The Indianapolis times., 1928-11-21
NOTED LOCAL
TEACHER, HURT
IN FALL, dies
Miss Georgia Alexander,
Known Nationally as
Educator, Author.
TAUGHT SO YEARS
Retired to Run Own Hotel
After Outstanding
Career.
TAUGHT SO YEARS

Miss Georgia Alexander, go, ma
tionally known educator and author
and editor of public school text
books, died today as the result OF
broken left hip suffered at tho
home of a friend two months ago.
She had slipped on a step between
rooms Of the friends home.
Death occurred in a private hotel
at 1916 North Pennsylvania street
which Miss Alexander and her sis
ter, Grace, owned and operated.
Her residence was at 5173 Pleas
ant Run parkway but she insisted
on remaining at the hotel to con-
tinue its active management after
she was injured.
Miss Alexander'S passing removes
form the ranks Of American educa-
tors one of the most forceful fig
ureS. She was a member of the
council on education of the Ameri-
can Education Association. The
council is body of only 100 of the
leading educators Of the United
States.
Upon her retirement from the
post of a district superintendent
three years ago Miss Alexander
completed thirty-eight years of
service in Indianapolis public
schools.
Miss Alexander was the daughter
of George w. and Mrs. Caroline
(Nichols) Alexander. She was born
in a house in what then was known
as Tennessee street, now Capitol
avenue, near Eleventh street. She
attended public school 10, still
standing at Ashland avenue and
Thirteenth street, and graduated
from the old Indianapolis high
school, now Shortridge.
Wrote Text Books
She attended the old indianapolis
Normal School for a time and then
Harvard and Columbia universities.
She obtained her A. B. and M. A.
degrees from Columbia. Afterward
she Travelled in Europe and re-
turned to indianapolis.
In the succeeding years she
widened her acquaintanceship and
influence until she became Cne of
the most beloved Instructors. She
taught in schools l, z, 3, 6, 8, 10, II,
IA, 81, 20, 80. As, 40, A and Sc. In
later years she was a supervising
principal and when the system was
changed became a district Superin-
tendent, serving in that capacity for
three years until her retirement
three years ago.
Outside Indianapolis Miss Alex
ander chiefly was known for her
authorship of an arithmetic, speller
and series of readers and her
editorship of set of poetry readers.
She worked with DR.. John Dewey,
professor of psychology at Columbia
on various text books.
Funeral Friday
Miss Alexander was interested
keenly in politics, music and the
arts. She was member of the Art
Association of Indianapolis, the.
League of Women Voters, Indian
apolis chapter of the Association Of
American University Women, and
the Indiana Council on Information
al Relations.
Miss Alexander had spoken in
about one-third of the states. Not
ed for her freedom from racial and
religious prejudices, she was known
widely and liked by Negroes for her
helpfulness toward Negro teachers
and pupils.
Besides her sister Grace, a brother,
Charles S. of Geneva, Ill, survives.
Funeral services will be held at A
p. m. Friday, so public school teach
erS may attend, at the residence.
5173 Pleasant Run Parkway. With
the Rev. Lewis Brown of st. Pauls
Episcopal church in charge. Follow
ing cremation burial will be in
Grown Hill cemetery.
Miss Alexander had been mem
her of ST. Paul'S church.