BLANCHE BOYCE

Blanche Boyce was a much loved teacher at Brookside School. She was born on September 19, 1893 in Zumbro Falls and attended the Mankato State Teachers’ College. She taught in rural schools at first, and came to St. Louis Park in 1926. She taught 4th and 5th grades for 27 years at Brookside School.

Blanche Boyce died on January 5, 1953 from complications of a fall at the school, taking down a Christmas tree. She was 69. In her memory, the PTA created the Blanche Boyce Memorial Book Fund and renamed the Brookside library the Blanche Boyce Memorial Library.

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