The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-04-27
F. v. ELSE
. SUPERINTENDENT
BOARD ELECTS NEW HEAD or
oekALoosA SCHOOLS.
PRINCIPAL HURT REELECTED,
Other High School instructors chos.
en,WhlIe Selection Of Ward Teach.
ere 10 Observation-Disclosures.
ents Salary Increased.
"oskaloosa, April "a, 1906.

"~OskalooSa, April "a, 1906.
PROT. +. w. Else, Mt. Pleasant.
ELECTED superintendent! Salary,
$1,000 Congratulations.
IS. W. Clark, Pres. School Board"
Such was the telegram that last
night announced 10 Frank W. Else,
former principal Of Third ward school
In this city, now superintendent Of
the M. Pleasant city schools, and a
young mar raised and educated In
this county, that ne had been chosen
10 bring OskaloOsa schools up 10 tho
standard which the board has deter.
mined upon.
Prof. Else was elected unanimously,
after II was discovered that upon the
informal ballot every ballot bore his
name. The board Immediately added
another 800 10 the salary for which
he had agreed 10 come 10 Oskaloosa,
as a token Of their appreciation Of the
young man whom H. had cbOgsn 10
take charge Of the schools.
Mr.. Else was chosen after n careful
investigation Of eight Of the most
promising Of the fifty candidates for
the position. Applications have come
from all 0Vcr the United States, and
while among this first was from a
scho0lmaster in New Mexico, the last
received was by telegram from an Cd.
ucator in Harvard university,
The school board recently decided
unon aiphf afrDu1 ~0audidafca for marc
cIOBs investigation, and Messrg, Cbas,
Johnson and James Atchlson we're
made a committee TO visit tho schools
and towns Of these gentlemen for that
purpose. The committee visited Prof.
r. w. Else, at Mt. Pleasant; Supcrin.
tendent Dick,at Red Oak; SuptM ausc,
at GlenwOOd; 5upt. JOhnson, at Car.
r0l; Prof. Messenger, at Highland
Park College, Des' MoinGs; and at
Wintcrget the former school OF Prof.
Gene McLenihan. The committee
strongly recommended the election OF
Mr.. Else, and Professors Dick anu
Johnson were very high In the esti
mationof tho board.
Frank w. Else was born and edu.
Gated in Mahaska county. After grad.
uating from Penn college no was made
principal OF tho Third ward school,
and resigned 10 take charge Of the
Mt. Pleasant city schools. He has
taken special work In the State Nor.
NAL School, and In Chicago university,
and B known as one Of the strongest
young educators in Iowa. Mrs Else
"a also well known In this city, and f.
the daughter Of AL Hines, living west.
OF town.
Working under Mr.Else at Mt.Pleas.
ant, before he came to Oskalooga, was
principal II. w. Hurt, Of tho High
school, who was reelected last night.
The board also reelected a. instruct
ors In the High school, Misses Mabel
Ecmerlck, Helen M. Handy, Jessie l..
Duboc, Eda NJ. Haskell Lilly Mcclure,
Maude Harbach and Mary n. Dobyns
John r.. Hlrst, Alfred Williams and
II. B Bestor were also reelected. The
salaries Of Professors Williams and
Hirst were Increased 10 1880 per
month, while Mr.. Bestor was given
an advance TO 500 per month.
No other teachers we're elected, as
the board desired a chance 70 make
further investigation in gome cases.
II u possible that In some Of the
wards this year new principals win be
needed. and the board Expressed It's
determination that In such carer men
would BE- given q preference, and men
would be procured. Also tho board
Expressed a sentiment 70 the effect
that while II desired good teachers
Of continued service, that II dtd not
believe IN pensloning older teachers or