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From: Judy <>
Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] First Kansas City Kansas Junior COllege Yearbook
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 17:01:22 -0700
In-Reply-To: <001201c3139a$2ce93c40$315299d1@dianexp>


Don't have a Thomas CARR, but, dang, I hate
to let that such a thing go because I might
find a link down the road.

If you can get it for $1.00, I'll pay that and
mailing.

Judy Ryden

We cannot change the direction of the wind...
but we can adjust our sails.





> From: "Diana L. Treff" <>
> Reply-To:
> Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 01:38:50 -0500
> To:
> Subject: RE: [KSWYANDO] First Kansas City Kansas Junior COllege Yearbook
> Resent-From:
> Resent-Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 00:38:44 -0600
>
> Judy:
>
> Are you looking for a Thomas Carr by any chance? Stopped at a sale here in
> the neighborhood. A young man is preparing for an estate sale of his
> parents. They were Carr's. In the estate sale is a framed marriage
> certificate for a Thomas Carr & I can't remember the bride's name. They
> were married at White Church. The frame is in bad shape, most likely the
> original. If it's still there I could probably get it pretty cheap, he's
> selling everything.
>
> Diane
>
> Ps no Newton, Carr, or Donahue in the Kansas City College yearbook.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 10:27 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] First Kansas City Kansas Junior COllege Yearbook
>
> Please look for any NEWTON, CARR, or DONAHUE
>
> Thanks
>
>> From: "Diana L. Treff" <>
>> Reply-To:
>> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 23:30:24 -0500
>> To:
>> Subject: [KSWYANDO] First Kansas City Kansas Junior COllege Yearbook
>> Resent-From:
>> Resent-Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 22:30:04 -0600
>>
>> In 1925, the sophomore class of the "New" Kansas City Junior College
> decided
>> to undertake the job of publishing the school's first yearbook. I have
> it.
>> If anyone would like a name search let me know. I have also acquired the
>> Commencement exercise program from Emporia State Teacher's College 1950,
> as
>> well as two years worth (1950-1951) of the NEWS PRESS a local Bonner
> Springs
>> Paper. All of these items are archives of a member of my family who is
>> moving into a retirement area and has no room to keep this stuff. By the
>> looks of my office area, family room & entry hall, I may not either.
>>
>>
>>
>> I am trying to go back on my archived postings from this site, and keeping
> a
>> list of surnames to watch for.
>>
>>
>>
>> ***Best find in Paul's archives were the teaching certificates of my
>> husbands great grandmother (Paul's grandmother).
>>
>> Her college diploma was from the Kansas City Academy of Kansas City
>> University. It was dated march 18th 1898. Her Instructors were S.
>> Eusminger, Laura Radford, & H T. Stephens.
>>
>>
>>
>> Her certificates to teach were signed by Henry Meade County
> Superintendent,
>> Charles E. Thompson Assoc. Ex., and M.E. Pearson Assoc. Ex. (certificates
>> even gave her percentage on particular areas of study) I believe Henry
>> Meade was from piper. M.E. Pearson was one of the first directors of the
>> Kansas City Community College and eventually there was a School named
> after
>> him; Pearson Junior high.
>>
>>
>>
>> Does anyone now what Orthography was and why a second grade teacher needed
>> it? We know that Grandma Duffy taught school here in Wyandotte County.
>> Primarily at Coffey/ later named Brauer School District. They were one
> room
>> school houses. However, it appears that she was required to take a test
> for
>> each grade level that she taught because she has teaching certificates for
>> grades one, two & three for various years. Each certificate was good for
>> two years unless they were "revoked for any reason."
>>
>>
>>
>> Her first teaching contract with District #38, County of Wyandotte, was
> for
>> a seven month term, beginning September 5, 1898. She would be paid thirty
>> dollars a month, on the last day of each month. Michael Kirby was the
>> Director. Thomas J. Watson was the Clerk.
>>
>>
>>
>> Happy Hunting
>>
>> Diana Treff
>>
>>
>>
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