At age 18 enlisted on October 1, 1862; was mustered in on October 10, 1862, as a private in Co. A, 22nd Maine Infantry; promoted to corporal; mustered out August 14, 1863, at Augusta, ME.
Melvin F. Arey, s/o Nathaniel S. Eliza A. Arey,
His Children are as follows Ethel L., Rodney Melvin Arey, ( Physician & Surgeon in Muscatine, Iowa,) Annie, and Amy F.
Melvin joined the 22nd Maine Infantry in the middle of his college education.
After leaving the army in 1863, he returned to school and graduated with a B.A. in 1867 and an M.A. in 1870, both from Bowdoin College.
On May 16, 1869, Melvin married Louise H. Smith, also of Hampden.
Melvin taught in Maine and New Hampshire public and private schools. In 1873, he moved to Iowa where he was Superintendent of Schools in Cedar Falls until 1877. He was then Superintendent of Schools in Fort Dodge from 1877 to 1890. In 1890, Melvin was asked to join the faculty of the Iowa State Normal School. He did so, becoming a Professor of Natural Sciences, and was head of the department from 1909 until he retired in 1917.
Professor Arey was an integral part of the early faculty, leaving his mark in many ways on the school. In order to get students more involved in natural sciences, he founded the Natural History Association, an organization in which students and alumni could discuss or present findings on natural sciences.
In 1893, Dr. Arey went on an expedition to the Bahamas, where he studied natural sciences and returned with specimens and new and interesting findings for his students. In 1917, when he retired from regular teaching duties, he was put in charge of the school's natural history museum and was its curator from 1917 to 1928. He acquired a wide variety of information, artifacts, and specimens for the museum.
Professor Arey was also highly involved outside the college. He was a city councilman for the 4th Ward in Cedar Falls from 1897 through 1915. He also served as a trustee of the city hospital, a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, and a life member of the Iowa Academy of Science, of which he was president in 1905. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Central Association of Science and Mathematics, and the Iowa Forestry and Conservation Association. Professor Arey was a respected and valued faculty member and an active citizen in the Cedar Falls community. Two of his children, Amy and Ethel, served on the college faculty.
Contributor: Sam Hartman (49330347)
Melvin F. Arey, s/o Nathaniel S. Eliza A. Arey,
His Children are as follows Ethel L., Rodney Melvin Arey, ( Physician & Surgeon in Muscatine, Iowa,) Annie, and Amy F.
Melvin joined the 22nd Maine Infantry in the middle of his college education.
After leaving the army in 1863, he returned to school and graduated with a B.A. in 1867 and an M.A. in 1870, both from Bowdoin College.
On May 16, 1869, Melvin married Louise H. Smith, also of Hampden.
Melvin taught in Maine and New Hampshire public and private schools. In 1873, he moved to Iowa where he was Superintendent of Schools in Cedar Falls until 1877. He was then Superintendent of Schools in Fort Dodge from 1877 to 1890. In 1890, Melvin was asked to join the faculty of the Iowa State Normal School. He did so, becoming a Professor of Natural Sciences, and was head of the department from 1909 until he retired in 1917.
Professor Arey was an integral part of the early faculty, leaving his mark in many ways on the school. In order to get students more involved in natural sciences, he founded the Natural History Association, an organization in which students and alumni could discuss or present findings on natural sciences.
In 1893, Dr. Arey went on an expedition to the Bahamas, where he studied natural sciences and returned with specimens and new and interesting findings for his students. In 1917, when he retired from regular teaching duties, he was put in charge of the school's natural history museum and was its curator from 1917 to 1928. He acquired a wide variety of information, artifacts, and specimens for the museum.
Professor Arey was also highly involved outside the college. He was a city councilman for the 4th Ward in Cedar Falls from 1897 through 1915. He also served as a trustee of the city hospital, a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, and a life member of the Iowa Academy of Science, of which he was president in 1905. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Central Association of Science and Mathematics, and the Iowa Forestry and Conservation Association. Professor Arey was a respected and valued faculty member and an active citizen in the Cedar Falls community. Two of his children, Amy and Ethel, served on the college faculty.
