The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-01-07
after fifteen YEARS Of
SERVICE, Superintendent
s. HENRY Wolf RESIGNS
Wolfe is leader and not follower.

Wolfe is leader and not follower.
Gets Teachers Pay Raised.
1t is not generally known that when
Mr.. Wolfe came here, the grade teach
ers were only receiving thirty-fi dol
lars month and any one with some
educational qualifications could be en-
gagged to teach. Thru his efforts the
standard was raised to normal grad
yates with at least two years exper-
fence and the salaries were gradually
raised up to seventy and seventy-five
dollars per month. During all these
years Mr.. Wolfe has lead consistent
fight for better salaries for teachers.
He won in spite of all opposition and
today, as one teacher expressed it,
"The teachers have no better friend
that Mr.. Wolfe"
Music and drawing, manual training
and domestic science, physical training
and expression, penmanship and
special coach for backward and retard
|
ments were introduced thru the sug-
gestions and agitation of Mr.. Wolfe.
Much opposition was encountered
when these subjects were first men,
toned, but today no school is consid-
cred up-to-date unless these subjects
are taught.
Made Good Progress.
At no time during the past fifteen
years have the schools failed to make
substantial progress along education
al lines; for besides keeping pace with
the rapid growth of the city, new and
progressive features have been added
each year, in advance of other schools
in the state, and as the finances of the
district permitted. But in giving an
account of Mr.. Wolfe's work in Minot,
one cannot fail to mention the impor-
tant work done by Mrs. Wolfe, who
has always labored faithfully shoulder
to shoulder with her husband for the
benefit and betterment of Minot's chill
dren. The writer and a few intimate
friends only, know how Mr.. and Mrs.
Wolfe on many stormy and cold win
try night have carried food and cloth
ing to unfortunate families, and how
they have spent much time in fitting
out children with needed clothing 50
that they could attend school. All this
has been done in their own quiet, un-
assuming way with the knowledge of
only those who were concerned. In
the early days before the schools had
free text books and some of the poorer
children could not buy their books, it
was the superintendent who always
helped them out. No boy ever needed
to stay out of school on account of the
lack Of books if Mr.. Wolfe knew it.
In the various school buildings of
this city hang over five hundred dol
lars worth of beautiful pictures-al]
reproductions of famous masterpieces
These were paid for with the proceeds
of concerts, plays and entertainments
gotten up by Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe
Three pianos likewise were purchased
in the same way. All these are mute
evidences Of the untiring efforts of
those two people in behalf of Minot's
children.
In an interview with Supt. Wolfe
this morning, he said: eyes, I did
send my resignation to the school
board yesterday to take effect at the
close Of this school year. I feel that
am entitled to little vacation at.
ter fifteen years Of strenuous service
I'VE shall remain in Minot, for some
time at least, for we have many warm
friends here and my business inter.
ests need some attention. Minot has
become our home, for it is here that
brought Mrs. Wolfe as a bride and il
is here that we have had all our joys
and sorrows. Here, our two children
were born, one of whom lies buried in
Rose Hill cemetery and this reason
alone, if there were no other, would
bind us to Minot forever. We feel
deeply grateful to the good people Of
Minot for their uniform kindness tc
US. We never expect to have any truel
friends anywhere than right here.
love my profession and the hardest
task will be to give up the fourteen
hundred boys and girls who compose
the rank and file of the student body
No better class of children can be
found anywhere. shall leave then
reluctantly, for I love young people
and I have taken a certain pride ir
seeing them pass from the first grade
to the eighth and then through the
high school and graduate. That the
Minot schools may always keep in the
lead, is my sincere WISH"