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Show MAUDE Elected B. JACOB 1937 to 1943 Maude Beeley Jacob was born on March 5, 1884, in stockport, England, and came to the United states in 1908 as a convert to the L.D.S. church. Before coming to this country she had graduated from the University of st. Andrews in England, and had taught school in stockport. Mrs. first Her training obtained posi tion after teacher in the a master of arts She was a writer, civic of Representatives. a resident of Provo was as a BYU. She later of Education, in the philosophy of education. becoming School degree leader and former member of the utah House She married Elmer A. Jacob, former Provo city engineer and director of public utilities in 1910, after which she began teaching English at Provo In 1939-40,' she was employed by the High School. Department of Education of the material for junior seminaries. LDS church to prepare curricular Chair of the House committee on Education she was largely responsible for the first survey of higher education in Utah. It conducted by experts from the U.S. Office of Education. As was of Because Utah Provo Pen her literary work, she Women. Branch, She was became a charter member of the active in promoting formation of the Society. She was very active in state also Soroptimist women's clubs. She and her husband had four children; Norman A., and Dorothy, (Mrs. Clyde Steinman). A. Jr., Jacob Rep. M. died at the Lynn Bennion wrote age the of 76, August 22, Weston B., Elmer 1960. following tribute. "I had the great privilege of working in intimate association with Beeley Jacob for three years, from 1940 to 1943. We were employees of the LDS Department of Education and undertook together the task of making the sacred scriptures a vital influence in the lives of boys and girls of junior high school age. Maude "I my great delight that we shared in common many ideas and ideals. Mrs. Jacob had the rare ability to the clothe spiritual concepts in language established for the of our students. instruction She made a young distinguished contribution to the literature of the LDS eminary program. found spiritual 104 to |
