Gail Horton Calmerton
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Gail Horton Calmerton (November 2, 1861 – February 5, 1950) was an educator and a charter member of the National Council of Primary Education.
Gail Horton Calmerton was born on November 2, 1861, in Wisconsin, the daughter of E. Rudolph and M. Rougene Calmerton.[1]
Calmerton was a graduate of State Normal school in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and University of Chicago.[2]
Career
Gail Calmerton was interested in all civic and educational matters.[1]
Calmerton was a former Supervisor of Primary Education in the Public Schools of Fort Wayne, Indiana, before moving to California.[1][3] The first primary supervisor was Annie Klingensmith, hired in 1899, a graduate of State Normal School in Indiana, PA, and Oswego Normal School in New York. Calmerton replaced Klingensmith in 1905, when Klingensmith resigned to accept a similar position in Paterson, New Jersey, and Calmerton served in that position until 1923.[2][4]
Calmerton wrote educational articles, children's stories and verse. She was the coauthor, together with William Henry Wheeler (1854-1936),[5] of "Wheeler Graded Readers" and author: "Practical Projects, Plays and Games" (book for teachers).[1]
For many years Calmerton was institute instructor and lecturer in theory and practice of primary work.[1]
Calmerton was a member of the University Women's Club, American Pen Women, and the National Council of Primary Education (charter member).[1]
