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Pittsburg Teacher Seeks World Record in School Commute
Pittsburg State Teachers College Spanish professor Vandau Pierce travels a 300 mile weekly round trip to attend a Kansas University course on Spanish literature and linguistics while teaching Romance languages back home. He plans a year residence in Lawrence for PhD studies, resuming duties at Pittsburg State Teachers College after each summer of study. Pierce, 42, has a long career in teaching and service, including wartime intelligence work and overseas assignments, with a large family and extensive travel across the U.S. and beyond.
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Vandau Pierce
Pittsburg
Pierce
Pittsbore State Teachers College
Lawrence
Kansas University
Joge M. Osma
Roe Mance
Agnes Brady
Osma
Pittsburg State Teachers College
United States
Latin America
Europe
Iowa University
Tola Junior College
Ile
Army
Aime
Iola
Pittsburg College
David Kirk
June
Robert
Chicago
Fifth Army
K.U