RITES FOR FLOYD ARMSTRONG
Dr. Floyd E. Armstrong, 87, of 321 North Kinney Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Oct. 27, after a short illness. He was born in Marlette January 2, 1879, and was the son of Allen A. and Emojean Pierce Armstrong.
Funeral services for Prof. Armstrong were held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Stinson Funeral Home. The interment was at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin.
Dr. Armstrong grew to manhood in the lumbering days of Gladwin where his father moved as a pioneer. He was educated in the public schools of the State, Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan, from which he received both the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. Later, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Central Michigan University.
His early career was in public school teaching, his first school being a one-room country school to which he walked six miles both ways each day. Later, he taught in the grades and became superintendent of schools in Gladwin. He was elected county school commissioner in Gladwin County and served in that capacity for a number of years.
He withdrew from teaching for about five years to enter business. This business experience consisted of banking and retail merchandising.
Deciding that educational work offered the best avenue for the use of his abilities, he returned to that field and, to complete his preparation, entered the University of Michigan as an upper classman in 1912. Upon his graduation in 1914, he was appointed Instructor in Economics at the university, where he taught for four years.
In 1916, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Political Economy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the 27 years there, before his retirement in 1943, he advanced to the rank of full professor. He was the recipient of various distinctions and honors, and during his final year of residence at the institute, was chosen by his colleagues to be chairman of the faculty. Upon his retirement, he became Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance.
The years in Cambridge offered opportunity for many excursions into other fields outside of teaching, while he carried on his regular work as Professor of Economics and Finance. He was lecturer at Bentley University, Boston University and at Harvard University. He took an active part in civic affairs, serving as a member of the Board of Governors and vice president of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. He was much in demand as a lecturer before service clubs and other organizations and frequently represented M.I.T. as a speaker at alumni gatherings in New York City and other places throughout the East. For a number of years he was one of the visiting civilian lecturers invited to speak before the Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. His years in the East brought Professor Armstrong many business contacts that broadened his understanding of the practical phases of the economic and political philosophy that he taught to his students.
He was for several years, until he retired, a member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard Trust Company, oldest and largest bank in Cambridge. In that connection, his principal interest was in the Trust Department, where throughout his service he was a member of the Trust Committee, charged with the investment of very large sums of money. Thus, he combined in himself the theoretical training of a university professor and the pratical experiences of a man in business.
His principal work in the educational field was as teacher and lecturer, although he did some writing. Numerous articles and manuscripts on business and economic subjects came from his pen, and he was a co-author of a textbook, "The Economic Process."
Prof. Armstrong was a mmember of the Masonic Order, the Cambridge, Mass., Economy Club and the Puddingstone Club of Boston. After he took up residence in Mount Pleasant, he became a member of the Rotary, the Faculty Club of Central Michigan University and the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Career Advancement.
In August, 1903, he was married to Maude Parker, who died in June 1918. They had two children, Lois Armstrong Bigelow of Providence, Rhode Island, and Col. DeVere P. Armstrong, U.S.A., Ret. of Chattanooga, Tenessee. Mrs. Bigelow is the widow of Dr. Bruce M. Bigelow, vice president of Brown University and is now Assistant Dean of Admission at Pembroke College in Brown University. Col. Armstrong teaches history at the McCalla School in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In August, 1921, he was married to Ollive Bergey Wagar, the widow of Hugh A. Wagar. She died in Mt. Pleasant in December 1962. Prof. Armstrong is survived by a step-son, Wayne B. Wagar, who is a certified public accountant in Saginaw. In addition, he is survived by four grandchildren, Peter H. Armstrong of Washington D.C., Capt. Alan P. Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia, Lisa A. Wagar of Detroit, and Lois A. Wagar, a student at Pembroke College, and one great granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia. Gladwin County Record dated 11-2/1966 Column -5 Pages 1 & 2.
