Coeur d'Alene evening press., 1910-05-10

SALT LAKE PAPER GIVES PROF.
II. H. BARTON LEAD ON
SCHOOL ELECTION
Cow Brady and b. y. OMEN Id seen
By Correspondent.

The Idaho representative OF the
Salt Lake Tribune makes few poll
tieal forecasts on the political situa-
tion a. II elects the ofices Of COVER
nor and state superintendent oil
schools, ID which he gives Prof. II.
II. Barton. of this city. lead for the
head Of the schools In the following
article:
Woman Holds once IL Years.
With the close Of the present term
Of the acting state administration
ii Idaho. win end the twelfth year
of supervision of the state schools
by woman.
II was In 1886 that the people 0f
suffrage to the women Or the state.
Since this solution Of the suffrage
problem BY Idaho there has been aI
general acceptance Of the theory
that this ONCE should Be filled by Ii
woman, and until the approach of the
present interesting campaign, little.
II any, argument has been adduced
suggesting change
The first woman elected to state
ONCE IN Idaho was Miss PermealI
French Of HALEY, present dean oil
women Of the Idaho state university
at Moscow, who was chosen state
superintendent Of public instructions
at the fall election In 1898. In 1900
she was elected al her own successor
In 1902 Miss Mae Scott, Of Black
foot. now Mrs. Judge Workman of|
Emmett, was elected state superin-
tendent, and she succeeded herself
in the election OF 1904.
In 1906 Miss Belle ChamberlIn ol
Boise was elected state superintend-
ent. and in 1908 reelected to succeed
herself. She Is the incumbent who
will round out the twelfth year Of
continuous supervision of this Inn
portant trust in the oficialdom BY a
woman.
Held no Other ONCE.
These three are the only women
who have held state ONCE in Idaho,
ana women Of the state have not
aspired for other than this particu-
lar once.
Professor #. II. Barton Of Occur
d'Alene City has presented his claim
to the republicans OF the state Of
the state superlntendency, subject to
the will OF the votary Of his party
at the primaries to be held on Aug
ust 20.
Professor Barton was born in
Michigan, completing his high school
course in Muskegon. He prepared
himself for teacher at the Ferris
institute at Grand Rapids, and the
Valparaiso Normal school of Indiana.
He holds life certificates In MIchl-
gan, Idaho and Washington.
IN 1894 he removed from Michigan
to Idaho, locating at Idaho Falls,
where he held the superintendency
of the city schools for two years.
In 1895 he was elected as super
intendent of the schools OF Haley,
which position he held until 1893,
when he was chosen at the head Of
the Wardner schools, which position
he filled for four years, and two years
later went to Occur d'Alene and sup
erintended the schools of that city for
four years, or until 1909.
During his years of work as super
intendent Of these various schools he
aided in conducting numerous county
teachers Institutes and was promin-
ent in county and In state organiza.
tions Of teachers.
During his service at the head Of
the HALEY schools. he married q
Blaine county woman.
In his announcement as candi'
date for state perintendent Mr.
Barton gives utterance to one state
ment which serves as base of what
ever arguments have been offered By
those who have suggested the pro
prieties Of a change In the sex o
the state superintendent. in thes'
words:
One Important Pledge.
.T pledge careful attention to tn
selection, lease and disposition Q
school lands, 10 the interest, not onll
of the children of today, but OF fu
ture generations; a strict interpreta
ton Of the Law fixing fair values 0
land reclaimed under the Carey act
an impartial administration Of tn
duties OF the state board Of eqnaliza
ton: and my best efforts to secur
an economical administration Of tn
superintendent oiEice, and the board
of which he Is ex-ofieio member, con
sistent with the highest efficiency I
all departments. 2
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