I) Announce Publication of the, Sarah Vinke Biography (SVB).

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Henry Gurr Wishes To Dedicate This Biography, To The Memory Of His Grandparents, George Alexander Smart And His Wife Edna Foreman Niswanger Smart. Without Edna’s good thrift and George’s good investments, the financial resources for writing this book would not have been available.

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TITLED: A WOMAN OF QUALITY: Sarah Vinke, ‘The Divine Sarah’ , and the Quest for the Origin of Robert Pirsig's 'Metaphysics of Quality' , in his Book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" .
… After a tentative slow start in early 2015, James Essinger and Henry Gurr’s biography of Sarah Vinke “The Divine Sarah” of the ZMM book, is now finally publicly available =>

July 9, 2019: A Sarah Vinke Biography, Now Available BOTH as => A) Paperback and B) Kindle Digital eBook. Please send email with your thoughts about you like our new book.

“Read On Any Digital Device” => Your Sarah Vinke Biography Amazon Kindle eBook Purchase,
… -On The ABOVE Link (for Kindle eBook Version), You Should Especially SEE After This Amazon Page Comes Up => Below the Order Box => “Read On Any Device” AND ALSO => Below the book description “Kindle Spot Light” , tells easily steps to FREE Down-Load Kindle Reader APP, for practically ANY digital device!!... Once the APP is installed, it will automatically “bring up” your purchased copy of Sarah Vinke Biography!
({NOTE: On Amazon Book Pages, You Wall Also See FREE => “LOOK INSIDE THE BOOK”.))

Sarah Vinke Biography Promotion Effort -> Henry Gurr Completed His “Big Trip Out West"(July & August 2019), During Which He =>

Also, Since Sarah Was VERY Important To Robert Pirsig, And The Creation Of ZMM: We Hope You Will Help Get The Word Out. Please =>

Sincerely: Henry Gurr SVB Coauthor, Project Coordinator & Sponsor.

Sarah Vinke Biography Promotion Effort IS ILLUSTRATED IN Henry Gurr PHOTO-REPORT (July & August 2019),, of His “Big Trip West” => ZMM Route Scenes In Montana, The Dakotas, and Minnesota. Are.
Check this out in Top TWO Albums in the ZMMQuality Gallery Here:

II) Starting Here Is => The Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page (SVBRP), Having Extended Information About Sarah Vinke’s Life & Times.

EXPLANATION: In the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Sarah Vinke is the Montana State College English Professor who asked Phaedrus => “Are you teaching Quality?” .

This WebPage Is A Very Long Page Of Detailed Information, Which Will Be Of Interest To People Who =>

SITE EDITOR’S NOTES:
A) This Sarah Vinke Biography book is officially titled => A Woman of Quality. Sarah Vinke, 'the Divine Sarah', and the Quest for the Origin of Robert Pirsig's Metaphysics of Quality, In Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by James Essinger & Henry Gurr.
B): At end of this page, please see Section “For Further Reading” => for MORE about Sarah Vinke, and Internet Links to other related information, such as Henry Gurr’s Numerous Photos of his SVB Field Research Findings.
C) To Skip Over About 20 Inches of SVBRP Introduction & Explanation =>
Please Click Here, To Go Directly To SVBRP CONTENT.

INTRODUCTION TO THIS SARAH VINKE BIOGRAPHY RESOURCE PAGE (SVBRP)
This this Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page (SVBRP), Contains Nearly Every Detail That Could Be Found, But Would NOT Fit In The Final Published Version Of The Sarah Vinke Biography. This includes nearly all of the Sarah Vinke Field Research Findings by Site Master Henry Gurr.
… This above-mentioned detail (77,400 Words, ~456 KB of text), goes well beyond what was included in the final published version (41,400 Words, ~261 KB of text), of the Sarah Vinke Biography itself. This is because => Co-Author James Essinger conceived this to be a “Popular Biography”, which omitted such detail!

THUS THIS SVBRP Is An Encyclopedic, Concentrated, Compendium, Collection of Every detailed, potentially interesting, piece of information about Sarah Jennings Vinke’s own life and personal times. This WebPage is ~262 KB of text, and thus has considerably more of biography type information than the Published SVB itself!
… However, this WebPage, presents such supplementary information in a somewhat complex, eclectic potpourri of details. We would like to write this as a smooth narrative, but this exceeds our time, means, & skill. This may be intimidating to some, or off-putting to read. But, it’s ALL here, so that there is a COMPLETE record of it, for those who want such detailed information.

As You Use This WebPage, You Will See:

E) In some cases you will see a small blue rectangle with ==, plus a 2 digit # on both sides: These numbers refer to a place in The End Notes (EN) Section => starting where you see => A Complete Listing Of SVB End Notes (EN) . In you see Blue Rectangle, you should “Hover” your mouse curser over the small blue rectangle, to most easily see the content of the indicated End Note. Of course you can scroll (way on down), to this indicated End Note (last part of this WebPage), for the same information, plus in some cases, a fuller explanation

A CLICKABLE OUTLINE OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WEBPAGE

Instructions For Using This Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page (SVBRP).

Since this WebPage you are currently reading is very large, for your convenience, you may want to skip down to specific places, especially if this isn’t your first time here.
… The “CLICK TO GO TO” below has Clickable Blue Text which will jump down to the indicated area. Now, if you want to go back to where you were just click the “Back Arrow”. (This is usually an arrow pointing to the left in the top left of your browser window).
… There will also be a jump link at the end of every section, that takes you back to this outline.

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I. The Introduction To This WebPage, Why It Exists And What It Contains.
II. A Very Brief Overview & Brief Biography Of Sarah Vinke.
III. An Eclectic, But More Detailed Biography Of Sarah’s Everyday Life
IV. Memories of Sarah: Testimonies From Living Persons Who Knew Her.
V. Sarah’s Educational Experience.
VI. Sarah’s PhD Thesis Advisor, Moses Stephen Slaughter.
VII. Sarah’s PhD Thesis Re Ancient Roman Poets **IS** POETRY!
VIII. Lewis Vinke, Sarah’s Husband
IX: Miscellaneous Sections
X. Post Script: Sarah’s Legacy And What Quality Means For Us Now.
XI A Reading Guide For SVB End Notes (EN)
XII. A Complete Listing Of SVB END NOTES (EN), Having Considerable Sarah Vinke Biographical Information.
XIII. Suggestions For Further Reading & Internet Links.
XIV: Information & Links To => 6 Photo Albums => Show Results of Sarah Vinke Biography Research & Illustrate A Lifetime Of Sarah’s Residences.

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HERE STARTS THE CONTENT OF => The Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page, Having Extended Very Detailed Information About Sarah’s Life & Times.

In This Section: A Brief Overview of Sarah Jennings Vinke’s Life.

The Following, Is A Brief MSC Biography of Sarah Jennings Vinke: This Text Was Originally Found In the Burlingame Special Collections, Montana State University Bozeman.

VlNKE, SARAH JENNINGS 1894 – 1978, was born at Dallas Center Iowa, April 28, 1894, the daughter of Elizabeth Adams Jennings and Jacob Jennings. She earned her BA at Grinnell College in 1914, and her MA and PhD at the University of Wisconsin in 1921 and 1923.
She taught Latin and history in Iowa high schools from 1916-1920. Between 1921 and 1923 she had an assistantship in classics while she completed her education at the University of Wisconsin. She was an English instructor at MSC [Montana State College, since renamed Montana State University] from 1923-1926. During 1926-1927 she attended London University and traveled in Europe. She was Assistant Professor at MSC from 1927-1932 when she left teaching to marry Dr. Louis Vinke, Professor of Animal Husbandry at MSC. After his death in 1935 she became Associate Professor of English at Colorado State College. She returned to MSC in 1945 as head of the English Department, but soon gave up administration to devote her full energy to the teaching which she loved. She retired in 1962 because of failing health. She had been a vital force in extending the intellectual frontiers of students in the humanities area at MSC. She was considered an inspired teacher capable of developing a love of literature and Greek mythology in students who had limited educational back-grounds because they were raised in isolated Montana communities. Robert M. Pirsig mentions her influence in his bestseller Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
… Her publications include: “Catullus, a Stylistic Study,” in Univ. of Wisconsin Studies 1928; and “Self-Criticism in Speech,” in Western Speech 1949.
Sarah's education never ended. She took post-doctoral studies at Cornell University in 1929 and at the University of Chicago in 1936. She taught extension classes in English at Antolia College in Greece in 1948, then satisfied a lifetime ambition to visit Istanbul in 1949. She returned to Greece and Turkey in 1951. She toured Europe both in 1954 and 1956.
She was a devoted member of the Bozeman Branch of the AAUW. In 1927 she represented them at the international [AAUW Meeting] in Amsterdam. In 1954 she was a member of the national committee for AAUW International Study Grants. In 1955 she went to Washington, D.C., to help select foreign women students to receive grants. In 1956 she was a representative to the International Federation of University Women in Paris. She was the first fellowship chairman of the Bozeman Branch of the AAUW and was a compelling force in broadening the intellectual horizons of Bozeman women who worked with her. In 1961 they honored her with a $500 grant in aid established in her name. Soon after her retirement she was offered an honorary doctorate by MSU, but she declined the honor because she could not travel to attend the ceremony. [END]

SITEMASTER HENRY GURR’S NOTES, ABOUT THE ABOVE BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:
… A) At the time the above Brief Biography was written, we may deduce must have been when Dr. Vinke was retirement in Bradenton FL, and it was the combination of the long distance to Bozeman and most probably her health problems, that prevented her from traveling, and thus reason she declined the Honorary Doctors Degree. This dates the writing of this Brief Biography between Vinke's move to Florida in 1968 and her death in 1978. From the order of discussion & manner of presentation, the above does not appear to have been used for the Sarah Vinke Obituary below: This leaves the reason for the typing of these original 4 X 6 note cards, remains unknown. Of course it is possible that these 4 X 6 note cards, reflect MSC research integral to offering Sarah the mentioned Honorary Doctorate. And when Sarah declined the honor, this fact was added to these cards as the final act of typing, and thus perhaps tells us, in turn, the approximate date of typing. You will note Professor Vinke's death date is not entered at top of this Brief Biography.
B) In transcribing this from my Xeroxes of the original typed 4 X 6 note cards (the font looks to be standard manual typewriter Courier New), I have tried to preserve the spelling, capitals, and punctuation as found; but I have not preserved the typing carriage returns.

The Above Brief MSC Biography, © Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections Montana State University-Bozeman. Do Not Duplicate Without Permission of Montana State University.
… Dr Kim Allen Scott of the MSU Burlingame Collections stated that he gives permission for the above biography, as well as the "Rambouillet Sheep Company ... " document, to be posted on the ZMMQ website. In addition, the respective articles below are posted with the permissions of their respective newspapers indicated.

A Sarah Jennings Vinke Obituary, From THE BOZEMAN DAILY CHRONICLE January 31, 1978, Page 10.2
Dr. Sarah Jennings Vinke, Montana State University professor emeritus of English, died January 24, at her home in Bradenton, Florida. She had been in poor health for several years.
Dr. Vinke was born in Dallas, Iowa, and after graduation from Grinnell College in 1914, taught in high schools at Madrid and Clarinda, Iowa before entering the University of Wisconsin where she earned the masters and doctor of philosophy degrees. Her field was classical literature of Greece and Rome. She spent several years of study in Greece.
At Montana State University she was best known for her lively and searching courses in Shakespeare. She served as head of the Department of English from 1945 to 1948.
Dr. Vinke first came to Montana State College in 1923 as an instructor in English. She resigned in 1932 to marry Louis Vinke, head of the Animal Husbandry Department. After his death, she taught at Colorado Women's College from 1936 to 1938, and at Colorado State University from 1939 to 1945 when she returned to Bozeman and Montana State College. She retired from teaching in 1962.
Word of her death reached friends in Bozeman through her sister, Mrs. Katherine J. [Jennings] Smythe of Jacksonville, Florida.

In ZMM, Robert Pirsig Gives His OWN Very Brief Description Of Sarah => Mr Pirsig, gives this ~Portrait Of Sarah In the Process of Giving Us Sarah’s Concept, of The Word Quality, In His Famous Book. This is His Very First Introduction to Quality , in' ZMM!
… The material that mentions Sarah comes at the end of Part Two of the book, mid Chapter 15, which describes what the narrator remembers:

… and while watching this valley before me now through this window here, now… started the whole thing, the whole madness, right here. This is the exact spot. .. And that door leads to Sarah’s office. Sarah. Now it comes down. She came trotting by with her watering pot between those two doors, going from the corridor to her office, and she said, ‘I hope you are teaching Quality to your students.’ This in a la-de-da, singsong voice of a lady in her final year before retirement about to water her plants. That was the moment it all started. That was the seed crystal. ..
The one sentence ‘I hope you are teaching Quality to your students’ was said to him, and within a matter of a few months, growing so fast you could almost see it grow, came an enormous, intricate, highly structured mass of thought, formed as if by magic.

… I don’t know what he replied to her when she said this. Probably nothing. She would be back and forth behind his chair many times each day to get to and from her office. Sometimes she stopped with a word or two of apology about the interruption, sometimes with a fragment of news, and he was accustomed to this as a part of office life. I know that she came back a second time and asked, ‘Are you really teaching Quality this quarter?’ and he nodded and looked back from his chair for a second and said ‘Definitely.’ and she trotted on.”

… A few days later when Sarah trotted by again she stopped and said, ‘I’m so happy you’re teaching Quality this quarter. Hardly anybody is these days.’ ‘Well, I am,’ he said. ‘I’m definitely making a point of it.’ ‘Good.’ she said, and trotted on.

In ZMM, Robert Pirsig, Gives His Final Mention Of Sarah, Again To Provide More Explanation of The Word ''Quality', and Mentions Sarah’s Contribution As Decisive.
… In his pursuit of a concept of Quality, Phædrus kept seeing again and again little paths all leading toward some point off to one side. He thought he already knew about the general area they led to, ancient Greece, but now he wondered if he had overlooked something there.
… He had asked Sarah, who long before had come by with her watering pot and put the idea of Quality in his head, where in English literature quality, as a subject, was taught.
… "Good heavens, I don’t know, I’m not an English scholar," she had said. "I’m a classics scholar. My field is Greek."
… "Is quality a part of Greek thought?" he had asked.
… "Quality is every part of Greek thought," she had said, and he had thought about this. Sometimes under her old-ladyish way of speaking he thought he detected a secret canniness, as though like a Delphic oracle she said things with hidden meanings, but he could never be sure.

Henry Gurr Asked Robert Pirsig About Origins Of Quality and His Relationship to Sarah:
… Mr Pirsig’s reply letter momentously gives much more detail about the nature of his working relationship with Sarah. At the very least, he seems to have seen Sarah as providing him with enormous, indeed vital, inspiration, as well as support and encouragement, in a job which he did not find especially congenial. In the following letter excerpt, and despite Mr Pirsig’s being directly asked about the all-important Quality => curiously he does NOT expand on topic of Sarah’s use of Quality ''

Dear Prof. Gurr
…Sarah’s maiden name was Jennings. I believe she said she studied at Bryn Mawr and was part of the Daisy Chain. I’m not sure if this referred to the Seven Sisters colleges generally or to a Bryn Mawr ceremony at the turn of the 20th century. This is all I know of her background.
…When Sarah asked if I was teaching Quality, I think she was teasing, just to see how I would answer. I answered with the same kind of suppressed smile, saying I was making a special effort at it. She knew that was a lie and she knew that I knew it was a lie and this sort of tickled her, so she kept up the teasing.
…Later one of the teachers asked where I got all these ideas about quality. I said I got them from Sarah. The teacher’s expression brightened, and he said, ‘That’s why she has always supported you!’ This was the first time I realized others were not supporting me. Much later Sarah came out of one such discussion and said to me furiously, ‘Don’t pay any attention to them! It’s over their head! Her opinion and her angry expression of it has come back to me many times, consolingly, since then.
Best regards,
Robert Pirsig

Robert Pirsig, Finishing A Conference Presentation, Summarizes, With Excited Emphasis =>
… And SHE had a sense of Quality! A brilliant teacher! They [her students] called her ‘The Divine Sarah!’ '
1=Attach:Main/BlueEN.jpg" On The Road With Robert Pirsig Film, produced and edited by Dr Anthony McWatt, 2009. Dr Anthony McWatt’s older site => //RobertPirsig.org/ is now only available from https://web.archive.org/ http:// Please also see End Notes 14 & 49 . “=1

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In The Next Section: Additional Biographical Facts, From US Census & Google Internet Search.

These do not cover quite the range of the above section, but do go more in depth, discussing her origins, and including letters and articles about her.

Through Information From The US Census (1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940), Plus Internet Searches, Etc, We Confirm Much Of The Above And Learn A Few Additional Things That Help Our Quest For Information About The Childhood And Young Adulthood Of Sarah Winnifred Jennings.
… In the discussion below, we report the complete specific data that each census shows for Sarah and her family. Included with this, is a discussion what we should additionally notice.
SIDE NOTE: In Each Census (And From Sarah’s US Mail Addresses), We Have Used The Street Address Supplied, To Find A Google Street View Of The Given Address Location. These pictures are posted into Five ZMMQ Photo Gallery Albums => After this Albums Page comes up, please scroll down to Sarah Was Here: This Album Shows Photos of Residences Where Sarah Vinke Lived. These Photos Are From Henry Gurr's Field Research, Internet Searches, and Google Street Views. These show Sarah Lived Here: A Lifetime Of Sarah’s Residences.

From the 1900 US Census we learn that our Sarah was born in Iowa, most certainly in Dallas County, possibly on her family’s farm, itself reported, in an 1879 history book, to be in Sugar Grove Township, Section 33.
… In this census of Iowa, Dallas County, in Adel Township, Dallas Center town, Ward of City A, Sarah was enumerated with her father, Jacob Jennings (born Feb. 1851 in Pennsylvania), his occupation “Landlord”. Perhaps this meant he was renting out his farm. Sarah’s mother, [Sarah] Elizabeth Adams Jennings was born Jan. 1859 in Illinois; parents married for 15 years, meaning since 1885, and her sister Katherine B. Jennings, was born Apr 1890 in Iowa. [Sister Katherine B, was evidently named after her Paternal Grand Mother Katherine Bromfield. Sarah's recorded birth was April 1894, which fits the SSDI date.] According to this census, Sarah’s mother [Sarah] Elizabeth had borne three children, although just two were living at the time of the census. The occupation column is blank for Sarah’s mother, showing that she had no employment outside their home. Sarah and her sister are shown as being “At School”. Sarah is shown, at the age of six, as being able to write but not read. Sarah’s sister Katherine is shown, as the age of ten, as being able both to read and write. All four members of the family are shown as speaking English and living in a non-farm rented house. It is likely that with the Jennings farm being rented, the family moved to Dallas Center so the farm house could be used by the current farmer, and so the two daughters could be close to school.
Note by Henry Gurr => Although I seem to remember documents that spell Sarah sister’s name Catherine, she in her own hand sighed 1969, their family farm sale document as Katherine.
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When the 1910 US Census was taken the four Jennings were living in Sugar Grove Township of Dallas County, Iowa for the Iowa, Dallas County, in Sugar Grove Township, no listed incorporated area.
… Jacob was “general farming” and “working on his own account”. The two girls were continuing their education. Both parents were shown as first marriage. Their “home was owned free of mortgaged”, and they “resided in a home … on a farm” where the farm's identification number on the census “farm schedule” was “49”, which must be the above 1900 census mentioned farm. By the way, in this 1910 Census one important part of the nineteenth-century past was still evidently very much in the mind of the enumerators: none of the family was “a survivor of the Union or Confederate Army or Navy”, nor “blind in both eyes” nor “deaf and dumb”. 22==22

By 1920 US Census of Iowa, Dallas County, in Adel Township, Dallas Center town, Ward of City X, the Jennings had returned to Dallas Center Town. Jacob was 68 and of no profession (ie retired), Elizabeth was sixty-one and also of no profession (ie housewife), but both Katherine B., thirty-three years old, and Sarah W., twenty-nine, were teaching in public school. Their census record indicates their rented dwelling is among thirteen others, on 15th Street, but only an “X” written where a house address number should have been. (It’s likely the house number system for this small town had not yet been set up. It wasn’t needed.) But, since their family’s data appears midway in successive sequence among with the data of other family’s on 15th Street, AND since this street is only ten blocks long, we can infer their house must have been about half way along. Old maps, Google Street View, and my driving this street, did not reveal any likely candidates. Further research is needed: With full study of log sheets for that day of Dallas Center Census, it might be possible to discern a pattern to how the census taker, moved (and which way?), from street to street and house to house, and thus, come closer to saying where was the Jennings home. But good 1920 era maps would be needed, to show which lots had houses, and which ones were vacant.
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This Census is in agreement with Sarah’s obituary (near top of this WebPage), which states that she “taught in high schools at Madrid and Clarinda, Iowa”. These are respectively twenty-three and 115 miles by car from Dallas Center.

The Grinnell College Archives has the 1910 Grinnell Review, Issue 5, which shows “Sarah Jennings is teaching High School Latin in the Clarinda School.” Sarah’s photo, with those of her graduating classmates, is in the 1914 Student Yearbook named ‘The Cyclone’. The 1912 yearbook reports: “At a freshman class meeting, Sarah Jennings complains the trains keep her awake at night.” Sarah at the time is listed as being in the Mears Cottage, a dormitory, which is to this day, some 200 feet away from the RR Tracks that run straight through the center of the otherwise quiet tree lined campus. (Often Sarah’s dormitory was referred to as the cottage or just …cottage…

The Grinnell College Student Newspaper, Scarlet and Black.
… Here was reported several times, that Sarah Jennings would return to her Dallas Center home for the weekend, or holiday recess. We thus learn that the train service was sufficiently low cost and convenient.

Below are more of this newspaper’s reports Re Sarah’s Grinnell experience:
Scarlet and Black | 11/15/1913 | Page 4:
“ … both to the college and to the hew society, was aroused. A delicious three-course luncheon was served, splendid toasts given by Miss Bray, Miss Hammond, Miss Adkins, and Miss Barnett, with Sarah Jennings as toast- mistress. Big yellow chrysanthemums were the favors. After luncheon, the girls gathered in the comfortable living room, around the grate fire, and, in the dim light of candles,”

An earlier issue shows Sarah as expecting to stay home for at least a year after graduation.

A Report From 16 Sept 1911 Says:
… “Twenty Old’ Girls at Shack: The old girls at the ‘Shack’ are much more numerous this year. Florence Stewart and Charlotte Knowles are house chairmen this year. The eighteen other old girls include … Sarah Jennings …'' (EXPLANATION: In this previous sentence, the words are 1911 Grinnell Student Lingo => “Shack” means the Women’s Living Quarters, officially called Mears Cottage, which can hold ~100 residents. “Old Girls”, means the women residents, that were in Mears Cottage, the previous school year.)

The archive for the Scarlet and Black Grinnell Student Newspaper, also includes the following Sarah news lines:

The Grinnell Student Newspaper, Scarlet and Black, published on 17 June 1914 says Sarah Jennings Is Her Class’s “Valedictorian”. This fact is not mentioned anywhere else in records we have found, and is our only indication of the Course Grades Sarah may have received.
Aegis. Aegis Society enjoyed a very pleasing Commencement program Friday evening. Miss Simmons, the patron saint of the society, presided over the ceremony, and gave a very inspiring farewell talk to the Seniors, after which each was presented with the mantle of the Spirit of the Society. Sarah Jennings, the valedictorian, gave a talk concerning the ideals and aims of the society. Silver spoons were presented to each Senior girl. The program was concluded by a piano solo by Mr. Le Bar.

NOTE: The above eight news items were taken from the Grinnell College Archives digital ‘Scarlet and Black’ Student Newspaper: This is where interested readers may discover more items in their Digital Scarlet and Black. 24==24

Later Iowa field research into Dallas County Courthouse records, we learn where Sarah’s Parents house in Dallas Center IA, was located. The Jennings family had in November 1920, purchased the house (Block 10, lots 7 and 8) at 804 Hatton Street, Dallas Center. Records also show that at Sarah’s mother’s death, this property was willed to Sarah and Sister Katherine, and thus co-ownership. This is the house where Sarah’s sister, Katherine’s wedding took place.

