Clayton co IAGenWeb bios

Quigley, Georgia: Teacher; born McGregor, Iowa; daughter of Robert Pollok Quigley & Blanche Jacobs; educated McGregor HS; Drake Univ., BSc graduated 1925 with general honors; graduate work Columbia Univ, New York City; Kappa Delta Pi; 1898-1900 rural school teacher Clayton Co; 1900-02 public school teacher, Lamont, 1902-10 Oelwein; 1910- teacher public schools, Des Moines, 1926-30 elementary principal, Given, Monroe & Kirkwood schools, 1930- elementary school principal, Byron Rice, Perkins & Riley schools; 1935 member Drake Univ. seminar educational tour in Alaska; 1938 member Progressive Educational Conference, Honolulu; member good will cruise of World Federation of Educational Assns making 17 stops in South American cities & West Indies, studying educational probems, & Iowa delegate to conference at San Juan, Porto Rico 1939, member advisory committees on Elementary Education & Teachers Organizations; Des Moines Teachers Federation, past president; Des Moines Principals & Supervisors Club, past president; State Elementary Principals Assn; National Elementary Principals Assn; Iowa Federation Teachers Assn. past president; Iowa State Teachers Assoc., past member annuity & legislative committees, member executive committee 1935-39, president central division 1938-39; National Education Assoc., member advisory committee on international relations, Iowa delegate to national conference, Milwaukee, Wis. 1940; Chamber of Commerce, member womens dept., past member executive board; Professional Employer Org. (PEO), president Chapter Q, Des Moines 1929-30; president Rebekah assembly IOOF of Iowa 1918-19; associate member Legislative Ladies League of Iowa; DAR; 1932- member Des Moines council Girl Scouts; Independent; hobby: travel in western hemisphere; office Perkins Elementary School; residence 928 30th, Des Moines, Polk co., Iowa (pg 1009)