East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-01-03
WANT |. R. ALDERMAN
FOR SUPERINTENDENT
STRAW VOTES OF OREGON
TEACHERS ELECT HIM
or 1909 Votes Cast, University Pro-
fessor Gets 916-Ressler Is Second
With 218-Alderman Well Prepar-
ed for Position.

Salem, Ore.-The teachers of Ore
state superintendent. March 10 Of
this year, Charles H. Jones. editor of
the Oregon Teachers Monthly. sent
out circular letters to each of the
county superintendents asking them
to nominate candidates for state
school superintendent. The superin-
tendents responded generally and the
following candidates were named: L.
r. Alderman Of Eugene; e. D. Res
sler of Corvallis; A. ]. Churchill OF
Baker City; r. F.. Robinson Of Port
land, and P. L. Campbell Of Eugene.
Mr.. Jones took these candidates as a
basis for a straw VOTE" and in the
January Monthly will make the fol-
lowing announcement:
"The Oregon Teachers Monthly's
straw vote contest for state board su-
perintendent closed December 25. AL
together 1909 votes were cast and
each county in the state was repre-
sented except Curry and Lake. The
votes were fairly well distributed
and the following are the results OBJ
tanned: L. r. Alderman, 916; e. d.
Ressler, 21S; R. F. Robinson, 1872; P.
L. Campbell, 1879; A. ]. Churchill.
101; scattering, So. The candidates
In no way have taken any special in
terest in the matter. So far as we
know, no solicitation or pressure by
them has been brought to bear upon
any of the teachers. The candidates
were all well known to the teachers"
L. r. Alderman, associate professor
OF education in the University of Ore
gon, who wins in the straw vote con-
| test by the teachers of the state, re-
ceived over four times as many votes
as his nearest competitor. The pres
ent superintendent. ]. H. Ackerman'
who will have had IL years or sue
cessful work in the office is not
candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Alderman was born in Yamhill
county 81 years ago Of pioneer fam
lily. He attended the Dayton public
school and later was student at Nc
| Minnvile college While there he
| represented his college in the first
intercollegiate oratorical contest. He
| entered the University of Oregon in
the fall OF 1895 and graduated In
June. 1898. with an A. b. degree. He
was a hard student, an able debater
and was honored by being elected
president of the student body.
After graduating he taught school
in Halsey and Brownsville. In Linn
county, and was then elected vice.
ruinotnal 90 tho cchools of McMinn-
Vile. Next year he was elected prin-
cipai, which position he held for
three years.
In 1904 he was elected superin-
tendent of schools for Yamhill county
While in this position he started the
school fair TO bring the schools ana
homes closer together. Under his
leadership 1900 children had home
gardens and over 500 girls made bread
every Saturday under the instruc-
ton of their mothers
In the spring of 1907 Mr.. Alder
man was elected superintendent of the
city schools OF Eugene. While in this
position he started many kinds of In
dustrial work and also got the coop
Grafton of his teachers, pupils ana
parents, so that the school board rals-
ed his salary and offered him three
wear contract, but two state schools
offered him position. He accepted
the position he now holds in the state
university. :,
He Is a man of vigorous health ana
has a strong personality and proao
sympathies.