Henry Gurr’s Reasons For Including Many, Dallas Center Newspaper Details Re Sarah’s Sister’s Wedding.
… Sarah was living (in this above mentioned house), with her parents & Katherine, at the time, and thus most likely had a sisterly hand in how the house was decorated, and in creating how the wedding was conducted. So, these factual details, reveal “Just Who Sarah Was”, as much as the other things we have found about her. And … Moreover, such details factually reported in context, tell us considerably more about Katherine, who is after-all, Sarah’s sister:
… What we learn about Katherine, her life as a teacher, who she married, and when, and future life, and fact that the Dallas Center town folk, considered Katherine “towns most cultured person”, which most certainly reflects upon the Jennings family AND thus Sarah herself.
… Here again, we have Robert Pirsig’s ZMM guidance: He was under great pressure from the publisher, to keep the word count down. But to make his book “absolutely real”, he included lots of personal details in the travel scenes. This same need for “lots of personal details” applies here & below, in the “details” of Katherine’s wedding. Sincerely Henry

Field Research into The Dallas County Genealogical Society collection of Dallas Center Times newspapers revels many family events such as => The 3 Nov 1924 wedding of Sarah’s sister, Katherine Jennings to Edwin W. Smythe, of Madison WI:

(The much longer & more detailed 'Jennings – Smythe Wedding Article available on request. We also found in this library => Dallas County IA, Abstract of Title documents 1942 and 1943, respectively show Katherine B, as residing in Madison Wisconsin, and Sarah Jennings Vinke residing in Larimer County, Colorado. )

When the 1930 census was enumerated, Sarah W. Jennings, age thirty-five and single, had moved to Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana.
… She was renting an apartment in an apartment building, with listing of occupants in 4 other neighboring apartments, on 217 West Koch Street in Bozeman, and her occupation was recorded as Professor at the State College.
… Google Street View currently shows this address in a pleasant residential neighborhood, along a quiet tree lined street, with a three story brick, twenty-unit, apartment building now at this address, which is most likely to have been the one Sarah lived in. This building is North East of MSU’s Montana Hall, some 15 blocks to walk.
… Sarah in her letter to Stella Anacker (not Ammaker), says “my students … called my Apt, in the Evergreen by the old title of Oxford: Home of Lost Causes. Bozeman history research shows The Evergreen Apartments were constructed in 1918, at the above address. Shirley Luhrsen, in describing Sarah’s living quarters, consistently, and many times, says “apartment”. This is an important clue, and relevant to being sure which buildings Sarah lived in, as opposed to say a house or hotel. 25==25

From this, we confirm that Sarah was still unmarried in 1930. From SSA records, we learn her Social Security Number, and that she procured this in Montana (probably in 1932). All this is both reasonable and logical.

By the time of the 1940 Census, Sarah Jennings Vinke, age forty-five and widowed, had moved and was a guest in the Armstrong Hotel, Fort Collins, Colorado by April when the census was enumerated, along with many other guests and lodgers.
… She was recorded as having been, in 1935, living in Billings Montana, attended school in the previous month, and working for pay thirty-five hours per week, occupation teacher at a State College, and working forty-three weeks the previous year, and for this she earned $1935. She also earned wages from other sources.
… Google Street View currently shows the front of Fort Collins’s Armstrong Hotel, as a medium size, three story brick building, with top two floors for guest rooms, and street level lined with shops, restaurants, and stores The Armstrong, on College Avenue, at the southern edge of the Ft Collins downtown business district, is North West of the center of Colorado State University campus, requiring some 12 blocks to walk between. 26==26
… In an interview, Mr Henry Campbell (In Ch 4, Echoes of Sarah), said that Sarah (~1943) had her piano, at Ft Collins. This would suggest that by then, she had moved to an apartment, having more rooms at the Armstrong Hotel. Possibly a suite, since the Armstrong’s website says that this is currently offered, for persons who want a kitchen etc, for a longer stay.

We Have Tried To Confirm Sarah’s And Louis Vinke’s Living Locations, By Formal Search Requests To The Gallatin County Clerk & Recorder: “No records were found”.
… Similarly, in hopes that various Law Court Documents would show addresses, a similar request was sent, also for Sarah & Louis, to Gallatin County Clerk of District Court: “No records were found”. These two negative results, although disappointing, are constructive and important, in that it shows that Saran & Louis a) Had no “run-in’s’ with Law Enforcement, and b) Kept themselves out of sight of the Legal Court System, at least in Gallatin County, and for some reason had no property ownership in Gallatin County.
… Additionally, because the 1950 Census, by USA Law, will not be publicly available until April, 2022, we are not able to independently confirm two addresses coming from Sarah herself: The fact that Sarah had her, US Mail Address made up into a rubber-stamp device, meant that she considered the following two address to be ~ long term. These two rubber stamp addresses, are discussed elsewhere on this WebPage:
More information and photos are here =>
After this Albums Page comes up, please scroll down to Sarah Was Here: This Album Shows Photos of Residences Where Sarah Vinke Lived. These Photos Are From Henry Gurr's Field Research, Internet Searches, and Google Street Views. These show Sarah Lived Here: A Lifetime Of Sarah’s Residences.

CAUTION: Although, the dates, and addresses, we have given for Sarah living quarters seem reasonable, they are what has been found Rubber Stamp Printed onto Sarah’s Books and Sheet Music, combined with conjectures. Of course we are still hoping, that people who knew Sarah’s Bozeman homes, may have memories of the Arthur St. Duplex, or Clark Apartments, or even The Evergreen Apartments. Naturally it is a wonder why Sarah just kept on moving her Grand Piano, to each new address? Mystique?

Sarah J. Vinke Chosen as “Outstanding Faculty”, by MSC Faculty Senate Actions, As Stated in Article In MSC Student Newspaper THE EXPONENT May20,1960
[NOTE: This Newspaper Report of Faculty Activity.pdf, was, by happenstance, found by google when searching for something else.]
"Outstanding professor candidates chosen for the forthcoming recommendations are: Creech I:oynolds, Earl Fellbaurn, William Walter, Sarah J. Vinke, James Van Winkle and Harold Watling."

A Following Article Mentions Sarah’s Husband Louis Vinke, And The Vinke Memorial Watch Award.
… "Two MSC Agriculture students copped top showmanship honors at the 27th annual Little International Livestock Show in the Montana State College Fieldhouse. John Smith, a sophomore in pre-veterinary medicine, was judged grand champion showman by merit of his excellent showing of a yearling Morgan colt. Reserve championship went to Larry Olson, a freshman of MSC, who showed a Hampshire ram. Olson also won the Agricultural Club scholarship awarded to the outstanding freshman showman. Smith will have his name engraved on the Galt Memorial Trophy given in memory of Capt. William Wyle Galt, 1940 grand champion showman who lost his life in World War II and on the Kiwanis plaque. … John also received the Vinke Memorial watch given in memory of Louis Vinke who was instrumental in starting the Little International [Student Livestock Show] when he was head of the MSC animal industry department." [This issue of THE EXPO”NENT, has lots of articled and photos of campus events back then: Even features persons mentioned by Dennis Gary => a) MSC President Roland Renne, and b) A Book Review Headline => “Jawin' It [A Book by Professor Leslie] Fiedler Dissects American Novel With Knives Of Sex and Incest. ”]
http://arc.lib.montana.edu/msu-exponent/objects/exp-050-27-001-010.pdf

Ms Lorna Grow, A Dallas Center, IAm Genealogist, Was Super Helpful In Our Search For Information Re Sarah Jennings:
… Lorna Was Super Knowledgeable About Dallas County, IA, Biographical Information, And Knew How To Quickly Root-Out Info About Sarah Jennings. Below Is More About Lorna Grow, And Tells How She Became So Knowledgeable About Dallas County IA!!
27==27

In The Dallas County Genealogical Society Room, Of The Dallas Center Public Library, Ms Lorna Grow Kindly Helped Us Find The Following =>
… Sarah’s paternal grandparents were Henry Jennings (1806-1890), born Fayette County PA and Katherine Bromfield Jennings (1816-1894), married in 1841, and moved to Dallas County in 1863. They had 12 children, among whom was Sarah’s father, Jacob Jennings (1851-1927), who married Sarah Elisabeth Adams (1858 – 1942) in 1884.
… From Dallas County Records, Volume I, Compiler: Howard and Barbara Snedden, we learn of Sarah’s paternal grandfather Henry Jennings, then living in Pennsylvania, on speculation, purchased some 1200 acres (and “at one time amounting to 1380 acres”), of Dallas County land, constituting most of Sugar Grove Township 28= =28.
… Snedden also mentions that Jacob Jennings (Sarah’s father) => “now owns 260 acres, made under a state of high cultivation and well improved. He carries on general farming, in which he meets with excellent success.”
… Although we could not find any leads to these Snedden statements in the Dallas County Courthouse, we did find a recorded 13 acre Henry Jennings purchase in 1854, which was situated on the north edge of the above 1200 acres.
… We also found an 1875 Sugar Grove Township map, with the same sections, 28, 32, and 33 labelled Henry Jennings, as well as the book, The History of Dallas County, Iowa dated 1879, shows Jacob Jennings) already living and farming Sugar Grove Township Section 33, P.O. Dallas Center, and thus in same location as the above discussed census records. Jacob would have been 27 at that time. 29==29 A very interesting page from Mr Snedden’s book is here:]]

The Above Dates For The Families Of Henry Jennings, And Son Jacob Jennings, Fit Published Iowa History => “The first American settlers officially started moving into Iowa in 1833.” … Thus, the state would have been very much pioneering agriculture when Sarah’s father emigrated there from Pennsylvania, where, in turn, both his father and mother were born. And similarly for Sarah’s mother from Illinois, where, in turn, her respective father and mother were born in Ohio and New Jersey. More research is needed.

"Why would, Henry Jennings, a young farmer in Fayette Co. Pennsylvania, with a family of 12 children, buy land in Dallas County Iowa in 1854, 8 years after Iowa became a state in 1846?" …This was a question posed by Lorna Grow, a Dallas Center IA genealogist, who so wonderfully helped with Sarah’s hometown research.
... We can thus speculate that Henry Jennings in 1854, may have foreseen the coming of railroads to the area or West Central Iowa 1869, with very profitable grain farming, and thus huge potential sky-rocket in land prices for any land he could purchase at low prices, just after the Iowa Territory was opened up. This is supported by the following two Wikipedia Excerpts.

Dallas Center Got Its Start In The Year 1869, Following Construction Of The Railroad Through The Territory. .[7]
... Dallas Center was incorporated on March 22, 1880, and was Named For Vice President George M. Dallas.
... A map of Dallas Center, clearly shows the town’s center was surveyed to coincide with the (preexisting or planned), traverse of the The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway.
... The Current Day Raccoon River Valley Trail, Is Placed On The Old Railway Bed In 2009, the 33.1-mile (53.3 km) paved north loop of the Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT) added Dallas Center, Minburn, Perry, Dawson and Jamaica as new trailheads.
… The original Raccoon River Valley Trail, now known as the south loop, is a 56-mile (90 km) paved multi-use recreational trail which reaches from the Clive Greenbelt Trail to Jefferson, and passes through Clive, Urbandale, Waukee, Adel, Redfield, Linden, Panora, Yale, Herndon, and Cooper. The RRVT is nearly 90 miles (140 km) of paved trails with a paved interior loop of more than 72 miles (116 km).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Center,_Iowa
The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Was Created On May 26, 1870 By A Group Of Minnesota Investors Interested In Establishing A Railroad Connection Between Minneapolis And The Agricultural Regions To The South.
… “Minneapolis was home to the largest flour milling operations in the country at that time. Wheat was the primary commodity grown in southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa. Not wanting to be captive shippers for railroad companies from Milwaukee and Chicago, the Washburns, Crosbys and Pillsburys – the men who owned the flour mills in Minneapolis – formed their own railroad as a way to ship wheat in and ship flour out. By 1880, the road had reached Albert Lea to the south “
... ”In the 1890s the road built its Southwestern branch from Winthrop, through New Ulm, St James, and Sherburn in Minnesota, continuing to Estherville, Terril, Spencer and reaching Storm Lake in Iowa. A mile-long bridge was built over the valley of the Little Sioux River at Sioux Rapids, Iowa.”
... “Its sister railroad, the Iowa Central Railway began in Iowa in 1866 and merged with Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway in 1901. Even as far back as 1870, the company looked immediately to the Iowa Central as a natural ally to capture the Iowa wheat market and to feed the hungry mills along the banks of St Anthony Falls in Minneapolis. By 1916 the combined system had become stable and was absorbing other, smaller railroads.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis_and_St._Louis_Railway

From Dallas Center IA Field Research, We Learn That Sarah’s Sister, Katherine B. Jennings Smythe (1890-1979), Like Sarah, Was Educated At Iowa’s Grinnell College. AND From The Above Census Records (And Other Documentation), We Can Make Some Interesting Deductions:
… Sarah’s father and mother’s three children being born in 1887, 1890, 1894, were well spaced, thus possibly indicating enlightened parents using family planning. Also Jacob and Elizabeth’s first child was born when they were respectively age thirty-six and twenty-eight, older than usual, when they started their family. Which meant that by the 1920 Census, Sarah’s father was no longer working for income, whereas Sarah and her sister were the family’s support, being unmarried public school teachers, still living at home at ages 26 and 30. Sarah and Katherine would have preferred teaching in Dallas Center, since other public schools, such as Perry IA or Des Moines IA, would be more than 10 miles away, too far for daily horse and buggy commute, but possible by train or Ford Model T car. For example, Katherine, was two years principal of Dallas Center schools, and for just prior to her marriage, was two years principal of Clarinda [Iowa] schools, 115 miles by car from Dallas Center.
… We can further speculate that Sarah’s father sold the farm to retire (well off?) from a successful farming career. This with relatively low cost in-town living, plus two daughter’s respectable incomes, is what allowed Sarah, in 1920, to leave teaching and start graduate school at the University of Wisconsin. While she completed her degrees there, Sarah was a teaching Assistant in Latin, then Assistant in Classics, which off-set her university tuition cost, and provided three school years assistant professor salary of respectively $500, $600, and $600. Similar circumstances would apply to sister Katherine, who obtained her MA, at University of Minnesota.

By the time of the 1950 Census (April 4, 1950), Sarah Jennings Vinke, Was Reported As Age Fifty-Six And Widowed, And Was Living At 616, S Grand Read, Bozeman, Gallatin County, MT, with “HOUSEHOLD_ID: 10”, possibly Apt 10?
… She was recorded not living on a farm nor on 3 or more acres, as born in Iowa. Census Occupation Data Shows => ‘Institution 1: Occupation category: Wk Institution 2: Hours worked: 50/week Citizen Status Flag: Relationship to Head: Head” Employed: Occupation Industry: State College Institution 2 from line: Worker class: G

From various documents, such as US Census, We Find That Sarah’s Sister Katherine, With Husband Edwin Wells Smythe, Had Two Sons, Lowell Smythe and Edwin Wells Smythe Jr.
… Katherine died in 1979, a year after Sarah, but we’ve so far had no success at finding Katherine’s or Edwin Sr’s obituary. Sarah’s obituary (as well as other related MSU information), is given on this WebPage above, at phrase “Sarah Jennings Vinke Obituary”.
… Mr Larry Reed, who currently lives on Sarah’s old farm, gave us copies of 1968 documentation, showing his father Ray Reed and mother, Ellen Reed, had just purchased Sarah’s family farm [the month & day of this purchase needs to be found, and placed here.]. The notary public signed that “In this county and state, personally appeared, Sarah J. Vinke, a single person to me known to be …” with a similar document for Katherine J. Smythe, a single person. The documents showed the sisters addresses to be Manatee County. Florida. Apparently, by this date Katherine’s husband had passed on.

From the Manatee County [Florida] Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Circuit, We Were Able To Obtain A Copy Of Sarah’s Will, Signed By Her Hand, 27 July 1967.
… It directed that after “payment all just debts and funeral expenses ... my remains be donated to medical science ... in accordance with provisions with the J. Hillis Miller Health Center in Gainesville, Florida, ... [or] cremated ...” and “All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate I give, devise and bequeath to the Trustee of a certain Declaration Trust executed on July 27 1967 ... In the event the Trust described ... has been revoked or is no longer in effect. Then all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate I give devise and bequeath to the AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE, INC, in fee simple absolute. … I hereby name, nominate, constitute and appoint the MANATEE NATIONAL BANK, of Bradenton, Florida, as EXECUTOR of this my Last Will and Testament.”

In response to our query: Mr Don Davis, of American Friends Service Committee Archives emailed to say: “The AFSC received a bequest of $151,000 from Sarah J. Vinke in 1978.”
SITE EDITOR’S NOTE: The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), is an activity of The Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) organization: In keeping with Sarah’s clear anti-war sentiments and actions, the Quakers generally (and as individuals), are well known for their anti-war stance and actions to promote peace. Thus we can conclude, that Sarah gave this large bequest to The Quakers, because they are so well attuned to Sarah’s own anti-war views.

Concerning Sarah’s Hometown of Dallas Center Iowa: Then, as now, this is a town with a population of about 1700 people. As indicated by the monstrously large grain storage silos also at the center of town, the economic base of the town is solely agriculture (mostly wheat and corn), grown on the wide, level, and rich lands, blessed with abundant rainfall. Dallas County [and thus the town] was named for George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States of America, under President James K. Polk. As Henry finished studying a town map (and current day color photos around the town), he got to thinking how Sarah could easily and regularly walk the several blocks, from her home, to their town’s business district and, on occasion, purchase a Railroad Passenger Ticket and travel to college or graduate school

Social Security Records Confirm That Sarah Was not married in 1930, where we see that she procured her Social Security number in Montana, probably in 1932. Research by Dennis Gary found a ”screen copy of Social Security Death Record … comes from FAMILY SEARCH”, link below:
Sarah VINKE

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=/eng/search/ancestorsearchresults.asp

In Various Newspaper Searches We’ve Found The Following:

Whereas the US Census Records Merely Say There Was A 3rd Child, The Below Grave Information For Ida Bernice Jennings, confirms the existence and untimely death of what would have been Sarah’s older sister. Here is the Ida Bernice grave record, with subsequent full explication of this family’s father (Jacob Jennings) and mother (Sarah Elisabeth Adams Jennings), the parents to our Sarah. 31==31

Ida Bernice Jennings 1887 – 1898
Parents:
Jacob Jennings (Feb. 9, 1851 - Dec. 4, 1927)
Birth: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: Dallas County, Iowa, USA

Sarah Elizabeth Adams Jennings (Jan., 1858 - 1942)
Birth: Illinois, USA
Death: Dallas County, Iowa, USA
Parents to Sarah Elizabeth [were]:
William Henry Adams (1835 - 1926)
Sarah Jane Anthony Adams (1837 - 1925)

Henry Gurr, with Lorna Grove, visited this cemetery and found all the above accurate.
EXPLANATION: Sarah And Her Sister Katherine B. Jennings, Died In Florida, And That Is Likely Why Their Graves (if any), Are Missing From The Above Mentioned Cemetery.

Other Records Tell Us That, Sarah Went From Bozeman, To Dallas Center To Sell Her Mother’s Nine-Room House, Documented Above. This Would Have Been Soon After Sarah’s Mother Death In Late Spring 1942.
… Newspapers.com found a newspaper advertisement in The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Sun, May 24, 1942 – Page 13: For sale in Dallas Center, IA, to settle estate, 8 rm modern house of the late Mrs Elisabeth Jennings. hot water plant fire place. 2 lots. much shrubbery. Mrs Sarah Jennings Vinke Ph 3661.
[Evidently Sarah, or someone, would answer this phone number, and the only logical place is in this Dallas Center house. Which suggests that Sarah was perhaps staying there for a while to settle the estate, and see friends and other family. It is quite likely that Sarah’s sister Katherine was there also, since they inherited family property jointly.]
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SITE EDITOR’S NOTE You May Access & View This Advertisement, And Many Other Newspaper Articles, On Https://Www.Newspapers.Com
… Henry Gurr’s 2 Big Paragraphs of Instructions on just how to do this, are given BELOW End Notes (EN 32), at => INSTRUCTIONS#1 (& #2) FOR USING NEWSPAPERS.COM “How To Most Effectively Use”
… You can find this by > Do > Browser Top > Edit > Find > 32 (pg

Henry Gurr’s Closing Thoughts About His Visit To Dallas Center IA, As Part of His Sarah Vinke Biography Field Research Trip:
… I found it a great pleasure, during my Dallas Center IA field research, to have found the Sarah Jennings Farm and Homestead, and now to have photos of them. This old house certainly has the home appearance of the Victorian era. But even as Victorian farm houses go, it is => Spartan, plain, functional, and unadorned.

NOTE: Photos of the Sarah’s Childhood Farm, the Farm House, and Sarah’s Mother & Father’s In-Town House may now be viewed => Please click here for INSTRUCTIONS + LINK, to view Henry S Gurr’s Six Photo Albums Of His Sarah-Vinke-Biography Field Research Photos-& Other Information: These Photo Albums Also Show Photos OF Sarah’s => Grinnell College, University of Wisconsin, and Sarah Lived Here: A Lifetime Of Sarah’s Residences.

It was absolutely great to have the help of Larry Reed, the current owner of Sarah’s Childhood Farm. And super great to have Lorna Grow, full strength support, in every inch of the local research. Lorna knew everything and everybody in the Dallas Center area!! She was a God Send!!

And it was great to hear from Larry Reed, that the beams and very wide boards, for Sarah Jennings’ Farm House, constructed in ~1860, was of walnut wood, that had been harvested on the farm land owned by Sarah’s Grandfather. Also, the facts that Sarah’s father Jacob Jennings, fearing tornados, filled all walls with chicken wire mesh reinforced concrete, and for extra 2nd floor insulation, made a second lath & plaster inner wall. Larry saw these, when as a boy helped his father remove all this, in order to add more modern wall-cavity insulation. He said “Those old walnut beams were so dense and hard, you would smoke your drill trying to penetrate them.” Later, Lorna Grow, in email writes: “[I talked to] Jim Ball (Dallas Center windmill guy, who said that), the Jennings farm house was made with walnut trees from the farm. The studs went from the foundation clear up to the roof. Some of the boards were really wide.” So we get different stories, but that is a possibility. Just think of [those pioneering] men who had to handle it. And they did.”
[NOTE: Of course these walnut double story vertical beams, were local sawmill, rough cut, full size, true 2 X 4’s, unlike the weak pine 1.5 x 3.5 inch beanie pine sticks used today. ]

More than I could have imagined, I found that Sarah’s mother, father and grandparents were real TRUE pioneers. Thus the foundations of Sarah’s personality and mental drive came from her direct connection with the frontier and its pioneer “can do”, work with your hands, be a builder, frame of mind!

Moreover, this was the Victorian Era, about which Wikipedia says Victorian values emerged in all classes and reached all facets of Victorian living. The values of the period—which can be classed as religion, morality, Evangelicalism, industrial work ethic, and personal improvement—took root in Victorian morality. With such influences, Sarah was brought up to be tough, independent, and like other Victorians, used to having to do dawn-to-dark grueling hard physical labor under dirty dangerous conditions, and think nothing of it! Although raised in completely different conditions, Robert Pirsig was of similar mindset, and this why he and Sarah understood each other so well.

Ultimately, the more we know about Sarah the better. This is in agreement with Robert Pirsig => For success, ZMM needed all the support it could get. And for the reader to accept the overall central philosophic messages of ZMM, the story narrative must seem and feel, and come-across to the reader, absolutely real. For Pirsig, the way to achieve this, was to be both interesting and absolutely fully complete accurate, real, detailed, & factual with his travel scenery. We believe the same applies to our biography of Sarah.

TO SEE PHOTOS => Sarah’s Childhood Farm, the Farm House, and Sarah’s Mother & Father’s In-Town House may now be viewed => Please click here for INSTRUCTIONS + LINK, to view Henry S Gurr’s Six Photo Albums Of His Sarah-Vinke-Biography Field Research Photos-& Other Information: These Photo Albums Also Show Photos OF Sarah’s => Grinnell College, University of Wisconsin, and Sarah Lived Here: A Lifetime Of Sarah’s Residences.

To go back to the Outline

This Section Contains Primarily Memories About Sarah From Those A) Who Knew Her, B) Knew Her Colleagues, As Well As C) Memories Of Her Students. … The Following Provides Considerable Additional Viewpoints On Sarah, Giving More Breadth To What She Was Like, And Fills-In The Social Environment Sarah Was Immersed In, Both On The MSC Campus & Larger Bozeman MT Community.

An Email From Tina DeWeese, Which Was Written After Tina Read An Email From Robert Pirsig’s Wife Wendy. … Tina Is The Youngest Child of Robert and Gennie DeWeese, Of The ZMM Book.
… “I’ll be curious to know if you hear back from Bob and Wendy [Pirsig] on this. I’m also sorry that the [Bozeman] folks who were close to Sarah Vinke in her time here are no longer around…Jessie Wilbur, Frances Senska were [my] very good friends, as they were with my folks. My sister Cathie has some memory of Sarah in that context, I was too young. …And remember that her [Sarah’s] piano is [was] in the home of our very close friends, Tata and Kenny Bryson. They are no longer living, but their daughter Patricia, might have memories/stories about Sarah. I think the piano was [purchased from Sarah] for her [Patricia as student taking piano lessons], as she played [it] some, and played the flute…in fact [Patricia] was my flute teacher when I was a kid! She’s not been well for some months, but she might appreciate the correspondence while enduring chemo treatments for Leukemia… I can check with her.
…[Later], I found this [following email] in my correspondence with Pinky Bryson who still has Sarah Vinke’s piano In her house. .. I’d sent her the original [Sarah Vinke] article you wrote and this was her reply’’ This “original article” was a magazine article by Henry Gurr & James Essinger. You may view it this link: After this page comes up scroll down to …Magazine…

Patricia (Pinky) Bryson Email Said =>

Patricia (Pinky) Bryson Henry Later (Jul 30, 2016) 6Email Said =>

Hi Henry -- Sorry to take so long to get back to you, but things got busy. I have some pictures to pass on, and will get to answering your questions (as far as possible) soon -- will organize my thoughts first! Henry Campbell says that the Adam Schaaf piano company did not survive the depression, so it couldn't date past 1929 or so. I'll see what I can find out.

