The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-06-10


The school board met Monday and
accepted the resignation of Jos. s.
Hofer as superintendent Of the Tu-
cumcari public schools, and elected w.
ID. Sandwich, well known here, having
been principal for the past two years.
Prof. Shadwick is "A graduate from the
Missouri State Normal at Warrens-
burg. He has taken extensive study
of law in the Missouri State Univer-
sity at Columbia.
Before coming to Tucumcari Prof.
Shadwick was principal Of the Rock
Port, Mo-, High School, and came here
highly recommended as a gentleman
and n scholar. That he has shown the
confidence placed in him was not mis-
taken in the least is attested by the
fact that he vas chosen as the sue
cessor to Supt. Hofer by the unani-
nous vote Of all the members Of the
board.
We have known Prof. Shadwick for
about two years and have never met
fellow with better personality. He
is one Of the boys while on the ath-
letic field with the students, but in the
class room he has the ability to pre-
serve order and the students are his
friends. We suppose the common re-
mark "Shad and his big stick" will
pass unto another who will be chosen
later to take Misplace.
Supt. JOS. s. Hofer has not given
out any information as to where he
will go or what he intends to do, but
stated this week that he had turned
down as many as six offers that are
as good as this school pays him. He
also stated that he had done his best
and had received many commitments
from school men and women from all
parts Of the state who sleak very
highly Of the Tucumcari schools Of
which he has been superintendent for
the past five years. Even Mr.. Hofer's
enemies, and no school teacher can
stay five years in one place unless he
accumulates few Of these, has ever
been heard to say that Mr.. Hofer was
not good school man as far as edu-
cation and school management was
concerned. His previous work had
mostly been in state normals and at
one time he was slated for president
Of one of the New Mex!co's state nor
mails. The following recommendation
was rendered Mr.. Hofer by the School
Board
Tucumcari, N. NJ, June 7. 1915
To Whom this May Concern:-
Joseph s. Hofer has been the su-
perintendent of the Tucumcari Public
Schools for the past five years; and
in this time, under his supervision,
the schools have shown steady growth
and improvement, and are now recog-
nized throughout the state as among
the best. In fact, we consider that
Mr.. Hofer has made our schools, for
when he came here. they were in
chaotic condition from internal strife,
and the course of study was not stan
dsrdized. Now, a diploma from the
Tucumcari High School admits the pu-
pill into the University, and the work
in the grades as well has been thor
oughly systematized.
Mr.. Hofer has genius for detail,
and no part of the school work or ac-
tivities has failed to thrive under his
direction. The enrolment in the High
School has q ubled since he came here
and the departments of Domestic
Science, Manual Training, Music and
a Commercial Course have been add
ed to the curriculum. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hofer were the founders and builders
of our present Public School Library
Of some three thousand volumes, and
have always been first to aid in any
benevolent or civic work in the com
munity. Anything and everything
that contributed to the betterment Of
our schools always found an untiring
advocate in Mr.. Hofer
Mr.. Hofer was reelected superin-
tendent Of the Tucumcari Public
Schools for the year l9l5-l9l6, but
for reasons of his own he has decided
to accept another position. We deem
il a privilege to recommend Mr.. Hofer
as thorough school man, conscien-
tious, painstaking, efficient; n good
organizer, n competent instructor, an
able business manager, and we feel
he will fill any position to which he
may be elected, with honor and ability
Most sincerely,
William Troup, Prest.
j. M. Stark, Vice Pres.
Harriet N. Donohoo, elk.
j. M. Putnam
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