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In Memory

William Bradshaw ** (Biology Teacher)

William W. Bradshaw was born May 25, 1906 in Wellsville, Utah and passed away August 12, 1987 at age 81 in Salt Lake City.

Mr. Bradshaw received his Bachelor's degree and Secondary Education Certificate from the University of Utah in 1928. Over the course of his 40 year career he taught thousands of students in Science, mainly Biology.

During his career he taught two years in Idaho, was principle in the 1930's for two years at South Summit High School in Kamas, Utah. He then moved to Salt Lake and taught at Jordon Junior High and Lincoln Junior High. He started teaching High School in the Salt Lake District and taught one year at South High, ten years at West High and concluded with ten years at East High.

Mr. Bradshaw is buried in the Wellsville, UT Cemetery with his wife. He was the father of three children and member of the LDS Church.

 

 
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03/30/16 09:54 AM #1    

Ann Pembroke (Holder)

Mr. Bradshaw was one of my favorites.  He had a terrific sense of humor and was compassionate.  He let me do a project on marine life instead of disecting a frog.  I was most greatful.  RIP Mr. Bradshaw.


03/30/16 06:10 PM #2    

Kathy Schoenhals (Feigal)

Sweet comment, Ann. I enjoy all your comments here and on the Facebook page.


03/30/16 06:37 PM #3    

Jared Weaver

I found Mr. Bradshaw to be a disciplinarian who brooked no nonsense in his classroom or in the halls. I took his biology class first semester of my senior year. I got a D. Yet enough of his teaching made it through my thick skull that I passed the AP biology pre-test at the University of Utah six months later, even though I had not cracked a book or even thought about biology since leaving his classroom the last time. It takes a talented teacher to accomplish that feat.


03/30/16 10:45 PM #4    

Sissel Hadel (Hawkes)

I just read the comments about Mr.Bradshaw.
Ann,unlike you ,I loved dissecting. ...looking inside...John Manos ,my fun lab partner,did not mind my taking over....and,yes,Jared,he was a good teacher....strict...did not like my talkative nature...,but he was kind.

03/31/16 01:17 AM #5    

Ron Christensen

(Ann pointed out that I had my Science teachers, Bradshaw and Freeman confused.  This incident actually happened in "Blinky" Freeman's Chemistry class and not Bradshaw's Biology class!  Thanks Ann!)

It was 1966 when "Wild Bill" Bradshaw (correction: "Blinky Freeman) left us alone in his biology class and we started throwing rubber stoppers (from the drawers on the east side of the room) at cars on 13th East below our third story window. There were at least 6 of us that participated and we had emptied the drawers before he finally stepped into the room. Was he ever pissed! Old "blinky" was blinking up a storm at this exhibition of disobedience. But it was just days before graduation and he let it slide. It was probably fortunate that he came in when he did as the next drawers contained glass beakers and test tubes! devil

But I really enjoyed his (Bradshaw's Biology) class especially the dissecting of frogs which brought me a deep understanding of why my cat  loved doing the same thing to mice, birds and whatever other yard creatures it could get its claws into.

Blinky's Chemistry class was also one of my favorites and I always thought I had the edge there because I had a Gilbert Chemstry Set at home that I got for Christmas 5 years earlier.  I could practice making the infamous "rotten egg gas" in my bedroom! smiley 


03/31/16 03:18 PM #6    

Sissel Hadel (Hawkes)

Ron,so glad you posted....so glad he let the prancing slide...Blinky....I'd forgotten.

03/31/16 04:52 PM #7    

Ann Pembroke (Holder)

I thought it was Blinky Freeman from Chemistry.  Oh how I remember the class just before lunch with rumbling stomachs, Blinky, and that darn periodic table. Goggles and lab coats were so cool.

 


04/01/16 09:21 AM #8    

Ron Christensen

Ann . . . you are right.  Wild Bill and Blinky were two different teachers!  I must have been drinking too much Annie Green Springs back then!  Blinky taught Chemistry thus the rubber stoppers and test tubes and flasks.  He was more laid-back and that is why we didn't get de-graduated for our berhavior that day.  Wild Bill would have expelled the whole lot!  Thanks for setting my mind in order. wink


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