Meanwhile, I took some pictures of the piano being cleaned (after it had been tuned) (note the two pens!) by Heppler Piano, here in Bozeman, http://www.hepplerpiano.com/index.html , also of the one piano music book left by Sarah -- one shot of the front with here name and address, another of the book open to "The Last Chord." Also, a loving shot of the piano with a vase of sweet peas, and a picture done by Bob DeWeese of me and Tina, back in the day, which he gave me in return for my having given her flute lessons. There is also a beautiful silk screen of pussy willows by Gennie DeWeese in the background.

It really is a lovely piano, and I'm very happy to be getting back into playing it!
More anon:
Patricia Henry (aka Pinky)
'''For Adam Schaaf Piano Company, Google Finds The AntiquePianoShop.Com:
… The Adam Schaaf Piano Company was established in Chicago in 1873, making them one of the pioneering firms of the midwestern United States. Adam Schaaf was known for building higher grade, good quality pianos and the firm enjoyed a stellar reputation. By the turn-of-the-century the company was controlled by sons Harry Schaaf and Fred Schaaf. The firm was so successful that in the 1920’s a new state-of-the-art factory was built at Fillmore Street, Chicago. The firm built an impressive line of upright pianos, player pianos and grand pianos.
… In addition to pianos under the “Adam Schaaf” brand name, the firm produced pianos under the “Clarion” and “Orpheus” brand names, each offered as an affordable alternative to the costlier Adam Schaaf brand while still offering good quality. Sadly, Adam Schaaf’s huge success did not carry them through the Great Depression, and the firm was closed sometime in the early 1930s.

Tina DeWeese adds this = > “Henry Campbell [who at age 90 continues as], Pinky’s piano teacher.” … With Tina’s help, Henry Gurr was able to phone call Mr. Henry Campbell, for the following Telephone Interview, on July 11, 2016:
EXPLANATION: Henry Campbell, age 90, continues full time, to teach, Piano, and, Music Composition. His students win piano competitions regularly, and go on to achieve noteworthy national careers. As an active Bozeman, MT 54 year member of Montana State Music Teachers Association. Mr Campbell was on the Music Faculty of Montana State University, and former head of their Piano Music Department.
… Over the phone to Henry Gurr, Mr Campbell said he “would soon be 90”, this with calculation, means it was 1943, the middle of WWII, when he was age 17. It was a time when the US Army, was straining every resource, to fill it’s ranks of Trained Officers. Over the phone to Henry Gurr, here are Mr Campbell’s memories, of Sarah Vinke, in both Fort Collins, CO, and later in Bozeman, MT =>

Henry Campbell, Bozeman Piano Teacher, Remembers Sarah Vinke.

(NOTE: Pinky Bryson (Now Mrs Patricia (Pinky) Bryson Henry), has sent photos of Sarah’s Grand Piano. [[ Three of the six photos Mrs Henry sent are here ese )

Footnotes, to explain, Mary and Roland Renne.

Mr Dennis Gary, Upon Reading The Above, Contributes What He Knows From Back Then.
… ”I would assume that Sarah played the piano since she bought it and I perhaps heard her do so at the party she invited me to attend. But I would not know what she played.
… ”I know that Sarah in her Shakespeare course told us when she was teaching us ‘‘King Henry IV, Part’’ that it had caused a real uproar in Bozeman when it was performed. Perhaps [the MSU Archive Biography of Sarah was] putting a better spin on this than was what actually happened per Campbell. I called up a copy of the play and did a search which brought ‘‘Maidenhead’’ two times. If you care to check this out for yourself: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/1henryiv/full.html
… ”Since Renne was president of MSC by 1945, perhaps the Renne's did have something to do with Sarah's return from Colorado. Unfortunately, I don't know when Mrs. Renne might first have met Sarah. The early years in the 1940's, were before my time. I know that Mrs. Renne did operate a bookstore, I believe called the Book Shelf, where we know she also sold books donated by some group or organization. This is discussed in Bozeman Daily Chronicle Nov 12, 1961.
… ”There are also references to Dr. Renne on my Memories of Professor Sarah Vinke, WebPage and others of my WebPages Also references to Dr. Renne elsewhere on ZMMQ site ... You can find pictures of a few of the persons mentioned by Henry Campbell and Tina DeWeese, as well as photos of Roland Renne and one with his wife, on my WebPage Photos of Faculty, Administrators, and Students at Montana State College: 1947-1960.You can see many of the Art Department members mentioned by Tina DeWeese, on my Further Pictures WebPage.
(NOTE: To See MSC photos => In Main Menu at Left, about half way down, => Look for Section Student Memories: Dennis Gary … , where you will see a full listing of Links to Mr. Gary’s WebPages. Among these, look for “1947-60 Photos… “ AND “1947-60 Further Photos… “
… ”Tina mentions Ken Bryson and his wife in her portion of this email. I took 3 speech courses Ken, PhD Northwestern University. He and his wife were responsible for me attending the faculty party where Pirsig challenged Sarah's claim to being a mystic, as you [HSG] may recall. Ken Bryson is discussed on three of my WebPages, which are the first and last two of the links given.” (See 4 inches below for full listing of Links to Mr. Gary’s WebPages.)
… ”It would seem that Mr Campbell’s statement is more the truth of the maidenhead controversy, than the MSU Archive Biography of Sarah which said she ‘‘gave up administration, which she did not enjoy as much as she enjoyed teaching, to devote her full energy to her teaching career’’ We should be sure to note that typical for Sarah, she would use her knowledge, in this case Shakespeare, and unflinchingly enter the fray, to defend academic integrity. She might have said: ‘‘In no case should we allow the words of the Master, to be tampered with!’’ In the Shakespeare’s Play ( internet link above given by Mr Gary ), it is seen that the ‘‘dirty’’ is in the mind of the objecting preachers (mentioned by Mr Campbell), and not in the specific use of the word maidenhead, the play itself. The controversy over maidenhead topic, must have not gotten into the newspapers, because extensive searches do not reveal any, nor does there seem to be much attention to such in current day.

SITE EDITOR’S NOTE: Links to All Mr Dennis Gary’s Internet WebPages, are listed In the Main Menu At Left: However, for Readers Convenience, they are duplicated below. These include Mr Gary’s Various Discussions Of His Memories of Ken Bryson, Dr Renne & Others. Photos of many of these persons are in the Links below, having “Photos:
Memories & Events At Montana State College (MSC) 1956-60 (Now MSU)
Dennis Gary’s Student Memories of His Favorite: Mrs Prof Sarah Vinke
Dennis Gary’s: 'The Mrs Professor Sarah Vinke Of My Student Days
Dennis Gary’s: Following My Mentor => Mrs Professor Sarah Vinke.
Dennis Gary’s: Following My Values: In School & Career.
Dennis Gary’s 'Memory’s Prof Robert Dunbar & His… (ContNextLineDown)
Leadership Re Eleanor Roosevelt Talk On MSC Campus:“She’s Too Radical”
D Gary’s Prof Dunbar & MSC “Radicals” “CommeWitchHunt”McCarthy Era
Threats Academic Freedom: MSC & Prof Dunbar: Sen McCarthy Era
Howard Dean, Nemesis to Robert Pirsig in the MSC English Dept.
D Gary’s Memory MSC Faculty Mountain Trip To Deer Creek Mt Retreat 1959
1947-60: Photos of MSC Faculty & Sarah Vinke (Vinki Vinche Finche)
1947-60: Further Photos MSC Faculty & Sarah Vinke, Fm Montanan YearBk
Interview David Swingle, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman MT
Interview: Kay Campeau, MSU Graduate & Resident Bozeman MT

Mr Campbell Mentions of Mutual Bozeman and MSC friends, Such As Charles Payne, Robert and Gennie DeWeese, Ben Tone, and the Yearly 4 of July Art Community Get-Togethers.
… In Googling this topic Henry Gurr found, a quite insightful retrospective on the life of these Bozeman persons, as well as Theater Performing Artist Ben Tone. This Internet WebPage (link below), well captures the wonder of that scene, confirming what Mr Campbell says: The obituary author mentions the VCP: This is The Virginia City Playhouse, a summer theater group, In Virginia City MT, some 50 miles SW of Bozeman. Virginia City, now a preserved ghost mining town and designated a National Historic Landmark District, was site of fantastic 1860’s gold mining. Click Video.
Here Are Some Relevant Excerpts About Ben Tone =>
… ”In the post-war years, the GI Bill helped Ben finish his degree at Portland University. A local friend introduced him to Larry Barsness, who had a connection to Virginia City, Montana. Larry, Ben and another friend, Harry Smith, launched the Virginia City Players (VCP) in the summer of 1949. Ben spent the 1950s and 60s acting with the VCP, where he became known for his classic theatre, ranging from Sweeney Todd to She Stoops to Conquer, as well as lighter olios and monologues such as Casey at the Bat and The Cremation of Sam McGee. In the off-seasons, he toured with VCP traveling shows or went to New York for other acting work. “
… ”During his VCP summers, Ben met Nina Miller, and the two married in 1958. By the early 1960s, Ben and Nina had a young daughter and son, Kathy and Jeff. The family moved to Bozeman when Ben was offered a full-time position in MSU's new theatre department and summer work at The Loft Theatre downtown. Ben and Nina helped cultivate a tiny community of artists that is credited with establishing the art scene that flourishes in Bozeman today. Actors, painters, sculptors, and musicians, the group included Bobby and Gennie DeWeese, Ken and Mary (Tada) Bryson, pianist Charles Payne, and others who became like extended family. They often got together for holidays and outdoor adventures, with the whole group gathering for at least one major campout each year. The children grew up more like cousins than family friends.’’
[[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bozemandailychronicle/obituary.aspx?pid=179661407#sthash.CuYE7d1f.RvSckRT4.dpuf | (Obituary has more about Bozeman Actor Ben Tone here: )

Actors Honor Mentor And Friend Ben Tone On His 90th Birthday, By Rachel Hergett, Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer Apr 15, 2011.

… In investigating plans for a Ben Tone 90th Birthday Celebration, Rachel Hergett writes a full article, from which we show this relevant excerpt =>
… ”John Hosking has become official party planner for his friend and mentor Ben Tone’s 90th birthday … [Hosking says that Ben] made his mark on the theater department at Montana State University, where he and a small group of friends opened the doors for upcoming artists. Tone and his wife, Nina, hosted weekday lunches at their home a block from campus, a raucous affair for members of the close-knit artist community, including pianist Charles Payne, literature professors Ken and Mary ‘Tada’ Bryson and artists Robert ‘Bobby’ and Gennie DeWeese. … Hosking said those lunches created an atmosphere that allowed him, as a student, to think of artistic expression as a viable career course, eventually changing his major from architecture to theater. It’s funny this should happen at MSU, he said. ’This is the ag school, the engineering school, the architecture school. But amazing people such as the DeWeeses, (Jessie) Wilbur and (Frances) Senska, and Ray Campeau are all connected because of this energy’ ’’:
(See more about Bozeman Actor Ben Tone here. )

We Also Asked Tina DeWeese About Mr. Campbell’s Statement, Which Mentions Her Parents Robert And Gennie DeWeese As Well As Ben Tone, And The Yearly 4 Of July Art Community Get-Togethers, At The Deweese Home. [See Deweese Home Chapter 14 In ZMM Book.]

Tina Deweese, Having Grown Up In This Social Environment, Amplifies:
… ”Charles Payne died, back in ~2004.. He, Kenny and Tata Bryson, Don and Elaine Coombs, Jack and Wylla Barsness, Dave and Lynda Skaar, Jim Gough, Henry and Dede Campbell, Michael and Lynda Sexson ... were a whole community of friends. Most of these folks had kids, so I was one among many, who grew up in this intellectually charged environment. Parties, meetings, theater, art shows, around campus, around town, we kids were there, and were part of these events. We stay in touch with many of these folks today. There were others not mentioned here from the earlier days in the 50’s who remained friends after they moved on, to teach elsewhere, or to find fame when their work was acknowledged nationally and internationally. There were friends who were linked through decades and who remain friends today. but the core of the community from the 60’s on, were a steadfast group.”
… ”After the years of the legendary” parties” in my dad’s studio downtown Bozeman, Charlie Payne, by long tradition, hosted the New Year’s Party, Ben and Nina Tone the Memorial day, St Patty’s Day was at the Bryson’s, Easter at the Sexson’s. All this continued, up until the year my mother died in 2007! These parties, and events, were a big part of the social network of this community of artists and educators. Artists, musicians, actors, architects, philosophers, historians, scientists … these people all enjoyed each other’s company and shared their work through exhibitions, theater, concerts, lectures.”
… ”There was a tremendous energy of intellectual inquiry and camaraderie in the pursuit of and education of, what was of interest and quality in those fields, and what Pirsig wrote so brilliantly about. The point I am making is that there was a collective undercurrent of this very same Quality, that Pirsig had the literary and philosophical genius to write about. Pirsig’s return to Bozeman and to the DeWeese’s [Chapter 14 in ZMM] was some element of reuniting with this link, with that collective energy, that was buzzing around here in the time that he taught at MSC. [F1959-S1961]. He [Robert Pirsig] and his family were a part of that community in those years” ….

Tina DeWeese Continues:
… ”These parties, and other encounters at MSC & around town, were mostly, how Mom and Dad and I, knew all these people. My folks didn’t really know Sarah Vinke well…friends of friends kind of thing.” [MSC = Montana State College, since renamed Montana State University]
… ”This community naturally evolved through generations of students and colleagues, and was ultimately much larger than the MSC origins of Bozeman. Statewide, national and international friendships flourished. The ‘‘old guard’’ Jessie Wilber and Frances Senska who both taught through the MSC Art Department, were responsible for bringing my Dad here in 1949. They were close to Sarah Vinke, their contemporary and colleague at Montana State College. Yes! Charles Payne and Henry Campbell, played dual piano, [same keyboard, together]. They were fantastic!”

Later, Tina Deweese, Also Sent This Email:
… ”I was recently informed from a friend, that a mutual friend Jerry Rankin, was also one of Sarah’s students. He’s also an old student and lifelong friend of my folks from the 50’s, among the circle of artists and thinkers of those days. … Jerry is a great artist (and a thinker), I [just] had a long visit w/ him by phone today and asked if he might have known Dennis Gary. He does not remember Dennis, and has little cohesive memories about Sarah, other than that she was a very good teacher, “a powerful personality and she cast a large shadow”. In a later email, Mr Rankin’s wife, quoting him said: ”‘He remembers she [Sarah] was an excellent teacher. He enjoyed her as teacher .... Jerry is 82. He just doesn't remember.”

The Above Writing By Eye Witness, Tina Deweese, Although Lengthy, Is Completely Included => Because This Is The Factual Social Environment For Both Sarah Vinke And Robert Pirsig, In The Years They Were Respectively Teaching At MSC.
All these details are the It-really-factually-happened-details, and particularly show us the extent that Sarah and Pirsig were involved (or not involved), either directly or indirectly. What Ms. Tina DeWeese says above, factually sets the larger stage (and times) for what Sarah and Pirsig were immersed in.

Acknowledgement:
… We here wish to thank Ms Tina DeWeese for her unfailing assistance, above and many other parts in our project. Ms DeWeese who, over the years has lived and known so many of the persons and places, relevant to ZMM and Sarah Vinke, comes through, full and clear, despite the fact that her real priorities (creating art, tending-enjoying horse, and gardening), have to wait. Most certainly, Xtina (as she signs her emails), is Quality Personified! … Ms Tina DeWeese is the daughter of Robert (Bob) and Genevieve (Gennie) Adams DeWeese, who were close friends of Robert Pirsig.
… In ZMM, Pirsig devotes Chapter 14 to the Narrator’s discussion of events, in the DeWeese home, July of 1968. In ZMM, Author Pirsig uses these DeWeese Home Events, to set the stage for ZMM’s larger book purpose => “Peace of Mind, It’s The Whole Thing!” plus his first mention of “Quality” ”. These events, as described and paced, are very likely what actually really happened, since ZMM typically is very accurate, factual, and holds to “Good old reality!” ''

SITE EDITOR’S NOTE:
… Sarah Vinke, knew or worked with most of these above mentioned people as fellow MSC faculty, and of course would also see them around town, at theater music performances, on the street etc. From this and other lack of mentions, however, Sarah was evidently not so much actively involved in this above mentioned circle of artists’ friends, theater, or their parties. This lack of involvement in the Bozeman art, music, and theater worlds, is of course, saying something about Sarah’s personal priorities, and personality. Concerning Sarah’s years in Bozeman, her attention by contrast was to her teaching, AAUW, International Relations, Support of the UN, & International Peace. We are not aware of any direct statement of what Sarah wanted to devote her energy to, but this can best be inferred from her letter to Mrs. Ed (Stella) Anacker, written a year into Sarah’s retirement.(Not spelled Ammaker)

SITE EDITOR’S NOTES CONT:
… Both Pinky Bryson, Henry Campbell, (and others), months ago,, have been asked for more information: But these persons have pleaded more time, and as yet not responded. Also yet to find out is, what kind of music Sarah liked and how much Sarah herself played the piano. Or was the piano’s purpose to liven up parties with keyboard solo, or accompaniment for group sing-alongs? We note well, that Sarah’s piano is not a common ordinary Up-right Piano once seen in many older homes, but a Grand Piano (Quality), such as in major music concerts. Also as opportunity permits, Henry will inquire further about Jerry Rankin, and Charles Payne, and augment the below.
… The Sarah Vinke Biography Book (SBV), mentions Sarah’s Winter Ski Sport Trips, wherein => Shirley Luhrsen remembers back to 1947, saying => “earlier she [Sarah] had been to Deer Creek [mountain retreat], with other faculty women for a day on the slopes”. [[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1220994628690329&set=pb.100023394103791.-2207520000.&type=3 Click Here To See Photo Of Shirley And Friends On Skies On Snow At Deer Creek.. Shirly’s son identifies the Deer Creek Retreat cabins, to right side of Shirley.
… Readers who want to see Henry Gurr’s full collection of ‘Noteworthy Horace Thesis and Catullus Thesis Excerpts, Which => Shows Personality of its Author, Sarah Jennings’, may find these on => The Internet WebPage (that you are currently reading), titled “ZMMQ Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Pages”, which shows ongoing Sarah Vinke discoveries, such as Sarah’s Latin Primer for Illiterate English Speakers assembled by Henry Gurr.”
END SITE EDITOR’S NOTES.

In Our Inquiries For Information About Sarah, We Often Hear From Her Former Students: Although Some Of These Persons Held Back On Elaborating, Their Responses Are All Enthusiastic About How She Was Such A Good Teacher! … Here Are A Few We Can Quote =>

An email reply, from Artist Jerry Rankin, by way of Ms Marg Rankin
“Jerry doesn't do email. He says he doesn't know more than you might already have. He remembers she was an excellent teacher. He enjoyed her as teacher .... Jerry is 82. He just doesn't remember.”

Bozeman Artist, Gennie DeWeese of the ZMM book, said that Sara Vinke was an excellent teacher in two English Courses, but really had only sketchy memories beyond this.
… Gennie DeWeese’s daughter, Tina DeWeese, adds this => “Although they [Robert and Gennie Deweese] were not personally close with Sarah Vinke, they knew her [Sarah], with great fondness and intersected socially, primarily through their very close [mutual] friends, Frances Senska and Jessie Wilbur, both faculty at MSC at the time that Sarah taught here. Sarah was very much loved by them and deeply respected by many. Her name was common in our family and I know who she was, but I did not know her personally. I was quite young.”
Two Additional Emails By Tina DeWeese, And More About Her, Are Here:

Memories of Sarah Vinke From Ms. Jean Bartos, A Former Student In Sarah’s English Class.
… Ms. Bartos Responded To a Notice In MSU Calendar Listing, Which In Turn Was a Result of: SiteMaster Henry Gurr”s Request to MSU => For Any And All Information About Sarah Vinke. Ms. Bartos’s Email Said of her experience in mid 1960’s =>

Hi
… I don't have enough for a phone interview.
… I told my friend, Jan, that I had signed up for the Greek Literature class with Dr. Sarah Vinke. Her response: "You'll love it, I had her for Oral and Written Communication. The first day of class, she came in with an armload of books, dropped them on her desk, and surveyed the class. Then she said, "Will someone please open a window? ---Preferably male!" The whole class was stunned for a moment and the one of the guys opened a window. {Friend Jan continues:] I truly enjoyed that class and I'm sure you will enjoy yours!"
… And I DID enjoy that class so much that I enrolled in the 2nd quarter Greek Lit class and later 2 quarters of Shakespeare classes. I think she was one of the finest teachers on the MSC (oops - showing my age, but it was MSC in the 1960's and I keep forgetting it's now MSU - Bozeman.)
… My 4th course with Dr. Vinke was Shakespeare. We were to write a one page discussion of a topic in a play whose name now eludes me. It was to have footnote. I should have known better, but since I was a good student and figured I would do my usual good job but I couldn't see the value of a footnote in a one-page paper. I couldn't believe it when my paper came back with a D! I had NEVER had a D in my college career. So after class I asked Dr. Vinke about it. "Well, she said you didn't footnote it and you called the character by the wrong name." I admitted to the lack of a footnote, but defended the name I had used. She said that if I could prove to her that I was right, she'd raise by grade to a C. I went thru the play line by line and discovered that the character I had described in my paper was called by the name Dr. Vinke chose 30 times and by the name I'd use 32 times! I presented my findings at the next class. She changed my grade and wrote on the board two sayings:
… "To err is human, to forgive divine!"
… "He who has not erred has not lived."
… A few years later, my husband and I were living in a cabin up the Gallatin River from Bozeman for the summer. Connie Rumley's husband, Dr. John Rumely and my husband were both out of town. So Connie decided to take her children and Dr. Vinke through Yellowstone Park and visit me on the way. We had a delightful time that evening and in the morning before they left. I believe that's the last time I saw Dr. Vinke.
… She was an absolutely wonderful teacher and a great conversationalist. I will remember her forever as one of my favorite people!
… Thanks for the opportunity to revisit my memories. [From the link you sent] I have just accessed her page and found it most interesting! How did you become interested in Dr. Vinke?
… Sincerely, Jean Bartos

MSU Professor Warren Scarrah Remembers Sarah Vinke, his Freshman Year English Professor of 1953.
… Dr Scarrah’s contribution to the study of Sarah Vinke’s life is valuable because he, as Chemical Engineering Major took two of Sarah Vinke’s English Courses in his Freshman Year in 1953. He offers additional MSU Campus perspective from his 4 years as an undergraduate, 3 years as Graduate Student, then later ~23 years there as Professor of Chemical Engineering. ( MSC = Montana State College, since renamed Montana State University) 20==20
… Presently Prof Scarrah is retired in Arizona.
From Henry Gurr’s notes: Below is what MSU Professor Warren Scarrah Remembers of Sarah Vinke, stated in a phone interview 22 April, 2016.

“I was enrolled in Chemical Engineering at MSC 1953-57, and then Graduate School there for my PhD in Chemical Engineering 1970-73. Then from (~1973-1996) as Professor of Chemical Engineering.

“Although I did not know Robert Pirsig at all back at that time, I was a student of Professor Sarah Vinke, in my Freshman year English, for two of the three Quarters.

“Typical for most Agriculture & Engineering Schools, I took English with other Engineering Students, orientated to technical communication.

“Our classes were 1 hour on M W F or T T S. In our first class with Sarah, she asked us to write for 15 minutes on “What I Needed To Learn In English Class, Concerning Grammar, Punctuation, Sentence Diagramming, & Clear Communication.” This was no problem for me since we had been thoroughly drilled in these, in our Parochial School! Once we had completed our writing, and handed these into Sarah, she said “Now go home and write all of this 15 minutes of writing, in one sentence!” Blew me away! I couldn’t believe it! But from this I learned how really important it was to be precise, cut out all the extras, keep the verbiage down, and get to the basics. All are important forces in Engineering and Communication.”

“Sarah had a big interest in Portugal, and once asked us to write a term paper on the country. I wrote about it, what was interesting as a tourist destination. Although she gave me a good grade, she told me I took the easy way out, and better should have written on the History and Politics.”

