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Bunker, Mary. - Graduate, High School, Marion, Ohio, '77 ; teacher, coun- try schools, 1878-81, '83; private draw- ing classes, 1884-93, Marion, Urbana, etc., Ohio; private and Y. W. C. A. classes, 1895-99, Topeka; now supervis- or of drawing, Topeka Public Schools. Res. : 813 W. 6th.
Clinkscale, C. F .- Attended Knox Coll., but did not graduate; principal, Hamilton, Mo .; teacher, Topeka Public
Coppedge, R. W .- Educated, Univ. of Kan., A. B., '99, A. M., 1900; in- structor, Univ. of Kan., 1899-1900; Ot- tawa High School, 1900-01; Lawrence High School, 1901-02; now teacher, chemistry, botany, and physics, Topeka High School. Res. : 309 W. 5th.
Cowdrick, E. L .- Graduated, Univ. of Kan., Bachelor of Didactics, '84; supt., Harper, 1884-86; supt., Yates Center, 1886-88; principal, Clay Center, 1889-92; supt., Wamego, 1892-97 ; supt., Russell, 1898-1900; principal, ward school, Lawrence, 1900-04; now teacher, Latin, and history, Topeka High School. Res. : 1333 Garfield Ave.
Dana, Fenella H .- Graduate of God- dard Seminary, Barre, Vt., '87; was teacher in country schools; has been teacher, Topeka Public Schools, since 1893; principal, Jackson School. Res. : 913 Tyler.
Embleton, Lucretia .- Graduate, Washburn Coll., A. B., '97; teacher, To- peka Public Schools, 1897-99; Waslı- burn Acad., 1900-01; Potwin School, 1901-02; teacher, Latin, Topeka High School. Res. : 929 Morris Ave.
Ewing, Laura L .- Graduate of Ba-
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ker Univ., A. B., and A. M .; was in- Latin, and economics, Topeka High structor, Greek, Baker; was instructor School; mem. of Phi Beta Kappa. Res .: 1615 Harrison. in the Academy of Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Ill .; teacher, Greek and Latin, Topeka High School, since Dec., 1892. Res. : 315 W. IIth.
Foster, Eli G .- (See in first division of this book, under F.)
Goddard, Caroline .- Graduate, Kan. State Normal, '75; teacher, Indian School, Pawhuska, Ind. Ty., 4 years ; Emporia, 7 years; Topeka, last 14 years; principal, Garfield School. Res .: 420 W. Ioth.
Graham, Effie .- Graduate of Ohio Univ., B. S .; post graduate work, Univ. of Calif .; teacher, Wichita High School, 1889-92; teacher, mathematics, Topeka High School, since Nov., 1892. Res .: 430 Tyler.
Graham, Lola A .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal; principal, Fort Scott, Kan., 1889-90; principal, 8 room bldg., Wichita, 1890-96; teacher 8th grade, Whittier, Calif., 1897-98, and 1900-01 ; principal, Lowman Hill School. Res .: 430 Tyler.
Greider, W. H .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal, and Univ. of Kan., A. B., A. M .; principal, Lyndon, Kan., 1893- 95; principal, White Cloud, 1895-97; principal, Eldorado, 1898; supt., Marys- ville, 1899-1903; principal, Marysville High School, 1903; teacher, German, and physics, Topeka High School. Res .: 1246 West St.
Guy, Elizabeth H., Mrs .- Graduate of Eaton (Ohio) High School, '70; teacher, Eaton, Ohio, 1870-76; O. S. and S. O. Home, Xenia, Ohio, 1876-78; Gal- lipolis, Ohio, 1878-80; principal, Van Buren School, Topeka. Res .: 723 Lane.
Hargreaves, Richard T .- Graduate of Univ. of Kan., A. B., 1902; teacher,
Harrison, J. L .- Graduate, Marietta Coll., B. Ph., '87; began teaching in To- peka Public Schools, Sept. 22, 1887, and has taught here continuously ever since; principal, Washington School. Res. : 516 Taylor.
