Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-05-19
THE RIGHT MAN
In the Right PIace.-This Teacher
Praises Ii. L. Mack.

Our schools are dearer to the
people than any other institution
in this government "of the peo-
pie, for the people and by the
people" 1t is right that the
people should select for the office
Of county school superintendent
only that man who is best fitted
for the place and who can do
the most good for the people.
The sacred rights of the chill
dren must be protected and en-
hanced. ..---
With this in view, the people
are advocating the election OF
Mr.. Mack, irrespective OF party
affiliations. First because OF his
superior ability; second, on ac-
| count of his very successful
school work from the first grade
to the high school course; third,
because it takes a broad man to
fill this place 1t not only takes
broad man but one who has
and is now keeping up in the
educational work,
This office will never again
tolerate sleeper, drifter or a
man antiquated in educational
ideas, methods or plans: MIR.
Mack holds a state diploma.
This means and stands for some
thing. While the law permits
any teacher to fill the office who
simply holds a first grade county
certificate, at the same time the
office is best served by man
whose education is not simply
confined to these narrow limits.
What is true of the teacher IS
true of the superintendent. Ev-
, cry director knows that the more
exnerienced, the better fitted the
t teacher, the better the work will
e be- While teacher holding g
:, first grade county certificate Is
), eloible for the office, is 1t no
4 logically true a teacher holding
T a state life diploma is bette
P fitted? This is conclusion need
e ing no argument to convince
s. any intelligent man.
T. Benton county is one OF tn
. leading educational counties II
1T OREGON. With the location o
< the greatest college on the Pacl
fc Coast within it's borders, wit
[e one of the best systems OF publ
to schools to be found anywhere,
De is most essential for the genera
Or standing Of the county abroad t
1e carefully select man who WI
le be the greatest recommendatlol
"a Mr.. Mack will surely fill this bill
at Being a college graduate, a ten
r. perate man, man who has bee
Sc, teaching all his life, man who
P experience has not been conflnf
he to the school Of only one rool
but his work has been IN COLES
ate courses, high schools al
in the common schools as we
Such experience cove
inc these different phases
;u ;ns educational work, especially I
p him for the work OF this imp'
,i ,is tant office. A man with su
n of experience has had a trainl
~ ~ which will enable him to ke
y the schools to the high wa
slli a1f mark Of gradation and efficlen
.1 .a1 which has taken II years OF hS
w. w. work on the part of Sup't De
1 1ao man to maintain.
zen ~ Another reason why Mr.. Nj
1en a. should be congratulated is
: iof of support given him by the tea
, , 81 f ers of the county. 1t is cure
of f " reported that he will rece
~ VI and is now receiving the s.
W. port of almost every teacher
annl 7Iad the county with but few exc
1,,, nTu tions. Being a teacher in act
'oi' service in the county and h
nd ing taken the opportunity to
aloa vestigate this question, l I
po DO this most favorable sentlm
nd ,,de existing. Very trul y.
w uuo A Teacher