“My Second Quarter English teacher lady was such a contrast: Not at all enthusiastic …. No stimulation for learning … I believe her name was Ann …. “

“My Third Quarter English was Sarah. I remember her continuing emphasis was to be precise … just perfect for us in Engineering. In my class term paper, I improved on the topic of “Coal Production and Uses,” which I had written about in High School. I chose this because I had both interest and knowledge, plus having already written on this. Sarah thought my work was ok, but pointedly told me that I had taken the easy way. In other words, I should have risen to a far, far, greater challenge. This was her general urging to all of us.”

“In thinking back to those days, trudging up to those classes on the top floors of Montana Hall, for three days a week, Winter and Summer, didn’t impress me so much back then. But this all seems pretty special now, most certainly my memories of Sarah! … A smaller, more personal campus then … it was more … “ [close knit, than my last professor years there.]

“I’m trying to remember what Sarah looked like … wore glasses? … not sure.”

“I only knew Sarah my Freshman Year … what keeps coming back and stands out big are these: … Write precisely and cut out all the verbiage, be concise … these were big very real accomplishments for me. From Sarah, was her big focus on writing mechanics … be concise, stay focused, get it concise and clear. … All of which added to my English grade (other classes also), because I was so well up on these skills from my earlier schooling. Not so much from [stand point of ordinary demands for correct] grammar, punctuation, spelling, don’t dangle your participle but Sarah was for higher order skills, such as coherence, order, organization, good overall communication, and to the point.”

“I couldn’t draw up a map of the five floors of Montana Hall, and where was the location of English Department Offices, especially Sarah’s: English was easy for me. I never went up to her office or any other professor. I didn’t need to go up there.”

“Following my Under Graduate years at MSC (1953-1957), I come back for Chemical Engineering Graduate School (1970-1973), and later my years as Professor of Chemical Engineering (~1973-1996). This added experience & perspective, has brought me to wondering the following: Back in the ‘50’s, did the English Faculty feel constrained by being a mere service department to the Agriculture and Engineering Departments (A & E), which were the obvious darlings & emphasis & driving force, of the whole campus. … Since my Under Graduate years, I’ve seen a decline in quality of the Humanities and Social Studies, of course including English. As a teaching professor there, I saw a serious lack of the very writing abilities we must have in our A & E Graduates! It seems that Professors, in these areas don’t want to be concerned with good writing & communication. “Let the Graduate Student Instructors do this!” … Which of course hardly happens, since they have their own degree to worry about.”

“Through the years the Graduation requirements in English, have been reduced in favor of other subjects in a student’s major. In top of this, there have been budget cuts, and or favoritism leading to same end. Don’t get me wrong, there are some very good teachers in English, Humanities, and Social Studies, but I’ve seen the campus treating them as beside the point. Similarly, the students demolish a professor’s self-esteem, by cutting their classes, and overall ho-hum attitude. Students feel that if they get a good enough grade, they don’t need either their professors or classes! This gets to professors, and does a good job under-cutting anything constructive the professor attempts in class, or otherwise.”

“Basically, it seems, English Department Faculty, even other Professors generally, feel the students were ok as is, and there is no need for any struggle for, what I see as vastly needed improvements. In this onslaught, our faculty see themselves as powerless to make any constructive changes. Somehow they conclude, for all courses, that there is no cause to look closely at student writing, and help students improve, with carful grading, and written constructive comments. Also there seems no felt need for our faculty to have their own wide base of knowledge, from which to help guide students.”

END of Warren Scarrah Phone Interview Comments, as reconstructed (& augmented), from notes by HSG.

To go back to the Outline

The Many Details of Sarah’s Education, Found In Published Resources.

!From Published Information Here Are Some Details Of Sarah’s Likely Experience & Education At Grinnell College. The Reader Should Particularly Notice the Very Advanced Level of the Classes Offered by Grinnell at the Time, Especially those for the Junior and Senior Year, and especially in the Greek & Roman Classics!
… We also include much detailed information about Professor Moses Stephen Slaughter: He taught both at Sarah’s Grinnell College, and later at University of Wisconsin, where he also was Sarah’s Masters and PhD Thesis Advisor.

'Removed from: Sarah Vinke Biography, Chapter 7, Page 169, “Influence On Sarah As She Grew Up”. '
… Sarah graduated, Major in Latin and English, from Grinnell in 1914, with a certificate to teach High School Latin, then, after a two-year hiatus with no record, she accomplished four years of teaching High School Latin and History full time, before raising her sights to Classics Masters and PhD degrees from the University of Wisconsin. As we dig into young Sarah’s educational development, we will be alert for the slightest clue, as to the various influences, be they Philosophic, Greek, and Roman Classics, as the basis of just how she, in Bozeman Montana, would on a few occasions, use the word Quality.
… In our search for why Sarah chose Ancient Classics, we need to remember that in Sarah’s youth about a century ago Ancient Greek Classics was a significant area of attention and learning in the USA, and although now rather less so, continues to be into the present day. This awareness had emerged with, and perhaps was to some extent, the cause of the founding of this country in the 1700s. The emphasis on the importance of the Ancient Classics in the early and subsequent history of the United States has its origins in the post Renaissance Enlightenment Era, which pervaded the thinking of the USA, especially in its founding fathers, and appears in the both the countries’ documents such as: The Declaration of Independence and US Constitution.
… Other examples include: a) Greek Classics architecture, as visible on the founding fathers’ mansions of … Monticello (Thomas Jefferson), and Mount Vernon (George Washington. b) The Greek Classics architecture, with prominent Ancient Greek Temple Columns, continues and are quite visible in the USA buildings of major universities and government. c) This is also seen in the time-honoured Antebellum homes of the USA’s deep south.
… In Sarah’s day, continuing to today, is the whole university phenomenon of the Greek Fraternities and Greek Sororities, with all their local chapters designated by two or three Greek alphabet letters, or spelled out versions of the same. Examples include: Phi Beta Kappa, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Sigma Kappa. e) In high schools, colleges and universities many students took courses in Greek, along with study of Ancient Greece. Such courses would complement the more numerous courses in Latin, language, and concurrent study of the ancient Romans. In summary: the USA Ancient Greek Classics state of mind, (with some awareness of Latin & Ancient Romans), would have been a strong influence on our Sarah, as she grew up.
… We must also remember other influences, due to where and when she grew up: Iowa was then a relatively new pioneering agricultural state founded in 1846, with antislavery abolitionist forces from the start, and thus, the state had a special state of mind. No doubt true when the state was new and also at Sarah’s time, and it probably still is! ‘Iowa was a [slavery] free state leading up to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, played a crucial role on the western frontier for freedom seekers (escaped slaves) and their allies. It also figured in the national politics of the dispute that the 1820 Missouri Compromise: (no new slaves states north or west of Missouri's southern border, which included Iowa.)’
… Over one tenth of Iowa total population served in Civil War Military.’ Sarah, born 29 years after the end of the USA Civil war, would have heard plenty of its gruesome death and pain. And Sarah’s Grinnell graduation coincided with the beginning of WWI, and continued into the years she taught Latin and History in High Schools in Iowa between 1916 and 1920. This war would have most certainly affected her philosophical life outlook, and the adult she was to become. We have mentioned her general hatred of war, elsewhere. These impacts are attested to by WWI statics: ‘More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war, a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and tactical stalemate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_in_the_American_Civil_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

Removed From: Sarah Vinke Biography, Chapter 7, Page 171, “We Also See Excellent Confirmation Of Their Strong Classics Program”
… This chapter will of course be a continuation of ‘Reading Between the Lines’, where our research is actively looking and assembling clues to help us understand how Sarah’s educational experience may have lead up to her eventual High School Teaching of Latin, and then the transition to a deep study of the Greek and Roman Classics, and thus, her eventual ‘distillation’ of the sense and meaning of ' Quality’, which is a main objective of our Biography.

From the Grinnell Catalogue Bulletin:

‘The first twenty-five years of Grinnell's history saw a change in name and location. Iowa College moved farther west from Davenport, Iowa, to the town of Grinnell and unofficially adopted the name of its benefactor: an abolitionist minister, Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, to whom journalist Horace Greeley supposedly wrote ‘Go West, young man, go West.’ However, Greeley vehemently denied ever saying this to Grinnell, or to anyone.’ The name of the corporation ‘The Trustees of Iowa College’ remained, but in 1909 the name ‘Grinnell College’ was adopted by the trustees for the institution.’ … ‘Grinnell is situated at the junction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, and the Minneapolis and St. Louis railways, hence it is easily accessible from all parts of the State. It is five hundred feet above the Mississippi River, is noted for its general healthfulness, and is especially free from malarial diseases. The city is provided with excellent water-works and a complete system of sewerage. The water supply comes from drilled wells over two thousand feet deep, reaching into the St. Peter's sandstone. The city, which now numbers about five thousand inhabitants, was designed by its founders to be a center of religious and educational influence. This purpose has been steadily kept in view, and has attracted cultivated and intelligent people, many of whom have made this their home for the sake of the privileges of the College for their children. There has never been a saloon in the town.’

As we read Grinnell College official publications about their courses, professors and college staff, we can’t help but conclude that the whole campus expects a lot of itself, and this most certainly would be transmitted by osmosis to their students. And this high rigorous standard there at the beginning and continuing to this day, is well illustrated in their Grinnell Bulletin Catalogues, as seen above, and other publications, then and now! Also, Henry spoke to a number of students and staff at Grinnell about this campus standard: They all confirmed it solidly! Wikipedia says this: ‘Grinnell became known as the center of the Social Gospel reform movement, as Robert Handy writes, ‘The movement centered on the campus of Iowa College (now Grinnell College).’ ….. Wikipedia continues with ‘Concern with social issues, educational innovation, and individual expression continue to shape Grinnell. As an example, the school’s ‘50th year travel-service program,’ preceded the establishment of the Peace Corps by many years...’

An Official Grinnell College Commissioned Sesquicentennial History Of The College , by Professor Joseph Frazier Wall: …
… Henry Gurr’s Field Research Revealed This Following Summary Of, Professor Wall’s Book =>
… The College’s view of itself (then & now), is cogently summarized by this book’s Dust-Jacket In which quoting Wall’s remembering the earliest days of Grinnell => “ … In this most engaging history of one of America’s premier liberal arts colleges, Wall capture far more than the formation and growth of Grinnell College, Iowa. It is also a story about organized religion and religious values in nineteenth-century America, about westward expansion across the Mississippi River, and about town building on the prairies. .. Wall makes vivid the difficulties faced by the missionaries on a physically and socially hostile frontier. In a time of manifest destiny, the unsettled wilds of Iowa requires small things.”
….NOTE: The you may read “Henry Gurr’s Grinnell College Archives Field Research Story”, in these ZMMQ Gallery Photos => A Very Brief History of Grinnell College, from it’s very difficult earliest days: AFTER this link comes up you will learn => In the Archives Henry found => This quick reader’s summary, which originally was placed just inside the dust jacket of Joseph Frazier Wall’s A Sesquicentennial History of Grinnell College, mentioned in the NEXT Gallery Photo.
….As is true for any ZMMQ Gallery Photos => You may need a magnifying glass to read the small letters. OR on your computer's keyboard, hold down the CTRL key at left, while several times press the += key upper right. For most anything on your computer, this is a general procedure to increase magnification of what you are looking at.
…. Joseph Frazier Wall’s A Sesquicentennial History of Grinnell College, Hardback, 338 pages, 01 Mar 1997, Iowa State University Press, Arnes, IA, ISBN10 0813829895 ISBN13 9780813829890

‘Herrick Chapel’, A School Of Christianity, and ‘The Young Men’s and Young Women’s Christian Associations Building.’
… Within Grinnell College, there is a whole School Of Christianity, which achieves full preparation of Ministers and Christian Educators. Also we see general courses for all students in a whole school department named Applied Christianity There is a whole building devoted solely to the Young Men’s and Women’s Christian Association.’
… Thus an obvious big religion emphasis, for all of Grinnell, during Sarah’s 4 years there. This somewhat fits what Shirley Luhrsen tell us about Sarah, and also appears in Sarah’s Books I’ve Enjoyed ! Also, we note in passing, the predominance of Christian Bible names in Sarah’s family: Father Jacob, Mother Sarah Elizabeth, oldest sisters Bernice and Elizabeth, and finally, Sarah herself.

Further Support For Campus Christian Emphasis, The Bulletin Says:
… ‘The College has not lost sight of the design of the founders that it should be a thoroly [sic] Christian institution. Chapel services are held every school day at nine o'clock in the morning. This service is led by some member of the faculty. College Vespers are held on Sunday afternoon at four forty-five. The address at this service is given by some member of the faculty or by some non resident speaker invited for the purpose. Two half-hour prayer meetings during the week are maintained by the students. The Young Men's and the Young Women's Christian Associations of the College include a large proportion of the students in their membership.”

Education Department [The Following Course Offerings, of The Grinnell Education Department, Tells Us Much As To What Sarah Would d have Experienced, As She Prepared To Become An Iowa Public High School Teacher.]
… [Course requirements for certification as Public School Teachers. Since Sarah’s Major was stated as ‘Latin – Greek’, she may have already planned to go to Graduate School, and thus did not major in Education. The fact that she taught High School Latin for 4 years, may have been temporary, untill she could earn enough money. Thus the following likely applies only to set the minimum requirements for Sarah to teach, which may or may not have been met, as she actually started teaching. ]

Assistant Professor Hartson [Is Author Of Education Part Of Grinnell Bulletin.] .
… The principal aims of the work of this department are: (1) To develop an understanding of the facts concerning human nature fundamental to a proper appreciation of the educative process, whether that process utilizes as its modus operandi the school, the home, the church or any other institution. Courses 1-2, 11 and 12 are motivated by this aim, and while they are foundation courses for the teacher, they are just as truly fundamental for the social worker or home-maker. (2) In the course in the History of Education the chief emphasis is laid on the ideals, content and methods of the educational systems by which the leading nations of the world's history have trained their citizens. (3) A third aim is dominant in courses 21 and 22, which treat specifically problems of high school teaching. The State Board of Educational Examiners issues the First Grade State Certificate to graduates who have completed six hours in Psychology and fourteen hours in Education. This requirement can be met by electing Courses 1-2 and 22 and twelve hours from the other courses, as follows: Not more than eight hours from 23-24, g, h, i, j, k and 1. Not more than four hours from a, b, c, d, e and f. Those who desire this certificate should elect Course 1-2 in the Sophomore year, 11 and 12 in the Junior year. The Board issues a Third Grade Certificate good for five years to graduates who have not completed twenty hours of Psychology and Education. Minor: Courses 1-2, 11-12, and four hours from Courses 21, 22, 23, 24.

1–2. INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY.
Three hours weekly, thruout the year. Psychology is here treated as the science of human behavior, particularly as revealed by the contributions of the experimental laboratory which have been made during the last twenty-five years. Lectures and classroom demonstrations with apparatus are accompanied by textbook assignments and experiments by the class. M., W., F., 9:15. Mr. Hartson.
11. GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY.
Three hours weekly, First Semester. A study of the fundamental facts of human nature as revealed in their progressive development in the growth of the child and youth; a course in the psychology of childhood and adolescence. M., W., F., 11:15….. Mr. Hartson.

12. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY.
Three hours weekly, Second Semester. This course makes a study of psychological principles applied to the process of education; the learning process in its many phases; the educability of instincts and habits, apperception, economy in the memory processes, the training of attention, development of interests and the will, and the educational problems of rational thinking. M., W., F., 11:15. Mr. Hartson.

21. HIGH SCHOOL PROBLEMS.
Two hours weekly, First Semester. The social administration of the high school constitutes the main theme of this course, the curriculum problems, vocational education, the administration of student activities and related subjects. One aim of the course is to follow the proceedings of the legislatures and educational conferences, in order to be able to treat intelligently the immediate problems of the high school. M., W., 2:15. Mr. Hartson.

22. GENERAL MET110DMETHOD.
Two hours weekly, Sccond Second Semester. A consideration of methods of teaching secondary school sub jects. Discussions are based on observation of teaching, analysis of stenographic reports of recitations and actual practice in hand ling high school classes. M., W., 2:15. Mr. Hartson.

23–24. HISTORY OF EDUCATION.
Two hours weekly, thruout the year. A survey of the educational systems of the world historically considered, concluding with the consideration of the contemporary school systems of England, France, Germany and the United States. T., Th., 2:15. Mr. Hartson.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. 103

Two hours weekly, thruout the year. See German 27-28. Mr. Perring.

Two hours weekly, thruout the year. See History 29-30. Mr. Peck.

Three hours weekly, Second Semester. See Latin 29-30. Mr. Smiley.

Two hours weekly, thruout the year. See Hygiene 11–12 and 14. Dr Sprague. Miss Andersen.

Two hours credit.
See Botany, courses 11-14. ….. Mr. Conard.

Two hours weekly, First Semester. See Hygiene 13. Miss Gates.

Two hours weekly, thruout the year. See Mathematics 5-6.

Three hours weekly, thruout the year. See French 1-2, 11-12. Miss Sheldon.

Two hours weekly, thruout the year. See Philosophy 3-4. Miss Millerd.

Three hours weekly, First Semester. See Greek 21. Miss Millerd.

See French 27-28. Miss Sheldon.

[For the above and below Grinnell Bulletin listings, please understand that Grinell every year prints a full book size Catalogue! This seems over-done for a relatively small school, the size of which is indicated in their year to year student attendance and attrition.]

GRINNELL COLLEGE BULLETIN: Summary of Attendance FOR THE YEAR 1913-14.
Graduate Students.......................................................................................2
Seniors ............................................ ..........................................................75
Juniors ...................................................................................................... 86
Sophomores .............................................................................................133
Freshmen ................................................................................................. 204
Unclassified …………………………………………………………………….. 10
School of Music..........................................................................................192
Total ………………………………………………………………………...…...793
Deducting those twice counted....................................................................82
Total ……………………………………………………………………………..621
(The total number of students for YEAR 1914-15 was 708, and significantly larger.

# MSS

Detailed Information About Professor Moses Stephen Slaughter (M S Slaughter, as he preferred), Who Taught Both At Sarah’s Grinnell College, And Later At University Of Wisconsin, Where He Also Was Sarah’s Masters And PhD Thesis Advisor.

… There’s an unmistakable similarity between the venerable, Life-Loving, Charasmatic, Classics-loving Professor Slaughter and the Charismatic, Life-Loving Lady Professor Sarah Vinke became. It’s difficult not to believe that Professor Slaughter was a major contributor to making Sarah into the wonderful lady, a quintessential lady of Quality, she became. We surely see why Sarah sought out Professor Slaughter, as her major professor, and in the process of her work with him; she surely would have been greatly formed, reformed into the personality she was to become. What an example to be influenced by!
… Because there is plenty of reason to believe M. S Slaughter would have been an enormous academic influence on our Sarah, we feel compelled to devote considerable space to show many of the extant publications, that tell us of his character: This is so our readers can feel the full astounding impact of just who he was!
… This includes a lively approach to life, charismatic personality, effervescent demeanour, and an absolutely first rate academic and professor. To top it off, he was a 20th Century colossus of enlightened leadership! There is no way Sarah could have emerged from 3 years of his Major Professor and Thesis Latin expert guidance, without becoming a version of his image! Such an image of Prof Slaughter, is solidly confirmed from Field research at Grinnell and U Wis: This revealed copious testimonials as to his “ … interesting reputation as an exceedingly lively and effective teacher of Latin … it very soon became evident why he was a man much spoken about.“ This testimonial from MSS’s early days at Grinnell, joined similar offerings continuing up through Slaughter’s Memorial Service Program Booklet (1924), showing the memorial speeches given by three fellow professors, at University of Wisconsin.

Transactions of the American Philological Association, Volume 27, By American Philological Association.
… MS Slaughter was active in this Association, and thus we believe he was a member, and likely listed as an officer In this => Appendix: Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Annual Session, Providence, R. I., 1896
Transactions of the American Philological Association (1869-1896) Vol. 27 (1896), pp. i-ciii .. Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press DOI: 10.2307/2935753 Page Count: 104
Topics: Philology, Poetry, Universities, Academic libraries, Atriums, Words, Theater, Literary criticism, Verbs, Meetings [Note by Henry Gurr: A quick glance, shows this volume has article on Ancient Greece and Rome. This fits an earlier meaning of Philology as => “literary or classical scholarship”. )
Free Full Text Available From Google books.
Some information is here http://www.jstor.org/stable/2935753

From The Grinnell College Yearbook 1894, We See Prof. Slaughter Gave Lectures To Iowa High Schools, And Sarah Could Have Become Interested In His Work This Way.
… Grinnell College was only ~80 miles from Sarah’s home town, and Sarah would have started High School in 1896. It is possible, but not likely, she would hear Slaughter in 1893: But it is very likely such lectures by Slaughter, could have been given when Sarah was in high school. Or, of course, she heard about his being in or around her local schools, and thus even in 1893-3 heard him.

This Iowa College Bulletin Catalogue, December, 1907 -- February, 1908, Page 142 In A List Of Events Shows, On Their Campus: ‘May 16 -- Lecture By Professor M. S. Slaughter Of Madison, Wis.’

This is some three years before Sarah started there in 1910, but likely such recurring prominent events, with Slaughter on campus, ALSO happened during the four years that Sarah was an undergraduate there.
This Grinnell College Yearbook 1908 News Excerpt ALSO Shows that Professor Slaughter was still respected and remembered by Grinnell =>

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Below We Present An Eclectic Potpourri Of M S Slaughter Information Found, In Order Of Time Of Occurrence.

"Bryn Mawr College Program, 1883-1894"
The faculty and instructors in 1892-'93 were as follows:
Moses S. Slaughter, PH. D., Latin;

Academic Appointments.
[Listed with other Professors and their educational attainments:]

¬>A.M., 1886; Fellow in Latin, Johns Hopkins University, 1885-87.

[NOTE: In 1884 Indiana Asbury University changed its name to DePauw University in honor of Washington C. DePauw, who made a sequence of substantial donations throughout the 1870s … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DePauw_University ]

BUREAU OF EDUCATION. CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION NO. 6, 1893.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY.
EDITED BY HERBERT B. ADAMS.

HIGHER EDUCATION IN IOWA, by LEONARD F. PARKER, Professor of History in Iowa College*

president; Samuel J. Buck, a. m., mathematics and physics f Willard Kimball, MUS.
B., director of the conservatory; Jesse Macy, a. m., constitutional history and Political economy; Leonard F. Parker, a. m., history; Moses S. Slaughter, PH. D., Latin; Walter S. Hendrixson, a. m., chemistry; J. Fred Smith, a. m., principal of the academy;
https://archive.org/stream/highereducation00parkgoog/highereducation00parkgoog_djvu.txt

In an Annual Meeting Proceedings Report, we see that in 1910 M. S. Slaughter, now at University of Wisconsin, along with other university faculty and presidents, was on a high school course standards committee, for the ‘North Central’ USA region, which included Iowa.
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the North Central..[Iowa School Committee?]

Evidence of Professor M. S. Slaughter being active in his field of Classics Languages (Latin):
… The 1907 -- 1908 Classical World, Vol 1, page 150 The Classical Weekly lists M. S. Slaughter as attending the April fourth annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South at Vanderbilt U and Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn.
… [ ALSO this continues with this =>]]
Appendix I: OFFICERS AND EDITORS OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS OF THE CLASSICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE MIDDLE WEST AND SOUTH:

Science and Learning In France, WITH A SURVEY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN STUDENTS IN FRENCH UNIVERSITIES: AN APPRECIATION BY AMERICAN SCHOLARS.
By THE SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN FELLOWSHIPS IN FRENCH UNIVERSITIES
1917.

Preface:
… Our purpose in this volume is, primarily, to put before the American public the contributions of France in all fields of scientific knowledge, and to show her status in the forefront of the world's progress; and, in addition, to furnish to American university students all information bearing on graduate work in France. Each chapter sets forth briefly, for a particular field: 1. The record of French scholarship during the past century; the notable achievements; the eminent leaders; the special lines of development; in general, the share of France in the world's progress; 2. The courses of instruction given, now or recently, at the universities of France, particularly at the University of Paris; the names of the most important scholars, with mention of their principal contributions and of the special fields of research over which they preside; 3. The facilities available for study and research, including the libraries, laboratories, archives, and museums, the auxiliary institutes, special schools, and learned societies and committees. There is also: An Introduction, describing the general intellectual spirit of France and Paris, and the interest and attractions that capital and country offer to the foreign scholar; and An Appendix, describing the organization of French universities, the standards of preparation expected of the student, the system of degrees, the customs as to residence and attendance, the regulations as to fees and the like; and other facts useful to the visiting student. Ix
X PREFACE The book has been made possible by the library of the Society for American Fellowships in French Universities, which has borne all the expense of publication.
http://booksnow1.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca9/17/sciencelearning00wigm/sciencelearning00wigm.pdf

[NOTE by Henry Gurr: The First Following Link Leads To A Huge List Of Rare Publications, That Are Available From The www.loot.co.
… This list shows The Substantives of Terence , by Moses S. Slaughter: this is his PhD thesis, a paper copy of which is also available at Grinnell College Archives, and ~5 pages Xerox made for Henry Gurr.
… The second following link shows more information about this ' The Substantives of Terence , thesis, a photo of the front cover, and how to purchase a photo reproduced copy of it.].
http://www.loot.co.za/index/html/index3875.html
http://www.loot.co.za/product/moses-s-slaughter-the-substantives-of-terence/gkly-417-ga20

The Following Snippets, Are Gleaned From Searches In Newspapers.Com And Google Hits, Fill In More About Prof. Slaughter’s Fascinating, Varied, And Quality Life.

