PROFESSOR GEORGE WILLIAM WEBER.

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         George William Weber, who for the past three years has been superintendent of schools in Columbus Junction, was born on a farm west of Wapello, Louisa county, Iowa, on the 1st of February, 1883. He is a son of Christian and Ella J. (Peters) Weber, whose biographical record appears above.

         His boyhood and youth, although spent on the farm, were very largely devoted to the acquirement of an education, in the pursuit of which he attended the public schools. An excellent student he applied himself diligently to the tasks assigned him and as a result graduated from the Wapello high school at the age of sixteen years. He subsequently attended the Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, from which institution he was awarded the degree of Master of Didactics with the class of 1905. At various times since he has attended the University of Michigan and the Iowa State University, where he pursued special courses. He began his career as a teacher at the age of eighteen years in the state of Minnesota, before obtaining his degree. Immediately following his graduation he was engaged as principal of the schools of Crawfords- . . .

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. . . ville, this state, where he remained for three years, at the expiration of which period he resigned in order to become superintendent of the schools of Columbus Junction, where he is now located.

         At Grand View, Iowa, on August 1, 1906, Mr. Weber married Miss Grace Elnora Beik, a daughter of Jacob and Alverda (Hanley) Beik, and unto Mr. and Mrs. Weber has been born one child, Ferrel Beik. Mrs. Weber also attended the State Teachers College, having been a student in that institution for four terms.

         Both Mr. and Mrs. Weber affiliate with the Methodist Episcopal church, and she is a member of the P.E.O. of Columbus Junction. Mr. Weber is a republican but never takes a prominent part in political activities though he always gives his assistance in forwarding every movement which will in any way tend to advance the intellectual or moral welfare of the community, and very efficiently served as secretary of the Columbus Junction Chautauqua in 1910.