Edward Giles
Irvin. He was born on August 13, 1893, in Spencer County
Indiana. The seventh child of an African Methodist Episcopal
Church minister, he enrolled at Indiana University in 1910.
Founder Irvin did not return to the University following the
spring term of 1911. He pursued a career in journalism and
served in World War I. Founder Irvin owned a newspaper in
Anderson, IN, and was editor of a Gary (IN) newspaper before
becoming the sports editor of a Chicago (IL) newspaper.
Founder Irvin was the 24th Laurel Wreath
Laureate. He entered the Chapter Invisible on November 4,
1982
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