PAIiM,  JOHIV  W.,  Superintend-
ent of  Schools  of  Henry  Co. ;  born  m
Trumbull  Co.,  Ohio,  Oct.  23,  1850;  his
parents  came  to  Iowa  in  1856,  and
located  in  Henry  Co.,  in  Marion  Tp.,
about  three    miles   from  Mt.  Pleasant


and    engaged    in

school


farming ;    graduated


was


at  the  high  school  in  1869 ;
awarded  the  scholarship  in  the  uni-
versity, which  had  been  offered  as
a  prize  for  the  best  three  years'
course  at  the  high  school;  the  award,
after  a  thorough  examinatioil  of  candi-
dates, was  made  by  a  committee  of
five  chosen  for  the  purpose  ;  he  attend-
ed Prof  Howe's  Academy  for  two
'  years,  then  entered  the  University  and
graduated  from  that  institution ;  he  was


engaged  in  teaching  at  intervals  while
attending  school;  after  graduating,  he
engaged  in  teaching  in  Des  Moines,  and
within  one  year,  upon  the  death  of
Prof.  Howe,  he  was  appointed  to  succeed
him  as  Superintendent  of  Schools  of
Henry  Co  ;  he  was  elected  by  the  people
to  the  same  office  in  1876.
Palmer,  L.  G.,  atrorney.
Pardee,  J.,  works  at  Asylum.
