ark ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁near ▁Blo om ington , ▁Indiana , ▁to ▁Mary ▁Le F ev re ▁( We aver ) ▁and ▁James ▁Nor b ourn ▁St ark . ▁During ▁her ▁youth , ▁the ▁St ark ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁Colorado ▁and ▁Kansas ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Indian apolis . ▁▁ ▁St ark ▁attended ▁Indian apolis ' s ▁Em mer ich ▁Man ual ▁High ▁School ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Indian apolis ▁Normal ▁College ▁( which ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁Butler ▁University ) ▁and ▁Indiana ▁University ' s ▁Ext ension ▁Division . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁Arc ada ▁St ark ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Frederick ▁C . ▁Bal z , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁Star ▁Mill in ery ▁Company ▁of ▁Indian apolis . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Edu c ator ▁and ▁club w oman ▁Bal z , ▁a ▁long time ▁resident ▁of ▁Indian apolis , ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁teacher ▁prior ▁to ▁her ▁marriage ▁in ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁public ▁schools , ▁where ▁she ▁taught ▁history , ▁art , ▁and ▁literature ▁to ▁junior ▁high ▁school ▁students . ▁She ▁also ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁woman ' s ▁club ▁movement ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Woman ' s ▁Department ▁Club ▁of ▁Indian apolis , ▁where ▁she ▁cha ired ▁its ▁literature , ▁program , ▁and ▁applied ▁education ▁comm itte es . ▁In ▁addition , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁program ▁chair , ▁vice ▁president , ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁District ▁of ▁the