Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-05-17
! CREsCO HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, FRIDAY MAY IT, 1918
The County Superintendency.

The County SUPPLEMENTARY.
The resignation of Miss Fessenden as
county superintendent has caused some
activity among several candidates for
the position, the leading one being Miss
Elizabeth McAvoy, of Elma, who was
not an active candidate at the time
Miss Fessenden was recently re-elect-
ed, but who received five of the thir-
teen votes cast at that election. We
understand that there is q candidate
from Leroy, the name of Mrs. Abbie
Fitzgerald of Cresco has been mention
ed by several school directors, and we
understand that S. ]. Plopper, of Elma
is also candidate, but the people Of
Elma seem to be behind the candidacy
of Miss McAvoy who has the highest
kind of recommendations from school
heads and officials where she has taught
and from professors in colleges she at
tended. Several Of these men in ad-
dition to recommending her scholastic
attainments, especially mention her
reputation as an effective organizer
and disciplinarian, one board president
stating that in her work as principal
she was perfectly able to govern the
school "fully equal to or better than
most men,
It has been conceded for years in
this county that the job of county su-
perintendent was particularly q wo-
mans job inasmuch as nearly every
teacher in the country school is girl,
many of them young and inexperienced
in school work and who would natur-
ally prefer to associate and advise with
one of their own sex.
The Elma people who are back Of
the candidacy of Miss McAvoy are
sending out the following statement
concerning her personality and her
work. =.
+ "Miss McAvoy is graduate of the
Iowa State Teachers College High
School and of the Iowa State Teachers
College. In addition to this che has ta-
ken the General Supervision Course at
the University Of Chicago. This course
included q special study of rural school
problems and had to do with the super
vising of teachers throughout the first
eight grades.
While taking work at the University
ef Chicago Miss McAvoy was especial
:ly iortunatein getting the opportunity
tUtAke her practice supsrsssion wstN
under Miss Eleanor Lally who is recog-
nized throughout the educational world
as the leading teacher in supervisory
work. Miss McAvoy has had several
years experience in teaching in rural
schools and city schools. For two years
following her graduation from college
she taught in the public schools at
Grand Junction. She resigned therein
order to take the principalship of the
Morrison schools. Her two years in
Morrison were so successful that she
was offered the principalship of the
Hudson schools at an increased salary.
After three years work in Hudson Miss
.McAvoy resigned in order to complete
her course at the University of Chi
ago. Last year she taught in the pub
lie schools of Davenport and was grant.
ed years leave of absence for this
year.
Miss McAvoy in addition to being
we'll equipped mentally by training and
experience, enjoys splendid health. OF
prepossessing appearance and pleasing
personality she readily makes friends.
She is tactful and a person of good
judgment. All of the many prominent
state educators who endorse her speak
of her splendid character and COM
mend her vigorous discharge of her
duties"