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         PROF. WALLACE B. MOFFETT, Principal of the public schools in Morning Sun, was born in DeKalb County, Ill., Dec. 20, 1861, and is the son of Rev. William T. Moffett, whose sketch appears on another page of this work. At the age of ten years he commenced life’s battle for himself as a farm hand, and continued that employment until 1878, when he came with his parents to Morning Sun, Iowa. During the fall of 1879 he purchased the Morning Sun Sentinel, which he published in that town for a year, and then removed his press to Dexter, Dallas Co., Iowa, where he edited a paper for about the same length of time, and then sold out, returning shortly afterward to Morning Sun. He next engaged in farming for about three years, when he sold out his stock and implements with the intention of going further west, but in 1886 was employed as Principal of the High School of Morning Sun, which position he still holds. In his school duties Prof. Moffett has ever aimed to teach that which will be of practical benefit, believing that the great object in public education is to train the pupils in honest study, clear thinking, direct expression and good habits, both of body and mind, so that the State will be furnished with reliable and trustworthy citizens.

In 1880 Mr. Moffett was united in marriage with Miss Jessie Stewart, a daughter of John C. and Jane (Patterson) Stewart, who were early settlers of his county. The early educational advantages of Prof. Moffett were limited, but possessing a retentive memory and being of a studious nature, he has gained a practical knowledge of men and events, far better than mere theory could be. In his political views he is a Republican, and takes an active part in local affairs. He and his wife are members of the United Presbyterian Church.