Edith Force Kassing: Scientist with a Gift for Teaching

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Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and career of Edith Force Kassing, an Oklahoma science teacher who pursued ornithological and herpetological research. Her former student, John S. Tomer, discusses her educational background as well as the types of specimen collections she exhibited.

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Tomer, John S. Winter 1985.

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Article provides a biographical tribute to the life and career of Edith Force Kassing, an Oklahoma science teacher who pursued ornithological and herpetological research. Her former student, John S. Tomer, discusses her educational background as well as the types of specimen collections she exhibited.

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15 p. : ill.

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Abstract: To Edith Force Kassing, life was an opportunity--to explore the wonders of nature, to record her observations, to share her insights with young people. John S. Tomer, one of her students in 1931, offers this biographical sketch of an exceptional scientist and teacher.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 63(4), Oklahoma Historical Society, 1985, pp. 397-411

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 63
  • Issue: 4
  • Page Start: 397
  • Page End: 411

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Chronicles of Oklahoma, Volume 63, Number 4, Winter 1985-1986

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 96 starts on page 443.

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Tomer, John S. Edith Force Kassing: Scientist with a Gift for Teaching, article, Winter 1985; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2031510/: accessed May 27, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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