The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-25
SEEMS TO SUIT BUTTE
Does the Action Of the Ciiizlns Who
Named Candidates for Trustees.
EDUCATED PEOPLE WANTED
Mrs. Moore and T. VI. Ford Are
Highly Commended by the Peo-
pie of the City Who Have
Expressed an Opinion.

BUTTE, Feb. 24.-The comments on tn,
streets to-day regarding the action of tn,
citizens meeting last evening in nominal
ing Mrs. Moore and Mr.. Ford as canli
dates Tor school trustees, has been very
nattering to the nominees. The general
sentiment was well expressed by a we'll
known Butte business man whose child
rem attend the public school:
| Ihis year Will mark a new era in the
public schools of Butte" he said. "Some
oil the trustees are good men, but they
know nothing about the workings
OF the schools at ali. Some of
them have absolutely no business
| qualifications and not even a
Fourth reader education. We have reached
point where the schools need the best
educational ability available. Butte is a
| city In size, and it is of vast commercial
importance TO have her schools rank with
| those OF other centers of production and
trade. The further progress depends, as
view 1t, on the educational, business
ana executive ability of the trustees.
understand the schools will enroll more
IMAM 4,OJO children this year. The high
schools is unquestionably the largest i'm
the West. 1t should be encouraged and
Will grow, as / am informed 1t will. if
properly managed, to school of 500
or more i'll the course of two or three
years. This is n big institution. 1t re-
CURES not only skIlliul superintendent
but high order of scholarship, business
and school experienced trustees. The
ticket nominated would be a credit to any
city. Butte is to be Congratulated on the
prospect of having the schools in the
hands OF an educated board. Both of the
candidates are scholars and of high char
acter. The ticket will get the support of
everyone interested in the public schools
Mrs. Jennie Hutchins Moore, who was
the unanimous choice as one of the candi-
dates, is a native of New Hampshire,
where she completed "A course of study in
me pubic schools. She afterwards grad
uated from kimball Union academy. one
OF the foremost educational institutions
OF New England. After graduating she
Taught Tor three years in Washington. ID.
y, as principal of ward school of eight
departments. She resigned the principal
snip of this school on account of poor
health. On her recovery she was elected
assistant principal of Gibbonsville acad-
envy, y. u. where she remained for three
years, when she resigned TO pursue an adj
vanced course of study in the modern
languages.
Mrs. Moore followed the study of
French in Canada under excellent in
structors. She took high rank as a student
and reads and writes the French LANGUAGE
fluently. After completing her studies in
canada she accepted position in the
pubic schools of Havana, ILL.,, then |
under the superintendency of Hon.
Thomas Cattlin of Deer Lodge, where she |
remained for some years. Then sho |
came to Helena where she taught |
In the high school. Mrs. Moore has
taught in the Butte High school
and is known TO be one of the best i'm.
structors the school ever had. She has
attained distinction as a botanist, having
prepared the Montana floral exhibit for
he worlds fair, which was of great merit.
md the committee honored Mrs. Moore
~ comforting on her diploma. Governor
richards recently appointed her one of
he delegates from Montana to attend tho
cotton states and international exposition
o be held in Atlanta in September.