1910 Irby Good was a teacher at UB (United Brethren) College, living on Otterbein Ave, University Heights, Perry Twp, Marion County, Indiana with wife Mabel (age 23) and daughter Julia (age 1 month). [1] [2]
1912 Aunt Lydian married Wilbur Sharon on August 14 at the home of Isaiah and Anna in Marion, Grant County, Indiana. Irby's and uncle Joseph's children met uncle William's new baby Margaret.
1920 Irby Good was a college president with wife Mabel and children Julia (age 10), Lowell (age 8), and Ida M (age 11 months) lived at University Heights, Perry Twp, Marion County, Indiana. [3] [4]
1921 There was a Good family reunion at Lake Shipshewana.
1923 Brother William visited Irby Good in Indianapolis. These photos were taken in the summer at an "Indianapolis park".
1926-1929 Julia Good was pictured in the Oracle yearbook at Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, Indiana.
1930 Julia Good, of the senior class at Indiana Central College, was on a committee to secure a commencement speaker [18].
1930 President Good, Julia Good, Ranald Wolfe, and others prepared for the annual parties for students to be held on 28 February at Indiana Central College faculty homes [20].
1930 In May, Julia Good, piano student of Grace Hutchings, accompanied a recital at Indiana Central College [21].
1930 Julia Good graduated from Indiana Central College in the class of 1930.
1930 Julia Good Wolfe graduated, Summa Cum Laude, from Indiana Central College in the class of 1930. [22] [23]. Julia Good (age 20) lived in Indianapolis with her parents. [24] [25]
1930 Julia M Good (age 20, born in Indiana, single), daughter, lived in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, in a household with Irby J Good (age 45), Mabel I Good (age 43), Lowell H Good (age 19), and Ida M Good (age 11). Julia M Good's parents were both born in Indiana. Julia M Good was a teacher. [28]
1932 Julia studied piano with Ernest Hoffzimmer at the University of Indiana, Bloomington. She received a Master's degree in music piano performance in 1932. Now known as the Jacobs School of Music at the Indiana University—Bloomington, the music program and and Professor Hoffzimmer are highly regarded. [36]
Born in Germany, Professor Hoffzimmer acquired his rich musical background through study with Victor Staub, the well-known French interpreter of Chopin; and with William Dayas of Cologne, one of Liszt's last pupils. Before coming to Indiana University, "Hoffy" (as he was known to his colleagues and students) taught at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and at the Dusseldorf Conservatory. While teaching in Europe, he also earned an enviable reputation as a concert pianist, presenting the premier performance of works by Swedish composer Ruben Liljefors and Finnish composer Selim Palmgren. Professor Hoffzimmer came to Indiana University in 1927 and quickly established himself as one of the Midwest's outstanding master teachers of keyboard technique. After his retirement, he moved to California where he became head of the piano department at Southern California School of Music in Los Angeles. [37]
1933 Irby's family visited uncle Henry at his home at 506 3rd St in St Petersburg in June. Cousin Margaret had a boyfriend, Harlan Gregory. They visited Madeira Beach.
1989 Julia Wolfe, Ida Mae Miller, and Elsie Good were interviewed for the Alumni News when they visited the University of Indiana for the homecoming reunion. [42]
Julia recalled her first school, a three-room building that preceeded the brick Perry Township School No. 4, long a landmark on the north side of Hanna Avenue near Otterbein. 'Hanna Avenue was just a gravel road then,' she said, 'known as Stop 4, after the interurban route that went down Shelby Street.
The third, fourth, and fifth grades were in one room. It was so crowded the fifth grade met in a room in the Ad Building.' Then the only building on campus, the Administration Building held classrooms, offices, library, dormitory space, kitchen, and the dining room where 'the Club' ate - those students who lived, but did not board, in the Heights. Julia's grade school classes met on the university campus for two years, until the new grade school was built.
'I took music lessons in the Ad Building, too,' Julia remembered. The school - and the teachers - were always in financial need,' she said. Ida Mae, who a few years later also took music lessons, remembered the cost as 50 cents, for a half-hour lesson.
Julia attended high school on campus, too. 'I was in the last Academy class to graduate, in 1926,' she said. 'There were five of us. We had our picture in the Oracle.' The Indiana Central Academy was an accredited high school offering preparatory courses to the community.
Julia graduated from IC in 1930 with a degree in English and music, her major in piano. She then earned a bachelor's in music. In 1932 she received a master of arts at IU with a major in piano and composition. I used to practice five hours a day,' she recalled. 'Then I came back and taught part-time at the college for whatever they could pay. They couldn't afford full-time teachers.'
Mrs. Wolfe was also pianist in musical groups and accompanist for the choirs, glee clubs and soloists. In 1934 she married Ranald Wolfe, a 1929 IC graduate. "I taught part-time through 1938. I stopped teaching before my second son was born, and I didn't resume until 1948."
[1] United States Federal Census, 1910, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] United States Federal Census, 1920, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[4] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[5] The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 30, 1922, page 22, [NewspapersClip].
[6] The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 24, 1923, page 23, [NewspapersClip].
[7] The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 20, 1926, page 7, [NewspapersClip].
[8] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 15, 1928, page 70, [NewspapersClip].
[9] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[10] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[11] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2013, [AncestryRecord].
[12] The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 12, 1928, page 1, [NewspapersClip].
[13] U.S. Department of State website, [URL].
[15] The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 16, 1929, page 11, [NewspapersClip].
[16] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 14, 1929, page 76, [NewspapersClip].
[17] The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 22, 1929, page 11, [NewspapersClip].
[18] The Reflector (Indiana Central College Newspaper), 1930-01-17, 1, column 4, [University_Indianapolis].
[19] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 11, 1930, page 11, [NewspapersClip].
[20] The Reflector (Indiana Central College Newspaper), 1930-02-21, 1, column 2-3, bottom, [University_Indianapolis].
[21] The Reflector (Indiana Central College Newspaper), 1930-05-02, 1, column 2, [University_Indianapolis].
[22] Indiana Central College Archives, [University_Indianapolis].
[23] Indiana Central College Alumni News, 1963-5, 6, [University_Indianapolis].
[24] United States Federal Census, 1930, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchRecord].
[25] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[26] The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2, 1930, page 10, [NewspapersClip].
[27] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 13, 1931, page 14, [NewspapersClip].
[28] United States Federal Census, 1930, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[29] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 10, 1931, page 59, [NewspapersClip].
[30] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 14, 1931, page 13, [NewspapersClip].
[31] The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 20, 1931, page 14, [NewspapersClip].
[32] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 6, 1932, page 43, [NewspapersClip].
[33] The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2, 1932, page 20, [NewspapersClip].
[34] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, April 3, 1932, page 50, [NewspapersClip].
[35] The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 21, 1932, page 13, [NewspapersClip].
[36] Rankings of music programs in 2022, [URL].
[37] Ernest Hoffzimmer Scholarship Fund, [URL].
[38] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, May 22, 1932, page 3, [NewspapersClip].
[39] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 13, 1932, page 8, [NewspapersClip].
[40] The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Indiana, November 12, 1932, page 2, [NewspapersClip].
[41] The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 7, 1934, page 29, [NewspapersClip].
[42] Indiana Central College Alumni News, 1989-11, 2, [University_Indianapolis].