe through the American Red Cross. She is to work at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
5 Bessie C. Bardsley Bessie C. Bardsley performs extension work for the Home Demonstration Service of the State of Washington.
5 William L. Hunter William L. Hunter is granted control over the Manual Arts Shop at the State University of Iowa for the summer term.
5 Dr. F. C. Ensign Professor F. C. Ensign is appointed chairman to a committee of the Iowa State Teachers Association organized to draft a code of ethics for Iowa teachers.
5 Grace I. Kettleson Grace I. Kettleson is elected county superintendent of schools at Dickinson County, Iowa.
5 Mrs. Aaron Palmer The Marshalltown School Board names their new ward school "The Aaron Palmer School" in honor of the late Superintendent Aaron Palmer.
5 Supt. J. S. Hilliard Superintendent J. S. Hilliard is appointed to the Committee of Health by the Iowa State Teachers Association. He will work with the Joint Committee on Health Problems in Education of the National Education Association and American Medical Association.
5 Edna Fearer Edna Fearer teaches in the All Saints School at Sioux Falls, South Dakota and is granted an advance in salary.
5 J. Percival Huget James P. Huget makes plans to attend Teachers College Commencement exercises, and Miriam Huget receives her Master's degree from Columbia University.
5 A. L. Faber Albert Faber, former superintendent of schools at Alison, Iowa, is now a representative of the Scott-Foresman Publishing Company.
5 C. W. Bangs C. W. Bangs succeeds John S. Hilliard as superintendent of schools at Manchester, Iowa.
5 Jeanette Caroline Gilkerson Jeanette Caroline Gilkerson is elected president of the Big Sisters of the Young Women's Christian Association.
5 June Emery June Emery, county superintendent at Madison, South Dakota is appointed President of the South Dakota Education Association.
5 Cap E. Miller Cap E. Miller is a staff member of the Agricultural College, and gave an address on "Farm Manager Recruits" at the twenty-third conference of the State Grain Growers Convention at Fargo, North Dakota.
6 Miss Sara Findlay Rice Sara F. Rice visits friends in Hot Springs, Arkansas during her three month vacation from her duties in the department of history.
6 W. H. Davis W. H. Davis receives his doctor of philosophy degree in plant pathology and is appointed professorship in the plant pathology department of the Massachusetts Agricultural College.
6 W. H. Davis Former professor of agriculture, W. H. Davis, receives a doctor of philosophy degree in plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin and is appointed professor of plant pathology at Massachusetts Agricultural College.
6 Alice Hanthorn Alice Hanthorn supervises primary and elementary education in the public schools of Lincoln, Nebraska. Hanthorn delivered an instructive report to the National Education Association at their sectional meeting.
6 Waldo F. Mitchell Former economics faculty member, Waldo F. Mitchell, is to receive his doctor's degree in Commerce and Administration at Chicago University.
6 Elizabeth B. Harding Elizabeth B. Harding resigns from the library staff to seek an appointment with greater responsibility.
6 Miss Bertha Martin Professor Bertha Martin presents "Suppressed Desires" for the Cedar Falls Women's Club. The English Department's Hazel Strayer directs.
6 McPherrin H. Donaldson Professor McPherrin H. Donaldson resigns from his position in the government and economics staff to accept the office of departmental head of economics at Carroll College in Wisconsin.
6 Mrs. H. T. Beattie Mrs. Lillian Beattie is former secretary for the Young Women's Christian Association and instructor of history at the Teachers College. She resides in Malvern with her husband and four children.
6 Fern Fitzsimons Fern Fitzsimons is in her third year of teaching mathematics at the high school in Fort Dodge.
6 Owen Hamersly Owen Hamersley receives a degree at Nebraska University. His daughter, Beulah, was married in June.
6 Erma L. Krout Erma L. Krout is the County Superintendent of Mahaska County with an office in Oskaloosa.
6 Helen Freeman Helen Freeman serves as music supervisor at Orient Consolidated School.
6 At DeWitt--Bertha Elizabeth Andersen Bertha Elizabeth Andersen resides in DeWitt with her son and husband who works in the lumber business. Andersen taught for two years in Maquoketa before marrying.
6 At Glidden--Elizabeth Bell Elizabeth Bell teaches at the Consolidated School at Glidden.
6 Mrs. Adda B. Detwiller-Griffin Adda B. Detwiller-Griffin, wife of Superintendent R. A. Griffin, engages in club and church work in Glidden.
