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Show EMILY STEVENSON Elected MCDONALD 1929 CARLISLE 1931 to Historians are important peopl e. Wi thout the clippings, interviews, Emily records and'biographies collected by the OWL historians, Carlisle, Issue Emil y Lois would not OWL was this Bicentennial Christensen and Faye Williams, have been possible without years of research. historian from 1940 1957. to She was born on September 6, 1886 to Francis and Rozella Stevenson McDonald. On July 19, 1923, she married Harvey C. Carlisle in Salt Lake City. had two children, Isabelle Carlisle Packard and Frank McDonald Car isle. Ther Emi I y' s Both have acti vi ties historical extensive were three backgrounds in music. pronged - teaching, wri ting, and each complementing the other. She graduated from the U of U Normal School in 1907; took her B.A. degree from the U in 1916; did graduate work at Columbia University during the summers of 1918 and 1923; the University of California at Berkeley during the summers of 1937 and 1939; the University of California added at Los Ange I es in 1940; the U of U the summer of 1941, extension work and in 1952 received her Masters from the U of u. research, in Grani te District schools the year of her from Normal School she taught in elementary and high schools and had the distinction of naming Oakwood School. As a high school English teacher she was adviser for the Cyprusonian, the Cyprus High yearbook from 1939 to 1951. During those years the Cyprusonian was awarded six all-American awards from the National Scholastic Press Association at the University of Minnesota, six Medalist awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association of for Col umbia Uni versi ty, New York, and three star certi ficates She began teaching graduation outstanding America student journalism in defense awarded during World War II. of the United States of Her writings covered articles on educational, historical, patriotic religious subjects. Her research made possible biographies of of women Revolution American many pioneer participants; educators; of "The Connecticut Constitution of 1639", and "Great Writen Documents: The Royal Charter of 1662". and the Emily was active and in 1929 she served in the House of Representatives on the Education Committee and helped make it possible to change the tax system so all tangible property should be taxed at uniform rates, and all business done for profit should A Democrat, taxed at a moderate uniform rate upon the net income of the business. Also that all residents of this state should pay a direct personal income tax, at 'moderate graduated rates. She worked with Dr. Thomas to get the Board of Regents the authority to levy and collect a fee from students for the completion and maintenance of the Union Building and helped with Joint Resolution 10 which mad be possible 88 an equalization fund for the school districts of the |
