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	[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1)		[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1)

	In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was the betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.

	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established with his wife [[LYONS, Ella B.\|Ella B. LYONS]] Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] ~~in 1938~~. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands ~~along~~ two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (4) He was also a frequent contributor to the ''Telegraph Herald'' with articles on the care of peonies. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons is remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name and established with his wife [[LYONS, Ella B.\|Ella B. LYONS]] and Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]]. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands running two miles in Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (4) He was also a frequent contributor to the ''Telegraph Herald'' with articles on the care of peonies. (5)

	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)

	In addition to his forty-five years as president of [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]], Lyons was the business manager of the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE~~]], director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)~~]], first secretary of the Dubuque Community Chest, and was active in Scouting work. In 1963 he was the first recipient of the [[LAY CITIZENS' AWARD]]. (7)		Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]]. In addition to his forty-five years as president of [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]], Lyons was the business manager of the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], first secretary of the Dubuque Community Chest, and was active in Scouting work. In 1963 he was the first recipient of the [[LAY CITIZENS' AWARD]]. (7)

	In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.		In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.

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	[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1)		[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL--Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1)

	In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.
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	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)

			In addition to his forty-five years as president of [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]], Lyons was the business manager of the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], first secretary of the Dubuque Community Chest, and was active in Scouting work. In 1963 he was the first recipient of the [[LAY CITIZENS' AWARD]]. (7)

	In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.		In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.
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	6. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1		6. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1

			7. "Teachers Cite E. B. Lyons," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 29, 1963, p. 1

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	In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.

	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] ~~in memory of his wife~~ in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (4) He was also a frequent contributor to the ''Telegraph Herald'' with articles on the care of peonies. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established with his wife [[LYONS, Ella B.\|Ella B. LYONS]] Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (4) He was also a frequent contributor to the ''Telegraph Herald'' with articles on the care of peonies. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].

	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)

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	In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.

	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3~~) He was also a frequent contributor to the Telegraph Herald with articles on the care of peonies. (4~~) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (4) He was also a frequent contributor to the ''Telegraph Herald'' with articles on the care of peonies. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].

	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)
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	3. "Peony Trail Drive Please Are Renewed," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 20, 1941, p. 8		3. "Peony Trail Drive Please Are Renewed," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 20, 1941, p. 8

	4. "Peony ~~Expert Gives Advice~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~September 1~~, 1949, p. 24		4. "Peony Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 28, 1949, p. 19

	5. "Peony ~~Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~August 28~~, 1949, p. 19		5. "Peony Expert Gives Advice," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1949, p. 24

	6. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1		6. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1

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	[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1) In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1)

			In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.

	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) He was also a frequent contributor to the Telegraph Herald with articles on the care of peonies. (4) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) He was also a frequent contributor to the Telegraph Herald with articles on the care of peonies. (4) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].

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	[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1) In 1915 he was elected president of the Central Commercial Teachers' Association at their convention in Waterloo. Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri were represented in the association whose goal was to betterment of educational systems. The newly elected president addressed the group and urged that pupils be taught to make a memorandum of their daily schedule so that they could complete work in an orderly fashion. (2) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.

	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (2) He was also a frequent contributor to the Telegraph Herald with articles on the care of peonies. (3) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (4) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (3) He was also a frequent contributor to the Telegraph Herald with articles on the care of peonies. (4) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (5) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].

	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (5)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (6)

	In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.		In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.
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	1. "New Principal Bayless College," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 9, 1909, p. 12		1. "New Principal Bayless College," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 9, 1909, p. 12

	2. "~~Peony Trail Drive Please Are Renewed~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~July 20~~, ~~1941~~, p. 8		2. "Dubuque Heads Teachers' Body," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', May 10, 1915, p. 16

	3. "Peony ~~Expert Gives Advice~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~September 1~~, ~~1949~~, p. 24		3. "Peony Trail Drive Please Are Renewed," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 20, 1941, p. 8

	4. "Peony ~~Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~August 28~~, 1949, p. 19		4. "Peony Expert Gives Advice," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1949, p. 24

	5. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1		5. "Peony Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 28, 1949, p. 19

			6. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1

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	[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.

