Notable People
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Anderson, Andrew G.
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Booge, James
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Bruguier, Theophile
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Clark, M. G.
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Cook, Dr. John
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Crary, Margaret
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Darling, J.N. “Ding”
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Davidson Brothers-Ben, Dave and Abe
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Eaton, Fred L.
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Eichelberger, Dr. Agnes
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Floyd, Sergeant Charles
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Garretson, Arthur
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Gordon, William
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Haddock, Reverend George
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Hedges Brothers-Charles & Daniel
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Henderson, Gertrude Brown
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Hopkins, Harry
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Kucinski, Leo
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Leonais, Joseph
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Leonais, Rosalie Menard
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Martin, T. S. Family
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Micheaux, Oscar
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Peirce, John
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Peters, Edwin
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Rice, Sergeant John R.
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Safford, Mary Augusta
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Sanford, Stella
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Short, Wallace Mertin
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Thompson, William
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Treglia, Mary and the Mary Treglia Community House
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Trosper, Elzona
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War Eagle
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Weare, George
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Wilkins, Mary
Clark, M. G.![]() One of the most respected and popular educators in Sioux City throughout the years has been M. G. Clark. Doctor Clark served as superintendent of Sioux City Schools for twenty years.
His most important contribution to education was in the field of instruction. Doctor Clark had very specific ideas in regard to textbooks. When he could not find textbooks available that he felt met his standards, he wrote his own. He wrote MOTIVATED LANGUAGE and HABITUATED ARITHMETIC in 1919. APPLIED ENGLISH was published in 1924 and LANGUAGE IN USE, books I, II, III, in 1926. He also wrote a book based on his idea of a "spiritualized citizenship", that children should learn from the study of our history. He called this book PROGRESS AND PATRIOTISM. Many districts throughout the country used the books he wrote. Clark was also very active in the community and educational organizations as well. He served as the first President of the Iowa State Education Association and served on both state and national committees. He served as a leader of the Men's Bible Class at First Presbyterian Church, was a leader in the Rotary Club and was president of the Sons of the American Revolution. |