ETHEL BASTON

Ethel Maud Baston was born on August 24, 1886 in St. Louis Park. Her mother felt that she was the first baby born after St. Louis Park became a Village, but others attribute that to Horace Hamilton.

Ethel was a schoolteacher, and she taught for 43 years, starting right after she graduated from high school in 1905. Her first 3-4 years were outside of the Park. In 1910 she became a teacher, then principal at Brookside School. She served as elementary education supervisor from 1928 to 1931 and then from 1938 to her death in 1954. She got her college diploma from the U of M in 1926 by attending night school, summer school, and correspondence courses. She earned a Masters, also at the U of M, in 1937.

Ethel died at age 69 on July 28, 1954 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Ethel Baston School was dedicated on October 9, 1955. Never married, Ethel lived with her mother until she died. Apparently she had a boyfriend, Chester Radford, who lived with the Bastons and worked at Bert’s garage.

See also:  Baston Family




 

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