Vesta V. Walker was born in Kansas in 1898, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Shores. She graduated from Sioux City Central High School in 1916. A member of the Friendship Club, she was quoted as being one who “had a strong character,” “very entertaining,” and could “always be relied upon.” Upon enrolling at Iowa State College she made it through Freshman year despite suffering from “nervous prostration” as the Bystander reported on 22 March 1918. The ISC General Catalog lists her as a Home Economics student from Sioux City in 1917-1918.
The Black ISC Student Experience to 1950
A Tracing Race at ISU Project
