Rural Youth, Education, Professor
Cyr, born July 7, 1900, was a native of Franklin, Nebraska. As a boy, he watched as the great wagon trains rumbled across the Great Plains, bringing settlers into his state, as well as destinations further west.
After high school, Cyr attended Grinnell College and then earned his BA in Education at the University of Nebraska. He became superintendent of schools in Chappell, Nebraska before continuing as a graduate student at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City), where, by 1930, he had earned his Ph.D. His dissertation, Responsibility for Rural School Administrators was published by the Teachers College Bureau of Publications, the first of many of his published works.
After earning his doctorate, Cyr taught at Teachers College for over 30 years, retiring in 1965. While working in the education of teachers, he also became involved in studying and improving rural education and school transportation.
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