… In articles found in Newspapers.com Search for M S Slaughter, we see that Prof. Slaughter’s expertise in Classics, Archaeology, and particularly Latin, lead him to Italy for a teaching appointment and archaeology. During WWI, his apparently anti-combat sentiments lead him to do humanitarian war relief in Italy.

Detroit Free Press 30- Dec 1921
SCIENCE BODIES TO MEET IN CITY Archaeologists, Philologists [will meet in scientific sessions, and] Read Papers at Detroit Library [M S Slaughter is listed as giving a talk.] .

Eau Claire Leader 1 Oct 1919
MADISON Sept 30. -- After 18 months in Italy as members of the Italian commission of the American Red Cross and in charge of military, civil and medical departments for the Venice district, Prof. and Mrs M. S. Slaughter, returned today, bringing with them decorations conferred by the Italian government. Prof. Slaughter was awarded a war cross by the Italian army for establishing food posts under tire behind the lines on the Plave and was made a knight of the crown, by the government. Mrs. Slaughter was presented with a cross by the army of the Duke of Aosta for special service. Venice presented Mr Slaughter with a banner [flag] of St. Marks and Mrs Slaughter a golden brooch bearing the ancient shield of Venice. Both received medals from the Italian Red Cross.

Eau Claire Leader 26 Mar 1922
Professor M. S. Slaughter, head of the department of classical languages at the University of Wisconsin, who was decorated by the King of Italy for work as a major general in charge of the Venice district of the American Cross. will speak of the ‘War Work In Italy’

Capital Times 7 Jan 1931
Mrs M S Slaughter member of literary club will give paper.

Capital Times Madison 1 Dec 29.
Mrs M S Slaughter Heads State Society of National Institute. Archaeological Institute of America, elected [her] at annual meeting. Same page shows, Mrs Slaughter is member of Madison Civic Music Association.
[Several other articles tell of s Mrs M S Slaughter’s talks in 1920 on Red Cross Relief in Italy, or just about Italy. We just realized, that this likely comes from her repeated travel with her husband to Rome and touring Italy while he was teaching. ]

Capital Times Madison 20 Oct 1930
Mrs. Francis G. Allison arrived in the city today to be the guest of Mrs M. S. Slaughter, Francis St. Mrs. Allison, who was the former Ann Emery, attended Bryn Mawr college with Mrs. Slaughter. [And this may be where the Slaughters met and married. And is this possibly one more Sarah connection to Bryn Mawr? ]

Manitowoc Herald Times 13 May 1925
Approximately 40 old books, all published more than a century ago, and some nearly three centuries old, have been given to the library of the University of Wisconsin by Mrs. M. S. Slaughter, Madison ..... The books were formerly part of the library of Professor M. S. Slaughter who, before his death, travelled considerably throughout Europe, acquiring old volumes and manuscripts wherever possible.

Oshkosh Daily Northwestern 22 May 1912.
The movement for the erection of a Greek theater at the university of Wisconsin is enlisting the aid of leading university men. Prof. M. S. Slaughter of the Latin department said: ‘The new Greek theater will fill a long felt want at the university. .... Open air Dramatics will be a pleasing innovation at Wisconsin, and should in themselves be considered important enough to construct the theatre.’

Iowa College 1888-9 Bulletin shows M. S. Slaughter as having donated 70 books to their library 60= =60.

From University Of Wisconsin Archives, A Few More U. Wisconsin Information Blanks Are Filled In By Two Successive, Handwritten Letters August 11, 1920, both to U Wis. Graduate School Dean Sellers, and signed “Sincerely yours, M. S. Slaughter”. These letters are written on hotel stationary printed at top “Casaltra, Hancock Point, Maine”.

A) Excerpt from the first letter:
“As soon as I heard from him [re: a staff resignation], I took up another candidate and have secured a very good woman, with five years high school teaching experience, a Sarah Jennings from Iowa. She comes highly recommended and it is probably better to have someone with a teaching experience for these elementary classes… She has had Greek - I don't find it easy to find people with Greek, but I hate to forgo that requirement… I have recommended her for one class, five hours weekly, with a salary of $500.” ...

B) Excerpt from the second letter:
“On behalf of the department of Classics, I desire to recommend as Assistant in Latin for 1920-21, with a stipend of Five hundred dollars ($500), Sarah A. Jennings, B.A. Grinnell College 1914. Her duties will be to give instruction in Elementary Latin five hours weekly. This recommendation is in place of J. A. Guenther resigned.” 30==30

We Now Turn To Examine The Likely Educational Influences On Sarah, Using As Resource The Published Material In The Bulletins Of The University Of Wisconsin.

… Unlike the Grinnell College Bulletins, The University of Wisconsin Bulletins do not include sections about campus founding fathers, history, facilities, or healthy up-standing community surrounding. Similarly, unlike Grinnell, The University of Wisconsin, does not have any long sections about academic performance rules, Christian principles, or rules about various moral behaviors of students, especially women. In this respect, the University of Wisconsin in the early 1900s, is like most of today’s USA large universities
… Nevertheless, here is a second place to look for origins of Sarah’s use of the word Quality (Ancient Greek Arete’ αρετή’), because of the existence of their very strong Ancient Greek & Roman Classics Programs, and this is also the school where M. S. Slaughter was Professor for 27 years. We see that Sarah (as Miss Jennings) indeed is listed in the University of Wisconsin Bulletins, and we also see excellent confirmation of their strong classics program, as well as the copious activities of Professor Slaughter, in these programs, as well as Committees duty as member of their faculty. Of the U. Wis Catalogue, we show the most relevant pages, quoting extensive portions, since for lack of other information, this is the only way to ‘see’ this University’s various influences on Sarah 62==62
Google key words >> Student’s Memories Mrs Professor Sarah Vinke >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeMemories1

IN The University Of Wisconsin Catalogue, A Search, Yields These Findings:
… No Doubt The Below Jennings, Is Our Sarah, Who Is Shown As Assistant Instructor In Latin)
Search For Number Of Important And Relevant Finds.
Jennings 5
Slaughter, M. S. 16
Classic 32
Greek ~70
Helenistic 1
Roman 17
Horace 3
Catullus 2
Romance Languages ~100
… NOTE: The Above “Romance Languages ~100”, shows the HUGE University of Wisconsin Commitment to Languages.. Note also that Greek is mentioned four times more often than Roman! )

We Now Present Jennings And Slaughter Related Excerpts From THE BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Serial No. 1158. General Series No. 941
THE University of Wisconsin CATALOGUE 1921-22 MADISON
Published by the University May, 1922

[In A Listing Of Officers Of Instruction And Administration, The First Occurrence Of Sarah’s Name, As Follows:]

Jennings, Sarah Winifred, M.A., Assistant in Latin.

[Other occurrences of Sarah’s name show her in student listing, persons and their degrees, and in listing of staff in Classics, as this, as along with Prof. Slaughter’s name:]

CLASSICS
Emeritus Professor Smith; Professors Showerman and Slaughter (chairman) ;
Associate Professors Fiske, Laird;
Assistant Professors Allen, Sarin;
Assistants Miss Jennings, Miss King, Miss Emerson. Adams Fellow, Mr. Logan.
University Fellows, Miss Hansen, Miss Scott. Scholar, Miss Buntan.

[Occurrences of Professor Slaughter’s name;]
OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION AND ADMINISTRATION
Slaughter, Moses Stephen, Ph.D., Professor of Latin. B. H. 267. 633 N. Frances

STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY*
Graduate School — Dean Slichter, chairman; Professors Cole, Ely, Guyer, Root, Slaughter, and Young.

REGENT-FACULTY CONFERENCE —
The president of the University, ex officio \ Regents: Buckstaff, Butler, Callahan, Hammond, Ma- honey, Miller, Waters; Faculty: (elected) Dean Sellery, Professors Bunting, Gilmore, Root, Slaughter, Whitbeck; Associate Professor Hyde; Assistant Professor Beatty; Instructor Harkness; at large. Dean Nardin, Professor Marlatt, Associate Professor G. M. Smith and Assistant Professor Stuart; Professor Howard L. Smith, chairman of the University Committee, ex officio.
TRAINING OF TEACHERS —
Professor Henmon, chairman; Dean Sellery; Professors Hohlfeld, James, Lenher, Marlatt, H. L. Miller, O'Shea, Overton, Sharp, Slaughter, Young and Zdanowlcz.

COURSE IN JOURNALISM Committee In Charge
Professors Fish (Chairman), Dodge, Guyer, Kiekhofer, Sharp, Slaughter.

We Now Present Latin And Classics (And Slaughter) Excerpts From
BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN /
Serial No. 1158. General Series No. 941
THE University of Wisconsin CATALOGUE 1921-22 MADISON
Published by the University May, 1922
COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

LATIN [Course Offerings] FOR UNDERGRADUATES
7. Horace, Catullus, and Martial. Tr.; 8 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
108. Cicero's Letters. I; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
109. Roman Drama. II; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
110. Lucretius. II; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
111. Virgil's Aeneid, Vll-Xll. I; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
229. Palaeography and Epigraphy. Yr.; 2 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
231. Latin Literature. Yr.; 3 cr. Miss Allen.
232. Literary Criticism. Yr.; 2 cr. Miss Allen.
233. Latin Seminary. Yr.; 2 cr. In 1922-23 the subject will
be the Monumentum Ancyranum. Mr. Slaughter. may also be taken In in this field. All candidates for either degree who wish credit In comparative literature should consult the chairman, since each case requires a special arrangement of studies, which involves the election of courses not on this list. If graduate students wish to elect courses that are conducted largely In translation, they should understand that, in these, graduate credit is given only when the work in at least one of the foreign languages involved is done in that language.

For Undergraduate*
1. Ancient Classical Epic. II; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
255. Seminary in Latin and Ancient History. Tr.; 2 cr. See Latin 233.
(Omitted 1921-22.) Mr. Slaughter, Mr. Rostovtzeif.

[Here Below Is What The Bulletin Shows For The University Of Wisconsin, Classics. You Will Notice Many Mentions Of Greek, Latin, And Prof. Slaughter! Also Three Mentions Of Miss Jennings, Along With Her Fellow Latin Teaching Associates. ]

150 COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE
CLASSICS
Emeritus Professor Smith; Professors Showerman,* Slaughter (chairman) ; Associate Professors Fiske, Laird; Assistant Professors Allen, Sarin; Assistants Miss Jennings, Miss King, Miss Emerson. Adams Fellow, Mr. Logan. Uniyersity University Fellows, Miss Hansen, Miss Scott. Scholar, Miss Buntan.

The courses In Classics are divided into three groups:
I. Introductory courses (1-20) are for undergraduates and may not be counted for
advanced degrees in Classics. Greek I and Latin 1 and 2 count toward the
bachelor's degree and the language requirements in the University, but will not
be accepted as part of a major in Greek or Latin.
II. 105-122 are open to students who have completed Greek 20 or Latin 7, or an equivalent, and may be counted toward the master's degree. Latin 90 and 107 are required of all students who desire the University Teachers Certificate In Latin.
III. 220-233 are for graduate students, but are not open to those who have completed less than 20 semester hours of undergraduate Greek or Latin.
Greek or Latin Majors
The requirements for a major in Greek or Latin are twenty-four credits as a minimum, not including Greek 1 or Latin 1 and 2. Greek 20, 105 and 106, to the extent of six credits, may be counted toward a major in Latin. At least six credits in addition to the thesis should be chosen from courses 105 to 122, but no specific requirement of courses is made. (See page 278 for requirements for Teachers Certificate.)
GREEK
For Undergraduate
1. Elementary Greek. I and II; 4 cr. Mr. Laird.
7. Xenophon and Homer. Yr.; 3 cr. Mr. Laird.
10. Homer and Plato. Yr.; 3 cr. Mr. Laird.
11. Prose Competition and sight-reading. Yr.; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
20. Demosthenes and Thucydldes. Yr.; 3 cr. Prerequisite: Course 10 or equivalent. Mr. Fiske. 'Absent on leave 1921-22.

For Undergraduate and Graduates
106. Greek Lyric Poets. Tr.; 3 cr. Mr. Showerman.
106. Greek Dramatic Poets. Yr. 3 or. Mr. Showerman.
107. Greek Historians. Tr.; 2 or. Mr. Laird.
108. Plato, yr.; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
109. Greek Orators. Tr.; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
In courses 107, 108 and 109 the emphasis is placed on accuracy of interpretation.
110. Advanced Composition. Tr.; 1 cr. Mr. Laird.
112. General Survey of Greek and Roman Civilization. Yr.; 1 or 2 cr.
(See Latin 112.) Mr. Showerman.
113. Classical Drama In English. I; 3 cr. A knowledge of Greek is not required.
(See Comparative Literature 113.) Mr. Showerman.
122. Classical Art. Tr.; 3 cr. (See Fine Arts 122.) Mr. Showerman. For Graduates
220. Greek Grammar. I; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
221. Greek Syntax. II; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
222. Greek Inscriptions. Tr.; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
227. Greek Religion. I; 2 cr. Mr. Fiske.
230. Greek Seminary. Tr.; 2 cr. In 1922-23 the subject will be Thucydldes.
Mr. Laird.

LATIN
For Undergraduates
1. Elementary Latin. I or II; 5 cr. Mr. Fiske, Miss Jennings, Miss King, Miss Scott.
2. Caesar. I or II; 5 cr. Mr. Fiske, Miss Emerson, Miss Jennings, Miss King, Miss Scott.
3. Cicero. I or II; 4 cr. An additional hour for those who desire prose composition. Miss Allen, Miss Emerson.
4. Virgil's Aeneld, l-VI. I or II; 4 cr. Miss Allen, Miss King. 6b Ciceroi Terence and Livy. Tr.; 4 cr. Mr. Fiske, Miss Allen.
7. Horace, Catullus, and Martial. Tr.; 8 cr. Mr. Slaughter. ' 8. TIbullus, Propertlus and Ovid. II; 2 cr. Special reference to mythology. Miss Allen.
9. Pliny's Letters and Tacitus' Agricola. II; 2 cr. Miss Allen. ia 1a Classical Mythology. I; 1 or 2 cr. Latin not essential. Miss Allen.
90. The Teaching of Latin In Secondary Schools. I; 2 cr. Miss Sabin.
For Undergraduates and Graduates
107. Prose Composition. Yr.; 1 cr. 2 cr. if an additional elec- tive five hour of lectures on syntax is taken. Mr. Flske.
108. Cicero's Letters. I; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
109. Roman Drama. II; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
110. Lucretius. II; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
111. Virgil's Aeneid, Vll-Xll. I; 3 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
112. General Survey of Greek and Roman Civilization. Yr.; 1 or 2 cr. Greek and Latin not essential. Mr. Showerman.
114. Roman Philosophy. II; 2 cr. Miss Allen.
118. Roman Satire. Yr.; 2 cr. Mr. Fiske.
119. Roman Historians to Tacitus. Yr.; 2 cr. Mr. Fiske.
190. Background of High School Latin. II; 2 cr. Miss Sabin.

For Graduates
225. Latin Grammar. I; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
226. Latin Syntax. II; 2 cr. Mr. Laird.
227. Roman Religion. II; 2 cr. Mr. Fiske.
228. Roman Archaeology. II; 3 cr. 112, with an additional hour for reports. Latin essential. Mr. Showerman.
229. Palaeography and Epigraphy. Yr.; 2 cr. Mr. Slaughter.
231. Latin Literature. Yr.; 3 cr. Miss Allen.
232. Literary Criticism. Yr.; 2 cr. Miss Allen.
233. Latin Seminary. Yr.; 2 cr. In 1922-23 the subject will be the Monumentum Ancyranum. Mr. Slaughter.

SUMMARY:
… So we see that young Sarah Jennings was a product of farm country Western Iowa USA, imbued with her country’s Ancient Greek ‘state of mind’, itself an outgrowth of the Post Renaissance Enlightenment Era. The schools that Sarah attended were permeated, through and through, with Ancient Greek and Roman emphasis. Grinnell, with its Christian Religion emphasis and unusually high academic standards, excelled in the Classics.
… Here she surly learned of Ancient Greek Arête, utter, most striving, excellence. Arête (supreme striving) (Greek: Ἀρετή), a term meaning “virtue” or “excellence”.
… This well could have been the influence on Sarah, started her journey from Arête to Quality: From this Grinnell experience plus subsequent Public High School teaching of Latin (although we don’t know when or why), she may have set her sights on graduate school, selecting Prof. M. S. Slaughter PhD, a prime Classicist and a charismatic, kindred soul. This lead Sarah to the University of Wisconsin, allowing her to eventually become a Professor at Montana State College.

To go back to the Outline

In The Next Section: Read Closely To See Sarah’s Alternate Elevated Poetic Dimension: Here We Present Her Thesis Explanations Of Catullus’ Ancient Latin Poetry, In Which We See That => Both Of Sarah’s Two U Wisconsin Theses Are An Early Form Of Literary Criticism, At Which Sarah Is Extremely Good!” <= This, As Pointed Out by Latin Professor Stanley Levine!

Concerning Sarah’s University Of Wisconsin PhD Thesis, And Somewhat In Her Masters Thesis (See Examples In Epithets Of Brightness Below):
… Initially, we might think Sarah’s thesis typing is just a repulsive, meaningless list of Latin words: But keep reading and re-reading these, trying to ‘see’ a meaning: First you will realize that, in typing these passages, she is feeling their power. She is resounding for the love of the sound of Catullus’ Latin. From this you will see how deeply Sarah was interested in trying to communicate to you, the reader, her fierce love of the effect of Catullus’ poetry. In the process, we get a new view of just who Sarah is.
… There is enough English sense in Sarah’s Latin words, that you should start to see how they do indeed “fit” what Sarah was trying to tell us, in the meaning explanation (in English words), at the start of that same sentence. The more you start to find that “sense”, the more you will start to look for more of it, until the pattern becomes evident and powerful, in total elevated poetic effect! You will enter a new dimension. You will have “a felt change of conscious”, in the words of Owen Barfield. AND This love and excitement is what we see emerging.
… Sarah’s thesis lines are not really intended to be poetry, but attended to carefully, with luck, you also will slowly become aware: You will start to FEEL the way Sarah so lovingly writes poetically sentences such as with these words such as =>
flammeus and nitor … chorea and fulgor …lumen and candor: (< Latin )
flash and gleam … dance and dazzle … sheen and brightness: (< English Equivalent)

… STARTING 5 INCHES BELOW => We present Sarah’s EPITHETS OF BRIGHTNESS: This is sub-category of Catullus’ Latin Poems: In Sarah’s lines below, we have purposefully separated into, line pairs (or idea groups), to make easier comprehension, for the non-initiated!
… As a starter, in Sarah’s Epithets of Brightness you could, at first only read, as a poem, Sarah’s English words: These are at start each grouping. See if this works! And if this gets your interest, then try to add some Latin … Repeated trials will gradually build in total feel and effect. Try it! You will like it!!

To Help You Understand Sarah’s Epithets of Brightnes, Here Are Some Make-Do Translations, You Will Need:

NOTE: The three Latin words in 9) above, are where we get our English word candle => The wax stick having a wick and bright flame. These words in turn, are in close relation to English word candid'~= A person’s illuminated and accurate and bright characterization, or another person or event.. In other words, what we might call, an UN-varnished description, such as in TV Show “Candid Camera!”.

The Following Are From Sarah Jennings’ PhD Thesis: Read Closely to see Sarah’s Alternate Elevated Poetic Dimension, in her thesis explanations of Catullus’ Ancient Latin Poetry.

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EPITHETS OF BRIGHTNESS, by Sarah Winifred Jennings.

Catullus habitually responds to the brightness of sight effects. These are his most striking epithets...
Like rays of light, they flash and g1eam over his pages, expressing his delight in the dazzle of sunlight on water, in the soft radiance of the human body, in the delicate sheen of leaves and flowering trees.

In Your Careful Reading Of Sarah’s Lines Above, We Hope Her Poetic Effect Comes Into You! AND You SHOULD SEE the Following =>
… Sarah’s own poetical-metaphorical, writing style is really, really, revealed here, perhaps better than any of her other written works that we have. Not only in her own English words of explanation, but also to the discerning eye hidden within those awesome long strung-on-multiple-series’s of Catutllus’ Latin Words. ‘Sarah was running on her pure love of the effect of Catullus’ Poetry! Also, in typing these passages, she is feeling it’s power. She is resounding for the love of the sound of Catullus’ Latin! The Hidden Becomes Manifest! And the reader must do the same!
So … Study … Absorb … Attend, And You Also Can See How She, In Turn, Was Stimulated Into Excited Poetical Effect, That Spoke In Images, Scenes, Emotions, And Inspirations.
… In other words, we can see in how she has ‘flowed’ Catullus’ rhetorical gestures’ into her typing, made them manifest, and has become strongly poetically moved herself. As Owen Barfield said ‘A felt change in consciousness’! We trust the same will be poetically felt by you!

It Is Natural, And Almost Inevitable (Given What We Know Of Human Psychology), That The Inspiration She Loves About Catullus Will Come Boiling Up During Sarah’s Active Reading, And Then Emerge Again, Automatically Spontaneousoy, As She Turns To Typing Her Final Thesis Copy.
… As a consequence, this same inspiration just shows up on her paper pages of the thesis! Thus Becoming emotionally inspired by the reading of Catullus’ poems, we have Sarah’s Emotional Inspired, En-Spirited Response typed before us.
… In fact, Henry came very close to entirely missing what he now describes as Sarah’s Alternate Elevated Poetic Dimension, a term he uses to suggest that Sarah, in setting down the words that she finds exciting, moving and emotional in her listing of Catullus’ Latin words, is either accidentally, or subconsciously, or very likely deliberately, creating a new kind of poetic rhetoric out of the mere listing of words.

This Brings To Mind Robert Pirsig’s Rule, As Stated In ZMM =:
… ”The typical situation is that the motorcycle doesn’t work. The facts are there but you don’t see them. You’re looking right at them, but they don’t yet have enough value.”

Similar To The Above, But On Catullus’ Topic Of LOVE, There Is A SECOND Sarah Thesis Explanations Of Catullus’ Ancient Latin Poetry. This is in the Final Published Version of The Sarah Vinke Biography (SVB). Readers who want to learn more about, Sarah’s Alternate Elevated Poetic Dimension, should consult this and/or Sarah’s Catullus Phd Thesis: Please Do > Top > Edit > Find > EN 19.1, to learn how we obtained our copy of Sarah’s U Wisconsin Masters & PhD Thesis.

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In Reading The Above, We Hope You Were Able To Use See How Sarah So Lovingly Typed Catullus’ Poetry. She Wants Us Also To Feel The Poetic Effect Of His Words. Her Skill, And Total Commitment At This Is Pretty Remarkable.
… As Professor Stanley Levine Enthusiastically Stated => “Sarah’s Two Theses Are An Early Form Of Literary Criticism, At Which Sarah Is Extremely Good!” (Dr Levine is USCA Latin Professor Emeritus.)
… Thus, overall, it is pretty remarkable that a totally rural Iowa farm girl in the early 1900’s could be among the few women to go to college and complete her AB from Grinnell College, 1914. And from this go into public high school Latin teaching, from 1916-1920. But she had the personality, intelligence, and grit to realize she could do far better, and in 3 short years achieve both her Masters and PhD, in 1921 and 1923 respectively. But still we have the question: When (and why), did she raise her sights on a PhD degree in Ancient Roman Classics! And why the University of Wisconsin, and why Prof. M. S. Slaughter, a Professor of Classics and Latin, with two full courses that entirely focused on respectively Horace and Catullus?

To go back to the Outline

This Section Is On Lewis Vinke, Sarah’s Husband For An Unfortunately Short Period Of Time.

… Both Sarah and Louis were professors at Montana State College, they may have met there. Perhaps Sarah, being from s farm background, found in Louis a kindred soul, since he was a rancher and active agriculture and animal husbandry researcher and a fellow MSC professor. Clearly Sarah had a hi-powered mind, and clear from the published evidence, so was Louis. Only a similarly endowed persons would be attracted to each other.
… Unfortunately, very little is known of Sarah’s relationship to Louis Vinke, so we must rely on scattered articles, mostly in newspapers, such as Google OR Newspaper.com can find. This Louis Vinke information, like that of Sarah, presents to the world all the information that we could find.

