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Show May Yard Hunt, Dixie Jr. College Teacher Resigns Position; Honored By Faculty Reception A reception was held Thursday afternoon by the faculty of the Dixie junior college in honor of Mrs. May Ward Hunt, librarian of the college who is resigning her ;'.:'v tV ... MRS. MAY WARD HUNT position. She has performed many years of efficient service as teacher teach-er in the schools of Dixie and other schools throughout the state. Mrs. Hunt first came to Dixie to teach in 1916, and with the exception ex-ception of the year she remained from school at the time she was married in July of 1918 she has taught here since. She was head of the home economics department up until 1930 at which time she was transferred to the library. Mrs. Hunt was born in Parowan on December 28, 1870. Her first years of schooling were received in the Parowan district schools. She then clerked in the Parowan Co-op store for several years until un-til the way opened to attend college. col-lege. She went to the L. D. S. college for one year and then attended at-tended the Brigham Young academy, acad-emy, with the exception of one (Continued on page four) May Ward Hunt (Continued from first page) year's teaching at Parowan, until 1S!)7, at which time she graduated. She first came to this county in 1898 when she taught school in Hebron for two years. It was here she met Elias Hunt whom she later married. She went to Salt Lake City, following her two year's teaching at Hebron, with the intention of attending summer school at the University of Utah, but obtained a job in the State Auditor's office where she worked! until the following January. She then attended school at the B. Y. U. academy for a year and a half at which time she was recommended to teach cooking there and accordingly accord-ingly she attended Teachers' college col-lege at the Columbia university for the next year. With the exception of one year's teaching at the Teachers' college at Columbia university, she taught at the B. Y. U. from 1903 until 1913 at which time she re-1 ceived her bachelors degree from that school. In 1915 she received her Masters' degree from the , Teachers' college at Columbia uni- j versity. Since that time she has j taught school at Dixie. i Upon releasing word of her res- j ignation, Pres. B. Glen Smith , stated, "she has performed many years of efficient service to the college here and it is going to be hard to fill the vacancy which she j will leave". I She is admired by the students at school for her attitude in maintaining main-taining reverence for the library and study hall. She delights to work in the garden and to see the plants respond to her touch. In school she has been envied by many for her wonderful house plants which add so much to the atmosphere of the library. Her plans for the future are indefinite. "My ambitions have to be curtailed by my ability to do", she said, "but I hope that I can be something more than a object of charity". |
