The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-10-26
JOHN {. BRAY is
LAUDED BY PAPER
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/ ton, amounting to nearly 200 in the
last ten years, the question of party
afiliation or OF party support has not
arisen in a single instance, as any one
of those a%ppointees will testify; MOI
have these conditions been considered
in his nominations of deputy superin-
L~tendents; in fact, the politics of two OF
the deputy superintendents are at this
time unknown to him nor has he per
mittted or sanctioned anywhere the
drawing of political or religious lines
in the selection of teachers in our
schools. He was the first teacher
years ago, in 1885, to aid in getting a
bill through the legislature taking the
election of school trustees out of poll
tics and having the election of same
separated from the general election
at the request of the chairman, he APP
peared before the legislative commit
tee and strongly advocated making all
school and judicial officers non-parti-
san. during the last session of the
legislature. Politics are TO- decidedly
out of our public schools-keep them
out; the people and progress are de
cidedly in-keep them in.
4 Progressive Leader
For years, as IS well known. Mr.
Bray has been the progressive leader
of our state in all measures for edu-
~cational progress; and in the last ten
years he has given much attention to
the introduction in u schools of in
dustrial and vocational education. He
holds that any system of education in
which a child spends twelve years OF
more of his life in study and then
graduates from a high school I'm
trained to make his living, if neces
sary. is a deplorable waste Of the tax
payers money and of the child's time.
He wishes to see all the boys and girls
of Nevada given opportunity for these
new and most practical features OF
education-a work now well under
way in Nevada, as both federal and
state aid has been secured for it. For
the successful carrying to completion
of this great work Mr.. Bray is beyond
question the best fitted and equipped
educator in the state. and the most
resolute advocate of progressive edu-
cation for our children. His re-elec-
ton at this time would be a most fit
ting climax to a splendid educational
carer and a just recognition of his
services in placing the school system
of Nevada among the best in the ma
ton.
State Supervision Results
1t is well here to note briefly a few
facts that throw light on the value of
state supervision as administered un-
der superintendent Ring and Bray:
In September, 1907, State Superin-
tendent Ring with his five deputy
superintendents took direct charge OF
public school supervision under state
authority. The schools had been
under county or local supervision and
were in an unorganized and feeble
condition except in a few towns.
There were then 1905 school census
children reported as in the state with
only 1882 enrolled in the schools and
only $500 in daily attendance. Under
eleven years of state supervision,
while the census has increased scaree-
ly 400, the enrolment in 1918 was
nearly 1860 and the daily attendance
10000. The high school enrolment in
1907 was but scant 500, while in 1918
it had risen to over 1900. the latter
being an increase of ISL per cent,
+IA,cI 4I1 Tn1.l,~l il, cohaaI ,arr,U.
ton was only 16 per cent. These are
but a few of the marvellous changes
wrought under the inspiration of state
supervision. Uniform and elastic
courses of study have been prepared
by the state department of education;
teachers have been aided, encouraged
and directed in their work; school
trustees and principals have received
needed advice and cooperation; legis-
lation has been devised for aiding new
school districts with state money, and
additional training for teachers has
been provided through county normal
schools; the school laws have been re-
vised and codiied; new and enriched
courses of study for all the schools.
carefully adjusted to the immproved
educational conditions in Nevada, have
been prepared in the last two years
and put into operation in the schools;
and a new bulletin mo. p on voca-
tional education for high schools has
just been got out, covering all features
of Nevada work that may this year
come under the benefits of the Smith
Hughes act.
All these yitalizing movements have
had the direct aid and approval of the
state superintendent, of the deputy SUI
perintendents and Of the entire state
department of education.
What 1t Would Mean
The election of Superintendent
Bray's opponent would mean doing
away with deputy state superintend-
ents. the abolition Of abdul and effec-
tive state supervision by experienced
supervisors and throwing to the
winds the large constructive work and
educational benefits and experience OF