East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-04-25
La JUNTA PAPER has
PRAISE FOR AUSTIN
Superintendent elect of
PendletOn, Had Record
for Service.

fsloSang words OF pTaiss for super
iHknne1t-elect Fred p. Acstin OF tha
I'fndlet0n schools is coma ed in the
f9llowiftk article from the / a Junta
trole.i Tribune. telling OF his res
ifnation there 30 come 70 Prndleson,
The article reads:
Fred r. Austin. who has rendere J
e.ich efficient service as superintend-
ent Of the schools of La 5unta darine
the lsast five years. tenderad his res
i9nailon at a meeting Of the school
hoard held s,srae time aga and It was
finally accepted by the directors of
school district No II with a great
deal cf reluets nee. II beasaFne known
several saoHths ago thar ldr- Austin
lad received a spleadia affer from
Potdletsn. ore. at a considerable In
crease Ia salary, as superintendent OF
the schss,.as q tuat citss but as his
CONTRACT With the school beard Of this
city dces ncS expire unt1 July. he
xeig chaiaci eris.ically refused TO
even consider The n, POSITION nHtil
tha close 3f ths s. hosi yrar in La
Junta.
Mr. Austin came &c rfss city from
LrRdVille. ccic-. where he served
three years as grade principal and
nine years as s;l rlntendent of
sehsols ii li,.. city II~ made a won
dhrfui recrrti there Just ss he has in
Ia Jnnta. when nc tOok charge,
school affairs in this City were in
Most chaatr cs.nailzon Il ON finar-
cial sfandrcint ard he has succeeded
In placing them in Sound business
BASIS. lie saved the ts2Dayers of Dis
trlct NJ. al EIcS II &sely $1,000 the
year following the a.ssnaption Of the |
UFsan County High School organiza- /
s;ssn. without dlminsSi:sEsr a single |
teachers salary in any other way |
iaterfering with the efficiency Of tho |
ecisasi ssA.ers a. wscie.
he also inaa-H~ated ? system of |
business and aslHgiEisJ. stive account- |
iIg an-l rceS riding that covers tbs 1
lnlarscst details If ali Iratters per. /
tanning % tfzc scaocl system. and /
readily admits of reference at any
time. Mr.. Austin has also built up /
Among 1ha teat hers in ne district /
srIendid sI,iiit of ha-neI.y and loyal |
Is giaslt has s,een rrsro effective than /
anything else Ina 80 sasng high class 4
results along sdncat.oRai lines.
With the Gs'lsasfafe o. Mr. Austin 4
La Jcnta irsc- the very best super !
ii:eadeut rf schGcss il has ever /
kh9Nn. ard church. sCesal and busi- /
ness rirelss q <firinE light that was
always ready and eager TO
shsl It's effu!p'ence - ere it was most /
needed and xapil < the most good. |
SaTae II the br,Sn SHE'D in this com i
n.aniiy who went 10 cnarch occasion /
ally. mostly 10 hear Mr.. Austin sing. I
WIN have to devise some new means 1
or iaethod OF recreation
Not only will Alr. Austin be missed I
IN school circles. but in his depar-
lure the La Junta Industrial Associa-
tios loses one Of its most active and
energetic members. one who was al
Ways ready to do more than his part 4
In promoting any enterprise whose
Ubject was the material welfare Of
this community and the betterment
Of civic conditions. Mr.. Austin and 4
his estimable family win leave behind
them a large circle of admiring /
friends in La Junfa. all of whom will /
join the Tribune in wishing them
every success and abundant prosper
ity in their new field Of usefulness