Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-05-17
State

The following taken form from
the Huron State Journal speaks
with reference to pref. Hoods cam
Gidacy for state superintendent.
"For several months the profess
ional educators OF the state and
other friends of the public schools
have been casting uroune tor an
available person upon whose can
didacy for State Superintendent all
n unite without friction, and the
trend Of their opinion at this time
seems TO be cr, stalizing rapidly
upon Pro. b. f. Hood, now Superin-
tendent of the Huron City Schools,
and formily of the Aberdeen City
schools in the same capacity.
while the State Journal has no
desire to push aside any other good
man from II chance for the place.
our knowledge OF Prof. Hooe's ster-
ling worth and fitness for the posi-.
tion-tlie exceeding numerous and
strong endorsements showered upon
him from every where-together
with our natural loyalty TO central
South Dakota as a competitor in
the race-impel lis to place him de-
fore the state in IL proper light and
ask that his long experience, ripe
scholarship, mature judgement and
business qualifications be duly con.
sidered by the coming convention.
Prof. Hood has been a resident of
South Dakota since 1888. before
coming here ha was for fifteen years
superintendent of graded schools in
Iowa, Il sufficient guarantee in itself
that among the best scholars of the
Union Prof. Hood holds high aud
enviable rank. Prior to his fifteen
years OF educational work in Iowa,
he was for three years county super
intendent in Wisconsin. These SER
vises-taken with his six years sue
cessful work in Aberdeen as city
superintendent, certainly entities
him to the conlipehce OF all in the
sense of practical ucces as anedu-
Gator.
"But these are not all the elements
that go to make OF Prof. Hood u
strong man for the place. In addi-
ton to the foregoing, which in them
selves are superlative attributes,
he was enjoyed and confidence Of
educators the state over to sudll an
extent, that lie was selected as the
leading conductor in more than sixty
~teacenrs' institutes in the state, dur
ing the past ten years, and he is now
chairman Of the comitee appointed
by the educational council to report
upon the needed changes in the
school lows, these preferments be-
ing the best comiums from tie other
leading teacheas and from the edu.
Gators Of the state.
"Again. In the position Of the
State superintendent there are
many necessities for an incumbent
to be familiar with the laws, and its
application TO orr school interests.
Prof. Hood was long ago admitted
to the bar in Iowa, aud since coming
to Dakota has been admitted to
practice here. hence he embodied
within himself the needed legal cul.
ture to enable him 10 successfully
cope with t~eblmcalities Of law-so
frequent and so perHexing in every
new state like ours.
at is universally conceded that
now il ever our growing schools in
t~erests need wisest experience gu
ance. 1t is believed that the fopr
going citation prove c0nclusively
that in Prof. Hood The educator.
and lovers Of good schools have
found their man. With the kindes
regard for the claims OF others wht
NAV be aspirant for the position
Prof.. Hoods irie6cs around the stat
respectfully ask that his qnalihca
lions I've given the CONSIDERATIONS I
which these facts certainly entitl
them.