Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-01

Miss Emma Nye, candidate for coun-
ty superintendent on the republican
ticket stands in peculiarly enviable
position. She is candidate for re-
election to an Office, which she has
not only filled with distinction, but
which she has herself proven can be
most satisfactorily and efficiently fill.
! ed by member of her sex.
| When Miss Nye was elected to the
office Of county superintendent of
schools she was the first woman ever
elected to that Office in Wapello coun,
| ty. Her unanimous nomination by
| the majority party Of the county Is
sufficient proof Of how we'll her admin
istration has pleased the voters
Her office is the one which most
closely affects the voters of any cont
munity. 1t touches that vital point,
the nearest and dearest to all best
of the community. Under her admin
vast strides toward position Of envia-
BILE educational eminence in the affairs
of the state Of Iowa.
There is the possibility that the
impression may have arisen in the
minds of certain people that under the
recently enacted school laws the du-
ties of the office of the county superin.
tendent have been lessened. 1t is true
that the grading Of the manuscripts
of the teachers at the various exam
nations is now to be done at Des
Moines. 1t is also certain that this
Is very important matter. But 1t
Is only one of the manifold and various
difficult and important matters that
daily come up for the consideration
and attention Of the county superin-
tendent. In fact the new law has
increased the duties Of the office, as
the superintendent is now compelled
to visit every school in the county
and do a certain amount of actual
teaching in all Of them.
Again this point is outside of the
really important duties of the super
intendent. 1t is not enough for the
parent to know that the teachers, who
are selected to instruct his children
themselves know enough, but the more
important question arises as to wheth-
er they are able to impart their knowl-
edge to others. Here Is where very
important duty OF the county superin-
tendent arises. She must visit the
schools, examine into their methods
of instruction and dicipline and advise
and direct the individual teachers.
There are also many executive du.
ties Of the office which require an Of
fetal Of broad intelligence, practical
ideas and real solid executive ability.
Miss Nyes training and experince
peculiarly fit her for an office which
includes such varied line
of A activities. She has
taught in q country school,
for a year. In village schools for three
years, and in every grade in the pub
lie schools of Ottumwa from the third,
up to and in the high school. She has
also had experience as principal of a
building. Further than this wide &C
quaintance and association with the
eminent educators OF this state have
given her an unusually broad grasp OF
educational problems.
In the contest for the position Of
county superintendent, party politics
4 than into the contest for any other
office Efficiency should be the guide
4 of the voter in casting his ballot in this
I matter Miss Nye's record stands as
I proof of her efficiency.
] Miss Nye has been life long resi-
4 dent Of Wapello county. Her home is
in Chillicothe, in Polk township, and
it is expected by her friends that q
4 large complimentary vote will be
y polled in that township for Miss Nye
She has a large acquaintance through
\ out the country and by her administra
ton she has made many friends ant
h admirers. Miss Nye began teaching in
4 Wapello county in 1882 and since then
: her work has always been in ths
schools except for eight months which
she spent in travel and study in Eur
ope.