Hazelrigg, Mildred .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal, '96; teacher, Soldiers' Orphans' Home, 1897-98; Stockton (Kan.) High School, 1899- 1900; Topeka Public Schools, 1900-04; now supervisor of music, Topeka Public Schools. Res. : 1515 W. 6th.
Jones, Humphrey W .- Graduate of Kan. State Agrl. Coll., B. S., and Kan. State Normal ; principal, Americus, Kan., 1889-91; teacher, mathematics, Texas Normal Coll., 1891-93; principal, Alma, Kan., 1893-98; supervisor music, Topeka, 1899-1904; principal, Branner School, since April, 1904. Res .: 1251 Lincoln.
Langston, Mary E .- Teacher, Lane School, 1893-99; principal, Douglas School, since 1900. Res .: 1317 Van Buren.
McBride, J. H .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal, '86; principal, Chase, and Blue Rapids; co. supt., Rice; principal, Branner School, Topeka, June, 1891- 1904; now director of manual training, Topeka Public Schools. Res .: 1115 Gar- field Ave.
McClintock, O. P. M .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal, '88; teacher, district schools, to 1892; principal, Jackson School, Topeka, 1892-97; principal, Clay School, since 1897. Res. : 1259 Clay.
Magaw, William G .- Graduate of Washburn Coll., A. B., '97; received from Univ. of Kan., A. M., '99; principal, High School, Osage City, Kan., 1898-
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99, 1899-1900; teacher, Topeka High School, since Sept., 1900; teacher of geometry. Res .: 1614 W. 15th.
Mays, George H .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal; taught in district schools ; principal of Sumner School. Res .: 712 Buchanan.
Miller, H. L .- (See in first division of this book, under M.)
Monteith, Anne R .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal, '98; grade work, Topeka; principal of a ward school; teacher, algebra, Topeka High School, since 1901. Res .: 700 Fillmore.
Moore, Edith .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal, '95; teacher, Topeka ward schools, 1893-1901 ; teacher, Topeka High School, since 1901; teacher of English. Res .: 706 Tyler.
Moore, Madge E .- Graduate of Mid- dletown (Ohio) High School, '79; teacher, Garnett, Kan., 1881-85; princi- pal, Longfellow School, Garnett, 1885- 88; teacher, Topeka Public Schools, 1889-1901; principal, Euclid School, since 1901. Res .: 344 Chester Ave.
Nagle, Eliza .- Graduate of Wiscon- sin State Univ., B. S., '74; principal of a high school, Wis., 1874-84; principal, graded schools, Clay Center, Kan., 1884- 92 ; principal, Potwin School, since 1892. Res. : 417 Woodlawn Ave.
Nash, Lou .- Graduate of Univ. of Kan., A. B., '97; teacher, Quincy School, Topeka, 1897-1900; teacher, history, Topeka High School, since 1900. Res .: 120 W. 23d St.
Patterson, Alice B .- Graduate of Monmouth (Ill.) Coll., B. S., '86; teach- er, Latin and English, in an academy, Aledo, Ill., 1887-88; teacher, Topeka Public Schools, 1888-95 ; teacher, Topeka High School, since 1895; teacher, Latin. Res. : 1261 Buchanan.
Roudebush, E. H .- Attended Alli- ance Coll., Ohio, 3 years, and Kokomo, Ind., I year; was in B. A. Hinsdale's Normal classes, 2 years ; principal, Min- erva Schools, Ohio, 1875-76; Cicero, Ind., 1877-78; Arcadia, 1878-80; has been a principal of various ward schools, Topeka, since 1882; now principal, Lafayette School. Res .: 140 Hill St.
Roundtree, Fred .- Graduate of To- peka High School, '87; teacher in To- peka Public Schools, since 1887; council- man of Topeka, 1895-1901; principal, Monroe School. Res .: 1317 Van Buren.
