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From: Judy <>
Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] First Kansas City Kansas Junior COllege Yearbook
Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 20:54:07 -0700
In-Reply-To: <002001c314d8$a0ad28a0$aa5299d1@dianexp>


I hope the family is okay.
Judy Ryden

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





> From: "Diana L. Treff" <>
> Reply-To:
> Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 15:38:31 -0500
> To:
> Subject: RE: [KSWYANDO] First Kansas City Kansas Junior COllege Yearbook
> Resent-From:
> Resent-Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 14:38:26 -0600
>
> I'll do my best. Don't know if the guy will still have his sale this
> weekend or not, because he's located right at the intersection where roads
> are closed due to tornado damages.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy [mailto:]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 7:01 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] First Kansas City Kansas Junior COllege Yearbook
>
> 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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