Below are presented our research results: These are also partly included in the Final Published Version of The Sarah Vinke Biography (SVB): These are in Chapter 5 - Echoes of Sarah, In Memories And Historical Documents. (Page ~ 63 thru 67). In the Biography, this information is placed after the words “Sarah left teaching to marry Louis Vinke”

Newspaper.Com Search Results, Fill In More Quite Interesting Details:

EXPLANATION: Yellowstone County is the next county west, and adjacent to Stillwater County, where Lewis Vinke is shown to have a ranch, as is mentioned in other articles, above and below. Thus we can make a conclusion: John L. Vinke is currently living in South Holland IL, which the same town as Lewis himself, as well as Lewis’s father came from. And John L may be Lewis’s father (?or brother with same name?), real likelihood clinched by the statement that, the investigation of real estate, was in a Montana county, next East from where Louis was said to be a stockman.

Two More Newspaper.Com Articles, Fill In More Details Concerning Louis Vinke:

(EXPLANATION] Columbus is a small town on the Yellowstone River, some 50 mi west of Billings MT. in and the county seat of Stillwater County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,893 at the 2010 census. From Wikipedia.)

In Our Research, Google Has Found Articles Saying That =>

… These above experiences (in early career), Louis Vinke wrote-up, in full detail for other high school teachers to learn how to do similar: This Louis reported in The Kansas Agricultural Student. Manhattan, Kansas, October, 1923 1 VOL. III Titled A Unique Class Project in the Production of Baby Beef by Louis Vinke, '21.

… Other articles say that cash prizes were awarded, including Grand Campion,

… Clearly this was the forerunner of Louis Vinke’s Little International Stock Show, Student Companions at MSC. (See elsewhere in this WebPage for more on => After Louis died, Sarah herself sponsored “The Louis Vinke Memorial Watch Award”, to the student livestock show winners.)

The Louis Vinke Related Newspaper Articles (Later In Time Than The Above), Are Principally About His Professional Agricultural Research Activities For The 10 Years He Was An Appointed Professor At Montana State College.
… By the nature of these articles, we may assume, he purposefully tells the newspapers, where and how to find him so the public may learn how to access him for consultation, or ask for his agriculture research results, published or otherwise. Correspondingly the newspapers are reporting where he will be around Montana, and at conferences all over the nation, and say the time, date, location, and topic(s) of his talks. Similar articles discuss his appearance, with other agricultural researchers and leaders, at Research Demonstration Days. Louis Vinke is mentioned in leadership rolls, in Montana Sheep Breeders Association.
… We also encountered various newspaper articles mentioning Lewis Vinke as publishing agricultural research articles on best, most cost efficient ways to feed livestock, for meat and milk production, in the Montana irrigated lands. A MSU Archives document said that Lewis Vinke had once been the Corporation Secretary and Treasurer of a Montana ranch company, called The Rambouillet Sheep Company of Bozeman Montana. Rambouillet, is a breed of sheep named after the Rambouillet Experimental and Development Farm of French King Louis. This breed has ”Its origin among the Moors of North Africa during the Fourteenth Century.” The archive had a 105 page bound logbook, with evidently Dr. Louis Vinke's notes about different domestic animals and farm practices.
… We have found online articles stating that the MSC Animal Husbandry Department was formed in 1929 by Louis Vinke, and headed by him, until 1932, when he was replaced by D.W. Chittenden.
… Google found a MSC PhD Thesis, which was conducted by Louis Vinke => “The Plane of Nutrition in Relation to Milk Production”, by Joseph C. Shaw, Signed by hand: Louis Vinke, as both in charge of Major Work and Chairman of Examining Committee
(NOTE: We have had much difficulty finding any middle initial for Lewis, even in this formal document, where it might be expected, But more recently one was found in his obituary, in Dallas Center Times, which also named the Addison’s Disease he died of.)

We Must Rely On Newspaper.com Articles, And Other Google Discoveries, Help Us Known About Sarah’s Relationship. To Louis Vinke:
An Obituary from The Independent Record, Helena MT. page 3, 1935, fills in some blank lines:

(EXPLANATION: In the above AP means Associated Press telegraph service sharing of news articles: The article shown above, must have been originally published by a Billings MT newspaper, then subsequently picked up, by Helena MT and Butte MT papers, 31 Aug 1935. The Butte paper showed this article on their front page, but omitted the second half, after Western Sugar Company. The Billings Gazette obituary (yet to be found.), may provide more information, such as the what the cause of Louis Vinke ‘s death, and how long he suffered from it.)

From The Above, Quick Calculation Gives Louis Birth In 1895.
… Newspaper.com finds a 1928 Billings MT, report of MSC Prof Lewis Vinke, for several years, conducting extensive research on Sugar Beet Pulp as stock feed. This research, sponsored by the Western Sugar Company, was at that time seen as a progressive response to the Montana introduction of Sugar Beet Agriculture (likely under irrigation), and Manufacturing of Sugar. The consequent availability of low cost dry Beet Pulp, and use as animal food, avoided costly disposal of an otherwise a noxious waste product. We can immediately appreciate why a sugar production company, would want Dr. Vinke as head of their sales! As is stated here, in 1932 newspaper:

More Details, And Our Only ~ Age 38 Youthful-Boyish-Looking Photo Of Lewis, Was Found In Montana Butte Standard, Butte, Montana, 11 June 1933, pg 14:

An Archive.Com Website (~1932), Adds The Details That The ’21 , Is A Graduation Date, Of “Lewis Vinke, From Kansas State Agricultural College”, Where He As A “Senior”, Was Listed As From “Columbus Montana”.
EXPLANATION: This town, is on the banks of the Yellowstone River, ~40 miles WSW of Billings MT. Columbus (now population 1,893), is the county seat of Stillwater County, and since the above obituary, says Dr Vinke was a Stillwater stockman, we conclude he and his family, had significant stock ranch experience thereabouts. Stillwater, likely refers to the prominent and quite important Yellowstone River, which in this part of Montana, is very calm, flat, and slow, the whole width of Stillwater County. However, extensive Google and Newspaper.com searches, reveal scant traces of Vinke families, living in Montana, back then, and even now. More research is needed.

As Both Sarah And Louis Were Professors At Montana State College, It’s Reasonable To Assume That They Met There.
… Sarah was one year older than Louis. In 1932 Sarah would have been thirty-eight and Louis thirty-two. We may assume that, Sarah being from farm background, found in Lewis a soul mate, since he was a rancher and active agriculture and animal husbandry researcher and professor. Numerous newspaper articles tell of how Sarah sponsored Student Livestock Show prizes in honor of Prof. Lewis Vinke. The fact she did this (in addition to marrying Lewis), is a strong indication she did not want to distance herself from her farm origins. Sarah left teaching to marry Lewis in 1932, and with him, moved from Bozeman to Billings – a distance of about eighty-five miles. Louis then unfortunately contracts a “prolonged illness” and dies in 1935. So the portion of their married life that consists of good days was not, apparently, a whole lot more than two years.

The Louis Vinke Prize May Have Been A Continuation Of Sarah’s Earlier Sponsorship, Reported In The Independent Record (Helena Montana) 1 Feb 1937 Monday Page 10.

Excerpt: “To the grand chamption [sic] showman will go the Vinke Memorial Watch offered by Mrs Sarah Jennings Vinke, widow of the late Louis Vinke former animal husbandry department head who was largely responsible for the development of The Little International.” [The article earlier explained, that this was a ‘student stock show’ which was] ... ”patterned after the large stock shows of the country” [and called]... “the seventh annual Little International Stock Show, to be held on the campus at Montana State College May 19 [1937]. Other awards will be offered by the Montana Wool Growers Association, the Montana Stock Growers Association, the Bozeman Kiwanis club and other organisations [sic]. The event will be one of the features of the annual convention of the Montana Stock Growers Association.”
[Article Continues:]
… Two MSC Agriculture students copped top showmanship honors at the 27th annual Little International Livestock Show in the Montana State College Fieldhouse. John Smith, a sophomore in pre-veterin ary medicine, was judged grand champion showman by merit of his excellent showing of a yearling Morgan colt. Reserve championship went to Larry Olson, a freshman of MSC, who showed a Hampshire ram. Olson also won the Agricultural Club scholarship awarded to the outstanding freshman showman. Smith will have his name engraved on the Galt Memorial Trophy given in memory of Capt. William Wyle Galt, 1940 grand champion showman who lost his life in World War II and on the Kiwanis plaque. John also received the Vinke Memorial watch given in memory of Louis Vinke who was instrumental in starting the Little 11111 when he was head of the MSC animal industry department.
Newspaper reports of the Lewis Vinke Memorial Watch Award (such as the two above), are regularly found up to the most recent in 1963, which said this was the 29th year of the award.”
…Sarah most likely first sponsored the award the year that Lewis died, 1935, although the earliest Internet Searched newspaper record seems to indicate 1936. Although the wording of the newspaper reports is unclear, we believe Sarah herself presented the award at the show from 1935 up to perhaps 1941. The last such report we found, where it may be interpreted that Sarah herself presented the watch award, was in 1940. Whereas The Little International Stock Show yearly tradition, may not have continued at Montana State College, it continues in nearly the same form on other campuses in the United States, such as Michigan State University.

In The Present Day, The Award Itself At MSU Has Changed To ”Vinke Memorial Scholarship” An Official MSU Webpage Says This =>–
… “Originally established to honor the Little International Livestock Show Grand Champion, this scholarship is now awarded to a student pursuing a degree in Animal Science.” … In summary, we can see from numerous newspaper reports< that Sarah’s sponsorship of these Stock Show prizes in honor of her husband Prof. Lewis Vinke, was deemed important in Montana, most especially the states Agriculture and Livestock Community. The fact she sponsored these awards in honor of Lewis (in addition to marrying him), is a strong indication, she did not want to distance herself from her farm origins.

An Obituary From Sarah Vinke’s Hometown Newspaper. The Dallas Center Times.

… Dallas Center friends regret to learn of the death of Louis E. [Edwin?] Vinke, 40, whose wife was Miss Sarah Jennings, to whom he was Wed in Chicago three years ago, since which they had held their home in Montana, for a year at Bozeman and later at Billings. Both lad been Professors at the State College at Bozeman. Mr. Vinke had been ill the past year, afflicted with what is known as "Addison disease."
… The following data concerning his life's work was gleaned from the Billings (Mont.) Daily: "Louis Vinke, 40, of the Poly-technic Drive, former Stillwater county stockman and one time Montana State college professor, died at a local hospital Friday at 10 am, following a long illness due to Addison's disease. "Vinke was known throughout Montana, in livestock circles and was an unselfish, expert in animal husbandry, a subject which he taught for about 10 years at the Bozeman institute.
… "Coming to Billings in July, 1933, Mr. Vinke took a position with the Great Western Sugar Company as broker for dried pulp products and held that job until early last year when he retired because of ill health. "He entered a local hospital for treatment a week ago Wednesday and his condition had grown gradually worse until death came Friday morning, Aug. 30. His father, John L. Vinke of South Holland, 'Ill., was at his son's bedside when death occurred.”
… "Mr. Vinke was born in South Holland, March 11, 1895, and received his early education at Harvey, Ill. He later attended Iowa State College and Kansas University before matriculating to the University of Minnesota for his master's degree.”
… "In 1916, Mr. Vinke came to Montana and established a ranch near Columbus, operating there until 1919 when he became associated with the state college faculty. Mr. Vinke also was employed by several agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture.”
… "Several government bulletins written by Mr. Vinke have been widely circulated over the country. One in particular received considerable demand — "Operating Sheep at Low Cost." 'When the-Montana Wool Growers' Association convened here late in January, 1934, Mr. Vinke participated in the program by reading several pages on sheep.”
… "Mr.-Vinke was married to Miss _Sarah Jennings in Chicago, Ill., Aug. 7, 1932. Besides his widow and father, he is survived by several brothers and sisters, all of Illinois. He was affiliated with the Bozeman Masonic bodies.”
… "The body was taken to Smith's funeral home and Friday night is to be sent to South Holland for burial."
Explanations by Henry Gurr:

UP-DATE: Finally The Billings Gazette Obituary of Lewis E Vinke With Photo, Is Found!
… Email Sent 1 Dec, 2018
To Dr Kim Allen Scott, Professor/University Archivist
Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University Library Archives

Dear Dr Scott
…As you see in an earlier email this thread, => "We are hoping you have easy access to Microfilm.(or digital), for relevant Montana Newspapers, to get a LARGER longer Obituary of …Louis Vinke. Especially the disease that caused death and how long sick from it.
Louis was a MSC Professor of Animal Husbandry, and husband of Sarah Vinke, a MSC Professor of English.
…As explained in this earlier email, we have already found sorter Obituaries of Lewis, but have not found any Obituary from a Billings MT Newspaper, the city Lewis and Sarah were living in at the time of death, Aug 30, 1935.
…Any help you can give us, would be greatly appreciated.
…Sincerely Henry Gurr

Reply: Dec 2, 2018.
Dear Henry:
…I pulled up an extensive obit for Vinke in the August 31, 1935 issue of the Billings Gazette , available through the database Newspapers.com [s/b NewspaperARCHIVE.]
…If you cannot access this article (on page 1 column 2 and page 3 column 6) I will try to get a screen capture of the obit when I get to the office tomorrow morning.
…Our microfilm will likely not reveal any more than this obit, I'm afraid.
…………..
Attached is the obituary from the Billings Gazette , as promised.
…The NewspaperARCHIVE website is one that our library subscribes to, and it is totally different from Newspaper.com, so it is not surprising [as you say], the latter did not have this article.
Kim

Wrap-Up Reply: Dec 4, 2018.
Dear Kim Scott
Wow, thanks so much!! ... Just what I needed … and MORE than hoping for!! Such as =>
…A photo, hone street name, early career, where buried, and married Sarah, etc
…All these previously not found.
I'll have to remember there is a better Newspaper ARCHIVE
Sincerely Henry

This Billings Gazette Obituary of Lewis E Vinke With Photo, May Be Viewed Here.
1947-60: Further Photos MSC Faculty & Sarah Vinke, Fm Montanan YearBk

After Louis Died, Sarah Taught At Colorado College.
… Several photos of her there seem to show extreme grief, as opposed to the other photos we have. Dennis Gary gives another somewhat stoic view into Sarah and Louis: Dennis Gary remembers asking her why “she preferred to be called Mrs Vinke rather than Dr Vinke, and she said because she had a lot harder time getting a husband than a PhD and “he didn’t last nearly as long.”

Later Dennis Gary Adds His Thoughts, After Looking At The Photos We Have Found In Montana State College Yearbooks =>
… I’m wondering if Sarah's … ‘infectious smile and twinkle’ … was after return to Bosman. My understanding from Shirley Luhrsen is that Sarah quit teaching when married to Louis Vinke, for three years’ marriage. And, after his death, only got back to teaching, for survival, in Colorado. And that is when why all her photos there in The Silver, were so glum looking? And all of these except the ‘House Mom’ pix, she has long hair, and no glasses, and square shoulders suit like top. The House Mom photo shows a different Sarah!
… Moving toward Sarah’s portrait with an ‘infectious smile and twinkle’: This is when she got back to Bozeman, and her grief diminished, and life opening up again, with challenge of all those WWII GI's now in the class room, with all departments now requiring freshman English!!
… I also note Burlingame's old roll-top desk, and Sarah’s old fashioned 40's style rotary phone to the left still all in place in 1960. [In the photo ‘Department Head, MSC, 1948’,] Sarah's dress, looks story like.
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/PhotosMSC1950s
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/FurtherMSCFacultyPictures

Other Than What We Have Reported Above, Very Little Unfortunately, Is Known About Sarah’s Relationship. To Louis Vinke:
… Shirley Luhrsen who knew Sarah intimately and very long, gives us our best indication of Sarah’s relation to Louis. Shirley is well qualified, since Shirley was Sarah’s student, then co-worker, and then close friend, for some 30 years. Shirley, in originally discussion Quality, said this in a letter to Henry Gurr =>

Click have to read more about Sarah and Shirley Luhrsen’s writing about Sarah: After page comes up > Do > Top > Edit > Find > … She loved Louis … to see this larger context.

To go back to the Outline

In This Portion Are Paragraphs Which (in part) Were In Earlier Versions of The Sarah Vinke Biography, But Were Removed For the Final Published Version. Didn’t Particularly Fit In Any Other Sections, And Are Placed Here To Provide As Much Content As Possible.

Dennis Gary’s Family Buick Automobile, Certainly Is An Example Of A High Quality PRODUCT!
… BUT Is A Buick, An Example Of Robert Pirsig’s Quality, With A Capital Q?

Sarah Vinke Said To Robert Pirsig “Are You Teaching Quality? ” And From This “Seed Crystal” Mr Pirsig Was Propelled To Deeply Study '' “Quality”. by ZMMQ SiteMaster Henry Gurr

Below Are Google Results Word Count For=>

Where This “Word Count” Is Restricted To Be ON University Websites = .edu:

Below I present the results my Google Search Results Study, which was prompted by James Essinger’s “quality of product or service” meaning of quality: I wanted to see how often the word quality and related words were used on the internet, but restricted to University Websites, by added specification => Site:.edu. Also, for comparison, I show results for four other quality-related words, but not edu restricted.

Here are the results: But, between 23 Nov ’15 & 5 July’18, It Seems “The World”and/ or “Google” Has Evidently Changed! We Can Not Fathom Or Even Guess Why.
Search Term ……………Number “Finds” Shown At Top Of Google Results Page.
Date of Search => ……………… 23 Nov 2015 ………..…5 July 2018
Virtue …......Site:.edu 1.28 Million ………………13.2 Million
Arete’ ……. Site:.edu 7.90 Million ……………. 19.3 Million
Quality …… Site:.edu 25.0 Million …………….…207.0 Million
Excellent …. Site:.edu 45.9 Million …………….….. 86.3 Million
Excellence …. Site:.edu 47.7 Million ………………... 83.9 Million
Philosophy …. Site:.edu 24.0 Million …………….... 109.0 Million
Integrity ….. Site:.edu (Not edu restricted) ……………..45.4 Million
Aspiration …. Site:.edu (Not edu restricted) ……….….. 14.4 Million
Supreme Ideal Site:.edu (Not edu restricted) .…………........4.6 Million
Righteoursness Site:.edu (Not edu restricted) ………… ...393.0 Million

ALSO, in 23 Nov 2015=> I looked through the first 100 of the Google results for Quality Site:.edu … And saw these were mostly the ‘product or service’ type of lower case quality meanings, such as quality Education, quality Management, or quality Partnership Program.
… In this above-mentioned search => There were only two which were possibly in direction of Sarah’s meaning These results stated respectively a) ‘Camas School District: Tradition of Quality and Caring’ and b) A school’s writing program ‘Quality Enhancement: Do the Write Thing.’
… But looking more closely, these schools were mostly of the ‘product or service’ kind of operation. Thus, I’m ready to conclude that Sarah’s ‘Are you teaching Quality’, pretty much does not happen in the schools.edu that Google knows about.

To go back to the Outline

Summing It All Up:

Sarah’s Legacy And What Quality Means For Us Now.

The Last Chapter of Our Published Sarah Vinke Biography by Henry Gurr

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"The philosophy of Lao Tsu [and SARAH VINKE] is simple:”

We serve whatever or whoever stands before us,
without any thought for ourselves.
Te — which may be translated as ‘virtue’ or ‘strength’ —
lies always In Tao, or ‘natural law’.
In other words: Simply be.
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In our biography, we have tried our level best to find all that is known of Sarah Jennings Vinke.
Having worked very hard at this, and “scraped the bottom of the barrel”, our sense is that there islittle more to be found, or known. As much as practical, our findings have been written-into our Sarah Vinke Biography , or this Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page .

We have sought the threads of Sarah's life, in the records about the Iowa farm and small town, where she grew up. We have chronicled what were her parents, and grandparents were like, and various other formative experiences while growing up: Things like, her physical environment, schooling, and other community influences, especially her education, elementary through PhD, in Greek & Roman Classics, and what all these were like. We have documented how her ancestors came to her Iowa farmstead, and how it changed hands to the persons who are now on her old farm. Most particularly we have sought, what were the circumstances that enabled Sarah, to be able to raise her sights to a Doctor of Philosophy Degree, and just how her two Graduate Degrees, happen to focus on tow Ancient Roman Poets.

We have searched for and interviewed living persons who remember Sarah. We have visited Sarah’s home town, and childhood farm, there consulting with knowledgeable persons, about that area’s history. We have accessed public records, such as school and library archives, county courthouse documents, land records, government records, US Census Records, her hometown and state history books. Even consulted were, historical maps, along with death and probate records, and grave information. Aiding us in our research, were typical genealogical research resources, such as State and Local Genealogical Societies, Library Archives, and “The Internet”. With these we found a) Newspaper articles re Sarah, her husband Louis Vinke, and her Major Professor MS Slaughter. b) College & university yearbooks with photos of Sarah and her MSC colleagues. c) Ocean Passenger Ship Manifests with Sarah Vinke listed there, as well as immigration port records of embarkation and port of entry data.

Unfortunately, ZMM Author Dr Robert Prisig’s health had declined, and he had insufficient memory to answer our questions, for this biography.

Our Research Findings, which exceed a Popular Biography Book Format, have been placed above, on this special supplementary Internet WebPage, which you are reading RIGHT NOW. Just in case you need this page later, just remember that => Google will quickly find it by a search for … Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page …. .)

We Have Seen That 1968 Was An Active Year For Robert Pirsig And Sarah Vinke:

We truly hope that in reading this biography our readers see that Sarah Vinke is a VERY intelligent, & VERY interesting woman! And that she had an extensive positive influence on many people. We hope readers have enjoyed the quest for the ultimate goal, of finding enough re Sarah Vinke, to say how she came to be aware of the Ancient Greek " Arête' ", and from this, tease out why she introduced the corresponding concept of "Quality", to Robert Pirsig, Author of book "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance". In particular, we want readers to see just why Sarah asked Robert Pirsig, “Are you teaching Quality?” This was an especially intriguing question, because there was originally no clear pattern from Sarah’s life, as to why she would do this!

From all this, we hope you will understand the extreme importance of the ZMM book itself, and the absolutely vital role Sarah Vinke played in it, and the key inspiration she gave its author Robert Pirsig to focus on 'Quality. This was so our readers would fully understand, how Sara Vinke and Montana State College were crucial, to how ZMM came to be written.

We hope our readers have been stimulated by the vicarious feeling of somehow, actually having met our heroine Sarah, and understand why her students would call her “The Divine Sarah!” We hope our readers have seen that, it was Sarah’s Classics training and most particularly her deep understanding of the Ancient Greek life practice of Arête’ (her Quality), that enabled and embolden her to be the outstanding person she became. There is no doubt, that it was the striking leadership abilities of her Major Professor M. S. Slaughter, that pressed Sarah similarly into dynamic active leadership!

And, further, if Sarah had not been at Montana State College when Pirsig was, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance never would have happened!

However, It Is Only In The Writing Of This Final Chapter, That Henry Come To Realize, AHA, A Huge Discontinuity, In Sarah’s Life!

We see her Grinnell College training had to be focused on Latin Language (and Ancient Rome), since her early career was to be four years teaching full time High School Latin. She continued, and built on her High School Latin experience, by spending three years, with complete Latin focus, in completing her two thesis on two Ancient Roman Poets. And as we have emphasized: “It is clear that Sarah, in her thesis, was deeply interested in trying to communicate to her fierce love of the effect of Catullus’ Poetry! … She was resounding for the love of the sound of Catullus’, all in Latin!

As Sarah Matured To Mid-Career, Evidence That There Must Have Been A Major Change In Sarah Vinke’s Life Focus: A Significant Discontinuity, That Prompted Sarah To Realize The Importance of the Greeks (NOT Romans), and Hence Her Use of Word Quality, Itself Surly Derived From Her Own Realizations about Ancient Greek Supreme Ideal … Arête :
… We have the following multiplied compounding evidence that Sarah must have had a major change of heart: These show her concern is no longer Latin and Romans! Her focus turned to the Ancient Greeks and Greece! Which is solidly indicated by =>

Considering Sarah’s Early Extensive Experience And Obvious Love Of Latin, There Must Have Been Something That Caused Her Evident Change AWAY From Latin And Ancient Roman Poets, TO Ancient Greek: … Perhaps Her Change To The Teaching Of College English At Bozeman (And NOT Latin), Started The Process. And with these maturing experiences (or because of them), must have come her overall understanding of Arête’ in Ancient Greek life and, thus key to her path to Quality.

Thus We Must Ask: When And How Did This Discontinuity Happen?

But for an answer, we as biographers, really ONLY have indirect circumstantial evidence.