	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (2) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (3) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club, first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (2) He was also a frequent contributor to the Telegraph Herald with articles on the care of peonies. (3) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (4) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club and [[DUBUQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB]], first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].

	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (4)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (5)

	In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.		In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.
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	2. "Peony Trail Drive Please Are Renewed," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 20, 1941, p. 8		2. "Peony Trail Drive Please Are Renewed," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 20, 1941, p. 8

	3. "Peony ~~Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~August 28~~, 1949, p. 19		3. "Peony Expert Gives Advice," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1949, p. 24

	4. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1		4. "Peony Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 28, 1949, p. 19

			5. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1

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	[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.		[[Image:eblyons.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]LYONS, Edwin B. (Centralia, IL-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 15, 1970). Lyons came to the [[BAYLESS BUSINESS COLLEGE]] in 1909 as its principal. He had previously served in the same capacity at Brown's Business College in Danville, Illinois. Prior to that he had worked fourteen years with the same firm in business colleges it maintained in Peoria, Decatur and Rockford, Illinois. (1) Lyons went on to purchase the Dubuque school and make it one of five he eventually owned in Iowa. He operated the Dubuque business school until it was sold in 1959.

	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] ~~in 1947~~ in memory of his wife. Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. ~~In 1949 he~~ served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee. (2) ~~For~~ many ~~years~~, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]] ~~He was also~~ treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], ~~elected vice-president~~ of the Rotary Club ~~in 1924~~, and ~~chosen a~~ clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in memory of his wife in 1938. In 1941, as chairman of the Dubuque Civic Garden Club's Peony Project, he announced a $500 fundraiser to expand the project. (2) Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. He served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee for many years. (3) Among many civic responsibilities, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]], treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], officer of the Rotary Club, first president of the [[DUBUQUE CIVIC GARDEN CLUB]], and clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].

	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (3)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (4)

	In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.		In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.
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	1. "New Principal Bayless College," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 9, 1909, p. 12		1. "New Principal Bayless College," ''Dubuque Telegraph-Herald'', June 9, 1909, p. 12

	2. "Peony Trail ~~Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer~~," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~August 28~~, ~~1949~~, p. 19		2. "Peony Trail Drive Please Are Renewed," ''Telegraph Herald'', July 20, 1941, p. 8

	3. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1		3. "Peony Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 28, 1949, p. 19

			4. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1

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	Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in 1947 in memory of his wife. Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. In 1949 he served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee. (2) For many years, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]] He was also treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], elected vice-president of the Rotary Club in 1924, and chosen a clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].		Lyons, remembered for the [[E. B. LYONS INTERPRETATIVE CENTER]] bearing his name, established Dubuque's famous [[PEONY TRAIL]] in 1947 in memory of his wife. Through a trust fund, he fulfilled his wife's dream with a trail of peony plants on the islands along two miles of Grandview Avenue and in city parks. In 1949 he served as chairman of the Peony Trail Committee. (2) For many years, he served as a director of the [[YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION (Y.M.C.A.)]] He was also treasurer and business manager for the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]], elected vice-president of the Rotary Club in 1924, and chosen a clerical delegate to the annual convention of the diocese of Iowa by [[ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH]].

	In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (1)		In 1962 Lyons offered $12,000 to develop a nine-hole, par-3, golf course adjacent to [[BUNKER HILL GOLF COURSE]]. He suggested that the 18th hole could be moved southward to make room for the new course. The 18th, a par-4, would become a par-3. This would provide just over seven acres at the west end of Bunker Hill, including the practice range, for the suggested course. The idea was rejected by the Dubuque Recreation Commission as a result of a letter received from C. D. Wagstaff, the golf course architect of the renovated Bunker Hill course, who did not recommend the change. (3)

	In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.		In 1972 trustees of the estate announced that a trust fund with $290,000 had been established to give funds to the Dubuque Park Board and the City of Dubuque. The money was for use within or outside the city limits to acquire or develop additional park and recreation areas.
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	2. "Peony Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 28, 1949, p. 19		2. "Peony Trail Beauty Stirs Up Dubuquer," ''Telegraph Herald'', August 28, 1949, p. 19

	1. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1		3. "Lyon's Golf Offer Rejected," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 1, 1962, p. 1

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