Biography: from The History of Hendricks County (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914)----pages 271-272
One of the most striking characteristics of the twentieth century is the advent of women into the professional field. It has not been many years since it was thought that housekeeping was the only occupation to which a woman might aspire, and yet today we find women in all of the learned professions. It does not follow that the entrance of women into the professional life means the loss of her womanly qualities in any way. Women have made the greatest inroads into the teaching profession and here may be found some of the brightest, keenest and most charming of the sisters of Eve. Indiana has been foremost among the states of the Union in opening her higher educational institutions to women, the State University at Bloomington being the first university to open its doors to women on an equal footing with men. Since 1867, when the first woman entered the portals of Indiana University, there have gone forth thousands of well-trained young women who have become important factors in molding the life history of the state. More than a score of young women from Hendricks County have availed themselves of the opportunity to obtain a higher education, and among this number there is no one who has achieved more distinct success than has the present efficient superintendent of schools at North Salem.
Una Doris Adams was born in North Salem, the daughter of Thomas J. and Mary (Fleece) Adams, whose histories are recorded elsewhere in this volume. She graduated from the North Salem High School in 1898 and then attended the Central Normal College at Danville for two years, after which she spent several years in teaching and in 1909 received the Bachelor of Arts degrees from the State University at Bloomington. She had already done high school work before entering the State University, having taught at Rock Branch and North Salem. She also taught two years in the public schools of Newcastle, this state, before graduation at the university, and after her graduation she returned to Newcastle and taught one more year, then came to North Salem and became assistant superintendent of the public schools at that place, under the superintendency of Theodore F. Martin. The following year Professor Martin became the county superintendent of Hendricks County and she was elected superintendent of the schools, a position which she has been filling ever since. As a teacher she combines both the proper educational qualifications and that tact and skill which are the necessary concomitants of every successful teacher. She is one of the very few women school superintendents in the state and it is a tribute to her ability that she is filling the position at North Salem in such a creditable manner. Miss Adams is a member of the Christian Church and also belongs to the chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at North Salem.
One of the most striking characteristics of the twentieth century is the advent of women into the professional field. It has not been many years since it was thought that housekeeping was the only occupation to which a woman might aspire, and yet today we find women in all of the learned professions. It does not follow that the entrance of women into the professional life means the loss of her womanly qualities in any way. Women have made the greatest inroads into the teaching profession and here may be found some of the brightest, keenest and most charming of the sisters of Eve. Indiana has been foremost among the states of the Union in opening her higher educational institutions to women, the State University at Bloomington being the first university to open its doors to women on an equal footing with men. Since 1867, when the first woman entered the portals of Indiana University, there have gone forth thousands of well-trained young women who have become important factors in molding the life history of the state. More than a score of young women from Hendricks County have availed themselves of the opportunity to obtain a higher education, and among this number there is no one who has achieved more distinct success than has the present efficient superintendent of schools at North Salem.
Una Doris Adams was born in North Salem, the daughter of Thomas J. and Mary (Fleece) Adams, whose histories are recorded elsewhere in this volume. She graduated from the North Salem High School in 1898 and then attended the Central Normal College at Danville for two years, after which she spent several years in teaching and in 1909 received the Bachelor of Arts degrees from the State University at Bloomington. She had already done high school work before entering the State University, having taught at Rock Branch and North Salem. She also taught two years in the public schools of Newcastle, this state, before graduation at the university, and after her graduation she returned to Newcastle and taught one more year, then came to North Salem and became assistant superintendent of the public schools at that place, under the superintendency of Theodore F. Martin. The following year Professor Martin became the county superintendent of Hendricks County and she was elected superintendent of the schools, a position which she has been filling ever since. As a teacher she combines both the proper educational qualifications and that tact and skill which are the necessary concomitants of every successful teacher. She is one of the very few women school superintendents in the state and it is a tribute to her ability that she is filling the position at North Salem in such a creditable manner. Miss Adams is a member of the Christian Church and also belongs to the chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at North Salem.
