One of the leading technical educational institutions of the Bay district is the Polytechnic College at Oakland, of which Professor Willis Ervin Gibson is the owner and president. During the period of this school’s existence it has done splendid work in preparing men for useful careers and has grown steadily in popularity because of the thoroughness of its work and the high standing which many of its graduates have attained in the world’s affairs.
Professor Gibson was born in Linn county, Missouri, on the 29th of January, 1870, and is a son of Daniel R. and Sarah Frances (Jacobs) Gibson. In his native county he spent his boyhood and received his early education, later attending the Teachers Normal School at Houston, Missouri. In September, 1894, he entered Gem City College at Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1896, after which he taught school in Missouri and Cleveland, Ohio. In 1893 he came to Oakland, California, where he taught four years in the public schools, and in 1898 he established the Polytechnic College.
His first location was in the old Y. M. C. A. building at Twelfth and Clay streets, but the growth of the college requiring more room and better facilities for its works, Mr. Gibson bought a lot at Thirteenth and Madison streets and erected the present college building, which is in every respect admirably adapted to the purpose for which it is used. The courses taught include aeronautical, architectural, civil, electric, mechanical and mining engineering, architectural, mechanical and structural drafting, automobile mechanics, battery ignition, aviation ground work, machine shop work, surveying, estimating and construction foremen, and practical work in electricity and building. Able and competent instructors are employed and painstaking attention is given to every student, so that he receives the largest possible opportunity to become proficient and capable in his particular line.
Professor Gibson has been very successful in his business affairs and has wisely invested in real estate, being the owner of a fine fruit ranch of one hundred and sixty acres in the Sacramento valley, on which he raises abundant crops of peaches, prunes, pears and cherries.
In 1894 Mr. Gibson was united in marriage to Miss Rena Stanley, of Michigan, and they are the parents of four children: Gladys is now the wife of Robert T. Hartford, instructor in electrical engineering in the Polytechnic College, and they reside in Oakland. Howard D. Gibson, who is assistant in the electrical engineering department of the college, married Frances Pennington and they also make their home in Oakland. Deane is a graduate of the University of California, from the College of Commerce and is now with the American Factors Corporation of San Francisco. Donald is attending the Oakland Technical high school.
Professor Gibson is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a past president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. Because of his learning and attainments, his business ability and the fine work which he is doing in the educational field, he commands to a marked degree the respect and esteem of his fellowmen and is regarded as one of Oakland’s representative citizens.
Oakland is fortunate in having among her most prominent men and workers one who combines the ability to be a successful educator and a forceful worker in civic affairs. Professor W. E. Gibson served two terms as president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. While he has been making the Polytechnic famous as an educational institution and training thousands of young men and women for lives of usefulness in the business world, he has made an equally prominent mark as a leading factor in the work of various civic organizations. He has been a director of the Merchants’ Exchange and the Chamber of Commerce for several years. He was elected president of the latter organization in January, 1912, and because of his successful direction of that body, he was reelected in January, 1913.
At the convention of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast in 1913, the record and personality of Professor Gibson so impressed the delegates that they elected him president of that coast body for that year. Governor Johnson recognized his ability by appointing him to write the official argument against the sixth amendment of the state constitution, which was before the people for consideration in an initiative petition. The record of Professor Gibson for good government, honesty and efficiency in civic affairs is thoroughly appreciated and his sincerity has inspired thousands of others to believe as he does.
- "History Of Alameda County, California, Volume II" by by Frank Clinton Merritt; The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1928
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California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973
Name: Willis Erwin Gibson
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1870
Death Date: 5 Jan 1954
Record Number: 18
Professor Gibson was born in Linn county, Missouri, on the 29th of January, 1870, and is a son of Daniel R. and Sarah Frances (Jacobs) Gibson. In his native county he spent his boyhood and received his early education, later attending the Teachers Normal School at Houston, Missouri. In September, 1894, he entered Gem City College at Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1896, after which he taught school in Missouri and Cleveland, Ohio. In 1893 he came to Oakland, California, where he taught four years in the public schools, and in 1898 he established the Polytechnic College.
His first location was in the old Y. M. C. A. building at Twelfth and Clay streets, but the growth of the college requiring more room and better facilities for its works, Mr. Gibson bought a lot at Thirteenth and Madison streets and erected the present college building, which is in every respect admirably adapted to the purpose for which it is used. The courses taught include aeronautical, architectural, civil, electric, mechanical and mining engineering, architectural, mechanical and structural drafting, automobile mechanics, battery ignition, aviation ground work, machine shop work, surveying, estimating and construction foremen, and practical work in electricity and building. Able and competent instructors are employed and painstaking attention is given to every student, so that he receives the largest possible opportunity to become proficient and capable in his particular line.
