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- 3c4 PERCY WARNER DANIELSON, b. Dec. 13, 1895, Hendricks, Minn, (wf) Mavis Vivian Grinols, b. June 29, 1895, Strauston, S. D. Married June 21, 1921, at Lewistown, Mont. Percy is a veteram of World War I, having served in the Meuse-Argonne offensive in France in the U. S. Army. He graduated from the South Dakota State College in 1919 with a B.S. degree, and in 1925 he received his Master of Science degree. He was Superintendent of Schools at Ravina, S. D., 1922 to 1924. From 1925 to 1928 he served as State Supervisor of Agricultural Education, assistant State High School Inspector and head of the State Schools Plans Department for the State Department of Public Instruction at Pierre, S. D. He left South Dakota in 1928 to accept the position of Director of Agriculture for Oklahoma and Kansas with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He held this position until 1930 when he was transferred to the position of Superintendent of the Mescalero Indian Agency. In this assignment he supervised and directed all activities for the Indians on the Reservation. The reservation comprised 474,240 acres of land which included 135,000 acres of timber, 10,000 head of Hereford cattle, 20,000 sheep and 20,000 goats. Chief Geronimo's wife and son lived on the Reservation at that time. In 1933 he was assigned to the superintendency of the Pawnee Agency in Pawnee, Oklahoma, which included the Pawnee, Otoe, Tonkawa, Ponca, and Kaw tribes. During this period he was guardian of all Indian land for these tribes, was responsible for leasing the restricted lands owned by the late Vice President of the United States, Mr. Curtis, who was a member of the Kaw Tribe (he was Vice President at this time). He also served as coordinator for the National Resources Board for the Bureau for Indian Affairs, which included the states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. In 1936 he accepted the position of Director of Education for the Five Civilized Tribes in Eastern Oklahoma. He was responsible for the education of 22,000 Indian children located in 40 counties in Eastern Oklahoma. In 1939 he was appointed to the position of Assistant Director of Education for the entire Indian Service within the continental United States and Alaska. In 1944 he was promoted to Associate Director of Education. He held this position in Washington, D.C, until March 1, 1955. During this period he served on several Bureau, Departmental, and Interdepartmental committees in the interest of the Indians. In March 1955 he requested a transfer to the field on account of his health. He is now located at Brigham City, Utah, and is serving as Educational Specialist for the entire Indian Service and coordinator for the Bureau Office at this location. Mavis is a graduate of the South Dakota State College, with a B.A. degree. Before her marriage she taught at Watertown, S. D., Brainerd, Minn., and Lewistown, Mont. At the present time they are residing at Brigham City, Peach City Apts. No. 19, Utah. They have a daughter, Patricia (3c4a). [2]
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