COLLINS, ALTON W
School Principal; b Winfield, Iowa Sept 10, 1905; s of John Wesley Collins-Jessie L -; ed Mount Union HS 1923; ISTA, BA 1935; U of Iowa, MA 1938; . Phi Delta Kappa; Lambda Gamma Nu; Phi Delta Kappa, pres; m Donna Leigh Speer June 14, 1930 Nashua; 1926-28 HS social science tchr & coach, Quasqueton; 1928-31 athletic dir & science tchr, Deep River; 1931-37 supt of sch, Agency; 1937-38 asst to Dr Frest Ensign Dept of Edn, U of Iowa; 1938- prin elementary sch, Davenport; Natl Assn of Elementary Prins; ISTA; Scott Co Tchrs Assn; Natl Coun of Social Studies; Aristo Literary Soc; Lions; Minne Singers Glee Club; IOOF; AF & AM; hobbies boys work, YMCA; res 42 Crestwood Terrace, Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1090.