Contributor: Sam Hartman (49330347)
At age 18 enlisted on October 1, 1862; was mustered in on October 10, 1862, as a private in Co. A, 22nd Maine Infantry; promoted to corporal; mustered out August 14, 1863, at Augusta, ME.
Melvin F. Arey, s/o Nathaniel S. Eliza A. Arey,
His Children are as follows Ethel L., Rodney Melvin Arey, ( Physician & Surgeon in Muscatine, Iowa,) Annie, and Amy F.
Melvin joined the 22nd Maine Infantry in the middle of his college education.
After leaving the army in 1863, he returned to school and graduated with a B.A. in 1867 and an M.A. in 1870, both from Bowdoin College.
On May 16, 1869, Melvin married Louise H. Smith, also of Hampden.
Melvin taught in Maine and New Hampshire public and private schools. In 1873, he moved to Iowa where he was Superintendent of Schools in Cedar Falls until 1877. He was then Superintendent of Schools in Fort Dodge from 1877 to 1890. In 1890, Melvin was asked to join the faculty of the Iowa State Normal School. He did so, becoming a Professor of Natural Sciences, and was head of the department from 1909 until he retired in 1917.
Professor Arey was an integral part of the early faculty, leaving his mark in many ways on the school. In order to get students more involved in natural sciences, he founded the Natural History Association, an organization in which students and alumni could discuss or present findings on natural sciences.
In 1893, Dr. Arey went on an expedition to the Bahamas, where he studied natural sciences and returned with specimens and new and interesting findings for his students. In 1917, when he retired from regular teaching duties, he was put in charge of the school's natural history museum and was its curator from 1917 to 1928. He acquired a wide variety of information, artifacts, and specimens for the museum.
Professor Arey was also highly involved outside the college. He was a city councilman for the 4th Ward in Cedar Falls from 1897 through 1915. He also served as a trustee of the city hospital, a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, and a life member of the Iowa Academy of Science, of which he was president in 1905. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Central Association of Science and Mathematics, and the Iowa Forestry and Conservation Association. Professor Arey was a respected and valued faculty member and an active citizen in the Cedar Falls community. Two of his children, Amy and Ethel, served on the college faculty.
Contributor: Sam Hartman (49330347)
Melvin F. Arey, s/o Nathaniel S. Eliza A. Arey,
His Children are as follows Ethel L., Rodney Melvin Arey, ( Physician & Surgeon in Muscatine, Iowa,) Annie, and Amy F.
Melvin joined the 22nd Maine Infantry in the middle of his college education.
After leaving the army in 1863, he returned to school and graduated with a B.A. in 1867 and an M.A. in 1870, both from Bowdoin College.
On May 16, 1869, Melvin married Louise H. Smith, also of Hampden.
Melvin taught in Maine and New Hampshire public and private schools. In 1873, he moved to Iowa where he was Superintendent of Schools in Cedar Falls until 1877. He was then Superintendent of Schools in Fort Dodge from 1877 to 1890. In 1890, Melvin was asked to join the faculty of the Iowa State Normal School. He did so, becoming a Professor of Natural Sciences, and was head of the department from 1909 until he retired in 1917.
Professor Arey was an integral part of the early faculty, leaving his mark in many ways on the school. In order to get students more involved in natural sciences, he founded the Natural History Association, an organization in which students and alumni could discuss or present findings on natural sciences.
In 1893, Dr. Arey went on an expedition to the Bahamas, where he studied natural sciences and returned with specimens and new and interesting findings for his students. In 1917, when he retired from regular teaching duties, he was put in charge of the school's natural history museum and was its curator from 1917 to 1928. He acquired a wide variety of information, artifacts, and specimens for the museum.
Professor Arey was also highly involved outside the college. He was a city councilman for the 4th Ward in Cedar Falls from 1897 through 1915. He also served as a trustee of the city hospital, a fellow of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science, and a life member of the Iowa Academy of Science, of which he was president in 1905. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Psi Upsilon, the Grand Army of the Republic, the Central Association of Science and Mathematics, and the Iowa Forestry and Conservation Association. Professor Arey was a respected and valued faculty member and an active citizen in the Cedar Falls community. Two of his children, Amy and Ethel, served on the college faculty.
Contributor: Sam Hartman (49330347)
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