This is the earliest photo I’ve found of Bernard Daly — a good looking young man, not yet 30, with an earnest look about him. The photo was taken in 1885 when he graduated from Ohio Normal University in Ada, Ohio. Daly was attracted to Ohio Normal because of its intent to establish a medical program. Though the medical program never developed, Daly did complete the scientific program with courses in anatomy and physiology. Daly was a good student, he earned high grades and in his last year he taught the anatomy class. Disappointed that Ohio Normal did not offer a medical program, Daly went to Kentucky where he enrolled in the well-regarded University of Louisville Medical School.
This photo of Daly (with the magnificent mustache) Is from his early years in Lakeview when he served on the newly-formed town council, the school board, was the town doctor, and was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, all in his early 30s. After spending half of his life on the move — leaving Ireland as a boy; landing in Selma, Alabama in the midst of the Civil War; losing his parents; living with siblings in different parts of the U.S.; he finally found his home in Lakeview, Oregon where he would spend the rest of his life.
In Lakeview, Daly was well known for being frugal. He lived in a small room, ate the cheapest meals on the menus of the local restaurants, and spend very little money on himself. He may have been frugal, but it’s his generosity we should remember and honor. His remarkable scholarship, now more than a century old, has transformed lives, changing the trajectory of entire families.
I hope you’ll help extend Daly’s generosity to reach even further, by supporting our efforts to create a feature-length documentary about Daly and his scholarship. We have initial funding for the project but still have a ways to go. Here’s how you can help.
- Make a donation through our GoFundMe web site
- Make a donation by sending a check made out to: Daly Fund Movie LLC. The check should be mailed to Kathy Boespflug, 10416 W. Rockwood, Boise, ID 83704.
- Consider being an investor in the film (minimum $10K). If the film is profitable, investors will receive their initial investment plus a 20% premium and share of profits in proportion to their investment. (Please contact me (sam.stern@oregonstate.edu) if you are interested in becoming an investor in the project.)
Note: If the film is profitable, 10% of the profits will be given to the Daly Scholarship Fund.
P.S. More about Bernard Daly’s generosity here.
