| Show Veteran Educator I Dies From Injuries The following was received this week I I and is concerning Robert R. R Steele hus hus- husband husband husband band of or a former well known resident and at that time was Mrs Lee Leo Richard Richard- Richardson son Robert R. R Steele retired teacher and principal with a record as a pedagogue for 55 years died Sunday In St. St Vincents VIn hospital Portland Oregon after being struck by an automobile Thursday It was Portland's traffic accident fatal fatal- fatalIty ity Mr Steele was born In Missouri in 1854 Ho He attended a n. country school and received his high hr h school education at atRock atRock atRock Rock Port In 1875 he began teaching at 30 a month For several years he at at- attended attended attended tended school and taught alternately until he was graduated from Kirksville State Normal In 1882 Ho He was superintendent superintendent superintendent in Kirksville and Mound City public schools and then In Kansas City for five years in grammar high school and a commercial college In 1895 he ho came to Portland as principal principal principal I pal of Holmes Business college but after one year went Into old Portland high I school as Instructor of or mathematics for 10 years Later ho he was principal of ot Hoi Hoi- Holman man Stephens and Richmond schools Ho Ito was waa a pioneer of or the system or of pupil cooperative government In Portland Ho He was an Instructor in summer and for 12 years In the Y M. M M C. C C A A. night school Ho lIe represented the Portland schools at tho National Education association San Francisco Fran and was delegate in 1926 1020 to Philadelphia He lie was president of ot the Portland Principals association In 1017 1917 Ho was a Sunday school superintend superintend- superintendent I ent and elder or ot the Cumberland Pros Pres Presbyterian church He was president for six years of or the State Sunday School preS I association In 1010 1910 he ho helped organize the first teacher training Sunday school class in Portland Ho He organized a a. Chautauqua Chau- Chau Chautauqua Chautauqua I club In his neighborhood Ho Iio was an elder of Central Presbyterian church I Ho He was married in 1880 1860 to Anna H. H Thomson who died in 1926 Their son I Clarence A. A Steele went as a missionary to Slam Siam Ho lIe now Is assistant treasurer of or tho the board of or foreign missions of the I Presbyterian church with offices s In New York City In 1929 1020 Mr Steele remarried his bis bride brido being Mrs Jennie R. R Richard Richard- son I Besides Be Ides his wife and son he leave leaves two granddaughters and a great grandchild U t In New York a n. stepdaughter Mrs Grace R. R Davis and her daughter In Los An An- geles Funeral Funer services will be held Wed Wed- Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday at p. p p m m. In the A. A A J. J Rose Son chapel with his pastor Dr Bernard Montgomery officiating Steele was struck by a car driven by George Georgo E. E Sacre 30 of SW avenue at E Burnside street and I avenue police said |
