Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-01-10
TO LIVE IN TEXAS.
The Good old Democratic State Offers
co"genia' Climate and Employ
ment for Late Co. Suut. Fink.

congenia' Climate and Employ
ment for Late Co. supt. Fink.
The resignation of E. F. Fink as
superintendent of the schools of Kan
diyohi county arrived as had been an
nouced last Thursday afternoon and
was promptly accepted by the county
commissioners. The time for consid-
ering the applications for a successor
to the Office was fixed at two O'Clock
yesterday, Friday. In letter to
County Auditor Johnson Mr.. Fink
gives his reasons for making the
change. We are allowed to make
some extracts from the letter:
I'm connection with my resignation,
| think l ought to say that this action
is in accordance with a determin alton
to retire from politics when favora-
BILE opportunity should present itself,
which determination I arrived at
early last fall, and which l expressed
to few intimate friends; though l
did not then anticipate that an op-
portun1ty would be so soon offered.
No one who has his personal interests
properly at heart will spend all his
best years in the teaching profession,
where unlike other professions, the
longer one serves the less he is
thought qualified to serve. AS one
grows old in school work he is said
to become an old ''fogy" and is there
fore relegated to the rear. Rarely do
we find a person beyond middle age
IN responsible public school positions.
When one has spent his best years in
school work his experience and hab-
it's of mind disqualify him from doing
anything else.
Speaking of his tour years of serv-
ice in the schools of the county Mr..
Fink says that they have been fnan-
cial loss to him. II have little in
deed to show for days, nights and
Sundays I have labored and the
hardships have endured to faithfully
discharge my duties" But for fortu-
nate investments he would have been
badly of, from q financial point of
view. He continues:
II do not blame anyone for this.
l could have retired from Office at
any previous time, had 1 80 desired
Again, considering that at the end Of
this term l would have been in Office
for period of six years, I could not
reasonably hope to maintain myself
IN Office longer without engaging in q
primary-and if successful therein q
subsequent general election struggle
MY observation of the pre-primary
contest last fall convinced me that
there were no allurements of public
Office which could induce me to endure
the mental and physical strain and
spend the time and money which a
successful political career requires
under our system. These are the
principal considerations which caused
me to determine to withdraw from
politics when good opportunity
should offer. think have been Of
fered such an opportunity here now
and therefore take the step indicated
in the letter to the commissioners.
AS to his successor, Mr.. Fink
speaks a good word for Prof. Omlie,
his acting superintendent. AS re-
CARDS his future plans Mr.. Fink
writes:
II shall begin work at once for a
land, loan and investment company
The southwest is having greater
boom than the northwest, which is
saying great deal. In this state
railroads are building in every di-
rection. We have seen no cod
weather since we left St. Paul. Win
ter in this part of the state is like per-
petual spring, the nights being cool
with an occasional light frost and the
days warm and balmy."
In conclusion, Mr.. Fink says: 81
cannot tell when I shall be able to
visit Minnesota"