Who's Who in America - A Companion Biographical Reference Work to Who's Who in America, Volume 2, 1950 page 72 Bowden, Aberdeen Orlando, educator, anthropologist; b. Fulton, Ky., Dec. 13, 1881 s. Isaiha and Malenda Agnes (Emerson) Bowden; A. B., State of U. of Ky. 1908, A.M., 1910; A/</ Jarvard. 1912; studied U. of Chicago 1 yr; Ph.D., Columbia U. 1920; m. Katharine Kennan Marsh, Aug. 21, 1913; children--Gordon Townely, Anne Emerson, Prin. high sch., Maysville, 1908-09, Henry County High Sch., Paris, Tenn., 1909-11, high sch., Laurel, Mont., 1913-14, Huron, S.D., 1914-18, Huron Jr.-Sr. High Sch., 1918-20; supt. city schs., Huron, 1920; head of dept and prof. edn, and philosophy, Baylor Coll., Belton, Tex., 1920-23; pres. N.M. State Teacher's Coll., 1922-34; head of dept. of anthropology, U. of Southern Calif., and dir. Calif. branch of Sch. of Am. Research, since Sept. 1934; adviser Veterans Rehabilitation, Sawtelle, Calif.; dir James Field Sch., of Archeology, summer 1935; field work in anthropology in S.A., 1 semester. Was pres., N.M. Ednl. Council; mem board of control, Sch. of Am. Research; mem. Nat. Illiteracy Commn., Geographical Bopard of N.M. Fellow A.A.A.S., American Geographic Society; mem. American Men of Science, N.E.A. (com. on tenure). Save Our Schools Com. (nat.), Am. Acad. of Polit. and Social Science, Am. Sociol. Soc., Am. Anthropol. Assn., Nat. Economic Council, Nat. Soc. for Study of Ednl. Sociology, N.M. Endl. Assn. (pres. 1928-29), School Master's Club of N.M.(pres 1932-33), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Kappa, Kapa Delta Pi, Phi Sigma Pi, Pi Gamma Mu, Mu Alpha Nu, Sigma Xi; del. of N.E.A. to World Federation of Edn. Assns., Geneva, Switzerland, 1929; pres. N.M. Science Commn., 1931-32; pres. N.M. Assn. for Science, 1930-31; pres. N.M. Coll., Presidents' Assn., pres. Southwestern Archeol. Soc., 1937-38. Baptist, Mason, Rotarian (gov 42d dist. 1932-33) Author: Consumers' Uses of Arithmetic, 1929; Tomorrow's Americans (with Ida Clyde Clarke), 1930; Social Psychology of Education, 1937; Man and Civilization, 1938; the American Scene, 1942; Preface to Human Nature; The Day Before Yesterday in America. Compiler of Bibliographies in Education Sociology (with others), 1928. Chmn. N. M. Elementary Course of Study, 1930. Contbr. to scientific and ednl. press. Winner various awards for scholarship. Home: 4815 Angeles Vista Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. Died Feb. 10, 1946 When answering, please leave original message along with all replies to jog my memory. ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ My Homepage has moved! Please note the new address: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ruthptb ¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ Researching the following surnames: ALEXANDER, ANDERSON, ARTERBERRY, BENNETT, BAUDOUIN/BOWDOIN/BOWDEN, BROCAS, C de BACA (VACA), DICKEN(S), GOODSON, GUGLE/HAMMOND, HART, HOLLIDAY, HOWARD, HUGHLETT, IVESTER/ISBISTER, NICHOLS, PADILLA, PEAKE, PULLIAM, REMSHART, RUCKER, TATE, WATKINS Remember the good news, every time your trees merge, that is two less lines to research. ø¤º°`°º¤ø "Don't let it end like this. Tell them I said something . . ." Pancho Villa, 1877-1923, last words