MARIANNE LOUISE KING 1880-1960 Marianne Louise King res born in Rome, New York, November 4, 1880, but moved at an early ag3 to Aurora where her family become closely connectod with Wells College. She studied at the Sargent School of Physicsl Education in Boston, Massachusetts, under Dr. Dudley Sergent, and in 1906 came to Vassar as an assistant in the gymanasium. She become an instructor in 1909 and was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1921, serving as Acting Chairman of the Depart- ment of Physical Education in 1924 during Miss Ballantine’s leave. During a semester leave in 1928-29 Miss King visited se- looted schools and colleges to observe work in Body Mechanics, her particular field of interest. In l946 she retired after forty years of service. She died on January l5, 1960. Generations of Vassar students will remember her for her beautiful carriage, a wonderful example of practicing what she preached. She was quiet and reserved but genuinely interested in people, and those with whom she came in con- tact were impressed with her modesty and unselfishness. She gave generously of her time to many causes, but her greatest contribution was in correctives, where she worked with in- dividual students on exercises prescribed by their own doctors. She was particularly interested in helping polio patients and spastics. Ste retired very happily to her old home in Aurora where she was able to pursue her love of gardening and the outdoors and to continue contacts with a college environment. She never lost her interest in Vassar and delighted to see and bear from old friends. Her warmth, her kindness and bar cheerful spirit will be remembered by those who knew her. Vera B. Thomson Julia G. Bacon Agnes R. Claflin F. Elizabeth Rickey XV - 245