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Donald C. McEachern, who
for an extended period has been identified with educational interests
and is now attendance officer for the province of Alberta, making his
home in Edmonton, was born in Ontario, April 12, 1875, and is a son of
Neil and Ann (Campbell) McEachern, the former a native of Argyleshire,
Scotland, while the latter was born in North Carolina, where her parents
resided for a short time. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Neil McEachern,
however, was celebrated in Ontario and both passed away in that
province, where the father had for many years engaged in farming. They
were consistent and loyal members of the Presbyterian church and in
politics Mr. McEachern was a Liberal. To him and his wife were born
fourteen children, eleven of whom are living, Donald C. being the
twelfth in order of birth.
Spending his youthful
days under the parental roof, Donald C. Mc- Eachern obtained his
education in the Owen Sound Collegiate Institute, from which he was
graduated with the class of 1897. He then took up the profession of
teaching, which he followed for eighteen months in Ontario, and in
December, 1898, he arrived in Strathcona, Alberta, where the following
year he again became actively identified with pedagogic work. He taught
for ten years at Strathcona and Leduc, being principal of the schools at
the latter place for four and a half years. From the beginning he
displayed marked ability in educational work and his own zeal and
enthusiasm inspired teachers and pupils under him. After retiring from
the position of principal at Leduc he filled the position of accountant
in the Dominion land office for about seven years, at the end of which
time he became identified with the educational department of the
province and is now chief attendance officer of Alberta. He has occupied
this position since 1916 and his six years of service have been highly
satisfactory to the general public and especially to all who are keenly
interested in the welfare and progress of the schools.
In 1904 Mr. McEachern was
united in marriage to Miss Grace Martin, who was born in North Dakota,
and they have become the parents of a son, Donald Stewart, who was born
in 1908 ad is now attending the public schools. Mr. McEachern is a
member of the Canadian Order bf Foresters and his political support is
given to the Liberty party. He and his wife have membership in the
Presbyterian church and they are highly esteemed by reason of their
sterling worth and many excellent traits of character. Mr. McEacheni has
done most effective work along educational lines and has ever labored to
introduce the highest standards and to make his service of the utmost
value in promoting the interests of the schools. |
