Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-26
MAYOR MATHIS is ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT
Experienced and Able EduCa.
tor Elected By the Board
Of Education at Meeting
Last Night

At special meeting of the Board
OF Education last night, called at
the request of the committee On
schools, Hon. ]. E. Mathis was elect
ed superintendent of the schools of
Americus to succeed Supt. A. G. Miller,
who announced some days ago that he
would not be a candidate for reselec-
ton.
The election of Mr.. Mathis was with
out opposition. Every member of the
Board of Education was present, ex-
cept Mayor Mathis, including Capt
John A. Cobb, president; T. e. Bolton,
DR.. Lansing Burrows, E. B. Everett,
John B. Fielder, G. s. Gardner, T. 3.
Gatewood, ]. E. Hightower, J, w.
Hightower, Arthur Rylander, J. E.
D. Shipp, John T. Taylor, twelve in all.
But one ballot was held, eleven votes
being polled for Mayor Mathis, with
one blank. Mayor Mathis was duly
declared elected superintendent of
schools for the ensuing year, and
President Cobb appointed Messrs. ]. E.
D. Shipp, e. B. Everett and John T.
Taylor a committee to notify him of
the fact of his selection.
AS stated, the meeting last night was
an adjourned session of the Board,
called at the request of the committee
on schools.
The first action taken was the sus-
pending of the rule providing for the
election and establishment of salaries
at the regular meeting in May.
The committee recommended that
the salary of the superintendent be /
Increased from $1,000 to $2,40O year.
On motion this was adopted.
The following report was then pre- |
sented by the committee on schools, |
and it's recommendation was then vot- |
ed upon and Mayor Mathis elected:
1--WE have been much concerned |
about the superintendency of our
schools and the more we think about
it the more we realize that we need n
man of tact, man of ability, a man
of breadth of view, as well as a man
Of experience as an educator.
after canvassing the situation care
fully, we are sure that the educational
interests of Americus will be best
served by securing the services of a
man who is regarded at home and
abroad as one of the best school SUI
perintendents in this country,
This man of wide experience, this
man of strong executive ability, this
man who stands so high in the es-
TEEN of all of his former pupils, this
man of high ideals, with the backbone
to stand up for the right, this man who
has won for himself high place in
the business world, this man whose
life has been tempered and sweetened
by suffering, is our present mayor of
Americus, the Hon. ]. E. Mathis.
I'VE recommend him in the fullest
and urge his election as superintend-
ent of the Americus public schools.
81. E. HIGHTOWER,
at. F. GATEWOOD."
President Cobb after the election
was announced, in few well chosen |
words spoke of the high standing OF
TIE SCI >'s of the citv. Of the part they
are playing in the development Of the
CITY. @ ne rritv of action that marked
the action Of the board in the selection
of the new superintendent, and of the
necessity that there be 2 continued
concert of action in sustaining him in
the important responsibilities entrust-
ed to him.
Mayor Mathis, of course, needs no
introduction to Americus citizens as
an edr~ ator, his long connection with
the school system as teacher and
as superintendent having won for him
wide recognition as an educator of
unusual ability His caDacity as an
administrator is thoroughly recogniz-
ed, his scholastic abilities are appre-
ciated by all and the openion is gen.
eral that under his superintendency
the public school system of the city
will ho maintained on a very high
standard.
ers by Messrs. w. S. and G. w. An
drews.
The remaining several thousand