We may only observe (with our readers), that after receiving her PhD in 1923, Sarah became a teacher of English, not Latin. Was this her own chosen change of focus?, Or was teaching English (and not Latin), the only real higher educational position open to her? And/Or was this a consequence of severely limited opportunity for a woman, in the days when pretty much, only men were so favored?

And Then, There Were The 22 Years Of Sarah’s Maturing Experiences, Which In Addition To A) Thru F) Above, Included Also =>

From these we may surmise, that the eye opener may have been, Sarah’s actual physical (opposed to thesis intellectual), experience of repeated traveling (some a year in duration), to see the destruction in post WWII Greece, and likely other parts of Europe. One trip was sponsored by the Economic Cooperative Administration, for the very purpose of Sarah, with other experts, studying the destruction and relief distribution, in Greece, following WWII.

Added to this, as newspapers reported, Sarah’s actual teaching in war deprived Greece, for half a year at Anatolia College, plus fact that Sarah’s friend Mary Ingle was Dean of Girls there.

Here we must remember Sarah had also had additional broadening experiences of post graduate study at Cornell University, the University of Chicago, and London University.
And As Further Evidence Of Her Maturing, Is This =>
… Sarah gave speech to her National AAUW, on book “In the Cause of Peace”. And there were also repeated newspaper articles, of Sarah’s public speeches in support of the then new United Nations. This was a quite UN-popular stance to have in Montana at the time. And then there is the Bryn Mawr University connection: where Edith Hamilton and Richard Lattimore taught.
(More research is needed, on these points. )
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In writing our Sarah Vinke Biography, our investigative journey, we have answered many questions as to “The Mystery … The Mystique … The Enigma … of Sarah Vinke”.

But In The Process We Have Documented, A Major Discontinuity In Her Life, For Which We Confess There Seem To Be No Documented Or Firm Answers!
… And thus there is a NEW Mystery, and a critical one, since this evidently turned Sarah’s own path to the full realization, for all of us & especially Robert Pirsig => Of the vital importance of the Ancient Greek’s (not Romans), and thus she must have become fully aware of their living excellence, their highest aspirations, their Arête’.

Hence Sarah’s own journey …in a discontinuity? … in a change of heart? … was turned, as Robert Pirsig said, “Following the track of Quality.

Thus it was from this major discontinuity in Sarah’s life journey… that Sarah in her own enigmatic way … persisted and gave the third “Seed Crystal” to Robert Pirsig, in the midst of his despair and confusion: “I’m so happy you’re teaching Quality this quarter. Hardly anybody is these days.”.
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To go back to the Outline

This Next Section, Having Much Sarah Vinke Biographical Information, Is Especially Organized To Be Read ALONGSIDE The Final Published Version of The Sarah Vinke Biography (SVB) itself, in Paperback OR Digital eBook.

(NOTE: This Sarah Vinke Biography (SVB) Book’s Official Full Title Is’’’ ‘’A Woman of Quality. Sarah Vinke, ‘the Divine Sarah’, and the Quest for the Origin of Robert Pirsig’s Metaphysics of Quality, in Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’’.

Below is a Listing of ‘’’SVB END NOTES (EN’s), Eighty Four of E’m’’’, Which By Themselves, Contain Considerable ADDED Biographical Information Related To Sarah Vinke, Or Facts About Her Life.

… These EN’s, were originally intended to be in the Published Sarah Vinke Biography, and serve as this published book’s End Notes (EN’s), However, because of space limitations, these EN’s were NOT Included In The Final Published Version Of The Sarah Vinke Biography, BUT INSTEAD ARE PLACED BELOW. ‘’’

 These SVB END NOTES (EN’s) … Eighty Four of E’m … Mostly have the following EN FORMAT=>  

The first line has of each End Note is composed of =>

NOTE CONT: Above in a), it said “approximate Paperback Page Number” => This is because, until we actually see a printed SVB Paperback, the Page Number are unknown.

IF YOU ARE CONFUSED BY THE ABOVE => Please scroll down to, and read the following two sections => PREAMBLE: and

PREAMBLE:
… Below I write-out one paragraph about “EN format”, and four paragraphs of “GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS” as how to use these “SVB END NOTES (EN)”: However, as is the case for most instructions , they are long and difficult to understand: THUS you should =>

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING your Internet Browser’s CTRL+F > Edit > Find:
… The following instructions are for persons UN-FAMILIAR TO COMPUTERS: and are a How-To-Do-It, for using Internet Browsers, such as => Edge, Chrome, Safari, FireFox, Internet-Explorer:
…For example => You are using an Internet Browser, right now, to read my words => Then let’s say you are reading a certain EN (such as those below), and you would like to move from the EN and the text it refers to. This means you will need to open up your Browser’s Edit > Find > ”Box”, into which you type > words you want to find, such as above mentioned key words in “quote marks”.
EXPLANATION: Since you dear reader, are RIGHT NOW in your Internet Browser =>: This Edit > Find > can be done by pressing (at the same time), the CTRL and F keys on your keyboard, which will then bring up a small box for you to type into your words you want to find..

EXAMPLE-1: If you wanted to find what text EN 13 refers you, press & hold the Ctrl Key, then press the F key, until the box appears. (The Computer Screen location where the “box” appears will vary based on whether you use Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or any other Internet Browser.) … Then for this example-1, type into that box “sleeping courtiers to life”. You will see it “shown”, at three places => a) The first will be at the text that this EN refers to. b) The second will be here at these instructions, because the find function looks & finds that text, everywhere on the WebPage you are looking at!, and c) The third place will be below, where the text of the EN is.

SITE EDITOR’S NOTE:
You should well learn and well remember the above steps, since they can be INCREDIBLY useful to you, and can save you much time searching! AND remember these same steps, similarly, can be used on practically any digital device, with whatever is on the screen before your eyes! (Of course your specific steps, will somewhat different, for different devices, be it Laptop, Tower, Cell Phone, Tablet, Amazon Kinder Book Reader, Etc.)

EXAMPLE-2: If you wanted to find what text EN 28 refers you, press & hold the Ctrl Key, then press the F key, until the box appears. (Where the “box” appears will vary based on whether you use Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or any other Internet Browser.) Then for example-2, type into that box “of Sugar Grove Township”. You will see it “shown”, at three places, and a) The first will be at the text that this EN refers to. b) The second will be here at these instructions, because the find function looks & finds that text, everywhere on the WebPage you are looking at, and c) The third place will be below, where the text of the EN is.

SITE EDITOR’S NOTE CONT:
Once you have well learned the steps of Edit > Find > ”Box”, you ALSO will want to learn Edit > Copy and Edit > Paste: As an alternate to laborious manual keyboard typing-in your words & long sections of text), you can use a Copy and Paste the text to almost any place that shows on your computer screen! You should learn and well remember the Edit > Copy and Edit > Paste: since they can be INCREDIBLY useful to you, and can save you much time!
…Perhaps Wikipedia can help explain: (If you find better, please send email.)
After this Wikipedia Page comes up, you should QUICKLY SCAN, the parts till you get to “Cut & Paste”: Read this then read “Copy & Paste”.

To go back to the Outline

The Sarah Vinke Biography (SVB) END NOTES (EN), With Considerable Additional Biographical Information Related To Sarah Vinke, Or Facts About Her Life.
… This additional auxiliary information, was originally to be placed into the paper Biography End Notes: However, James Essinger thought that such End Notes, would be an instant biography reader “turn-off, so instead they are placed below, on this WebPage you are now reading: Many of these End Notes (EN’s), may be considered => Suggestions For Further Reading (with internet links), OR recommended books, like The Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. '. No attempt will be made to give extensive details. And in some cases, like author names, we have omitted all or a portion. We trust that the authors of various studies will forgive us.
….We hope these as Suggestions for Further Reading, will give the flavour and excitement of the literature relevant to Sarah Vinke and Robert Pirsig, and will encourage those interested to read further. With this in mind, we include below, articles, books, and internet links as additional guides for the reader. The choice of texts may seem idiosyncratic to some readers, but they include those which have appealed to us because of their comprehensive nature or contribution to the advances in understanding Sarah Vinke, Robert Pirsig, and their understanding of Quality.

Here is the Official START of the SVB (EN), END NOTES;
1 (pg 3 “information on Robert Pirsig”) On The Road With Robert Pirsig Film., produced and edited by Dr Anthony McWatt, 2009.
For more information on Dr McWatt and his work involving Dr Pirsig Google key words >> Robert Pirsig Anthony McWatt >> to find link:
https://www.pirsig.org/ The authors would like to extend their many thanks to Dr McWatt for being an enormous help and great resource for this biography!

2 (pg 5 “letter to authors of Guidebook”) The highly recommended Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1990) helps us understand Dr Pirsig’s bestselling masterpiece Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974). This Guidebook has a wealth of information, about Pirsig and his ZMM, such as => Early correspondence between Pirsig and Morrow Publishers, early ZMM Book Review and Scholarly Articles. Also has the complete test of a chapter that was eliminated by the publisher, to reduce the word count. My WebPage (link below), with many links, has more information:
Google key words >> Recommended ZMM Guidebook Gurr web.usca.edu >> to find link:
http://web.usca.edu/math/faculty-sites/henry-gurr/ZMMFindSiteInfo.dot

3 (pg 10 “most prized possessions”) Henry Gurr Letters To and From ZMM Author, Robert Pirsig, December 2006 thru 23 Sept 2007
Google key words >> Letters To and From ZMM Author, Robert Pirsig >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/LetDr Pirsig1994-2005
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/LetDr Pirsig2006-2007

4 (pg 10 “physics requirement”) Student Writings Concerning the Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. These student writings have been my primary assessment information concerning the use of ZMM in my physics classes. You will see, marked with gray-tone, the student writing which shows the student’s learning, which was improved by reading ZMM Book:
Google key words >> Student Writings Concerning Zen and the Art Henry Gurr >> to find link:
http://web.usca.edu/math/faculty-sites/henry-gurr/StdZmmRepIntroduction.dot

5 (pg 10 “response was as follows”) Henry Gurr Letters To and From ZMM Author, Robert Pirsig, December 2006 thru 23 Sept 2007. Google key words >> Letters To and From ZMM Author, Robert Pirsig >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/LetDr Pirsig1994-2005
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/LetDr Pirsig2006-2007

6 (pg 11 “an empirical phenomenon”) LILA: An Inquiry into Morals, is Robert Pirsig’s second book, published in 1991
Google key words >> Robert Pirsig book Lila Amazon.com >> to find link:
https://www.amazon.com/Lila-An-Inquiry-Into-Morals/dp/0553299611
7 (pg 11 “enthusiasts, most especially Dennis Gary”) A Student’s Memories of ‘Mrs.’ Professor Sarah Vinke and Her English Department at Montana State College, Bozeman MT (1956-1960) , By Dennis Gary BS, Montana State College, 1960; MS, University of Oregon, 1964
Google key words >> Student’s Memories Mrs Professor Sarah Vinke >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeMemories1

8 (pg 11 “computer pioneer Charles Babbage”) Welcome to my website’ My name is James Essinger. In my professional life I’m a writer, editor, literary agent and public relations consultant. Google key words >> James Essinger WebSite Writer >> to find link: http://www.jamesessinger.com/

9 (pg 13 “the computer pioneer Ada Lovelace”) A Female Genius – how Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron’s daughter, started the computer age. My book, A Female Genius, was published on October 29, 2013. It received quite a lot of media attention and at the bottom of the page you'll find links to examples of some of the reviews I have received.
Google Key words >> Female Genius Ada Lovelace James Essinger >> to find this link:
http://www.jamesessinger.com/ada-lovelace-a-female-genius.htm

10 (pg 16 “significant with my life”) A Student’s Memories of ‘Mrs.’ Professor Sarah Vinke and Her English Department at Montana State College, Bozeman MT (1956-1960), By Dennis Gary BS, Montana State College, 1960; MS, University of Oregon, 1964
Google key words >> Student’s Memories Mrs Professor Sarah Vinke >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeMemories1

11 (pg 16 “for understanding the universe”) In His Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM), Robert Pirsig Actually Sets Up A Foundation For Western Science And Philosophy!. BE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THIS => Strange As It May Seem, Pirsig’s Book Effectively Makes Foundation For Western Thinking, Where None Existed Previously! .
To read Henry Gurr’s explanation => Google key words EXACTLY >> Foundations Science Philosophy WhatZMMAbout Henry Gurr >> to find this link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/WhatZMMAboutExplanation of),
AFTER THIS ABOVE PAGE COMES UP, PLEASE ESPECIALLY NOTICE =>

12 pg 16 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, “Should Be Seen (and USED as”) A Westerners Guide Eastern Thought and Experience >>
Continued from above: Here you must realize that Pirsig is telling us that EASTERN THOUGHT is a NECESSARY part of, making a Foundation For Western Science & Philosophy!
…. to find this next link, (Google EXACTLY these key words >> Zen Art Motorcycle Maintenance Should Be Seen and USED Westerners Guide Eastern Thought and Experience Henry Gurr >> http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/ZmmWestLaoTzu

13 (pg 19 “sleeping courtiers to life”) A Barfield Reader: Selections from the Writings of Owen Barfield By Owen A. Barfield, and G. B. Tennyson. Google to find this Google Book, type key words from above, bolded. Owen Barfield often quoted statement ‘A felt change in consciousness’, will be in the Google Book: To find this passage, after this page coms up, you may need to do a ‘find’ to locate it.

14 (pg 19 “art or not art”) The transcript of the second film on the ‘The MOQ at Oxford’ DVD, by Robert Pirsig July 2009.
Google Key words > > Art and the Metaphysics of Quality. by Robert Pirsig >> MAY NOT find this link: Because this is only available from https://web.archive.org/ Art and the Metaphysics of Quality. by Robert Pirsig.
14cont There is more here => An overview of the Metaphysics of Quality , by Robert M. Pirsig, July 2005.
The transcript of the third film on the "The MOQ at Oxford" DVD.
15 (pg 24 “facts of our heroine's life”) Documents and Articles Concerning Sarah Vinke, Louis Vinke, and Robert Pirsig Found in The Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections (Archives) at Montana State University Bozeman MT, Montana State University Library Archives (MSU). We thank the Montana State University Library Archives (MSU), for their assistance with documents on Sarah Vinke, Louis Vinke, and Robert Pirsig and their permission to quote thee documents, in our biography. Special acknowledgement goes for their document on basic biographical facts of Sarah,, which we quote directly, but have augmented with considerable additional factual information.

16 (pg 24 “facts of our heroine's life” ) Info from 1900-40 US Census (see Census endnotes below)

17 (pg 24 ”facts of our heroine's life”) Our considerable biography findings and photos, beyond that presented below, are made available on special supplementary Internet WebPages, which is titled ZMMQ Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Pages , this Google will quickly find. BUT that is not necessary, since you are reading the SVBRP right now!!!

18 (pg 24 “BA degree at Grinnell college”) Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S. known for its rigorous academics and tradition of social responsibility. It was founded in 1846, when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College. In its 2016 edition of ‘America's Best Colleges’, U.S. News and World Report ranked Grinnell tied for 19th among all liberal arts colleges in the United States, and tied for highest economic diversity as measured by low-income students receiving federal Pell Grants.
Google key words >> Grinnell College >> to find link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinnell_College

19 (pg 24 “University of Wisconsin”) The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, ‘UW’, or regionally as, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded when Wisconsin achieved statehood in 1848, UW–Madison is the official state university of Wisconsin, and the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It was the first public university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest public university in the state. It became a land-grant institution in 1866. The 933-acre (378 ha) main campus includes four National Historic Landmarks. UW–Madison is organized into 20 schools and colleges, which enrolled 29,302 undergraduate, 9,445 graduate, and 2,459 professional students and granted 6,659 bachelors, 3,493 graduate and professional degrees in 2013–2014. The University employs over 21,796 faculty and staff. Its comprehensive academic program offers 136 undergraduate majors, along with 148 master's degree programs and 120 doctoral programs. The UW is one of America's Public Ivy universities, which refers to top public universities in the United States capable of providing a collegiate experience comparable with the Ivy League. UW–Madison is also categorized as an RU/VH Research University (very high research activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. In 2012, it had research expenditures of more than $1.1 billion, the third highest among universities in the country. Wisconsin is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
Google key words >> University of Wisconsin Madison >> to fink link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93Madison

19.1 { This EN discuss how to obtain a copy of Sarah’s U Wisconsin Masters & PhD Thesis.

20 (This EN refers to discussion above at “Professor of Chemical Engineering) An on-line, Montana State University, 96-98 Directory list shows: => SCARRAH, WARREN P Professor, Chemical Engr BS, Montana State University-Bozeman, 1957 MS, Purdue University, 1959 PhD, Montana State University-Bozeman, 1973]

21 (This EN refers to discussion above at “two daughters could be close to school”) 1900 US Census, Iowa, Dallas County, Adel Township, Dallas Center Town. NARA Series T623, Roll 427, Page 12 B
NOTE: In every census we have tried to use the street address supplied to find a Google Street View of the location. These pictures for A Lifetime Of Sarah’s Residences, may be viewed in the FIRST of FIVE Photo Albums at =>
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/albums.php?set_albumListPage=1

22 (This EN refers to discussion above at “deaf and dumb“) This particular census was designed to record the disabilities in each person recorded, and so, includes a column which asks if the individual is deaf or dumb. 1910 US Census, Iowa, Dallas County, Sugar Grove Township. NARA Series T624m Roll 399, Page 195B]

23 (This EN refers to discussion above at “about half way along 15th street.” [) This census did not record house numbers, and so we could not determine Sarah Jennings’ address, beyond its being half way along 15th Street.1920 US Census, Iowa, Dallas County, Dallas Center Town. NARA Series T625, Roll 486, Page 23

24 (This EN refers to discussion above at “in their digital Scarlet and Black”) Grinnell College Archives digital ‘Scarlet and Black’ Student Newspaper.
This online archive provides free access to the College's archive of the Scarlet & Black from the first issue in 1894 to the last issue of May 2010. Alumni, students, faculty, staff, friends and researchers can explore the archive, and the archive is accessible to all Web users both on and off Grinnell’s campus. It can be searched by anyone with a Web connection, but individual articles are not searchable or findable directly through Google or other search engines. In addition to being a valuable source for research, this archive provides a fun way to peruse the College’s history. ->INSTRUCTIONS: Once this page link next down comes up, scroll half way down, & see in BOLD this next down link, which you will need to then CLICK ON =>
http://usiagrc.arcasearch.com/Research.aspx. (CAUTION: You first must be on this page for this link to work.)
Google key words >> Grinnell College Archives digital Scarlet and Black student newspaper
>> To find Grinnell Student Newspaper Scarlet and Black:

25 (This EN refers to discussion above at “been the one Sarah lived in ”) 1930 US Census, Montana, Gallatin Co., Bozeman City. NARA T626, unidentified roll, Page 45

26 (This EN refers to discussion above at “12 blocks to walk between”) 1940 US Census, Colorado, Larimer Co., Fort Collins City. S. D. No 2, E.D. No 35-48, Sheet No. 81A.]

27 (This EN refers to discussion above at “Genealogist Lorna Grow”) Lorna Taylor Baldner Grow, began as the Dallas County Iowa home economist in 1954 and was in charge of the Girls’ 4-H program, Women’s program and Rural Youth Program. She served in this capacity for two years and then married Herman (Bud) Baldner and settled in rural Dallas Center.
More about Lorna with photos of her: >> Google key words >> Iowa State University Lorna Taylor Grow >> to find link:
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/dallas/news/decades-learning-and-growth]

28 (This EN refers to discussion above at “of Sugar Grove Township”) Iowa: Dallas County Records, Volume I, Compiler: Snedden, Howard E; Snedden and Barbara A Snedden, page 130. Publication: Xerographic copy, Des Moines, IA, 1971.

29 (This EN refers to discussion above at “have been 27 at that time”) Sugar Grove Township Biographies, Excerpt from The History of Dallas County, Iowa, published in 1879 by the Union Historical Company of Des Moines, Iowa.
Google key words >> Sugar Grove Township Biographies 1879 >> to find link:
http://iagenweb.org/dallas/twp/sugargrove/sugargrovetownship1879.htm

30 (This EN refers to discussion above at “J. A. Guenther resigned”) With thanks, we acknowledge that much of the above is quoted directly from an original draft, written by Genealogist, Janet Armbrust, wife of Henry’s older brother George Philip Gurr.

31 (This EN refers to discussion above at “the parents to our Sarah”) Created by: ZBonnie: Record added: Apr 22, 2006.
Google key words >> Find a Grave >> to find link:
Jacob…http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=grandGRid=14023426
Elizabeth.http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=grandGRid=14023427
Ida Bernice http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=grandGRid=14023428

32 (This EN refers to discussion above at “house, documented above”) Newspapers.com found a newspaper advertisement in The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Sun, May 24, 1942 – Page 13=> 'For sale in Dallas Center, IA, to settle estate, 8 rm modern house of the late Mrs Elisabeth Jennings. hot water plant fire place. 2 lots. much shrubbery. Mrs Sarah Jennings Vinke Ph 3661. [Evidently Sarah, or someone, would answer this phone number, and the only logical place is in this Dallas Center house. Which suggests that Sarah was perhaps staying there for a while to settle the estate, and see friends and other family. It is quite likely that Sarah’s sister Elizabeth was there also, since they inherited family property jointly.]
INSTRUCTIONS#1 FOR USING NEWSPAPERS.COM BY SITE EDITOR:
For Your Convenience => Henry Gurr has created a Tutorial: How To Most Effectively Use-Newspapers.com
… This page (link below), has full detailed instructions, how to most efficiently use, and get the most out of Newspapers.com. … Also given will be a) The search terms we actually used, b) The general nature of the information discovered, c) What and how much (statistics), of each type of article found, useful or not. d) Etc
AND IF you happen to need SVBRP again, Google will quickly find, by typing the above italic. Authors Biographers: Access Valuable Historical To Present Day, Using Newspapers.com.
INSTRUCTIONS#2 FOR USING NEWSPAPERS.COM BY SITE EDITOR:
A VERY BIG NICE FEATURE of NEWSPAPER.COM!
Ten Of My Newspaper.Com, “Clippings” Are Public Access!! This Is Where You Can See => Examples of what we found related to Sarah Vinke, Lewis Vinke, and other important newspaper information mentioned in the published Sarah Vinke Biography (SVB), AND / OR this Sarah Vinke Biography Resource Page (SVBRB), which you are reading RIGHT NOW. .
Here Is How To See Them.
A) In a WebBrowser, either of the 2 links below, will show any person, my 10 “Clippings, … (No Password needed, for this part.)
After you click on the link, in the page that comes up you will see in a long series, a compact view of each of my 10 “Clippings”, with a Clipping Title and a Clipping Description Caption.
B) Click on any, for a clear view.pdf image, of just what the original newspaper looked like, with the date and name of the newspaper.
C) As an added source of SVB Supplementary Information, I will tell readers of SVB, to also use these links.
D) I have tried to view these links on my older Android Cell Phone => My Newspapers.com Profile Page comes up just fine, but the Clippings are NOT There.
E) Many times I have viewed both these links in Chrome Browser, and surly other Browsers such as FireFox, Edge, Opera, etc will work just as well!
F) For now, you dear reader, can try viewing my clippings, and tell me (by email), how well this works, for you.

33 (pg 28 “during the war”) The movement against the involvement of the United States in the Vietnam War began in the U.S. with demonstrations in 1964 and grew in strength in later years. The U.S. became polarized between those who advocated continued involvement in Vietnam and those who wanted peace. .. Many in the peace movement were students, mothers, or anti-establishment hippies. Opposition grew with participation by the African-American civil rights, women's liberation, and Chicano movements, and sectors of organized labor. Additional involvement came from many other groups, including educators, clergy, academics, journalists, lawyers, physicians (such as Benjamin Spock), Civil Rights Movement leaders and military veterans. Opposition consisted mainly of peaceful, nonviolent events; few events were deliberately provocative and violent. In some cases, police used violent tactics against demonstrators. By 1967, according to Gallup Polls, an increasing majority of Americans considered US military involvement in Vietnam to be a mistake, echoed decades later by the then head of American war planning, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
Google key words >> Against War Vietnam Wikipedia >> to find link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opposition_to_United_States_involvement_in_the_Vietnam_War

34 (pg 32 “nine at 170”) A Biographical Timeline of Robert Pirsig, author of ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’ and ‘Lila, and Inquiry into Morals’ . This comprehensive timeline is presented as context to the life and work of Robert Pirsig, but is not a comprehensive biography.
Google key words >> Timeline Robert Pirsig by Ian Glendinning >> to find link:
http://www.psybertron.org/timeline.html

35 (pg 38 “the territory of lecture”) The Chautauqua Institution Meetings, at Chautauqua Lake, NY, with Photos, and History.
Google key words >> Chautauqua Institution Meetings Wikipedia >> to find link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua )

36 (pg 40 “but not know it”) This passage, written in the last days of William Yeats can be found in biography Yeats: The Man and the Masks by Richard Ellmann. A Google search will find several pages on this in Google Books.)

