Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-08-06
AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS.

After fourteen years service in the
schools of Wauseon and Fulton coun-
ty Superintendent G. J. Biery has re-
slgneo his position as County Superin-
tendent of schools in this county and
has accepted position as a member
of the faculty of the State Normal
School at Bowling Green.
Mr.. Biery's resignation was accept
ed by the County Board of Education
at their meeting held Monday even
ing and superintendent G d. Perry
of Hicksville formerly superintendent
of schools in Fayette was elected to
fill the vacancy. Mr.. Perry is an
ideal successor of Mr.. Biery because
of the fact that he is well acquaint-
ed with the schools and teachers of
Fulton county having served as coun-
ty school examiner for a number of
years and having served very effici-
emily as district superintendent of
schools in Defiance county during the
past year. The department of which
Mr.. Biery will have charge in Bowl
ing Green Normal School will involve
the special training of teachers for
the one room rural schools, and the
establishment of one model rural
school in each of the % counties of
Northwestern Ohio. Township boards
of education will cooperate with the
State Department of Education in
establishing these schools by con-
tracing with the State to put and
maintain the building in model con-
dition and to continue to pay the teach
ers the salary they have previously
been paying while the State will add
to such teachers salary up to $500 per
year. Mr.. Biery will have charge of
both the arrangement and equipment
of the building and the teaching
methods also the selection of the
teachers These model schools are
for the purpose of furnishing an in
centive to the establishment of better
schools in every school district where
the one room school is maintained
and to make such schools real social
and educational centers with compe.
tent and efficient teachers as leaders
in the social, intellectual and mora
life of the community.
This is an absolutely new field in
the educational realm and Mr.. Biery
will have original work to do; those
who are acquainted with him and the
character of the work he has beer
doing for the past fourteen years il
this county have no doubt in regard
to his ability to carry this new move.
ment forward to success.
Mr.. Biery has rendered invaluable
service along educational lines in the
town, county and state; under his
direction the. Wauseon High Schoo
has grown to be one of the best il
the state in towns of similar size OF
even larger. AS county school ex.
aminer he has encouraged and 1nspir
ed the teachers of the county to en-
thusiastic effort toward a higher
standard of efficiency while as coun.
ty superintendent he has showr
teachers how to attain these higher
standards at the same time that ht
has introduced improved methods ane
enlisted the hearty cooperation o1
school boards in securing better
schools.
In the State work Mr.. Biery has
been factor in securing progress:
along educational lines. he is at pre-
sent president of the State Board Of
School Examiners.
Mr.. Biery's resignation will takt
effect August 23rd. and his duties al
Rowling Green will begin September
1st.
We are sorry to lose Mr.. Biery ant
his family from this community but
we cannot but feel glad for the splen
did opportunity which has come t.
him and wish him unbounded success