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Note: N225 First principal of South Shore High School Chicago, Ill. 1940-1949, and a “Grand Lady” - from a former student.
Marriage record to John S Hoard gives Norwegian as her nationality.
1900 Census-Working as a teacher in Flandeau Village, Moody, South Dakota - birth date listed as Oct 1882, father listed as from Germany, mother from Canada.
1905 - 28 Dec - The Minneapolis Journal, p. 9
"ELK POINT, S. D. - John Sidney Hoard of Alcester, this county, and Miss Marie Albeta Voy of Canton were married at the latter place by Rev. G. S. Evans of the Congregational church."
1910 Census - Lists birth date as 1884, father from Germany, mother from Michigan. Living in Sious Ward 7, Woodbury, Iowa, occupation, college teacher
1918 - 8 May - Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 17
"She was given a decree -- Twas a serious mistake that John Sidney Hoard made in sending his wife the letter he intended to mail to his affinity. On the strength of it Judge Brothers gave Mrs. Marie Hoard a divorce."
1920 Census- Lists birth year 1884, father from France, Mother from Canada; divorced from John S Hoard. Living in Chicago Ward 3, Cook Co., Ill. ; occupation teacher in public school
1930 Census-Living in Chicago, married to Otis Brewster, son Ogden 2 years old.; occupation Teacher in public school. Father listed as from France, mother from French Canada.
1950 - Obit
(Chicago Daily Tribune, 10 June 1950)
MRS. BREWSTER, CITY TEACHER 34 YEARS, DIED
Mrs. Marie Voy Brewster, widely known and loved teacher in the Chicago public schools for 34 years, died yesterday in Ingalls Memorial hospital, Harvey. Mrs. Brewster, who was 66, retired last year as principal of South Shore High school. She lived at Dun Donald lane and Western ave., Flossmoor.
Mrs. Brewster was born in Scotland S.D., and taught in schools in Iowa and other states before coming to Chicago in 1914. Later that year she passed the Chicago public school teachers' examination and taught in grade schools for 10 years - in Dewey, Oakland and Farren.
BROUGHT CANDY
At Oakland, she recalled in a reminiscent article written at her retirement, a third grade boy showed up one day with a box of candy for her.
"Charles," she told him, "you shouldn't have bothered to bring me candy."
"O, that's all right," she quoted him as replying, "my father has two drug stores and a candy factory." He was Charles R. Walgreen, now head of the nationwide chain of drug stores.
Mrs. Brewster became assistant principal at Phillips Junior High school in 1924 and principal of the Sullivan grade school in 1930. She moved up successively as assistant principal of Calumet High school, principal of the Bryn Mawr school, principal of McKinley High school, and became principal of the new South Shore High school in 1940.
PRAISED BY HUNT
When she retired in January 1949, Supt. Herold C. Hunt praised "her vision, understanding, and keen sensitiveness."
The assembly hall at South Shore was named in Mrs. Brewster's honor.
In recent years she lived in Flossmoor with her husband Otis P. Brewster, a management engineer, and their son, Ogden, both of who survive.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in Flossmoor Community Church.
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