37 (pg 49 “in his teaching”) The Divine Sarah! Robert Pirsig MOQ Media Interview Excerpt: On Teaching English, Especially Writing, At Montana State College, Bozeman Montana. (Now Montana State University.)
Google key words >> Divine Sarah Robert Pirsig >> to find this link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeTheDevine

38 (pg 55 approx “2,400 year old Tao Tau Ching”) Westerner’s Guide to Tao Te Ching. More details on this aspect of ZMM are available at link below: Type into Google key words > > Westerner’s Guide to Tao Te Ching >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/ZmmWestLaoTzu

39 (pg 58 approx: “letter by Sarah to Mrs, Stella Anacker” ) Letters To From Bozeman: Sarah Vinke and Shirley Luhrsen.
Google key words >> Letters To From Bozeman: Vinke Luhrsen >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/LettersToFmBozemanVinkeLuhrsen

40 (pg 59 “April 1960”) BOOKS I’VE ENJOYED by Sarah Vinke*
The Montana Library Association Quarterly. Vol 5, No. 3, Page 6 (April 1960) (After this page comes up, scroll to end for more information and notes re this article.) Google key words >> Books I’ve Enjoyed Sarah Vinke >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeBookEnjoy

41 (pg 60 “Henry wrote this to Dennis Gary”) Commentary of Sarah Vinkie’s Books I’ve Enjoyed:
Google key words >> (same as above) >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeBkEnjoyDiscuss

42 (This portion not included in this page) Here is what two Montana State College students say about being in Dr Pirsig’s English classes Fall 1959 or Spring 1960.
Google key words >> ZMMQ Cowboy Interview on Dr Pirsig >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/CowboyAmpWifeReDr PirsigClass

43 (pg 62 “have owned are as follows”) Books Once Owned by Sarah Vinke: Later In Sarah’s life in Bozeman, she gave an unknown Portion of Her Books to Shirley Luhrsen of Bozeman Montana, and Subsequently Transferred to Henry Gurr ~11 Sept 2006:

Google key words >> Letters To and From ZMM Author, Robert Pirsig >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/LetDr Pirsig2006-2007

45 (pg 63 “Vern Dusenberry”) The Montana Cree: A Study in Religious Persistence By Verne Dusenberry
University of Oklahoma Press, 1962 - Social Science - 280 pages
The latest editions have a Forward and Introduction, by Verne Dusenberry’s daughter Lynn Dusenberry Crow. Lynn grew up in Bozeman, and similar to her contemporary Tina DeWeese, is well known in Montana. a.
A good bit of Robert Pirsig’s book LILA covers what he learned, from Mr Dusenberry, about the Native American’s and especially the Cree. Also Dusenberry helped Pirsig to visit the Montana Reservations, and get to know the various Native Americans there. The following is from this book.
The Montana Cree is a study of religion as a sustaining force in American Indian life. On the small Rocky Boy reservation in northern Montana, the Cree Indians provide an example of how a people transplanted and persecuted throughout their history can maintain and develop a tribal identity and unity through the continuance of their religious values.
As the adopted son of Mose Michelle, a hereditary Pend O’Reille chief, Verne Dusenberry moved easily within Indian circles as an accepted participant-observer in many religious ceremonies. His ethnographic study provides detailed descriptions of ceremonies - the Shaking Tent, Ghost Dance, and Sun Dance - which are seldom accurately described elsewhere.
Google the full title and author to find a Google Book version. This link will show the Forward and Introduction, by Verne Dusenberry’s daughter Lynn Dusenberry Crow. click here

46 (pg 64 “fills in some blank lines” …. Re Louis Vinke.) Newspapers.com was a very good resource, for this and many other news articles, in our Sarah Vinke Biography. As I accessed, and used their system to find & copy the newspaper articles you see on this Resource Page, I found it was easy to use, they had an excellent system, to search & find valuable article of interest, some of which were completely unexpected. Their 7 day free trial worked very well. And if you need more than 7 days, their prices are very reasonable. Please see above End Note EN 32, for How To Use Newspapers.com.
Google key words >> Newspapers.com >> to find link:
https://www.newspapers.com/

46cont (This EN refers to “MSC Professor Louis Vinke, Supervised PhD Student”.) Newspapers.com was a very good resource, for this and many other news articles, in our Sarah Vinke Biography. A MSC PhD Thesis, which was conducted by Louis Vinke: The Plane of Nutrition in Relation to Milk Production, by Joseph C. Shaw, Signed by hand: Louis Vinke, as both in charge of Major Work and Chairman of Examining Committee. (no middle initial)
Google key words >> Louis Vinke 31762100154697.pdf >> to find link:
http://scholarworks.montana.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1/6078/31762100154697.pdf?

47 (This EN refers to discussion above at “links given in this end note”) Mr Dennis Gary’s discussion of his memories of Dr Renne, and Renne’s photos, at the seven links below. The subject content of each of Mr Gary’s WebPages is given in the words towards the end of each of these links.
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeMemories1
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/MscPixFacStdntAdmin
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/MscPixFacStdntAdmin
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/ProfDunbarAndThreatsToAcadFreedom
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/ProfDunbarAndCampusRadicalsAtMSC
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/HowardDeanNemesisRobertPirsig
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/PisigMSCAndZen

48 (This EN refers to discussion above at “DeWeeseart.com website, you might have seen” [This portion not included in this page]) DeweeseArt.com, is the DeWeese family's newly revised and expanded WebSite. It is a family venture, where Tina has been a whole lot more than just the web designer. The intention of the family is to include more galleries over time that essentially archives the complete bodies of work of their parents. This site has in total ~2000 full color photos of the art of Bob & Gennie, spanning their entire art career. Also there ~15 pages of narrative discussing this art and the DeWeese inspiration and methods of making art, and studios. About half of these narratives were written by Tina, wherein is found, most especially, greatly expanded discussion of her above community of artists and educators, including a much extended version of how Robert Pirsig fit in See all this, at link below : You will also see at Upper Right a Link Menu, to access the rest of Tina’s Site. http://www.deweeseart.com/new-page-2/ The Upper Right Menu Choice named Photo Album. Bob & Gennie DeWeese is an absolutely wonderful series, of snapshots, spanning their combined lives! http://www.deweeseart.com/bob-gennieopt/ Under GALLERIES, you will see choices for manual advance art photos series: The one choice WOLNY'S HILL will lead to a screen, showing just a single picture, with a descriptive caption below it: This is a clue that you are looking at an automatic slideshow, that cycles through the Named Photo Album. If you place your mouse cursor on the edge of the photo, and left click once, it seems to advance the photo. But if you hold down the left mouse button, this will stop (and hold) the advance of the slide show. Google key words >> DeWeeseArt >> to find link: http://www.deweeseart.com/

49 (pg 75 “Values and Healing”) The AHP Conference ‘THE HEART OF THE MATTER: VALUES FOR A WORLD COMMUNITY’ July 29th - August 1st, 1993 San Diego, California. Here Robert Pirsig Tells About Quality and His Teaching, This whole Robert Pirsig - Chip Baggett, Transcript Is VERY Interesting, But You'll need to scroll down to read the Sarah Vinke Part.
Google key words >> Values For A World Community Cliff Baggett >> MAY NOT find link, because this is only available from https://web.archive.org/ :
https://web.archive.org/web/20161109152823/http://robertpirsig.org/AHP%20Transcript%201.html

50 (pg 116 “general hatred of war)” World War I (or WW1), also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. Over 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war (including the victims of a number of genocides), a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents' technological and industrial sophistication, and the tactical stalemate caused by grueling trench warfare. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, and paved the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.
Google key words >> World War I >> to find link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

51 (This EN refers to discussion above at “English speakers assembled by Henry Gurr” [This portion not included in this page])Among our main resources have been following links. Google key words >> University of Wisconsin Catalogue 1921-22 >> to find link:
http://archive.org/stream/catalogue00wiscgoog/catalogue00wiscgoog_djvu.txt
Google key words >> Grinnell College Bulletin 1911 >> to find link:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112111866247;view=1up;seq=56;size=125

52 (pg 117 “we examined such course catalogues”) From 1912-14 Era Grinnell College Bulletins
Google key words >> Grinnell College Bulletin 1911 >> to find link:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112111866247;view=1up;seq=78;size=125

53 (pg 117 “we examined such course catalogues”) Also from March 1915 Google Books download from To find the link here google the key words >> Grinnell College Bulletin 1915

54 (This EN refers to discussion above at “The Grinnell Catalogue Bulletin”) Establishing Home Rule: The Use of Self-Governance in 1960s Grinnell.
Google key words >> Grinnell Establishing Home Rule 1960s >> to find link:
https://www.grinnell.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Establishing%20Home%20Rule_0.pdf

55 (pg 132 “From its earliest days, Bryn Mawr”) [Located ~20 miles NW of Philadelphia PA The Bryn Mawr Graduate Program in Greek, Latin and Classical Studies says:] ‘From its earliest days, Bryn Mawr has had an international reputation in classical languages. It was among the first institutions to offer doctorates in classical philology to women in the United States. Today, the College is home to a lively community of graduate students, both women and men, who are interested in various aspects of the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome; and its name is known to classicists worldwide through the Bryn Mawr Classical Review, the second-oldest electronic book-review journal, which is received by over 10,000 subscribers around the globe.’
Google key words >> Bryn Mawr Greek and Latin >> to find link:
http://www.brynmawr.edu/classics/colloquia.html

56 (This EN refers to discussion, Re Prof M S Slaughter, above at “Classical Studies in Rome during the coming year”) The Acta ludorum saecularium quintorum and the ... - JStor
Google key words >> Acta ludorum saecularium quintorum JStor >> to find link:
http:www.jstor.org/stable/2935695
The Grinnel Reveiw 1908 Google same key words >> to find link:
https://books.google.com/books?id=jA4TAAAAIAAJ

57 (pg 133 “was then at Iowa College”) Grinnell College - Yearbook (Grinnell, IA), Class of 1894.
Explanation: Founded in 1809, Iowa College’s name was changed in1846, to Grinnell College, to honor a large donor.
Google key words >> Grinnell Yearbook 1894 >> to find link:
http://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/Grinnell_College.../Page145.html

58 (This EN refers to discussion, Re Prof M S Slaughter, above at “Annual Meeting of the North Central” [Iowa School Committee?] ) Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the North Central.
Google key words >> Annual Meeting of the North Central >> to find link:
https://books.google.com/books?id=sgIPAQAAIAAJ

59 (This EN refers to discussion, Re Prof M S Slaughterabove at ”Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn”) Classical World - Volume 1 - Page 150 - Google Books Result .
Google key words >> Classical World 1908 >> to find link:
https://books.google.com/books?id=DLYzAQAAMAAJ

60 (This EN refers to discussion, Re Prof M S Slaughter, above at “donated 70 books to their library”) Iowa College 1888-9 Bulletin shows M. S. Slaughter as having donated 70 books to their library. Google Books, found by search above key words. (Iowa College is the former name of Grinnell College.)

61 (pg 151 “Criticism of fellow students”) Self-Criticism in Speech by Sarah Jennings Vinke Montana State College What follows is an archived article of self-criticism by Sarah Vinke. http://archive.org/stream/catalogue00wiscgoog/catalogue00wiscgoog_djvu.txt

61 (continued) Sarah’s major point is that done the ways she suggests, Constructive Criticism will not add to the timidity and self-consciousness of students, who are struggling for confidence: This in most Speech Classes, is a major problem in beginning speech classes. To view Dennis Gary and Henry Gurr’s thoughts on this article, use this link below.
Google key words >> Article Self-Criticism in Speech by Sarah Vinke >> to find link: http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeSpeechClass

62 (This EN refers to discussion above at “various influences on Sarah”) A Student’s Memories of ‘Mrs.’ Professor Sarah Vinke and Her English Department at Montana State College, Bozeman MT (1956-1960) , By Dennis Gary BS, Montana State College, 1960; MS, University of Oregon, 1964
Google key words >> Student’s Memories Mrs Professor Sarah Vinke >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/SarahVinkeMemories1

63 (pg 156 “directions in my hand”) Memories of My Driving MSC Faculty Members To Shirley Luhrsen’s ‘Deer Creek Mountain Ranch and Retreat Center.’
By Dennis Gary BS, Montana State College, 1960; MS, University of Oregon, 1964
Google key words >> Memories Driving Shirley Luhrsen’s Dennis Gary >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/MscFacultyOuting

64 (pg 152 “As he explains of the experience”) Dennis Gary’s Interview of David Swingle, Museum of the Rockies, ZMMQ
Google key words >> (same as above) >> to find link:
venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/DavidSwingleInterview

65 (pg 256 “recollections of Sarah to offer”) Dr David Swingle is an instructor in Montana State Universities’ Museum Of the Rockies. Dr. Swingle. has a 45-year dual career in public secondary and higher education, and in museum education. He specialized in developing programs for ‘at-risk’ youth at the Bridger Program at Bozeman High. Presently he teaches Museum Studies and is Field Representative for the MSU History Department's Teaching American History(3) project, The West as U.S.
The museum continues to focus on Paleontology, Native American History, and Montana History, while also having expanded to include Changing Exhibits from around the world, the Living History Farm, the Taylor Planetarium, the Martin Children's Discovery Center and educational programs for all ages. Museum of the Rockies is both a college-level division of Montana State University and an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit institution. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, Museum Of the Rockies, is one of just 775 museums to hold this distinction from the more than 17,500 museums nationwide. The Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate and a repository for federal fossils.
Google key words >> David Swingle Instructor Montana State Universities’ Museum Rockies History. >> to find link:
https://www.museumoftherockies.org/about-mor/museum-history

66 (pg 173 “satisfying name for this philosophy discussion of his” … ie Robert Pirsig’s) The Chautauqua Institution Meetings, at Chautauqua Lake, NY, with Photos, and History.
Google key words >> Chautauqua Institution Meetings Wikipedia >> to find link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chautauqua )

67 (pg 179 “creative state called ‘flow’ “) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience:
This is a book by Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of ‘optimal experience’ have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called flow. During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. In this new edition of his groundbreaking classic work,
Google key words >> Flow Psychology Optimal Experience >> to find link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)

68 (pg 185 [Dualism causes] …..” a complete separation of the person’s own self, from their own world”) Many perceptive authors, come to same conclusions, as Robert Pirsig, concerning our Western Cultures un-questioned wholesale acceptance of scientific materialism, and it’s attendant dualisms. This dualism, is where we in our culture, have clear separation of objects (the only reality) from subjective (illusive un-reality), leading to the exclusive separation of the knower the known. This is where a universal or generalized consciousness, which [in early humans together] embraced both man and nature, [morphed] into the individualized and alienated self-consciousness we have today. For a penetrating discussion of these evils of dualism, with mention of authors that support Pirsig >> Google key words >> Owen Barfield: The Journey of the Soul through Western Consciousness, By Kenneth McClure >> After the Google Results come up, you should have a good look and many of the Results shown + find this link:
http://www.southerncrossreview.org/43/mcclure.htm

69 (pg 198 “material about ZMM and about Dr Pirsig”) Welcome to ZMM Quality! Teaching, Learning, and Exploring the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. By Henry Gurr. Here you will find photos, travel information, essays, and links a great many resources concerning the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM) by Robert Pirsig. This information has been collected through the collaborative efforts of many people.
Google key words >> Welcome To ZMM Quality by Henry Gurr >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Main/HomePage

70 (pg 198 “no ZMM passage has been left out”) What Chris and Narrator May Have Seen Along ZMM Travel Route
Google key words >> Chris Narrator Seen ZMM Travel Route >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/gallery/albums.php?set_albumListPage=1 - ZmmFourParts

71 (pg 199 “Math Department, the homepage”) Henry Gurr, Professor of Physics Emeritus, at The University of South Carolina Aiken | Department of Mathematical Sciences, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, SC
Google key words >> Professor Henry S Gurr >> to find link:
http://web.usca.edu/math/faculty-sites/henry-gurr/

72 (pg 200 “Evolution of Consciousness”) How I Was Brought to Discover Owen Barfield, by Henry Gurr
Google key words >> Discover Owen Barfield by Henry Gurr >> to find link:
http://web.usca.edu/math/faculty-sites/henry-gurr/barfield.dot

73 (pg 203 “Barfield and Polanyi get ignored”) Thomas Kuhn, Perceptual Blindness, and The ***AHA*** Flash-Of-Insight! A Talk Presented to Physics Teachers by Henry Gurr:
Human Mental and Perceptual Processes Are Seen To Fit, Princeton Physicist J J Hopfield’s Mathematical Model of the Mammalian Brain. Illustrated Will Be 1) Famous Insight Mental Arrivals In the History of Physics. And 2) The Scientific Discovery ‘Structure’ Formulation of Thomas Kuhn’s In His Book Structure Of Scientific Revolutions.
Google key words >> Thomas Kuhn Perceptual Blindness Henry Gurr >> to find link:
Thomas Kuhn Perceptual Blindness Henry Gurr NOTE: After this page comes up, scroll down to => Thomas Kuhn.

74 (pg 205 “maybe it’s in his dream or imagination, it’s not really clear”) Why Is ZMM Travel Narrative, So Very Very Factual, by Henry Gurr. Seeing as how so much of ZMM stands to my actual field research, there is no reason to believe, these ZMM events, reported happening in Montana Hall, did not take place. My research is reported here: => Let’s Look At How ZMM Incorporates ‘The Factual’ Into Its Travel Descriptions.
Google key words >> ZMM Travel by Factual Henry Gurr >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/ZMMFactual

75 (pg 206 “photo gallery of my website”) What Chris and the Narrator Might Have Seen Along the Travel Route of The Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (ZMM). Here you will find my ZMM Research Photos showing each Travel Scene of the ZMM Narrative. Practically an Illustrated ZMM Book! Each photograph, in these Four Albums, was taken along the route of the book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, and was especially sought to show the specific travel passage of ZMM, shown below that photo. These albums are Practically a Photo-Book for Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Google key words >> ZMM Route Research Photos by Henry Gurr >> to find link:
ZMM Route Research Photos by Henry Gurr

76 (pg 208 “my fifteen years working with Nobel prize winner Fred Reines”. This EN refers to SVB discussion above at “lead him to Nobel Prize” Frederick Reines (rye-ness);[2] (March 16, 1918 – August 26, 1998) was an American physicist. He was awarded the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physics for his co-detection of the neutrino with Clyde Cowan in the neutrino experiment. He may be the only scientist in history so intimately associated with the discovery of an elementary particle and the subsequent thorough investigation of its fundamental properties.
Google key words >> Fred Reines UCI >> to find link:
http://www.ps.uci.edu/~superk/fred.html

77 (pg 208 “years 1995 to 2001”) Student Writings Concerning the Book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. 13 May 1999, by Henry Gurr. The assessment information concerning the physics class supplementary reading of the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Here you may find student writings. These have been my primary assessment information concerning the use of ZMM in my physics classes. Dr Gurr has marked with gray-tone the student writing which shows the student’s learning progress.
Google key words >> Student Writings Zen Art Motorcycle Maintenance, Henry Gurr >> to find link:
http://web.usca.edu/math/faculty-sites/henry-gurr/StdZmmRepIntroduction.dot

78 (pg 210 “universe, has no meaning”) The following well capture my understanding (and emotional reaction to) whole scene of materialistic modernism: You will see that Philosophic Constructivism, provides the basis, for most of these beliefs or theories. Google quick answers are A) and B), Answers C) and D) are from Wikipedia.
Nihilism is the belief that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated. It is often associated with extreme pessimism and a radical skepticism that condemns existence. A true nihilist would believe in nothing, have no loyalties, and no purpose other than, perhaps, an impulse to destroy.
Existential nihilism is the philosophical theory that life has no intrinsic meaning or value. With respect to the universe, existential nihilism posits that a single human or even the entire human species is insignificant, without purpose and unlikely to change in the totality of existence.
Most commonly, nihilism is presented in the form of existential nihilism, which argues that life is without objective meaning, purpose, or intrinsic value.
Moral nihilists assert that morality does not inherently exist, and that any established moral values are abstractly contrived. Nihilism can also take epistemological, ontological, or metaphysical forms, meaning respectively that, in some aspect, knowledge is not possible, or that reality does not actually exist.
Wikipedia, expands on A) thru D).
For more, Google key words >> Nihilism Wikipedia >> to find link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism

79 (pg 212 “our next perception”) Brain Owner’s Users Manual: Guide Increasing Human Effectiveness by Henry Gurr
After this page comes up > Do > Browser Top > Edit > Find > ‘Construct’. You should > Find Next > To read all 16 ‘Construct’s’ discussed, on this page.
Google key words >> Brain Owner’s Users Manual: Gurr >> to find link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/BrainOwnerUserManual1

80 (pg 212 “Princeton Physicist J J Hopfield”) Hopfield Theory: Our General Problem Solver Brain Seeks Best Quality
Google key words >> (same as above) >> to find link
Hopfield Theory: Our General Problem Solver Brain Seeks Best Quality

81 (pg 214 “His decision, started his way out.” ) The Freedom to Choose For almost three years after receiving his MD, James lived in his family home battling ill health and depression. He would later describe this depression as a crisis of meaning brought on by his studies in science. These left him feeling that there was no ultimate meaning in life, and that his belief in freewill and God were illusions. James suffered panic attacks and hallucinations just like his father before him, which caused him to believe that his illness was rooted in a biological determinism he could not overcome. One day in April of 1870, after reading an essay by Charles Renouvier, his psychological fever began to subside. He had come to believe that freewill was not an illusion and that his own will could alter his psychological state. As he writes in his journal from that time:
‘I think that yesterday was a crisis in my life. I finished the first part of Renouvier's second Essay and see no reason why his definition of free will — 'the sustaining of a thought because I choose to when I might have other thoughts' — need be the definition of an illusion. At any rate, I will assume for the present — until next year — that it is no illusion. My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will.’ (Barton p.323)
As we shall see, this is one of the chief kernels of his theory of happiness—the idea that happiness depends on a choice that we are able to make, regardless of our biological and social circumstances.
Google key words >> William James my first act belief free will history happiness >> to find link
Every detahttp://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/william-james/

82 (pg 228 “simply means excellence”.) The Greeks, by Humphrey Davey Findley Kitto (6 February 1897 – 21 January 1982), was a British classical scholar of Cornish ancestry. His 1952 general treatment The Greeks covered the whole range of ancient Greek culture, and became a standard text . <= ZMM Enthusiasts please note words in italics at left!]
Humphrey Davey Findley Kitto (1897 –1982) was a British classical scholar of Cornish ancestry. He wrote his doctorate in 1920 at the University of Bristol. He became a Lecturer in Greek at the University of Glasgow from 1920 to 1944. On that year, he returned to the University of Bristol where he became Professor of Greek and emeritus in 1962. He concentrated on studies of Greek tragedy, producing also translations of works of Sophocles. … His 1952 general treatment [book] ‘The Greeks‘ covered the whole range of ancient Greek culture, and became a standard text.
Google key words >> Kitto The Greeks Wikipedia >> to find link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._D._F._Kitto

83 (pg 228 “simply means excellence.”) Arete (Greek: ἀρετή), in its basic sense, means “excellence of any kind.” [1] The term may also mean moral virtue.[1] In its earliest appearance in Greek, this notion of excellence was ultimately bound up with the notion of the fulfilment of purpose or function: the act of living up to one's full potential.
Google key words >> Wikipedia Arete excellence_moral_virtue >> to find link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arete_(moral_virtue)

84 (pg 232 “In other words: Simply be”) The Epitaph quotation at the start of this Chapter 10 is from Gia-fu Feng and Jane English’s classic translation of Tao Te Ching: For more information see Henry Gurr’s
Westerner’s Guide to Tao Te Ching, at the link below. Type into Google >> A Westerner’s Guide to Tao Te Ching by Henry Gurr >> to find this link:
http://venturearete.org/ResearchProjects/ProfessorGurr/Documents/ZmmWestLaoTzu

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… Many of these photos are from Henry Gurr's Field Research, Internet Searches, and Google Street Views.
… AFTER the Blue Link comes up, please successively click on the ANY OF SIX ALBUMS, and see Photo Albums For Her => 1) Grinnell College, 2) Home Town Dallas Center, IA, 3) Childhood Farm & Home, 4) University of Wisconsin Madison Graduate School, and 5) A Photo Album for Google Street Views (GSV), for Sarah Lived Here. 6) There is even a Special Album, which gives Views-Of-What-Likely-Seen For Sarah-Jennings-European-Experience-With-Students.
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This WebPage explains the content of each of the Menu Items, of this Menu Section.
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B) You Can Find A Tremendous Amount of Additional Information About Sarah Vinke, By Click (at left), Main Menu Section => Memories & Events At Montana State College (MSC) 1956-60 (Now MSU) This has Dennis Gary’s Student Memories of His Favorite: Mrs Prof Sarah Vinke ''
This link explains the content of each of the Menu Items, of Dennis Gary’s Menu Section.
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