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THE ALUMNUS
IOWA STATE COLLEGE
Vol. XVIII FEBRUARY, 1923 No. 5
''Member of Alumni Mcigazines Associated"
1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Mrs. Welch Wife of first President Dies
Mrs. Mary B. Welch, wife of the first presi·
dent of Iowa State College, passed away peace·
fully at her home in Los Angeles, California,
January 2, after a three days' illness, follow·
ing a stroke of paralysis.
Preceding this last attack, which was the
fourth, Mrs. Welch had been fairly comfortable.
In company with her two sisters, Mrs.
In accord with her will, the funeral was held
at her home in Los Angeles and the bod,y cremated
at Rosedale cemetery. The ashes were
placed in an urn and will be brot to Ames in
the spring by Dr. and Mrs. Shaw to be interred
besidP the body of Dr. Welch in the college
cemetery. This will be in fulfillment of a
promise made Dr. Welch.
Mrs. Mary B. Welch.
Picture Taken at Home of Dr. A. B. Shaw.
Graham 78 and Mrs. Murphy 92, she had spent
Christmas at the ranch home of her son-in-law,
Dr. A. B. S'haw '76, near Pasadena. At this
time Mrs. Welch, who was 821;2 years old, expressed
a desire to be released from the cares
of this life, a wish that was granted a week
later.
To Mrs. Welch belongs the distinction of
having established the first classes in "domestic
science" ever taught in an established college,
which were started in 1872. The difficulties
she faced and how they were overcome
are related in an article, "The Early Days
of Domestic Science at I. S. C.," by Mrs. Welch,
Object Description
| Title | Biographical data |
| Subject |
Welch, Mary B. (Mary Beaumont), 1840-1923 Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm |
| Description | Contains biographical information including an article from the Alumnus, radio address by Ralph K. Bliss, and memorials given by various individuals including O. H. Cessna, President Raymond A. Pearson, and Herman Knapp, |
| Date | 1876-1953, undated |
| Type [DCMIType] | Text |
| Type [IMT] | |
| Collection | Mary B. (Mary Beaumont) Welch Papers, 1858-2007, undated; http://www.add.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/arch/rgrp/12-3-11.html |
| Location | Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives; http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/ |
| Call Number | RS 12/03/11 |
| Format | 28 x 22 cm |
| Identifier | 12-03-11.Welch.001-001-001 |
| Rights | This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (archives@iastate.edu). To request higher resolution reproductions of the original see http://archives.lib.iastate.edu/using-our-materials/making-copies/photographs-and-documents |
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| Transcription | ;. THE ALUMNUS IOWA STATE COLLEGE Vol. XVIII FEBRUARY, 1923 No. 5 ''Member of Alumni Mcigazines Associated" 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Mrs. Welch Wife of first President Dies Mrs. Mary B. Welch, wife of the first presi· dent of Iowa State College, passed away peace· fully at her home in Los Angeles, California, January 2, after a three days' illness, follow· ing a stroke of paralysis. Preceding this last attack, which was the fourth, Mrs. Welch had been fairly comfortable. In company with her two sisters, Mrs. In accord with her will, the funeral was held at her home in Los Angeles and the bod,y cremated at Rosedale cemetery. The ashes were placed in an urn and will be brot to Ames in the spring by Dr. and Mrs. Shaw to be interred besidP the body of Dr. Welch in the college cemetery. This will be in fulfillment of a promise made Dr. Welch. Mrs. Mary B. Welch. Picture Taken at Home of Dr. A. B. Shaw. Graham 78 and Mrs. Murphy 92, she had spent Christmas at the ranch home of her son-in-law, Dr. A. B. S'haw '76, near Pasadena. At this time Mrs. Welch, who was 821;2 years old, expressed a desire to be released from the cares of this life, a wish that was granted a week later. To Mrs. Welch belongs the distinction of having established the first classes in "domestic science" ever taught in an established college, which were started in 1872. The difficulties she faced and how they were overcome are related in an article, "The Early Days of Domestic Science at I. S. C.," by Mrs. Welch, |
