The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-05-05
Complete Vindicati0n Of
Superintendent Bliss as
Citizen and Educator 3
Unanimous Endorsement by Waseca
Board of Education
R. J. McGHEE INTRODUCES TESTIMONIALS a 4 4 4
as a thorough igentleman.-W. s. Pat
tee, Dean, College of. Law.

House OF representatives., WaSllng-
ton, D. c. For something like seven
teen years or more I have known
Professor Lafayette Bliss. When /
was a member of. the faculty of the
State Normal School at Mankato,
Minnesota, and conductor of State
Teachers Institutes, I had good op.
portunity to become acquainted with
Professor Bliss and his work as su-
perintendent of schools. On several
occasions visited the school under
his charge. And it affords me real
pleasure to say that hold Professor
Bliss in very high regard both per-
sonally and professionally. I regard
him as one of the strong men in the
educational work of the state OF
Minnesota. He is man of high char.
acter, large scholarship, and very sue
cessful experience as school admin
istrator, and as such I most heartily
recommend him.. T. McCleary,
Rep. Second Cong. Dist
Preston, Mimi. Supt. Lafayette
Bliss of Waseca is generally regarded
as one of the ablest educators in the
state. l have personally known Mr..
Bliss for many years and have seen
him in his school work among his
teachers and pupils, have frequently
met him at educational: gatherings
where a prominent part on the pro-
gram has always been accorded him.
From these observations I have found
Mr.. Bliss to be possessed of superior
executive ability as shown by the or
ganization of his school and the har-
mony that always exists between
pupils, parents and teachers. I have
been particularly impressed. with the
influence for good that he possessed
over the boys of his school and his
power to hold them in school through
graduation and to inspire them with
ambition for higher and continued
achievements. I know of no other
city superintendent of schools in this
state who has met with better success
in his work.-K. W. Buell., County
Supt of Schools, Fillmore County.
Minneapolis, Syndicate Arcade. l
have known Prof Lafayette Bliss for
the past sixteen years. For several
years he was superintendent of the
schools of Henderson, Mimi, and dur.
ing the greater part of that time l
served as member of the School
Board. Under his supervision and
management the Henderson schools
were built up to such high standard
that President Northrup of the State
University was pleased to say in my
presence that he considered the Hen
derson high school the best high
school in the state. The attendance
steadily increased and large classes
graduated every year. The boys
graduated have invariably been sue
cessful in life and are good citizens,
due in great measure believe to the
methods, example and personality Of
their superintendent. He has the
faculty of getting the very best work
out OF both teachers and scholars
AS an instructor, as a gentleman and
as a general hustler in educational
matters, and for business ability, for
sterling integrity of character and for
all the qualifications which go to the
making of first class superintendent
of schools l firmly believe that Pro-
fessor Bliss stands second to no man
in this state.-J. D. Simpson, NJ. D.,
Oculist and Aurist.
Saltwater Public Schools. have
known Supt. Lafayette Bliss for the
past fifteen years and feel fully justi-
fled in saying that he is without ex-
ception the best and strongest school
man in the state of Minnesota today
and has done as much for it's schools
as any man in it. Mr.: Bliss is a man
Of exceptional ability as an instructor,
organizer and superintendent AS an
instructor he has no equal in our
state. He inspires young men and
women to do their best always and
is power for good among them. His
school will always. be found doing
careful, conscientious, accurate and
thorough work and distinguished for
deep interest and earnestness in all
it's activities. Mr. Bliss is a man OF
superior character, a tireless worker
and a man of marked common sense.
He is worthy Of any school superin-
tendency in our state and q more cap.
able man could not be found. l am
glad to say a word for one so worthy
of commendation and for one who n
much better known in educational
circles than am !. He is an able
speaker, a man who thinks and man
who acts wisely.--W. H. Hollands,
Supt. School2 ~