Letters to AHSAA
From
Judy Clark Kidder '57 1957 AHS Alumna
March 11, 2007
Dear AHS Alumni Association,
I would appreciate you including this in the next newsletter
- Mrs. Struble had a wonderful influence on a lot of Ames students
during her many years there.
Thank you,
Judy Clark Kidder '57
Beth Struble Elder
August 16, 1911 - June 5, 2006
Beth Struble Elder, beloved Ames elementary school teacher, passed
away on June 5, 2006, in Mason City, Iowa at the age of 94. Mrs.
Elder received her teaching certificate from the State Teachers
College (University of Northern Iowa in 1931. Her first teaching
position was in Elementary School. In 1951 she became the first
principal of Meeker School. She moved to Hot Springs, AK in 1952
to care for her aging father, and returned to Ames in 1955 where
she taught in the elementary grades for the next 10 years. During
that time, she continued her education, receiving her Bachelors
degree from Drake University in 1959. In 1966 she married Don Elder
and moved to mason City, IA. Her daughters, Mary Jean Struble Peters
(Class of '53) and Margaret Ann Struble Norris (Class of '57) both
graduated from Ames High School.
Web editors note: Mrs. Struble was my 4th grade teacher at
Meeker Elementary school from 1965 to 1966. Thank you, Judy, for
letting us know about Mrs. Beth Struble Elder. I have included a
scan of Mrs. Struble's 4th grade class photo probably taken in the
Fall of 1965. Ed Hendrickson Jr.
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