ARVILLE WHEELER (May 8, 1900 - 1997) was an American teacher and writer.
A native of Paintsville, Kentucky, he graduated with honours from Centre College in Danville in 1926, receiving his A. B. D...ver maisARVILLE WHEELER (May 8, 1900 - 1997) was an American teacher and writer.
A native of Paintsville, Kentucky, he graduated with honours from Centre College in Danville in 1926, receiving his A. B. Degree, majoring in English. He became superintendent of Schools for Paintsville City Schools in 1934 and received his Masters Degree in School Administration and Supervision from the University of Chicago in 1939.
Wheeler had a long and successful teaching career, holding various important positions: he was Assistant Director of Research at Cornell University and an Associate Professor of Education at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado (1938-1940); Superintendent of Schools in Ashland (1940-1946) and George Peabody College for Teachers (1947-1965); and Professor of Education at Eastern Kentucky University at Richmond (1965-1972).
He devoted his spare time to writing and authored several tests and many professional books, as well as classics such as “White Squaw” (1958).
He died at the age of 97 in 1997.ver menos