Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-08
AN EDUCATOR
Of HIGH ABILITY
STATE SUPERINTENDENT vii SON
is SO RECOGNIZED IN ALL
QUARTERS.
HAS SERVED STATE ACcEPTADLY Y
For These and Many Other Reasons
His Friends Believe He is Justly
Entitled To Another
Term.

State Superintendent r. n. Wilson,
who Is asking for denomination Mt the
hands of the Democratic party Aug
I. 1914. was born in Kentucky in 1878.
At the age of IS years he moved with
bis parents to Texas. whore he com
pleted his college education and en-.
tered the teaching procession 10 which
he has devoted his life After resi-
ience OF twelve years In Texas, dur
Ing which time he alternately attend
ed and taught school, he moved to
Chickasha. Oklahoma. where he
taught in the city schools until the
coming OF statehood when he was
elected County Superintendent o.
Grady County IN that position he
showed superior ability as an eXe~u
tive and organizer and placed tho
second TO none. During his admins
tration as Superintendent Of Grady
county, he placed his county In fourth
rank so far MS the number of first
grade teachers employed was con
eerucd. with the average term OF
school longer and the salaries paid 10
teachers higher than those of the
average counties Of the state. despite
The fact that Grady was a newly or
ganized county. and the entire educa
tional system had TO be built from the
ground up.
Mr.. Wilson'S broad experience ms =
county school teacher. city teacher,
principal OF schools, county superin
tendent, member Of board of educa
ton of the city of Chickasha. and
president OF the Oklahoma School
Officers Association. eminently fitted
tendent when he vas selected fou,
years ago.
In addition to these qualifications.
he now has had one term OF expert
ence as State Superintendent and he
has given the state as much service
ms has been given by any other officer
In .he same length OF time.
In view OF this, his friends do not
hesitate TO urge his re-eiection to the
office which he has filed so we'll The
schools under his administration have
developed as they never developed be.
tore. The work done during his nd
ministration has received national
recognition. The teaching force OF
the state has increased fifteen pei
cent in number and the efficiency has
Is demonstrated by the fac, that all
of the increased number OF teachers
have been OF the first grade certifl.
cate class and college graduates.
Oklahoma cannot afford to take a
step backward educationally. and the
reelection OF Mr.. Wilson guarantees
to everyone In the state n continue.
ton Of the progress made In the rast
with increased efficiency. due 10 hfs
increased and ripened experience as
an administrator OF large school af.
fairs.
Mr.. Wilson is IN the prime OF life.
young man. six feet tail. brown eyes
and black hair sprinkled with gray.
and weighs 200 pounds. lie Is hale
fellow well met, and his friends all
ltiEIA W tuii ifObs iit Uc'tl
stops 10 ask the question whether or
not a thing can be done. but only
determines whether or not II is right
A kind father. devoted husband. q
model citizen with the white rose
OF clean and noble manhood upon his
breast: a man fearless, eerenely
poised, calm and patien, under the
calumnv OF false and slanderous enc.
mics, evenly balanced. alike In defeat
and victory. Kind and accommodat
ing. ready and willing to forgive those
who oppose him: one who never takes
the time from his work TO worry over
what those who oppose Rim may say /;
devoted 10 his duty and to the peo.
pie who elected him: a strong exeeu'
tive. loved and respected BY all who
know Rim. . natural leader 81 men !;
such man 10 Robert n. Wilson. state
Superintendent cf Public instruction
Of Oklahoma. ID whom the boyhood
snd sirlhocd Of tbs stsso have thsis
hopee.