Professor Gibson has been very successful in his business affairs and has wisely invested in real estate, being the owner of a fine fruit ranch of one hundred and sixty acres in the Sacramento valley, on which he raises abundant crops of peaches, prunes, pears and cherries.
In 1894 Mr. Gibson was united in marriage to Miss Rena Stanley, of Michigan, and they are the parents of four children: Gladys is now the wife of Robert T. Hartford, instructor in electrical engineering in the Polytechnic College, and they reside in Oakland. Howard D. Gibson, who is assistant in the electrical engineering department of the college, married Frances Pennington and they also make their home in Oakland. Deane is a graduate of the University of California, from the College of Commerce and is now with the American Factors Corporation of San Francisco. Donald is attending the Oakland Technical high school.
Professor Gibson is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a past president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. Because of his learning and attainments, his business ability and the fine work which he is doing in the educational field, he commands to a marked degree the respect and esteem of his fellowmen and is regarded as one of Oakland’s representative citizens.
Oakland is fortunate in having among her most prominent men and workers one who combines the ability to be a successful educator and a forceful worker in civic affairs. Professor W. E. Gibson served two terms as president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. While he has been making the Polytechnic famous as an educational institution and training thousands of young men and women for lives of usefulness in the business world, he has made an equally prominent mark as a leading factor in the work of various civic organizations. He has been a director of the Merchants’ Exchange and the Chamber of Commerce for several years. He was elected president of the latter organization in January, 1912, and because of his successful direction of that body, he was reelected in January, 1913.
At the convention of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast in 1913, the record and personality of Professor Gibson so impressed the delegates that they elected him president of that coast body for that year. Governor Johnson recognized his ability by appointing him to write the official argument against the sixth amendment of the state constitution, which was before the people for consideration in an initiative petition. The record of Professor Gibson for good government, honesty and efficiency in civic affairs is thoroughly appreciated and his sincerity has inspired thousands of others to believe as he does.
- "History Of Alameda County, California, Volume II" by by Frank Clinton Merritt; The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1928
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California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973
Name: Willis Erwin Gibson
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1870
Death Date: 5 Jan 1954
Record Number: 18
One of the leading technical educational institutions of the Bay district is the Polytechnic College at Oakland, of which Professor Willis Ervin Gibson is the owner and president. During the period of this school’s existence it has done splendid work in preparing men for useful careers and has grown steadily in popularity because of the thoroughness of its work and the high standing which many of its graduates have attained in the world’s affairs.
Professor Gibson was born in Linn county, Missouri, on the 29th of January, 1870, and is a son of Daniel R. and Sarah Frances (Jacobs) Gibson. In his native county he spent his boyhood and received his early education, later attending the Teachers Normal School at Houston, Missouri. In September, 1894, he entered Gem City College at Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1896, after which he taught school in Missouri and Cleveland, Ohio. In 1893 he came to Oakland, California, where he taught four years in the public schools, and in 1898 he established the Polytechnic College.
His first location was in the old Y. M. C. A. building at Twelfth and Clay streets, but the growth of the college requiring more room and better facilities for its works, Mr. Gibson bought a lot at Thirteenth and Madison streets and erected the present college building, which is in every respect admirably adapted to the purpose for which it is used. The courses taught include aeronautical, architectural, civil, electric, mechanical and mining engineering, architectural, mechanical and structural drafting, automobile mechanics, battery ignition, aviation ground work, machine shop work, surveying, estimating and construction foremen, and practical work in electricity and building. Able and competent instructors are employed and painstaking attention is given to every student, so that he receives the largest possible opportunity to become proficient and capable in his particular line.
Professor Gibson has been very successful in his business affairs and has wisely invested in real estate, being the owner of a fine fruit ranch of one hundred and sixty acres in the Sacramento valley, on which he raises abundant crops of peaches, prunes, pears and cherries.
In 1894 Mr. Gibson was united in marriage to Miss Rena Stanley, of Michigan, and they are the parents of four children: Gladys is now the wife of Robert T. Hartford, instructor in electrical engineering in the Polytechnic College, and they reside in Oakland. Howard D. Gibson, who is assistant in the electrical engineering department of the college, married Frances Pennington and they also make their home in Oakland. Deane is a graduate of the University of California, from the College of Commerce and is now with the American Factors Corporation of San Francisco. Donald is attending the Oakland Technical high school.
Professor Gibson is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a past president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. Because of his learning and attainments, his business ability and the fine work which he is doing in the educational field, he commands to a marked degree the respect and esteem of his fellowmen and is regarded as one of Oakland’s representative citizens.
