Gail Horton Calmerton
Gail Horton Calmerton (November 2, 1861 – February 5, 1950) was an educator and a charter member of the National Council of Primary Education.
Early life[edit]
Gail Horton Calmerton was born on November 2, 1861, in Wisconsin, the daughter of E. Rudolph and M. Rougene Calmerton.[1]
Calmerton was a graduate of State Normal school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and University of Chicago.[2]
Career[edit]
Gail Calmerton was interested in all civic and educational matters.[1]
Calmerton was a former Supervisor of Primary Education in the Public Schools of Fort Wayne, Indiana, before moving to California.[1][3] The first primary supervisor was Annie Klingensmith, hired in 1899, a graduate of State Normal School in Indiana, PA, and Oswego Normal School in New York. Calmerton replaced Klingensmith in 1905, when Klingensmith resigned to accept a similar position in Paterson, New Jersey, and Calmerton served in that position until 1923.[2][4]
Calmerton wrote educational articles, children's stories and verse. She was the coauthor, together with William Henry Wheeler (1854-1936),[5] of "Wheeler Graded Readers" and author: "Practical Projects, Plays and Games" (book for teachers).[1]
For many years Calmerton was institute instructor and lecturer in theory and practice of primary work.[1]
Calmerton was a member of: University Women's Club, American Pen Women, National Council of Primary Education (charter member).[1]
Personal life[edit]
Gail Calmerton was a resident of California since 1923 and lived at 2344 Fort Stockton Drive, San Diego, California.[1]
Calmerton died on February 5, 1950, and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Section: Col. of Patience, Iris Terr, Map #: 1, Lot: 0, Space: 21356, Property: Niche.[6]
Legacy[edit]
Gail Calmerton was the donor of "The Gail Calmerton Teachers' and Juvenile Library" (2,000 volumes), Fort Wayne, Indiana:[1] the library board received a check for $1,000 to be used to create a trust fund to purchase children's books.[7]
In 1952 the Regents of University of California, Berkeley, established The Gail H. Calmerton Scholarships, two scholarships of $1,200 each open to worthy and needy students in any department of the University, using the funds presented by Calmerton.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 30. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society, Volumi 21-22. University of Northern Iowa College of Education. 1994. p. 129. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Addresses and Proceedings - National Education Association of the United States. National Education Association of the United States. 1920. p. 19. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Slocum, <Charles Elihu; Robertson, Robert Stoddard (1905). History of the Maumee River Basin from the Earliest Account to Its Organization Into Counties, Volume 2. Bowen & Slocum. p. 239. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Gail, Calmerton; Wheeler, William Henry (1901). Wheeler's graded readers : a first reader / by Gail Calmerton and William H. Wheeler. W.H. Wheeler & Company. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Last Name: Calmerton First Name: Gail Middle Name: Horton Years: d. 1950 Memorial Park: Glendale". Forest Lawn. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Library Occurrent, Volume 13. Indiana State Library. 1941. p. 56. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Register - University of California, Volume 1. University of California Press. 1952. p. 46. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