Schley, Eva .- Teacher, Neodesha, Kan., 1890; Pittsburg, 1890-96; teacher, Topeka Public Schools, 1896 to about 1901; teacher of botany, and elementary science, Topeka High School. Res .: IOII Huntoon.
Stanley, E. F .- Graduate of Kan. State Univ., Bachelor of Didactics, '82; principal, Quincy School, Lawrence, 1889-99; principal, Central School, Law- rence, 1899-1903; principal, Quincy School, Topeka, since June, 1903. Res. : 1031 Garfield St.
Stephens, George A .- Graduate of Baker Univ., A. B., '99; principal, high school, Humboldt, Kan., 1900; principal, high school, Attica, Kan., 1900-01 ; prin- cipal, high school, Manhattan, Kan., 1902-04; teacher, Englishı, Topeka High School. Res .: 1212 W. 6th.
Stout, A. J .- Graduate of Kan. State Normal, class of '93 and '94; teacher, science, Emporia High School, 1894-99; teacher, physics, Topeka High School, since 1899; vice principal, Topeka High School. Res .: 812 Jackson.
Tharp, Elizabeth .- Graduate of Sey- mour (Iowa) High School, and Western Normal Coll., Iowa; principal, Clyde (Kan.) High School, 1890-93; teacher,
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Fort Smith, Ark., 1893-96; principal, Axtell (Kan.) High School, 1896-97; principal in Topeka, since 1897; princi- pal, Polk School. Res .: 804 Topeka Avenue.
Troutman, Viola A .- Graduate of Topeka High School, June, '81; teacher in the grades, 1884-90; principal in the ward schools, 1890-92; teacher, history, Topeka High School, since 1892. Res .: 1325 N. Quincy.
Wade, R. H .- Graduate of Topeka High School, '88; has been teaching in Topeka Public Schools, since Oct., 1888; principal, Madison School. Res .: 1100 Spruce St.
Watkins, Solomon G .- Graduate of Oberlin Coll., A. B., '78; principal, col- ored high school, Evansville, Ind., 1878- 82; teacher, Topeka Public Schools, since Sept., 1882 ; principal, Lane School. Res .: 435 Polk.
Whittemore, L. D .- (See in first di- vision of this book, under W.)
Wright, Silas F .- (See in first di- vision of this book, under W.)
Wright, W. H .- Attended, Carthage Coll., Ill., 21/2 years; teacher, Topeka Public Schools, since Sept., 1895; supt. of public instruction, Shawnee Co., 2 terms; principal, Lincoln School. Res .: 1320 Polk.
Additions and Corrections.
Adell, F. E., Rev .- Died, Feb. 24, 1905; (see page I).
Barratt, Mrs .- Wife of Rev. Joshua Barratt; died, Feb. 22, 1905; (see page 7).
Bray, Olive P .- Born, West Glou- cester, Mass., Aug. 10, 1838; daughter of Samuel A. and Sally (Thurston) Bray; graduated, Salem Mass. Normal, '56; taught, Salem Mass. Normal, about 7 years ; taught in every school in which she had been a pupil; to Topeka, 1878; private instructor, 3 years; recording sec., Ingleside Assn., at organization, and for some years following ; ex-county pres. and ex-dist. pres., W. C. T. U .; has been local pres., W. C. T. U., for about the last 25 years; has been state treas., W. C. T. U., for the last 5 years. Res. : 1301 Lane St.
Curran, John H .- Has moved to St.
Louis, Mo., where he is gen. supt. for Colonial Creamery Co .; (see page 27).
Downs, S. H .- Died, March 20, 1905; (see page 31).
Fisher, Mrs. Peter .- Died, March 31, 1905; (see page 38).