Biography: from The History of Hendricks County (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914)----pages 271-272
One of the most striking characteristics of the twentieth century is the advent of women into the professional field. It has not been many years since it was thought that housekeeping was the only occupation to which a woman might aspire, and yet today we find women in all of the learned professions. It does not follow that the entrance of women into the professional life means the loss of her womanly qualities in any way. Women have made the greatest inroads into the teaching profession and here may be found some of the brightest, keenest and most charming of the sisters of Eve. Indiana has been foremost among the states of the Union in opening her higher educational institutions to women, the State University at Bloomington being the first university to open its doors to women on an equal footing with men. Since 1867, when the first woman entered the portals of Indiana University, there have gone forth thousands of well-trained young women who have become important factors in molding the life history of the state. More than a score of young women from Hendricks County have availed themselves of the opportunity to obtain a higher education, and among this number there is no one who has achieved more distinct success than has the present efficient superintendent of schools at North Salem.
Una Doris Adams was born in North Salem, the daughter of Thomas J. and Mary (Fleece) Adams, whose histories are recorded elsewhere in this volume. She graduated from the North Salem High School in 1898 and then attended the Central Normal College at Danville for two years, after which she spent several years in teaching and in 1909 received the Bachelor of Arts degrees from the State University at Bloomington. She had already done high school work before entering the State University, having taught at Rock Branch and North Salem. She also taught two years in the public schools of Newcastle, this state, before graduation at the university, and after her graduation she returned to Newcastle and taught one more year, then came to North Salem and became assistant superintendent of the public schools at that place, under the superintendency of Theodore F. Martin. The following year Professor Martin became the county superintendent of Hendricks County and she was elected superintendent of the schools, a position which she has been filling ever since. As a teacher she combines both the proper educational qualifications and that tact and skill which are the necessary concomitants of every successful teacher. She is one of the very few women school superintendents in the state and it is a tribute to her ability that she is filling the position at North Salem in such a creditable manner. Miss Adams is a member of the Christian Church and also belongs to the chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at North Salem.
One of the most striking characteristics of the twentieth century is the advent of women into the professional field. It has not been many years since it was thought that housekeeping was the only occupation to which a woman might aspire, and yet today we find women in all of the learned professions. It does not follow that the entrance of women into the professional life means the loss of her womanly qualities in any way. Women have made the greatest inroads into the teaching profession and here may be found some of the brightest, keenest and most charming of the sisters of Eve. Indiana has been foremost among the states of the Union in opening her higher educational institutions to women, the State University at Bloomington being the first university to open its doors to women on an equal footing with men. Since 1867, when the first woman entered the portals of Indiana University, there have gone forth thousands of well-trained young women who have become important factors in molding the life history of the state. More than a score of young women from Hendricks County have availed themselves of the opportunity to obtain a higher education, and among this number there is no one who has achieved more distinct success than has the present efficient superintendent of schools at North Salem.
Una Doris Adams was born in North Salem, the daughter of Thomas J. and Mary (Fleece) Adams, whose histories are recorded elsewhere in this volume. She graduated from the North Salem High School in 1898 and then attended the Central Normal College at Danville for two years, after which she spent several years in teaching and in 1909 received the Bachelor of Arts degrees from the State University at Bloomington. She had already done high school work before entering the State University, having taught at Rock Branch and North Salem. She also taught two years in the public schools of Newcastle, this state, before graduation at the university, and after her graduation she returned to Newcastle and taught one more year, then came to North Salem and became assistant superintendent of the public schools at that place, under the superintendency of Theodore F. Martin. The following year Professor Martin became the county superintendent of Hendricks County and she was elected superintendent of the schools, a position which she has been filling ever since. As a teacher she combines both the proper educational qualifications and that tact and skill which are the necessary concomitants of every successful teacher. She is one of the very few women school superintendents in the state and it is a tribute to her ability that she is filling the position at North Salem in such a creditable manner. Miss Adams is a member of the Christian Church and also belongs to the chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star at North Salem.
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