Dr. Floyd E. Armstrong, 87, of 321 North Kinney Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Oct. 27, after a short illness. He was born in Marlette January 2, 1879, and was the son of Allen A. and Emojean Pierce Armstrong.
Funeral services for Prof. Armstrong were held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Stinson Funeral Home. The interment was at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin.
Dr. Armstrong grew to manhood in the lumbering days of Gladwin where his father moved as a pioneer. He was educated in the public schools of the State, Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan, from which he received both the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. Later, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Central Michigan University.
His early career was in public school teaching, his first school being a one-room country school to which he walked six miles both ways each day. Later, he taught in the grades and became superintendent of schools in Gladwin. He was elected county school commissioner in Gladwin County and served in that capacity for a number of years.
He withdrew from teaching for about five years to enter business. This business experience consisted of banking and retail merchandising.
Deciding that educational work offered the best avenue for the use of his abilities, he returned to that field and, to complete his preparation, entered the University of Michigan as an upper classman in 1912. Upon his graduation in 1914, he was appointed Instructor in Economics at the university, where he taught for four years.
In 1916, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Political Economy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the 27 years there, before his retirement in 1943, he advanced to the rank of full professor. He was the recipient of various distinctions and honors, and during his final year of residence at the institute, was chosen by his colleagues to be chairman of the faculty. Upon his retirement, he became Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance.
The years in Cambridge offered opportunity for many excursions into other fields outside of teaching, while he carried on his regular work as Professor of Economics and Finance. He was lecturer at Bentley University, Boston University and at Harvard University. He took an active part in civic affairs, serving as a member of the Board of Governors and vice president of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. He was much in demand as a lecturer before service clubs and other organizations and frequently represented M.I.T. as a speaker at alumni gatherings in New York City and other places throughout the East. For a number of years he was one of the visiting civilian lecturers invited to speak before the Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. His years in the East brought Professor Armstrong many business contacts that broadened his understanding of the practical phases of the economic and political philosophy that he taught to his students.
He was for several years, until he retired, a member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard Trust Company, oldest and largest bank in Cambridge. In that connection, his principal interest was in the Trust Department, where throughout his service he was a member of the Trust Committee, charged with the investment of very large sums of money. Thus, he combined in himself the theoretical training of a university professor and the pratical experiences of a man in business.
His principal work in the educational field was as teacher and lecturer, although he did some writing. Numerous articles and manuscripts on business and economic subjects came from his pen, and he was a co-author of a textbook, "The Economic Process."
Prof. Armstrong was a mmember of the Masonic Order, the Cambridge, Mass., Economy Club and the Puddingstone Club of Boston. After he took up residence in Mount Pleasant, he became a member of the Rotary, the Faculty Club of Central Michigan University and the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Career Advancement.
In August, 1903, he was married to Maude Parker, who died in June 1918. They had two children, Lois Armstrong Bigelow of Providence, Rhode Island, and Col. DeVere P. Armstrong, U.S.A., Ret. of Chattanooga, Tenessee. Mrs. Bigelow is the widow of Dr. Bruce M. Bigelow, vice president of Brown University and is now Assistant Dean of Admission at Pembroke College in Brown University. Col. Armstrong teaches history at the McCalla School in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In August, 1921, he was married to Ollive Bergey Wagar, the widow of Hugh A. Wagar. She died in Mt. Pleasant in December 1962. Prof. Armstrong is survived by a step-son, Wayne B. Wagar, who is a certified public accountant in Saginaw. In addition, he is survived by four grandchildren, Peter H. Armstrong of Washington D.C., Capt. Alan P. Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia, Lisa A. Wagar of Detroit, and Lois A. Wagar, a student at Pembroke College, and one great granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia. Gladwin County Record dated 11-2/1966 Column -5 Pages 1 & 2.
