Background
WOODBURN, Ethelbert Cooke was born on June 26, 1875 in Fowler, Indiana, United States. Son of James Dison and Nancy Antoinette (Cooke) Woodburn.
president Spearfish Normal School
WOODBURN, Ethelbert Cooke was born on June 26, 1875 in Fowler, Indiana, United States. Son of James Dison and Nancy Antoinette (Cooke) Woodburn.
Indiana. University, Bachelor of Arts. Chicago University, Master of Arts. (Honorary) Yankton College, Doctor of Laws.
Dakota Principal of School, Ambia, Indiana., 1900. High School, Union City, Indiana., 1901. Superintendent of School, Elk Point, South Dakota, 1904, Canton, South Dakota, 1906.
Princ. of Training School, Northern Normal and Industrial School, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 1910. President Spearfish Normal School, 1919 to date. President South Dakota Educational Association, 1920.
Member: Modern Woodmen. Masons 32°; Shriner; Phi Gamma Delta. Pi Gamma Nu; Epsilon Tau Gamma.
Republican Party; (life) National Education Association. Izaak Walton League. Club: Spearfish Canyon Golf.
Spouse Berenice Esther Woodburn, January 1, 1907, Tyndall, S.