The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-01-17

for Kenosha county; thence to Racine
and later to Chicago, and was priDci-
pal of the Kinzie school for fifteen
years, and of the LaSalle school four
years; then principal of the schools of
the town of Lake until 1884 and was
superintendent Of schools there up to
the time of annexation, when he be-
came assistant superintendent OF schools
in Chicago in 1890, and is such now,
having under his supervision 500 teach
ers and $4,000 pupils. In Chicago he
has been prominently identified with
every movement looking to the adj
yancement of the cause of education
and of the methods whereby instruc-
ton is impaired; has become an effect
i've educational artist in school man
agement: has the capacity to marshal
and give force to all educational re-
sources-one of those wide awake
teachers whose eve incites to diligence
and dissuades from wrong. He can not
only " keep school," but educate the
pupil He is a teacher who fills high
place among the good Of the earth, and
stands in the arena of thought and
action the peer Of any in professional
life Early in life he developed studi-
Gus habits. He has given great salts
faction in the important position he
now holds. Through his efforts, and
men like him, the Chicago schools have
been lifted to a higher condition Of eX-
cellence, and a better system and
methods introduced.
He married Elizabeth Bailey, of
GAINESVILLE, Wis, who was Il teacher
there at the time. They have five
children; the Oldest, Lizzie, is in the
University of Chicago; the son Fred
entered Michigan University last fall.
Mr.. Hannah is a member of several
educational associations.
John j. Mcclellan.
While he was born in Columbia
county, New York state in 1888, he
came with his parents to Kenosha
county during his youth, and his early
manhood was passed there on his
fathers farm near KenOsha. His father
will be remembered by many Of the
readers of this paper; he was ply
stefan, and conducted a farm-Dr.
Samuel s. Mcclellan. He was man
of intelligence and probity, who took a
deep interest in the issues of the day
which affected the political or material
we'll being of Wisconsin; was q mem
Der Of the first constitutional conVen-
ton of the state and prominently iden-
titled with the framing of the constitu-
ton; subsequently elected to the state
senate, and was a prominent man in
connection with the agricultural society
and whatever tended to the develop
ment of the new commonwealth. John
J. was educated in the KenOSha High
school, and later studied law i'll the
office of then prominent KenOSha law
yer, E. w. Evans. In 1856 he gradu-
ated from the Albany IN. Y law school
and being admitted to the bar COM
menced a successful practice in OcOnto,
Wis, being elected district attorney in
1857 and successfully until 1862, when
he was made assistant att0rney-gen-
eral Of the state under James II. Howe
(of Kenosha) and continued under Mr..
Howe's successor, Winfield Smith of
Milwaukee. He resigned and moved to
Racine and re-engaged in practice. In
May 1864 President Lincoln appointed
him assistant QuartermaSter Of VOlun-
teers and he was in charge Of several
posts, with the rank of captain, until
1866, when he left the service with
clean record. He was recognized in
these public capacities as man Of