Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-11-27
METER u FROM
FORMER TEACHER
MRS. HUFTALEN, NEWLY ELECT
ED SUPERINTENDENT OF
II PAGE COUNTY.
EDUCATION and MORALS The ISSUE
Teacher in Delaware County for Many
Years. Authority On Rural
School Issues.
Norwich. Iowa.

I Norwich. Iowa.
November 10. 1912
Il Editor Democrat:
&ssI am always glad to receive the
papers from home, but cannot help
feeling the sadness that comes when
asthe name of one old neighbor OF
friend after another is recorded IN
! that book that is never unsealed. VII
We are having delightful weather:
have some frosty mornings, and II
has frozen ice once or twice on buck.
cts, tubs, etc. The grass is as green
u in June and it seems quite like
spring instead of fall
The crops are prolific this year and
the farmers are nearly through with
corn picking.
There will be held the Farmers
Institute and Boys and Girls Indus
Z trial Exhibit December S, and Z
at Clarinda. This is a great annual
event. Last year l think there were
nearly, or over, 1000 entries, apd
the prizes are Of good value, there
being a number Of trophies.
This year The officers asked the
country schools to hold Booster In.
stitute Programs" which they call.
ed Farm and Home Evenings" They
offered prizes on the following points:
Attendance, institute memberships at
$500 per, corn-judging, interest
{ manifested. exhibits, etc.
I held mine the evening preylous
70 election an, had 100 present. 100
ears of corn, representing "a farms,
were Judged by Ames students, anG
had cooking and sewing by the school
girls, besides exhibits of grains,
woods, seeds, weeds, written and map
work, etc. asked J, F.. Porterfield,
whom presume you know, to adj
uress us and he entered into the
spirit OF the hour with his splendid
oratory and geniality and gave some
excellent things worthy for reflection,
Some farmers told why every farmer
should help support the institute
We had some appropriate music,
drills. etc, served light refreshment
secured nine members and meandered
homeward at midnight for few
hours rest before rising at four tt
write score of letters, after which
a few of the pupils and 4 went over
to the school house for an hour and
"a half to tidy things; after which J
left for Des Moines, ITO remain unit
Saturday evening, November 8. Il
was gratifying after four years of eff
fort to establish the Country Teach.
ers' Section, to feel that it is Ger
tainty as a part Of the |. S. r. A
There are about forty departments,
ours had an attendance Of over FIVE
hundred at the Sectional meeting.
The county superintendent and rura'
teachers had one joint round table
at which many times five hundred
we're present. Our own O. H. Benson:
formerly of Delaware county was pre-
sent and gave an address He. has
.Igrown great and we are proud of hin
knd hts splendids ability and achieves
ment. We also met his brother, who
is county superintendent Of Cerro
Caordo. Frank D. Joseph is the state
s,lperintendent's A. NJ. Deyoe's, right
Iand man, and accordingly busy with
the weight of the educational inter
ests of the state. We are behind
many Of the states in some respect:
that are vital. On the whole, It was,
a great meeting, beneficial and In
spring. l depressed one evening tc
see ''Othello," that old Shakesperian
Moor, who, Judas-like, dispensed his
own life. when the burden of his gull.
at numbering Love (Desdemona) en-
compassed his soul. ] also went Qu'
to see the Wilcox and Stubs hero
of Guernsey cattle and found some
nice ones there. Mr.. Stubbs and
brother began ten years ago with one
lonely brindle COW, and by thrift ant
industry now have an extensive bust,
ness as importers and breeders They
had Just completed two immense 81
los. this making six at these two
farms. They have six tenant hous.
es-the whole place Is white.
/ do not know any specially inter
esting news unless some Of my ole
friends should like to know that 1t
is my privilege to follow Miss Jes
sic Field, who is nationally known, as
her successor to the county superin-
tendancy OF the schools Of Page coun-
ty. My campaign was indeed most
happy, busy, hopeful, and congenal.
I did not ask single man TO vote 10
me, and only went to speak where in
vited and yet could not fill eight OF
ten, for lack of time. ! talked educa.
ton and morals only. Not bit OF
politics. l taught up, to the day oil
election, as written above, and went
to Des Moines on election day, receiv
ing a telegram the 9Th at 1880 p. M,
while looking for Dexter on the
map, that might better locate my
program people. When came home
the evening of the 9th, bon-fires were
sending forth sparkling, CHEEKY
flames toward a star-lit sky. The
band was playing "A Royal Welcome
Home" and throngs of people filled
the platform and the streets, greet
ing and cheering. 1t was a home
coming shall not forget right away.
MY majority was 224, which Is very
good, they say, and it is also said
that it was a remarkable campaign.
meant to do my part to show my ap-
probation to those who We're instru.
mental in placing my name in the
field, although was told the county
was solid republican, anywhere from
four to Z to /. left politics out
and kept out of factions, which be-
lieye have no place in deciding an
educational proposition. So it Is not
political victory. 1t proves TO my
mind that the representative people
of Page county look at the best IN
terests of education from an educa'
tional standpoint, rather than from
a fractional or political point Of view
4 It means much in this respect. In
the first place two candidates came
out before the primary on the repub'
licans ticket, none on the democratic
Later some good men Of the former
Greed" prevailed upon me to enter
as third, but it was late, and, al
though | about decided to try It
concludtd to drop it for good and all
But five days before primary a neigh
Dor (republican) came to tell me
that many were DESTROYS of having
my name placed on the democratic
ticket, which decided to do; saying
at the very last minute (AIay ~ tha
it wouldn't harm me anyway and
supposed the democrats wanted Il
vote for some one so they could say
they had done their patriotic duty
Some scratched it off, though; bu
80, pnt rO1itipioO and he