Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-08-11
To IN. Citizens o, Cha ,kse County.

N ITO Nv wa 'N'"N
superintcndent: This is n signiii-
cant question. 1t is II question that
interests every family in Cherokee
county. II is n question paramount
to all other questions. II il ques'
ton in which party politics should
have no voice or vote. Like the Sc
lection of Il city supeii itendcnt the
only question involved should he
"Who is our best mani" Like Gin
cinna,i. when called upon To select
new superintendent II few weeks
since. she laid aside prejudice and
took Jones of indianapolis. who
had made her schools second To
none in the Union. His $2OO) salary
i'm Indiana was changed to I.OOO III
Ohio.
We have known the schools oil
Cherokee county for ten years ana
they are no better now than they
were ten years ago. Many OF the
then young teachers have I'M
proved, but many more have taken
their places who are doing thc same
quality of work. experimenting ON
immortal minds. Eight years ago
we selected II bright young man
from the country and spent four
wears in developing him into II SUI
pcrin,cndent. Four years ago we
repeated the act. but changed the
gender to bright young lady who
had taught n country school ana
she has developed wonderfully.
Our neighboring county. Labette'
four years ago went to Parsons ana
selected the best teacher in that city.
lady of broad experience and fine
culture, the principal of the largest
school building in the city. What
are the results: Cherokee county
has spent four years in developing
Mrs. Wallace into Il noble woman
and good superintendent ana the
county is where it was ten years
nyo. How with Our sister county:
The state has found in l.abctte
county one of her grandest educat-
ors, and the county at the close oil
her administration takes its place
cducationally as the leading county
in the state. II we would learn by
experience, let us go and do like
wise.
Prof. Walker is graduate OF one
of Ohio's leading institutions OF
learning. Vile ! lie came t. kaasas
he was very modest; he did not ask
for a school. but was offered one
where he taught four years with
marked SUCCESS. When we discov-
cred his real merits we offered him
the principalship # the Baxter
Springs High School. but II was too
late: he had been elected sup rim
tendent of the Weir City schools.
There he made many friends and
added momentum to the upward
progress of her schools and was
called to Columbus. where, during
the past three years, he has proved
himself the most popular superin-
tcndcnt /; Southeastern Kansas. AT
the close of the past school year he
resigned expecting to leave the pro
fession of teaching. when some
friends asked him to accept the
nomination for county superin-
tendent. He did not ask for the
place, but the place asked for him.
The work of the county superin-
tendent il not simply to attend to
some Office work in Columbus and
visit once or more the schools oil
the county. but il is the work of an
educator. He shall inform the peo-
pie of his county OIL many subjects
10 which their attention has not
been called. He should represent
his county not only at home, but
abroad, in all her state and national
educational circles. He should be
person of marked influence.
Thirty years ago when we moved
from Massachusetts. to Illinois, the
county of Champaign stood low in
educational matters. Her people
elected a man county superintend-
ent who was fitted for the place. AT
the close of his administration her
schools stood second in the state.
Cook county, in which Chicago
stands, stood first.
/ Now, in conclusion, we would say
TO the voters of Cherokee county,
without regard to party politics, let
us be wise and place Prof. Walker
where he can do us the most good.
Respectfully. +. o. NOBLE.
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