Deoember 7, 1940

Wir, Hermann Cooper

Assistant Commissioner

‘University of the State of New York
wy, New York

tear Commissioner Coopers

| Os We have reesived a request frou lire, Elisabeth moCurty, neo
Elizabeth Dunkel, asking that her transeript and other data be forwarded
to you for your inspections

Urs. UacCurdy is a graduate of the University of Kansas and
took her Master’s Degree fron Columbia Universitys She came to us in the
fall of 1925 after she had taught two years at the Arkansas City High School.
Mts WasOurdy Teenined with us witil her mpriage te Dre Lee imeCurdy when
she moved te Bronxville, New Yorke

rss “eeCurdy was a highly superior teachers in fact, many people
characterized her as one of the first ten teachers in the United Stetes in

her specialty. ‘Sho was academically superior, emotionally stable, and had
a most brilliant intellect. Her character was of the highest. She is a
member of Phi Beta Kappa, was one of the leaders on the campus in dramatics
during her undergraduate days, and while a member of the faculty collaborated
th the Department of Fine Arts and the Tepartment of Dramatics in staging
sone of our most outstanding musical and stage productions.

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' 5 Daring the time that she ws a member of the fMoulty, Mrso MacCurdy

udited a course in Community Recreation, taught by tr. EeR. Elbel, a member
_ of our Physical Education facultye She worked out her om course and during»
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acceptable mannere

The laboratory work for the students of thie class in Community
Recreation was to handle the recreational facilities on the campus during
that sumer, That included such things as campus tours in the evening, con=
munity sings, social and foik dancings in fact she conducted a well-rounded
program and had her students handle these projects. er work wis highly
satisfactory, and sinee then the course has lengthened and broadened to become
ane of the very txpertant courses en the sumer seliocl schedules

oe I would recommend Mrs. acCurdy to you without reservation or evasion,
stating that I believe any school would be exeeptionally fortumate to have her

dominant and pleasing personality and her high-grade intelligence as a —
_ factor to the youth of our schoolse

Director of Physical Fdueation and Recreation