6 At Malvern--Forest Chantry Forest Chantry serves as president of the School Board at Malvern. His wife, Ethel Lovitt-Chantry, serves as an instructor at the Teachers College.
6 George R. D. Kramer George R. D. Kramer resigns as the secretary to the Young Men's Christian Association in Oskaloosa.
6 At Griswold--Belle Hayes Belle Hayes, Cora Selby, and Leila Talbot engage in community and church work. Mrs. Winifred Bromelkamp is among the leading teachers at the high school in Griswold.
6 At Orient--Grace Terhune Grace Terhune teaches home economics at the Orient Consolidated School after a two year period serving in Holly Springs.
6 Mary L. Phares Mary L. Phares serves as principal of the high school in DeWitt, and Florence Hanssen teaches Domestic Science.
6 Dr. James Alderson Doctor James Alderson is renominated for the mayoral office of Dubuque.
7 Lawrence Stout Lawrence Stout was married to Mabel R. Smith on January 12. They are reside on a farm southeast of Waterloo.
7 Alma VanHorn Alma VanHorn, sister of Professor E. J. Cable, was married to Jack Tarbox on January 19, 1922.
7 Winfield Scott Professors Winfield Scott and Elizabeth P. Moulton were married in January.
7 Hon I. J. McDuffie Former Board of Trustees member, I. J. McDuffie, recovers from a broken leg suffered In January.
7 Mrs. E. B. Stillman Mrs. E. B. Stillman, mother of Paul Stillman, dies of pneumonia at the age of eighty-five.
7 Dinner The Cedar Falls National Bank officers host a dinner in the Bartlett Hall Dining Room for the State Board of Education.
7 The National Maternity Law The Board of Education is designated by Governor Kendall to be the agency responsible for administering the newly enacted maternity law in Iowa. The decision was requested by the Iowa League of Women Voters.
7 Banquet J. B. Newman delivers an address at a banquet held for the Board of Education by the Cedar Falls Commercial Club.
7 Herman Casewell Hemenway Herman Casewell Hemenway died on January 27, 1922. Hemenway was in charge of the bill which created the Normal School in 1876 as a member of the House of Representatives in the 16th General Assembly.
7 Hon. Roger Leavitt Roger Leavitt is elected president of the Bunker Hill chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution at their annual meeting in Waterloo. Leavitt is a former member of the Board of Education and current treasurer of the Teachers College.
7 Corinne Brown Former head of kindergarten, Corinne Brown, serves as an instructor in the Normal Department at the Ethical Culture School in New York. She will instruct in kindergarten-primary education at Chicago University in the Summer Quarter.
7 Macy Campbell Macy Campbell, Head of the Department of Rural Education, is held at Sartori Hospital after an infection in his leg and the discovery of an embolism in his lung. He is granted a three month leave of absence in which time Harry L. Eells serves as head.
7 Mrs. Roy Abbott Mrs. Roy Abbott instructs in the Home Economics Department during the spring term in the absence of Clara V. Bradley.
7 John R. Slacks The Rural Education Department's John R. Slacks performs consultation work for the Extension Division with state normal high schools.
7 Dr. W. W. Gist Dr. Gist is named a candidate for the office of Department Commander for Iowa at the State Encampment in Des Moines.
7 The Chicago N. E. A. The National Education Association meeting is held in Chicago, Illinois. Professors in attendance include F. E. Fuller, E. J. Cable, E. L. Ritter, C. C. Swain, J. B. Paul, R. R. Hollingsworth, T. B. Homan, H. S. Buffum, A. C. Fuller, and C. H. Meyerholz.
7 John H. Beveridge Former member of the Education Department, John H. Beveridge, is elected President of the Department of Superintendence of the National Education Association at their Chicago meeting.
7 Violette F. E. W. Gahlbeck Violette Gahlbeck delivers a voice recital in the auditorium, accompanied by Irene Rhode. Miss Gahlbeck serves as a vocal instructor for the winter term in place of Lowell E. M. Welles.
7 Mrs. Winfield Scott Mrs. Winfield Scott assists the Natural Science Department over the spring term due to an abnormally large student population within the department.
