The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1910-06-30
GILLEN SEEMS A REAL
NICE YOUNG FELLOW

w. d. Gillen, a real pleasant young |
man who has the appearance and act
ions of q pretty smart one too, WAS
in to see us last week and to an
nounce that he is a candidate Tor
county superintendent of schools. He
Is pretty we'll known to many people
In the county but we didn't know
him. He taught school at Sunas for
one or two years, In the country near
there for another year, at Marietta
for three years and for two or three
years more he has been principle of
one Of the Bellingham schools. More
than that experience Is his education.
He Is a graduate of the Iowa Col.
lege, the great agricultural College Oh
Iowa.
Mr.. Gillen is not alone in the race.
Oh no. There are at least two ladies'
who want to be superintendent OF
schools. He didn't tell us that either.
We asked him about Miss Keller and
he said she was good educator he
believed his qualifications were better.
as good and that in some respects he
believed his qualifications were better.
He was SO polite about 1t that we ask
ed him about Mrs. Dunn, OF Ten Mile,
who also is said to be a candidate.
Il think she Is very capable wom-
an. but. Mr.. Cloud, really didn't
come in to recommend all the other
candidates. am really more interest,"
ed in having you find out about me.
But. meanwhile We had been finding
out considerable about him from OBJ
seryafions he had made during the
conversation. He has some pronounce
ed ideas, and Is not afraid to STAND up
fer them.
We had asked him his qualifications
on manual training. He told us he
had superintended manual training for
two years, but. do you know l dis
like to see some of the schools push
ing these departments too hard.
For instance in one country school
which has been greatly complimented
for its manuel training | learn that
not 81 Der cent of the eighth grade
pupils passed in ordinary studies.
The result is that the school board
The result Is that the school BOARD
and patrons there are disguised with
manual training and have thrown 1t
out of the course for the next year.
That is the danger. | know manual
training and domestic science are
mr. pular now. but they have not found
their accepted places IN the scnooi
course as yet and like sports may De
carried to excess. You nave known CT
schools where 80 much attention was
paid to sports that the lessons were
NEGLECTED. The same is gong TO
be true of these other studies If we
are not careful. They should be
taught .systematically, There is no
question about their value In cur pub
lie schools II that is done. l have
girls in my schools that can give their
mothers lessons in economy. have
boys who can do heater and better
work with common household tools
than their fathers can. 1t is idle to
say that they have wasted their time,
hut III thew have failed to learn the
common branches that they were sent
to school to learn, then a mistake
has been made.
This is the Tribunes third birthday
That Is under that name. The Tribune
ia but two years old. Under various
names II has been published nearly
item vears-the first Pacific Pilot hav'
ing been issued August "a. 1901.
BOTH WERE ON TIME
what member Of the class cal
| mention one memorable date in Ro
man history?" the teacher asked.
!. "Antony's with Cleopatra venture,
. one of the boys.--Everybody's Maya