The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-02-27
TAKE OFFICE OUT OF POLITICS
Present Official in Announcing His Can
didacy for Reelection Tells Voters
of What He Has Done to Advance
the Interests Of Schools of the State.


Cary has made his formal announce
ment Of his candidacy for reelection,
in a statement in which he enumerates
some of the work which his department
has attempted to accomplish since he
became state superintendent. In full
the statement reads as follows:
To the Public: I am a candidate
for reelection to the Office / now hold.
Ten years ago the people Of this state
took the office of state superintendent
of schools out Of politics, placed the
election in the spring along with
judges of the supreme court, and pro-
vided by law that no candidate for the
office should be permitted to use any
party name in pressing his candidacy.
The purpose doubtless was to give
professional dignity, independence and
a reasonable degree Of permanence to
the position. The state superintendent
has kept the office out of politics
not always an ~easy task. He and his
assistants have devoted themselves
strictly and with their best energies
to the educational matters that come
within the sphere of duties and re-
sponsibilities Of the Office. The office
is working with the best of team work
for the educational welfare of the
state. The following are a few Of the
things the department. has labored to
improve or secure, and with the help
of the people much progress has been
made.
/. Properly trained teachers. To
this end efforts have been made to
foster schools and courses for the train
ing Of teachers in numerous institu-
tions -county training schools, country
school courses in normal schools, a
training course in the state univer.
sity, etc.
2. Better sanitary conditions in all
schools particularly country schools
where such attention was most needed.
Hundreds Of schools have been venti-
lated and other sanitary precau-
tions taken.
3. Better equipment, particularly in
country schools. Hundreds of schools
have made great improvement in the
past few years in this direction.
4. The adaptation of courses of
study to meet community needs in al
schools.
5. The freedom Of schools from
domination by higher institutions of
learning.
s. Social center work, particularly
in country communities.
z. Consolidation Of country dis
tricts where this is feasible.
8. Vocational and part time schools,
particularly for those who have been
under the necessity of leaving the
regular school at an early age.
9. Improved conditions and better
public sentiment in general by means
of school board conventions, bulle-
tins, etc.
10. Improved school architecture,
particularly country schools. Plans
have been furnished free to school
districts with this end in view.
il. The teaching of agriculture in
the country schools, state graded
schools and high schools.
IL. The teaching of domestic sci
ence and other practical subjects.
This list might be easily increased.
The work of the department in routine
ways, as well as in every other, has
grown enormously in the past ten
years. The state superintendent does
not under the law possess large pow
ers. Much that he accomplishes must
be done by argument and persuasion,
not by authority.
nave no campaign manager and L
am SO busy with the duties of the Of
fee that find it difficult to give any
large amount of time to the matter
of my election. I appreciate very
greatly the many kind offers of help
in bringing about my reelection. l
respectfully ask the votes and active
help of all who desire continuance
of the kind of service and progressive
educational leadership the state super
tendent and his assistants have been
rendering to the public.
RESPECTFULLY.