7 C. A. Fullerton C. A. Fullerton attends the Music Supervisor's National Conference in Tennessee, and organizes a sixth grade group singing demonstration at the Fort Dodge Teachers Association.
8 Sarah N. King Sarah N. King died of pneumonia on March 9, 1922 in Prairie City, Iowa.
8 Campanile fund List of individuals who donated to the campanile fund.
8 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith fall to membraneous croup. Their child was also infected, but is expected to survive after being administered with diphtheria antitoxin.
8 Lina H. Moore Lina H. Moore died in Fort Dodge, Iowa on March 14, 1922 after serving as a teacher of Latin at West Waterloo High School for nine years.
8 Duncan Campbell Duncan Campbell, father of Professor Macy Campbell, died on March 14, 1922 in Cedar Heights, Iowa.
8 Aaron Palmer Aaron Palmer, husband to Maude Humphrey-Palmer, is dead after seventeen years of serving as the superintendent of Marshalltown schools.
8 A. O. Wydell A. O. Wydell died on February 1, 1922 in Ames of complications of diabetes.
8 Mary Ellen Wright-Brainerd Mary Ellen Wright-Brainerd died in Middlebary, Vermont on October 28, 1921. She is survived by two daughters and her husband, Professor Ezra Brainerd.
8 Oliver E. Dixon Oliver E. Dixon is struck dead in an apoplexy episode on October 3, 1921 in Thornton, Indiana.
8 Mary Elizabeth Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Donohoe give birth to Mary Elizabeth on February 19, 1922.
8 John Earl Gustason John E. Gustason is born to E. E. and S. Marie Merryman-Gustason on February 6, 1922.
8 Mary L. White Mary L. White fell to tuberculosis on December 14, 1921 at Green Mountain, Iowa.
8 Margaret A. Hendricks Margaret A. Hendricks died of pneumonia at Brookings, South Dakota on October 23, 1918.
8 Ellen Walpole Ellen Walpole died on in the March of 1921. She had been serving as a teacher in the West Junior High School in Sioux City, Iowa.
8 Herbert George Bley Mr. and Mrs. Herbert George Bley give birth to a daughter on February 15, 1922 in Los Angeles, California.
8 William Alvin Miller William A. Miller is born to Alvin L. Miller and Inez Devens-Miller on February 21, 1922.
8 Marie Elizabeth Ferris Marie E. Ferris is born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Ferris at North English, Iowa on February 21, 1922.
8 Mary Frances Mary Frances is born to Professor and Mrs. Macy Campbell on March 6, 1922 in Waterloo, Iowa.
8 Melva Mae Houser The wife of Carl A. Hauser gave birth to a daughter, Melva Mae Hauser, on January 15, 1922.
8 Milversted H. C. Milversted and Margaret Allison Nisbet-Milversted give birth to a daughter on January 6, 1922.
8 James Whitford Hoskins James W. Hoskins and Elsie Whitford-Hoskins give birth to a son.
8 Eva Margaret Donahue Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Donahue give birth to Eva Margaret Donahue on February 7, 1922.
8 Walter Newell Trump Mr. and Mrs. Smith Trump give birth to Walter Newell Trump on October 15, 1921 in Burlington.
8 Lois Amelia Mendenhall Lois A. Mendenhall, daughter of Emma England, is married to Carson Allen Albright in Bremerton, Washington on January 17, 1922.
8 Donald Ferguson Professor Donald Ferguson is married to Grace Wibon in Chicago. His three sons reside with their grandmother in Cedar Falls.
8 Gladys Parker Gladys Parker and Richard G. Glawe are married and will reside on a farm near Aurelia, Iowa.
8 Martha Morris Martha Morris of the clerical staff is married to John R Lantz on March 12, 1922.
8 Gladys E. Bell Gladys E. Bell is married to Gaylord E. Gasal on March 19, 1922. The ceremony is performed by Professor Eugene Allen.
8 Elsie Satterlee Elsie Satterlee and Frank E. Dunbar were married in South Dakota on January 3, 1922.
8 Leila C. Butts Leila C. Butts and William J. Johnston were married in Waterloo on February 8, 1922.
Supplement Hon. Herman C. Hemenway Biography of Hemenway, including personal letter and photograph; photo.
Supplement 4 Address of Dr. W. W. Gist on Washington Reprint of Gist address on George Washington.
Supplement 6 Invocation: a prayer for a day of commemoration Prayer.

 

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