Bio: Milligan, Edna – Retires from Teaching after 32 Years (1974)

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Milligan, Guell, Oas, Johnson

----Source: THORP COURIER (Thorp, Clark County, Wis.) 13 Jun 1974

Mrs. Eugene Milligan of Stanley has retired from the teaching profession after thirty-two years.

She was very pleasantly surprised at the Thorp High School Commencement Exercises on May 29, 1974, when she was presented with a special plaque upon which was inscribed “in recognition and appreciation of twenty-five years of loyal service to the students of the Thorp Elementary School.” The presentation of the plaque was made by Mr. Corwin Guell, along with complimentary remarks and a bond given on behalf of his family.

Mrs. Milligan was feted at parties by the children, the G.A.A., and the teachers. A native of Stanley, she was born Edna Oas, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oas, and received her education in the public school here. She taught several years in the rural school in this area prior to the births of her two children, Kirk Miligan of Big Bend and Mrs. Dale (Sandy) Johnson of Madison.