Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-25
1.-THE SUPPLEMENTARY"


As the Office of County Superintend-
ent should be and in the main has
been held aloof from the shackles Of
party prejudice, it is to be presumed
hat every unbiased Independent voter.
who feels an interest in the progress
Of education will cast his vote for the
man best qualified fer the duties Of
the Office
Much fault has been Justly found
during the past few years with the
manner in which the duties of this
Office have been attended to, and now
with five candidates in the field,
if one qualified and willing to attend
to the duties of the office be not cnos-
en- the voters may charge it to them
selves
With not the smallest atom of
aught but good will to all the candi-
dates and personal preference for none
of them it is not only permissible but
a dnty to candidly discuss and contrast
their merits and fitness for the public
position to which they aspire, and on
making such a comparison the candid
voter must see that George L. Will
liams is superior and more fitted to
perform the duties of that office than
any of his competitors.
Mr.. Williams has not only had an
extensive experience as a teacher in
our public schools but being a gradu-
ate of Lawrence University and hold
ing the degree Of P. B. he has an ed
ucation vastly superior to any of his
competitors
Not one of his competitors now
holds, and [ venture to say ever has
held anything higher than a third
grade certificate. TIE absurdity of
electing one who is not capable of ac-
qulring higher than third grade GER
tificate to an office wherein he may be
required to examine others for second
and first grade certificates is to I'M
reasonable to need comment. Besides
all of Mr.. Williams competitors are
now engaged to teach and most of
them intend to continue teaching dur-
ing their term of Office, rendering it
impossible to do their full duty in Wis
iting the schools, &c. Mr. Williams
is young attorney who has come to
Wood County to make it his home and
like all young attorneys he has as yet
not established a practice, S" he will
have abundant leisure to 90 his whole
duty in this regard
He is~hot an able bodied man capa-
bic of engaging in manual Labor but
must serve the world in some other
capacity and his future success depends
wholly upon the taithfulness with
which he will serve the public, and
! this fact alone is sufficient to guarantee
on the part Of Mr.. Williams faithful
discharge of the duties connected with
the office to which he aspires.
The following is a copy Of a recon
mend he received from DR. Steele
President of Lawrence University and
present candidate for State Superin-
tendent of Schools, on the Greenback
Ticket.
LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, J
Appleton, Wis,
July list, 1873
Mr.. George j. Williams has been
for several years student in this in
stitutlon and is graduate Of the pres.
cnt year in the scientific course. He
is dlligent student, a superior scholar
and morally upright maa. He is
amply competent for any situation for
which he may apply as teacher whe-
Their in a public or private school, or
for other literary or educational work.
/ heartily commend him to such as