The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-07-04
He HEADS SCHOOLS.
z. v. Judd New County
Superintendent.
He is a Scholarly Graduate OF The
University, an Enthusiastic Edr-
Gator, Who was Highly Re-
commended.
commended.

AT the meeting of the County BoaVC
of Education yesterday. Mr.. john
Vance Judd, of New HILL Wake coun.
ty. was elected County Superintendent
of Schools. to succeed County Super
intendent, Rev. W. G.. Clements. who
has held this office for six YEARS. Mr.
Judd comes directly from the Univer-
sity of Florida, where he was professor
of Modern Languages, which chair
he occupied two years, since his grad
uation from the University of North
Carolina. He is about thirty years
of age. and before his college course
taught four years in the public schools.
Mr.. Clements, the retiring superin-
tendent, has been an educator since
the war. having taught in the common
schools twenty-five wears, and was SUI
perintendent of Wake county schools
six years before the Fusion rule. He
established the academies at Cedar
Fork. Morrisville and lakewood. He
has prepared youth from Virginia to
Texas for college and has taught thou
sands of boys.
There were ten candidates for the
office but ONLY two. Mr.. Judd and Mr..
Clements. We're voted for. the vote
aFwere: Il. f. Sentelle. Wakefield. F. Z.
and NJ. College: Geo. Beavers. White
Oak; Joseph e. Avent. Bessemer City:
Nv. w. Davidson. Guilford county;
Eugene Rollins. superintendent of
Dunn Graded Schools: Bruce Craven,
Trinity. Robson county: and j. s.
Ray Gastonia, CASTOR county.
Mr. Clements submitted endorse
ments from over 800 persons in Wake
county. and each of these endorse
mamie road tho raa ding conSum-
ing all the morning. Mr.. Judd had
excellent endorsements. among them
being letters from President Venable,
of the University of North Carolina,
and President Andrew Sledd, of the
University of Florida.
The letter from Mr.. Sledd, presi-
dent of the University of Florida. in
recommendation of Mr.. Judd, was as
follows:
Information has reached me that
you are considering the propriety of
asking our Prof. u. V. Judd to accept
the County Superintendency of Public
Schools in your county for the next
year. l trust that you will permit me
TO say word or two concerning Mr..
Judd in this connection.
And first. i wish to say / should be
exceedingly sorry. both personal and
professional. to see him leave this in
stitution, but if the position you offer
him seems to him more lucrative than
the one here. / would not only not
stand in his way TO keep him from ac-
cepting a better place. but | would
do anything in my power TO enable
him to secure it. From this stand
point / write you now.
IT have found Mr.. Judd an exceed
ingly capable young man, good
teacher and q good disciplinarian. He
is pleasant. cordial. and courteous in
his manner: faithful. prompt and in
dustrious i'm the discharge of his
duties; a man OF sound morals and
judgment. and absolutely reliable. /
think if you can secure Mr.. Judd you
will secure an exceedingly good man.
IF you wish any further information
with reference to him ! should be very
glad To furnish it, but / give him with
out hesitation or qualification my most
cordial endorsements.
The only other business of the
board was its reorganization. The
board consists of Thomas Johns chair
man, Auburn: J. l.. Foster. Raleigh.
and Il. 5. Franklin, Swift Creek.
At $50 o'clock the board adjourned
To meet again this morning at 1890
o'clock.