RITES FOR FLOYD ARMSTRONG
Dr. Floyd E. Armstrong, 87, of 321 North Kinney Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Oct. 27, after a short illness. He was born in Marlette January 2, 1879, and was the son of Allen A. and Emojean Pierce Armstrong.
Funeral services for Prof. Armstrong were held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Stinson Funeral Home. The interment was at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin.
Dr. Armstrong grew to manhood in the lumbering days of Gladwin where his father moved as a pioneer. He was educated in the public schools of the State, Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan, from which he received both the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. Later, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Central Michigan University.
His early career was in public school teaching, his first school being a one-room country school to which he walked six miles both ways each day. Later, he taught in the grades and became superintendent of schools in Gladwin. He was elected county school commissioner in Gladwin County and served in that capacity for a number of years.
He withdrew from teaching for about five years to enter business. This business experience consisted of banking and retail merchandising.
Deciding that educational work offered the best avenue for the use of his abilities, he returned to that field and, to complete his preparation, entered the University of Michigan as an upper classman in 1912. Upon his graduation in 1914, he was appointed Instructor in Economics at the university, where he taught for four years.
In 1916, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Political Economy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the 27 years there, before his retirement in 1943, he advanced to the rank of full professor. He was the recipient of various distinctions and honors, and during his final year of residence at the institute, was chosen by his colleagues to be chairman of the faculty. Upon his retirement, he became Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance.
The years in Cambridge offered opportunity for many excursions into other fields outside of teaching, while he carried on his regular work as Professor of Economics and Finance. He was lecturer at Bentley University, Boston University and at Harvard University. He took an active part in civic affairs, serving as a member of the Board of Governors and vice president of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. He was much in demand as a lecturer before service clubs and other organizations and frequently represented M.I.T. as a speaker at alumni gatherings in New York City and other places throughout the East. For a number of years he was one of the visiting civilian lecturers invited to speak before the Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. His years in the East brought Professor Armstrong many business contacts that broadened his understanding of the practical phases of the economic and political philosophy that he taught to his students.
He was for several years, until he retired, a member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard Trust Company, oldest and largest bank in Cambridge. In that connection, his principal interest was in the Trust Department, where throughout his service he was a member of the Trust Committee, charged with the investment of very large sums of money. Thus, he combined in himself the theoretical training of a university professor and the pratical experiences of a man in business.
His principal work in the educational field was as teacher and lecturer, although he did some writing. Numerous articles and manuscripts on business and economic subjects came from his pen, and he was a co-author of a textbook, "The Economic Process."
Prof. Armstrong was a mmember of the Masonic Order, the Cambridge, Mass., Economy Club and the Puddingstone Club of Boston. After he took up residence in Mount Pleasant, he became a member of the Rotary, the Faculty Club of Central Michigan University and the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Career Advancement.
In August, 1903, he was married to Maude Parker, who died in June 1918. They had two children, Lois Armstrong Bigelow of Providence, Rhode Island, and Col. DeVere P. Armstrong, U.S.A., Ret. of Chattanooga, Tenessee. Mrs. Bigelow is the widow of Dr. Bruce M. Bigelow, vice president of Brown University and is now Assistant Dean of Admission at Pembroke College in Brown University. Col. Armstrong teaches history at the McCalla School in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In August, 1921, he was married to Ollive Bergey Wagar, the widow of Hugh A. Wagar. She died in Mt. Pleasant in December 1962. Prof. Armstrong is survived by a step-son, Wayne B. Wagar, who is a certified public accountant in Saginaw. In addition, he is survived by four grandchildren, Peter H. Armstrong of Washington D.C., Capt. Alan P. Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia, Lisa A. Wagar of Detroit, and Lois A. Wagar, a student at Pembroke College, and one great granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia. Gladwin County Record dated 11-2/1966 Column -5 Pages 1 & 2.
Dr. Floyd E. Armstrong, 87, of 321 North Kinney Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday, Oct. 27, after a short illness. He was born in Marlette January 2, 1879, and was the son of Allen A. and Emojean Pierce Armstrong.
