Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-12-14
EDUCATOR AND JOURNALIST.

Reuben u. Jones Of Rochester, N. ", n
Native OF Dover and Brother of the
Late MRS. EdwR.d Crosby OF Battle
borO,
The Utica, ~ Y, Globe of a recent date
published half-tone portrait of the vet
| eran journalist and ex-superinetendent
OF education in Rochester, N. Y, Reuben
~ Jones, brother of the late Mrs. Ed
, ward Crosby of Brattleboro. The like
| ness was accompanied by the following
| sketch, under Rochester head line:
| Mr.. Jones's administration as superin-
tendent of the public schools was marked
| Dy me mastery manner in which he har-
| monized all the various departments He
! was tie superintendent in every sense of
, the word and no teacher was employed
| or discharged except at his discretion
! and he was careful to see that no inius-
tice was done either to the public by the
| employment of incompetent teachers or
TO the teachers by being wrongfully
| treated But during his term of office no
polucian could sway him from his paths
| OF duty. MIR. Jones is a man of great
! tirmness of character and has the cours re
| OF his convictions. In a conserva live
| way he is opposed to many of the thought
| habits of the people, and in matters of
| religion is far advanced beyond the or
binary rutS of orthodoxy AS a student
OF psychology during half century he
| long ago arrived at conclusions regard
Ing this and the future life that made the
| contemplation of human destiny a 10Y in
stead of melancholy doubt. But in
| his attitude toward the prevailing faiths
| ne was ever charitable and IS far as pos
| sible sympathetic, and it may be said of
him that he has exemplifed in his life
| the, teachings of real Christianity, As
| president of the New York State Teach
| ers' association Mr.. Jones won the APP
| prevail and good will Of the educators of
| the state and was highly compllrnented
! upon the able manner in which he pre-
| sided at the annual meeting
AS journalist Mr.. Jones is known far
and wide and curing many years not a
| day passed but the Democrat and Chroni-
Gle of this city bore the imprint of his mas
| terly mind in regard to the various topics
which interest humanity. de is a
| trenchant and versatile writer and the
| range of his knowledge and experience
extending over three-quarters of CEN
| fury of active life, renders him a delight
| tul entertainer Although now in his Sgth
| year, he is just as vigorous mentally as
| he ever was, and his physical condition
| Is remarkably strong. He still attends
| to his duties in the law library, his work
| having been rendered less laboricus bv
| the kindly and thoughtful consideration
| CT the authorities. who recognized in him
| one whose past labors have done much
| for the advancement of our city and been
the means of helping to very great eX-
| tent the educational progress of the peo-
| pie. Few men can boast of a wider
| range of real and true friends than Reu-
| ben II. Jones and the hope goes forth that
| he will be spared to complete the century
Of life among those by whom he Is much
| honored and esteemed.
We present in this picture an excellent
| portrait of the venerable Reuben ID.
| Jones, one OF ROChester'S most notable
| citizens who during many years has been
| identified with matters pertaining to law
| education and Journalism. Mr.. Jones
was born in Dover Vt, Nov. -. 1915.
He received his early education in the
common schools. with one term in a
| Grammar school and finished under the
| private tuition of "A clergyman. He then
| taught school for short time in his ma
| tive town and removed in 1893 TO Johns
| town, Fulton county. n. Y. at which
| place he taught school until the fan of
| 1871. Coming west he taught school for
| i've or six years in Caledonia and Mum
| ford. In 1887 he removed to Rochester
and became associate editor of the Daily
American Mr. Jones had previous to this
| gained considerable editorial eNpe-
| rienCe as contributor to the leading
| paper of his native county. He contin-
ued his connection with the American for
| several years. In 1919 he was appointed
superintendent of the public schools of
| Rochester, retaining that Office until $3.50.
when he resigned TO enge &c in other
| business.
In 1854 Mr. Jones was elected president
| of the New York State Tea Chers' associa-
| ton. and presided at the annual meeting
| in 1853. Mr.. Jones was for Is years clerk
! of the supreme court in Monroe county,
after which he became one of the edlto-
rial workers of tho Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle. a position which he held
for many years, during part of which he
was mana ging editor. He continued in
this position until eight years ego when
he was appointed librarian of the new
state law library at Rochester.