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Thyra Jane Meyers Foster, a secondary school teacher, author, archivist and Mount Holyoke College graduate, was born on March 12, 1898 in West Branch, Iowa to Joseph E. Meyers, a dairy farmer, and Mary Meyers.
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Westtown Prep's current websiteShe attended Westtown Preparatory School in Westtown, Pennsylvania
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MHC timeline of 1917-1921Mount Holyoke College from 1917-1921, graduating with a B.A. in chemistry and minors in zoology and physiology.
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Thyra (middle row, 3rd from left) joins the students who donned caps and gowns to march in the Holyoke, MA Armistice Day Parade.
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Thyra notes in her diary the contrast between the elation that the war is over and the sadness that it brings: "...cheering that filled the streets as voices sang and shouted not only from the street, but from the doorways and windows of the buildings that lined our way. We all share this communal elation that God has delivered the warring nations from the ongoing suffering of the past 4 years, and yet I cannot help but wonder how God would permit such devastation to begin, much less carry on."
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Thyra notes in her diary that "...God's Christmas gift to all mankind has been sharing place in people's hearts with the fear of the influenza scourge that sweeps through the towns and cities. The visible enemies of the Great War have been replaced by invisible ones of disease."
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Thyra writes that "...with my classmates, I have helped in so many events designed to raise money to erect new college buildings and to pay fair salaries to the professors who will teach in them. Even now, as I am about to finish my schooling here in Massachusetts, I know that when hearts and hands share in a passion, no effort is too great to achieve the common goals. I may try my hand at organizing other fund raising events, as I find that leadership suits me well."
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Marion Kendall Parsons, a close friend of Thyra, graduated from Mount Holyoke College. Thyra attended the ceremonies.
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On January 7, 1927, commercial telephone service (using radio) began between New York and London. Over the next several years, service spread throughout North America and Europe.
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"President Woolley of Mount Holyoke College and I agree that moral disarmament is as important if not more important than physical disarmament. Women can make a difference in the peace process and should not refrain from working to this end whenever and wherever possible."
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