He became principal of Wellston High School and held that position untilhis retirement. He was fired illegally in 1968; his case went clear tothe Missouri Supreme Court, where the illegality of his firing wassustained. He chose not to sue for damages because the school hedevoted his life to could not afford to pay them ‎(several times hepassed up salary increases to help school finances)‎.

Donald was too old to serve in World War II, so in addition to his job asprincipal, he worked at Wright Aviation to help the war effort. He alsowas an air raid warden for our area.

He held a masters degree in education from the University of Missouri‎(Columbia)‎ and completed coursework for a doctorate at theUniversity of Wisconsin ‎(Madison)‎.