New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-10-29
CORRESPONDENCE.
ss.ary ~, ct. ~, 1879.
Editor Repie,c:

Permit another reader to occupy a
portion Of your columns in regard to
the SUPPLEMENTARY.
The Co. Superintendent exerts a
greater influence on our homes, on our
children and on their future welfare
than any other county officer. He is
the most important officer in the coun.
ty. The mind If the child during it's
period of growth, is highly impossible;
hence it Is of the utmost Importance
to see that our children are carefully
trained and taught. The majority Of
our teachers being young and without
much experience, often without any,
the need of securing the very best tai.
ent to intelligently oversee and direct
their efforts will be apparent to all.
He who undertakes to do this should
be, by habit, a constant and perseyer-
ing student as well as successful
teacher.
He should have received good edu.
cation, thorough in all its details from
the lowest primary to the more advanc.
ed work and, in addition, that special
training in theart of teaching, impart.
ed at the normal school only, and of
the utmost Importance in training the
young in correct habits of thought, OF.
servation, &c. If, in connection with
these two qualities, we can find long
and successful work as teacher we
will have a most desirable candidate
and efficient officer.
Being constantly called upon to
''teach teachers" to guide, direct,
plan, suggest improvements, or point
out defects, the Superintendent must
have, as absolutely necessary to the
| we'll being Of the schools, the qualities
before alluded to, viz: education, spe.
cial training for the work, and the ex.
perience that results from continuous
and successful work in teaching.
It is not at all desil able that Il large
portion of his time be devoted t.
mechanical or agricultural pursuits OF
to any other business tending to draw
away his mind from the important du.
ties of his Office. He cannot serve,tWo
masters. Politics have nothing rs dt
with the matter. He who would drag
| the schools into politics is their worst
enemy; and the candidate seeking
votes because he is a Democrat or 4
Republican deserves defeat.
The question, and the only one, is
that of qualifications.
lis he qualified" is the question
that should present itself to the mind
of the careful voter and the answer,
leaving aside all other matters as irrel.
evant, will decide his vote. We are
Ill alike interested in securing thor.
oughly competent person for Co. Su.
perintendent and self-interest prompts
us to consider those points only that
will have direct bearing on the schools.
Who, then is qualified! Who, of the
three candidates, will answer the re-
quirements! Mr.. Velikanje has not
had the special training. His success
as teacher is doubtful and his knowl.
edge of English, as shown by his pro-
nounciation. is 50 wofully bad that his
fitness is well, he isn't fit at all.
MIR. Clary lacks special training.
BY far the greater portion of his time
has been devoted to other pursuits,
Teaching is no more speciality with
him than selling farm machinery.
Mr.. Olesen is, most emphatically, the
only qualified candidate. He is not a
politician, does not come before the
people az q politician. He comes en-.
entirely on his merits as teacher, to
ill a position that only successful
teacher, such as he Is, can Ill. Hay
ing graduated at the Second State Nor
NAL school q number Of years ago, AND
studied and taught since, there can b.
no doubt that he viii I'll every require
ment.
Think of it, voters Of Brown Coun
ty. This is not a political matter. /
comes home to most of us. The inter
ests of our children require the best
Let us, therefore, insist on thorough
education, special training and sue
cessful teaching, and let us secure i
by voting for Tory Olesen.
ANOTHER READER.