Funeral services for Prof. Armstrong were held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Stinson Funeral Home. The interment was at Highland Cemetery, Gladwin.
Dr. Armstrong grew to manhood in the lumbering days of Gladwin where his father moved as a pioneer. He was educated in the public schools of the State, Central Michigan University and the University of Michigan, from which he received both the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees. Later, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Central Michigan University.
His early career was in public school teaching, his first school being a one-room country school to which he walked six miles both ways each day. Later, he taught in the grades and became superintendent of schools in Gladwin. He was elected county school commissioner in Gladwin County and served in that capacity for a number of years.
He withdrew from teaching for about five years to enter business. This business experience consisted of banking and retail merchandising.
Deciding that educational work offered the best avenue for the use of his abilities, he returned to that field and, to complete his preparation, entered the University of Michigan as an upper classman in 1912. Upon his graduation in 1914, he was appointed Instructor in Economics at the university, where he taught for four years.
In 1916, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Political Economy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During the 27 years there, before his retirement in 1943, he advanced to the rank of full professor. He was the recipient of various distinctions and honors, and during his final year of residence at the institute, was chosen by his colleagues to be chairman of the faculty. Upon his retirement, he became Professor Emeritus of Economics and Finance.
The years in Cambridge offered opportunity for many excursions into other fields outside of teaching, while he carried on his regular work as Professor of Economics and Finance. He was lecturer at Bentley University, Boston University and at Harvard University. He took an active part in civic affairs, serving as a member of the Board of Governors and vice president of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce. He was much in demand as a lecturer before service clubs and other organizations and frequently represented M.I.T. as a speaker at alumni gatherings in New York City and other places throughout the East. For a number of years he was one of the visiting civilian lecturers invited to speak before the Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y. His years in the East brought Professor Armstrong many business contacts that broadened his understanding of the practical phases of the economic and political philosophy that he taught to his students.
He was for several years, until he retired, a member of the Board of Directors of the Harvard Trust Company, oldest and largest bank in Cambridge. In that connection, his principal interest was in the Trust Department, where throughout his service he was a member of the Trust Committee, charged with the investment of very large sums of money. Thus, he combined in himself the theoretical training of a university professor and the pratical experiences of a man in business.
His principal work in the educational field was as teacher and lecturer, although he did some writing. Numerous articles and manuscripts on business and economic subjects came from his pen, and he was a co-author of a textbook, "The Economic Process."
Prof. Armstrong was a mmember of the Masonic Order, the Cambridge, Mass., Economy Club and the Puddingstone Club of Boston. After he took up residence in Mount Pleasant, he became a member of the Rotary, the Faculty Club of Central Michigan University and the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Career Advancement.
In August, 1903, he was married to Maude Parker, who died in June 1918. They had two children, Lois Armstrong Bigelow of Providence, Rhode Island, and Col. DeVere P. Armstrong, U.S.A., Ret. of Chattanooga, Tenessee. Mrs. Bigelow is the widow of Dr. Bruce M. Bigelow, vice president of Brown University and is now Assistant Dean of Admission at Pembroke College in Brown University. Col. Armstrong teaches history at the McCalla School in Chattanooga, Tenn.
In August, 1921, he was married to Ollive Bergey Wagar, the widow of Hugh A. Wagar. She died in Mt. Pleasant in December 1962. Prof. Armstrong is survived by a step-son, Wayne B. Wagar, who is a certified public accountant in Saginaw. In addition, he is survived by four grandchildren, Peter H. Armstrong of Washington D.C., Capt. Alan P. Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia, Lisa A. Wagar of Detroit, and Lois A. Wagar, a student at Pembroke College, and one great granddaughter, Elizabeth Jane Armstrong of Fort Benning, Georgia. Gladwin County Record dated 11-2/1966 Column -5 Pages 1 & 2.
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