The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-21
Board of Education Decides
On Marion Man For Va
cancy Caused BY Resigna-
tion of T. A. Mott.
MANY HAD APPLIED
FOR THE POSITION
Understood That Prof. Giles
Is keenly interested in No-
cational -Fraining-Salary
to Be $4,000.

At meeting of the members OF ne
Richmond board of education late YES
terday afternoon Prof. Joseph T. Giles.
superintendent of the Marion. Ind.
public schools. was appointed superin-
tendent of the Richmond schools. for
which position he was an applicant.
Prof. Giles salary viii be $4,000 a year.
a slight increase oyer the salary he
has been receiving at Marion and an
increase of $500 over the salary paid
to Superintendent T. A. Mott, who
resigned last February and later as
cepted the superintendency OF the Sey-
mour, Ind. schools.
Prof. Giles will move to this city the
latter part of the summer TO become
acquainted with his new duties prior
to the opening of the fall term.
The next important matter the
school board will take up is the ap-
pointment of a principal for the high
school. Prof. John Thompson was ap-
pointed acting principal last February.
No action has been taken on this ap-
pointment up to the present time as
the board desired to consult with the
new superintendent first.
10 Highly Recommended.
Prof. Giles comes excellently recon-
mended and is one of the leading edu-
Gators of the state. His work as super
intendent of the Marion schools has
been highly praised and the local
school board believes IL has made no
mistake in his selection.
Prof Giles was born in Monroe coun-
ty, Indiana. in 1874. and attended the
common schools in that county. In
1890 he graduated from the prepare
tory department of Indiana university
and then entered the latter institution,
graduating in 1884 with a degree OF
A. B. In 1902 he received the degree Of
A. NJ. from the same Institution.
Prof. Giles taught school at Bloom
ington in 1898 and 1894 and then ac-
cepted the principalship of the Alex
andria high school. From 1902 to
1908 he was principal of the Marion
high school and then became superin-
tendent of the Marion schools. While
he has been actively engaged as an ed
ucator he has taken post graduate
work at Leland Stanford university
and Columbia university.
At the present time Prof Giles Is a
member of the Indiana State Reading
Circle board and was permanent sec
retary of the State High School Ath-
letic association from 1903 to 1912. In
1909 he was president of the Northern
Indiana teachers association, and last
year was chairman OF the executive
board of the same organization.
Was Lively Contest
There has been lively contest for
the position to which Prof. Giles has
been appointed, featured by sharp
protest registered against one of the
applicants, Prof. ii. c. Brown of Leb-
anon, entered by President Robert l..
Kelly Mr. Brown. the EarIham execu-
tive alleged, was too keen an advocate
of vocational training but the counter
charge was made by friends OF Brown
who has lust been appointed to the
state board of education that this op-
position was inspired by the fact that
with two state board members, Mr..
Brown and Mr.. Reid. residing in this
city, President Kelly would be seri-
ously handicapped in any effort he
might make for reappointment to the
same board when his term expired
next year.
II is understood that Prof. Giles 10
keenly interested in vocational train
ing and is thoroughly competent to in
troduce this course in the local
schools.