The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-20

Progress and the adoption Oh up-to-
date meInods IN the administration Oh
scnool affairs Ia the st~Ie OIL Nesaaa 10
now an out-spoken, popular demand.
Ihe state mas passed the stage where
IL will be satlsned with
methods In educational matters. Ev-
cry man, woman and child Is interest
ed. hundreds OF new tamllies that
are contemplating making NeVaua
their home look upon the schools OF
the state ~ 0t hrst Importance.
so, when there a a vacancy on
the Republican state ticket, caused by
tee death OF Nevaoa's veteran edu-
Gator, Urvis king, the central commit
Tee diligently sought Tor the right man
to pace 1T Inc helm OF schools Oh the
slSte.
1uey delegated Dwight I. Smith, OF
Virginia City, instructor IN charge Oh
the state School OF Mines Oh that
place. lie ls a hne scholar, and expert
snced instructor ano keeniy awake TO
the needs OF Nevada schools, boeh IN
centsrs OF largest population and IL
the remote and sparsely settled rural
districts.
He believes in a uniform standard
throughout the state. de wants a
pupil to nave the same advantages IN
one section as in another section OF
the state he wants this uniformity
OF standard to apply to scholarship re-
Quirements, on the part OF the pupll,
and to individual efficiency on he part
OF the teaching corps as a whole. he
also believes in SUFFICIENT latitude Tor
the development OF individuality and
aptness along special lines. lie be-
leves in specializing IN teaching IN Inc
larger schools. he believes IN tree
text books, SO that the poorest chlId
may nave an equal advantage with inc
chlld OF the most wealthy. But he
would have the Free Text Book law
50 drafted ~ to guard against graft
canaais IN this state.
Professor omlth was born In Esme-
ralda county, raised on q ranch ana
educated in Nevada pubic schools, un-
til b course mapped out by hun took
him to the Laurel Hall Military school
in California and to the University OF
California. lie completed q course IL
mining engineering at Berkeley and
followed with postgraduate work IN
science and literature. His university
retained him later on, as M OF ats
corps OF instructors in science.
For q number OF years he was held
assistant in the work OF the United
States Geological Survey, performing
important services in the oil and gas
regions In southern California. Under
this bureau, he made . geological sur
vey and report on the Yerington cop
per district in thus state, winch is IN
authoritative work.
When the University of Nevada
wanted . man to take charge of the
school Of Mines at Virginia City a
telegram wal sent to the University OF
California to recommend a man. That
university recommended Dwight I.
Smith. He got the position against
some twenty odd applicants, and has
conducted the Nevada School of Mines
for the past six years successfully. he
% sminsntly fitted for the work need
cd At this time in the public schools of
Nevada, and II elected, before his term
h out win have done everything pos
sble to place them on a par with the
schools Of any other state in the
Union.
Personally, MI. Smith is energetic
and full of enthusiasm for whatever
he undertakes. He is in the prime OF
life and vigot, with qualifications
and experience to make him one of
tie most valuable servants of the
state now before the people.
He win come to the office of State
School Superintendent with no preju-
diees; without friends to reward or
enemies to punish. =