User:Hjal/Sandbox/E. E. Wood
Ernest. E. Wood | |
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| Born | July 24, 1876 |
| Died | July 20, 1955 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Years active | 1903-1944 |
| Known for | Founding principal of Tamalpais High School |
‘’’Ernest Everett Wood’’’ (July 24, 1876-July 20, 1955) was an American educator. He was the founding principal of Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California, serving for 37 years. He was also one of the founders of Marin County’s junior college, the College of Marin.
Early life and education[edit]
Ernest Everett Wood was born in a covered wagon on July 24, 1876, on a Kansas prairie. His parents,
Carpenter
University of California, Berkeley
Career[edit]
Teacher
Principal
Personal life[edit]
In July 1906, after being appointed principal of Gridley High School, Wood married his Auburn High School classmate, Mabel Elizabeth Coddington. Coddington had won a Levi Strauss scholarship and attended the University of California with Wood, graduating in 1904.
House at Tam campus.
Four daughters. Born at Tam; all Tam grads.
Redwood trees (need current photo).
Mill Valley Community Church.
Post-retirement
E. E. Wood Scholarship
Widowed
Death
Notes[edit]
External links[edit]
- Category:1876 births
- Category:1955 deaths
- Category:Educators from California
- Category:Founders of schools in the United States
- Category:People from Butte County, California
- Category:People from Mill Valley, California
- Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni
Inlinks
Tamalpais High School Placer High School Gridley High School Mill Valley? College of Marin List of Marin County people List of University of California, Berkeley alumni?