North Dakota State College of Science - Agawasie Yearbook (Wahpeton, ND)

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Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Riley President and Mrs. Riley have been at Science for thirty-eight years. Previous to his coming to Wahpeton, Mr. Riley was a mathematics instructor in Rockford, Illinois. In 1916, the Rileys moved to Wahpeton where Mr. Riley became shop instructor at Science. In 1921, Mr. Riley was appointed President of the State School of Science. All four of the Riley children—Betty, Mary Jane, Grace Ann, and Archer—arc Science alumni. Mrs. Riley has always been an interested friend to students and faculty families alike and a gracious hostess. Mrs. Riley was the president of the Faculty Dames, and has been active in this organization for years. Owl Best Wishes tc iTll . anb llfas. Zileij

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President Piley President Riley has served as president of the State School of Science for thirty-three years. Mr. Riley has a theory that education is a matter of gaining knowledge which must be a practical application before it becomes of value ’ to the possessor; and he has given a very fine example here at Science in the discharge of his administrative duties to the State's most unusual school, building it through the years to where now it is one of the best of its kind in the nation. Steven Riley Kahl Steven, age eleven, is the oldest grandchild of President and Mrs. Riley. H i s father, Melvin Kahl, was a star football player while at Science, and earned the ”S” which Steven so proudly weai s. 3S V eats c | Deootec) idee The Riley children pictured below are: Grace Ann Shellum, Portland, Oregon; Hanna Elizabeth Kahl, Kennewick, Washington; Commander Joseph Archer Riley, Washington, D. C. and Mary Jane O’Toole, Lewiston, Idaho; all four of the Rileys are alumni of the State School of Science.

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