Goddard, Marcellus E., Rev .- Born, Leo, Ind., July 10, 1854; son of John Goddard and Amanda (Black) G .; edu- cated, Garret Biblical Institute, S. T. B .; '87, and Southwest Kan. Coll., D. D., 1901 ; married M. Sarah Diggs, Parsons, Kan., Sept. 9, 1887; on trial, South Kan. Conference of M. E. church, Walnut, 1884; pastor, Erie, 1889-90, and Girard, 1891 ; transferred to Des Moines Confer- ence; at Stuart, 1892-93 and Harlan, 1894; transferred to Kan. Conference ; pastor, Lowman Hill church, Topeka, 1895 ; at Olathe, 1896-97, and Manhattan, 1898-99; was presiding elder, Manhattan
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dist., M. E. church, 1900-05. He died, Jan. 28, 1905. His home was 101 Elm- wood Ave.
Herenius, A. M. L., Rev .- Has re- signed pastorate here; (see page 56).
Hughes, J. W. F .- Is now adj .- gen. of Kansas; (see page 59).
Montgomery, Frank C. - Died, March 31, 1905; (see page 86).
Parker, Susanna M. Weymouth .- Old settler ; born, Boston, Mass .; daugh- ter of Ezra A. and Sarah Elizabeth (Ash) Norwood; married, first, William N. Weymouth, Boston, Nov. 19, 1854; second, Edward W. Parker, Dec. 21, 1904, Topeka; to Kansas, Feb., 1855; to Topeka, March, 1855; went through trials and troubles of the Free State War; sent husband to Kansas, Nov. 21, 1854, to help defend Lawrence; has writ- ten for the papers articles about her early experiences in Kansas ; has lived in same house, 418 Harrison Street, since July, 1855.
Prentis, Mrs. Noble .- Daughter of Hugh and Elizabeth (Johnson) Camp- bell; married Noble L. Prentis, Topeka, Nov. 28, 1883; he was a well known newspaper man, and author; he died, July 6, 1900; Mrs. P. is an old settler of Kansas; she was hostess, Kansas Build- ing, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904; is now supervising publication of the Prentis School History of Kansas, and placing it in the schools of Kansas. Address : Copeland Hotel.
Putnam, Katherine D .- Daughter of David and Hannah (Munson) Putnam; great great granddaughter of Israel Put- nam, the Revolutionary hero; educated in public schools of Marietta, Ohio, and Western Coll., Oxford, Ohio; taught in
Marietta, I year; to Topeka, May, 1871 ; taught in the public schools, 1871-June, 1881; principal of grammar grades, Lincoln School, 8 years of this time; since 1881, has been conducting a pri- vate school. Res .: 718 Taylor.
Reed, J. W .- Now pastor, Kansas Ave. M. E. church ; (apptd. here too late for his sketch to be obtained).
Shutt, D. A .- Now pastor, Walnut Grove M. E. church; (apptd. here too late for his sketch to be obtained).
Smith, A. G .- Now pastor, Euclid Ave. M. E. church; (apptd. here too late for his sketch to be obtained).
Sunier, Fanny Annette .- Professor of romance languages, Washburn Coll .; graduate of Iowa Coll .; received degree of A. M .; instructor at Washburn for last two years; elected prof., romance languages, March 27, 1905. Res. : Whitin Hall, Washburn campus.
Thurston, Sarah A., Mrs .- Born, West Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 5, 1848; daughter of Samuel A. and Sally (Thurston) Bray; graduated, Salem (Mass.) Normal, '66; married (see husband's sketch) ; taught in grammar and high schools of West Gloucester, a number of years; to Topeka, 1871; worked in various capacities, Bank of Topeka, for a number of years ; has been state treas., and state corresponding sec., W. C. T. U .; ex-state treas., State Tem- perance Union ; was first dist. pres., Kan- sas Equal Suffrage Assn., for some time; Thurston & Van Kirk (E. W.), abstracters and conveyancers, 1901-04; since death of Mr. Van Kirk, has been alone in the business. Office: Crawford Bldg. Res .: 1301 Lane St.
Werts, Mrs .- Wife of James Werts, died, April 2, 1905; (sce page 128).
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