Oakland is fortunate in having among her most prominent men and workers one who combines the ability to be a successful educator and a forceful worker in civic affairs. Professor W. E. Gibson served two terms as president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. While he has been making the Polytechnic famous as an educational institution and training thousands of young men and women for lives of usefulness in the business world, he has made an equally prominent mark as a leading factor in the work of various civic organizations. He has been a director of the Merchants’ Exchange and the Chamber of Commerce for several years. He was elected president of the latter organization in January, 1912, and because of his successful direction of that body, he was reelected in January, 1913.
At the convention of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast in 1913, the record and personality of Professor Gibson so impressed the delegates that they elected him president of that coast body for that year. Governor Johnson recognized his ability by appointing him to write the official argument against the sixth amendment of the state constitution, which was before the people for consideration in an initiative petition. The record of Professor Gibson for good government, honesty and efficiency in civic affairs is thoroughly appreciated and his sincerity has inspired thousands of others to believe as he does.
- "History Of Alameda County, California, Volume II" by by Frank Clinton Merritt; The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1928
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California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973
Name: Willis Erwin Gibson
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1870
Death Date: 5 Jan 1954
Record Number: 18
Professor Gibson was born in Linn county, Missouri, on the 29th of January, 1870, and is a son of Daniel R. and Sarah Frances (Jacobs) Gibson. In his native county he spent his boyhood and received his early education, later attending the Teachers Normal School at Houston, Missouri. In September, 1894, he entered Gem City College at Quincy, Illinois, from which he was graduated in 1896, after which he taught school in Missouri and Cleveland, Ohio. In 1893 he came to Oakland, California, where he taught four years in the public schools, and in 1898 he established the Polytechnic College.
His first location was in the old Y. M. C. A. building at Twelfth and Clay streets, but the growth of the college requiring more room and better facilities for its works, Mr. Gibson bought a lot at Thirteenth and Madison streets and erected the present college building, which is in every respect admirably adapted to the purpose for which it is used. The courses taught include aeronautical, architectural, civil, electric, mechanical and mining engineering, architectural, mechanical and structural drafting, automobile mechanics, battery ignition, aviation ground work, machine shop work, surveying, estimating and construction foremen, and practical work in electricity and building. Able and competent instructors are employed and painstaking attention is given to every student, so that he receives the largest possible opportunity to become proficient and capable in his particular line.
Professor Gibson has been very successful in his business affairs and has wisely invested in real estate, being the owner of a fine fruit ranch of one hundred and sixty acres in the Sacramento valley, on which he raises abundant crops of peaches, prunes, pears and cherries.
In 1894 Mr. Gibson was united in marriage to Miss Rena Stanley, of Michigan, and they are the parents of four children: Gladys is now the wife of Robert T. Hartford, instructor in electrical engineering in the Polytechnic College, and they reside in Oakland. Howard D. Gibson, who is assistant in the electrical engineering department of the college, married Frances Pennington and they also make their home in Oakland. Deane is a graduate of the University of California, from the College of Commerce and is now with the American Factors Corporation of San Francisco. Donald is attending the Oakland Technical high school.
Professor Gibson is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and is a past president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. Because of his learning and attainments, his business ability and the fine work which he is doing in the educational field, he commands to a marked degree the respect and esteem of his fellowmen and is regarded as one of Oakland’s representative citizens.
Oakland is fortunate in having among her most prominent men and workers one who combines the ability to be a successful educator and a forceful worker in civic affairs. Professor W. E. Gibson served two terms as president of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce. While he has been making the Polytechnic famous as an educational institution and training thousands of young men and women for lives of usefulness in the business world, he has made an equally prominent mark as a leading factor in the work of various civic organizations. He has been a director of the Merchants’ Exchange and the Chamber of Commerce for several years. He was elected president of the latter organization in January, 1912, and because of his successful direction of that body, he was reelected in January, 1913.
At the convention of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the Pacific Coast in 1913, the record and personality of Professor Gibson so impressed the delegates that they elected him president of that coast body for that year. Governor Johnson recognized his ability by appointing him to write the official argument against the sixth amendment of the state constitution, which was before the people for consideration in an initiative petition. The record of Professor Gibson for good government, honesty and efficiency in civic affairs is thoroughly appreciated and his sincerity has inspired thousands of others to believe as he does.
- "History Of Alameda County, California, Volume II" by by Frank Clinton Merritt; The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1928
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California, Oakland, Mountain View Cemetery Records, 1857-1973
Name: Willis Erwin Gibson
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1870
Death Date: 5 Jan 1954
Record Number: 18
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