East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-11-17
FIRED AUSTIN ELECTED.
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position for nine years until he had
reached the salary limit The Lead
Vile schools employed 45 teachers.
Mr.. Austin left Iaadviile Tor Ia
Junta and Ia now in the fifth year
OF hts suPerintendeney there. There
are so teachers employed in the La
| JuHta schools lie ia drawing a sf1-
iary OF $2s0a year at la Junta and
the board there stretched its salary
/ limit to keep hIrn this year.
Ills Foundation
The new superintendent received
his schooling in educational work at
the Universities of Michigan. Colo
rado and Wisconsin. doing special
graduate work at the latter institu
ton. He holds the degree of PHI r.
| His special work in the field Of edit
cation consists of year OF the the
I cry and art of teaching at the Uni
versity of Michigan and a year at the
University of Colorado. several
! courses in school administration in
the department of education, Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. experiment psy-
oholoey under DR.. whlpple of Cor
nell and moral education under DR..
Neuman OF the University of City OF
New York.
He holds an advanced teachers
certificate from the University OF
Wisconsin and AN institute conduc-
tors certificate from Colorado. He
is an active member of the y. F.. A.
the Colorado State Teachers Asso-
citation and of the American Socio-
logical Society.
Big Men Endorse Him.
The recommendations every one
exceptionally strong, which reached
the board We're many and some were
from men OF pational reputation.
Among those who endorsed him un-
qualifiedN were Katherine L. Craig,
former superintendent of education
in Colorado and now president of the
y. E. A.; DR.. Edward c. Elliott,
chancellor of the University of Mon
tana: DIR. Henry A. Butchtel eX-goV-
ernor and chancellor of the Univer-
sity of Denver; Jesse F. Mcdonald,
ex-governor of Colorado: DIR. z. Y.
Snyder. president of the Colorado
State Teachers Association: DR..
James III. Baker president of the
University Of Colorado; Alice T.
Clark. deputy state superintendent of
Colorado; Rufus Phillips. president
of the school board al La Junta; s.
s. Philips. county superintendent at
La Jlnta: Ezra d. Dickerman, mem
her OF the school board at Leadville
for 10 years; Charles Cavender, pres
icent of the Leadville board; and
numbers of others.
Mr.. IandeIs' Recommendation.
Knowing that former Supt, j. S.
Landers OF this city was in Colorado.
members of the board telesraphed
him to make inquiries relative TO him 4
MIR. Landers' first telegram from
Boulder read as follows;
Report OF university officials re
garding Supt Austin very Favorable.
They described him as good organic.
er, progressive yet safe. tacttul. re
sCurcefll, efficient, all-around man.
Interviews with students from La
Junta confirm above"
Later MIR. Ianders was instructed
to go to La Junta and make thorough
investigation. His report by wire
was as follows;
Spent Two days in Ia Junta and
canvassed the situation thoroughly
visiting the schools ftom the first
grade to eighth and high school, not
ing spirit of teachers and pupils and
studying organization and manage
ment. interviewing all classes, in
Guiding members of the school board
teachers, pupils of grades, high
school students and ali ranks of citi-
zens, men and women, lawyers, bank
ers druggists, merchants. clergSmen
hotelmen. county and city officials
members OF Improvement and com
mercial bodies. People universally
have confidence in SupL Austin as 4
man and a citizen. He has built up
good school system with fine spirit
and high efficiency. His office rec
ords and school data are well kent
and systematic. He is judicious and
economical in spending money for
school purposes. absolutely honest in
handling funds and thoroughly reli-
able In his representations to board
and teachers. Is leader Of a church
choir and fine tenor singer. Every