Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-28
Replies 70 Anderson.

Atwater. Mimi, Oct. "a, 1914. !
Editor sWillmar Tribune and the People |
Of Kandiyohi County: -~s.s..
After reading the sarcastic reply to |
my article in the Tribune by A. An !
derson I have come to the conclusion
that Mr.. Anderson Is one Of these smart
intelligent fellows that knows more
than the majority Of people.
AS have said before, I'VE cannot find
a man to take our present superinten-
dents place." and If any thing should
happen to him as you say. we would
have to be satisfied with an inferior
one.
Mr.. Anderson, am not from the Wilds
Of Tennessee, but from the woody hills
and dark and bloody grounds Of Ken
lucky. I am graduate of the Univer-
sity of Chattanooga, Tennessee, but for
| all that do not consider myself equal
| to filling the place Of Mr.. Frederickson
| in experimenting the schools of Kandi-
yohi county. I do not think I have
overestimated our superintendent's abil-
ity and experience as a superintendent
of schools. I have conversed with
many superintendents and educated
people of different states on educational
l
son Is as we'll educated and up-to-date
as any of them. I think the people of
this county will agree with me that
Mr.. Frederickson is the man with the
record. He has made the schools Of this
county what they are find the school
systems Of this county as good as the
systems in the other states and coun-
ties in which I have taught. I think
II o1ycn ic TOW IN In
election it would be a good plan for the
people of the county to employ Mr.. An
derson to conduct the graduation exer-
cises next year as he says it just takes
average brain power to do it.
Which is the most disgusting. to bring
in about the graduating exercises to
push the campaign or to have "Graduate
of University Of Minnesota" as a pass
word every time the opposing candidate
is mentioned
II Yes, the valedictorian is some sort Of
relation to me, but she isn't from Ken
lucky or Tennessee either. She always
wins the day when it comes to speaking
for reelection.
| We people Of the southern part of the
county may not see as far as the sage
of Hawick, but we have discovered we
have pretty good superintendent if
he isn't a graduate from some univer-
sity. You may have discovered some
good qualities in Mr.. A. E. Nelson, but
we have discovered he can go back on
his word sometimes. For illustration:
The new law in regard to abolishing the
rural school districts.
Do you think just because Mr.. Nelson
has taught in the New London schools
for several years, he is ahead Of man
| who was also a teacher for many years
and has had experience as a superinten-
! dent for several years?
| Mr.. Anderson says he thinks our
schools would be perfectly safe in Mr..
Nelson's hands Yes / guess they would
be safe if the people Of this county
wanted their schools controlled by a
board of five members and perhaps a
superintendent of some other state who
perhaps wouldn't have any interest in
the schools prosperity at all. We may
be foolish to claim that Mr.. Frederick
son is the only man in the county fit
to be superintendent. but we do know
that we have had a good superintendent
these many years, and we will always
island by him even If he doesn't always
see things as we do. We shouldn't get
down on a man just because he doesn't
always agree with our plans. I hate
to see a man always following other
peoples advice or talking to suit the
crowd I'd rather see a man that
knows right and sticks to it through
thick and thin even if he does get beat
en- in the election. I am
Respectfully yours,
RAY RISNER.