• Frank Garrett
  • Mr. Garrett graduated from the Drake University Bible College in 1896 and was a very active member in the religious community during his time 
  • Frank Garrett and his wifed sailed to Chine in the fall of 1896 making him the first missionary from Drake to begin working in China 
• Edna Dale 
  • Ms. Dale graduated from the Drake University Bible College in 1899 
  • Two years after her graduation in 1901, Ms. Dale sailed to China where she became the first female Drake graduate to independently travel to China 
• Charles S. Settlemeyer 
  • Mr. Settlemeyer graduated from the Drake University Bible College in 1902 and briefly worked in the Philosophy Department 
  • In 1904, Mr. Settlemeyer became the first person sent by the Drake Foreign Missionary Society aboard 

• Drake University was originally founded as a religious institution in association with the Disciples of Christ 
• All early Drake graduates who engaged in missionary work were registered with the Disciples of Christ 

Drake University Sources 

• The Drake Delphic 
  • The precursor of the modern Times Delphic 
  • Contains a significant amount of information regarding the whereabouts and activities of Drake students and graduates 
• The Quax 
  • The Drake Yearbook 
  • Contains information regarding the locations of Drake graduates 

Outside Sources 

• "The Disciples of Christ in China" by Lois Anna Ely 
• "They Went to China: Biographies of Missionaries of the Disciples of Christ" issued by the Missionary Education Department of the United Christian Missionary Society 
• "International Missionary Convention of the Christian Church, St. Louis, MO., October 13-20, 1904." issued by the Foreign Christian Missionary Society 
• "USC Libraries" for images of Frank Garrett