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MI siders is AZ years of age. was
lean descent. He is married. His
wife is a university graduate. He was
educated in the public schools at Ere
mont, Neb., and graduated from the
normal and scientific course of Ere
mont college, spent one year III the
University of Nebraska, specializing in
history and English; later in the Uni
versity of Chicago specializing in phil
osophy and education.
He taught one and one-half years
In the rural schools of Dodge county,
Neb.; three years principal of schools
at Crawford, Neb. four years superin-
tendent of schools at Alliance, Neb.;
one year principal of high school, Wa
hoo. Neb.; for fourteen years he has
been superintendent of schools at Pc
catello. Ida, a city of about 10000 In
~habitants, and has now before him a
request to sign a three years contract
at an advanced salary.
He is a member of the National
Council of education of the National
Educational association; was formerly
a member of the Educational council OF
Nebraska; was president of the Idaho
State Teachers association and member
of the executive committee of the Ida
no State Teachers association; is chair
man of the Legislative committee of the
Idaho Association of Educational SUI
pervisors; is a member of the Nation
al Society for Promotion of Industrial
education, and president of the Idaho
Council of Education.
Among his more notable educational
contributions we may mention an ad-
dress before the National Educational
association at Chicago in 1909, on the
subject, How May the Individual Be
Reached. a discussion of the grouping
system of teaching devised for the
Pocatello schools.
ALSO an address before the National
Educational association at Denver in
1909 on the subject. Does the Blemen-
xn-~r School fIrrirfIIIY " AIaRf EEiGfinR
Needs? Also before the same assocta-
ton in 1912 an address on The Rela-
tion of the American High School to
the Grades Below.
HE Is also the author of a course
of study for Idaho elementary and high
schools; ~harmoniZing rural, village and
city school systems, which publication
Is now in its fourth edition.
"He is also the author of A Code of
Laws for Idaho Schools, adopted by
the legislature In 1911, Mr.. Siders be-
ing secretary of the commission pre-
pairing the law.
'He is also the author of a number
of series of lessons on inductive teach
ing of morals.
"Mr. Siders has also been engaged in
conducting institutes in Nebraska and
Idaho for eighteen years. For eight
consecutive years he has conducted the
Pocatello joint institute, which has a
national reputation and is reputed 70
be the largest educational gathering in
the northwest, which institute has de-
partments for superintendent and
principals, for high school teachers
for grammar grade teachers, primary
teachers, rural teachers, for teachers
Of music, drawing, manual arts. etc.
Ellis work in Idaho has. given him q
national reputation and made him
known to the leading educators of the
country a large number of whom have
commended him to us in the highest
terms. Among these are DIR. Charles
III. Judd OF the School of Education
University of Chicago; DR.. Edward c.
Elliott, Teachers Training school, Uni
versity of Wisconsin; DR.. James A
MacLean, president Manitoba univer.
sity, Winnipeg, who was for ten years
president of the University of Idaho
Supt. Carroll G. Pearse, Milwaukee
wis, ex-president of the National Ed,
~ucational association: Pres. e. r. Fair,
child. president of the agricultural col
Iege OF New Hampshire, who is nov
president Of the National Educationa
association: Supt. Frank g. Cooper o
Seattle, Wash: j. w. Crabtree, presi
dent Of normal school, River Falls
Wiz: pr. Charles McNfurry, specials
in education, DeKalb, Ill w. d.. Ross
state superintenderlt of Kansas.
sOther endorsements are Judge +
s Dietrich, United States federal judge
Boise. Ida, who for six years wa
chairrnan of the Pocatello schoo
hoard. ID. Worth Clark, who is TIL
nregent chairman of the Pocatell
school hoard: Grace M. Shepard, pres
emit superintendent of schools for Ida
ho: George III. Black, president or tn
Lewiston Normal School of Idaho; Ro
ert i. Alloy. president Of h Univcrsit,
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