The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-02

condition as 1 d1d upon my last WIS.,
it. l trust the people in your CON-
munity will take pride in maintain
inc its present high standard.
EDWIN TWITMYER,
High School Inspector
Members of the Board of Educa-
ton,
Lynden. WASH.
Sirs and Madame
One member OF your board has
asked me to write him concerning
Mr.. p. A. Wright's work and his
fitness for his present position and
I am assuming the liberty of send
ing each of you a copy of the
letter.
Mr.. Wright's character, earnest
ness, sincerity, industry; his SYM
pathy with child life and his Coop
Grafton with patrons needs no coin
ment from me to you who know
him so we'll. All these qua.i'ias
re possesses in the maximum; quail
ties, the absence of which would
bar any person from consideration
for such a position in my mind.
AS to his professional qualifica-
tons, he is by nature. temperament,
experience and training a supervis-
Of. Mr. Wright is one-of the most
successful supervisors Of teachers
have ever known. We have, dur
ing my service here, had no SUPER
ntendent or principal who mas SUR
passed him in the securing Of the
good will and cooperation of his
teachers and in contributing 10
their growth and development thru
kindly sympathetic supervision, sug-
sestions, the citing to helps that
would apply to their particular
problems and in the personal ap-
peal to the pupils themselves.
Referring to his technical train
ing, true his university course is
not yet completed. However, his
experience in high school work and
as a superintendent largely recon-
penses this and is accepted as
such by the state inspector. The
requirements for accredited schools
reads, college graduate or its
equivalent" and Mr.. Wright s
work has at no time been question
ed to my knowledge. l refer You
to Edwin Twitmyer, State High
School Inspector. Olympia, Wash,
CT. st. Supt. of Pub. Inst.
Lincoln had no college degree and
was self educated yet we do not
question his success because Of it.
Likewise l might cite you to many
of the leading educators in the
state, city superintendent and even
on the faculty of the University OF
Washington might cite one who
has no university degree. The
world likes people that can do
things.
In our county work Mr.. Wright
has been leader and an ever
ready and untiring helper. AS you
know, he has been for five years
president of the Athletic and =. De-
bate Association including all decla-
nation and field contest work and
has conducted the same successful
~ financially and in every other
way. He has for two years been
secretary of the Industrial Work
where he has also worked with sue
cess as has been demonstrated In
our Fair work. He was formerly
vice president and is at present
president of our Principals Club
where too he has secured the good
will, cooperation, and support of
al. in the county and extension
work. He has for three years serv-
OF. as supervising principals Of that
Community District where he has
been an ever ready assistant in all
progressive work both to the leach
ers and to the office.
Under Mr.. Wright's superintend-
eIcy your school has had a pro-
gressive career. Not year but
sound, progressive ideas have been
put into practice and have been
worked out successfully. You need
but to go back to your schools
when Mr.. Wright came to, Lynden
and follow them year after year to
the present time to recognize their
growth and the additional Oppor-
tunities offered and you. have but
to compare them with any other
schools in the county or beyond to
recognize that it compares favorab-
ly with any of them, superior TO
many.
Mr.. Wright is an all round
school man and county man and
feel that his loss would be ines
Unable to our county work.
The outside workers who have
come into the county always bring
me enthusiastic reports of Mr..
Wright's work and repeatedly have
they said to me, You cannot
measure the value of those TWO