The Ordway new era., 1914-10-16

Republican Candidate for
County Superintendent Of Schools
Crowley County, Colo.
Educated partly in the United States and in England
Taught country school in Westchester county New York
Was secretary of the Wescheste County New York Teach
ers association for nine consecutive years
Was secretary of all the county institutes for the same time
Principal of the graded school, East Irving, New York
Washington Irving's residence was in this district:
Principal of the famous Sleepy Hollow school, Tarrytown,
New York This school was immortalized by Washing
ton Irving in his Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Superintendent of public schools Tarrytown. New York
Nine years the service of the public schools of Yonkers
New York
Served under some of the best United
States, Nichols, Kickoff and Gorton.
These schools won first prize at the
President of the Young Mems lyceum Tarrytown. N y
Elected honorary member of the Washington Irving club
Of Tarrytown and New York City.
Principal of the Foundry school, at Cold Spring New York
Organst Of Christ church. Tarrytown New York. Wash
ington Irving vestryman of this church.
Also oganst of St Marks church of the place. noted
the Washington Irving memorial church.
Organist of St Johnsinthe Highlands, Cold Spring. NJ Y
St Johns of the finest edces between New York
City and Albany. 1t is opposite West Point
Taught in private school in Norfolk, Nebraska.
Taught and subjects and high school sub
jects in the Atchson county high school, Engham Kan
Was the examining board for county admission to this
school.
Received CALL while here go st. Johns Military
school, Salina Kansas. St Johns military school won
first prize all for drill at the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition, st. Louis
Organist at Christ church, Salina, Kansas.
In New York. took lessons of John Zunde organ of Hen
ry Ward Beecher's church. Brooklyn Also of George
F. LIE Jeune one of Englands noted organists,
and oganist and chormaser of historic ST. Johns chap
ell, Trinity Parish, New York City,
Engaged to teach and the commercial department in
the Clay county high school, Clay Center, Kansas-one
of the best and largest in the state.
Was made Layreader of the Episcopal church by Bishop
Mlspaugh of the Diocese of Kansas.
Had charge of the parishes of Blue Rapids and Irving Kas
Taught at the City High school, Washington, Kans
There had the best Commercial department in the
which attesed to by theGovernor of the State Supern
tendent of Public Instruction and school of
note who to see how the department managed.
By disastrous fire, lost all my belongings at Wash
ington Was engaged and had contract to teach in the
Township High School, county of De Kab, Illinois, when
came to Colorado visit in the of 1912 stayed
Resigned the Illinois position to do While in New York
state attended summer schools and other institutions Of
learning going Lake George Saratoga Yonkers and New
York City besides Asbuy Park and Ocean Grove New Je
Attended Saturday Lectures for Teachers at the Met
ropoan Museum of Art and also the Museum of Natural
History in Central Park, N. Y.
Was member of the State Teachers Association of New
York.
Was called the Father Of Commercial work in the High
Schools in the southeast part of the state.
Attended shorthand schools New York city and Chicago
and obtained teachers certificate in the Pitmanic and
Gregg systems.
Have travelled in the United States in Europe and have
interesting lectures which have been given before inst
tutes and schools.
Am member of the Western Commercial School Managers
Association.