The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-10-23

His Professional Record.
2. one.year in the Mayvile Normal School.
4. oneyear superintendent At Mandan.
6. Seven e 1e Years. my at l e Sc Reeesip as ea ps asaeSes e. Of afW Schools 9eds
where his wife, who acted as principal Of the high school, was able
Z. State Rural School Inspector. His reappaintment was ac-
%oo g she te BY ms ssse EVIL kaexa + T. f sdgSst 1ss, q tss state t. sh;eh g.
flee he is to be succeeded in January, 1919 by Miss Minnie J. Neil
"na' 70 {s sas F1 tSe R MaS a a. the xF Plin a = Of H'n7
l; He was minority candidate in Hannah his home town.
u: Isl Miss NELSON carried Mayvine and Trail county in which
4 Grand Forks and Grand Forks county, where he was a stud
s: Voters 4 ILdgerHood and Riehiaad count county where Wssre'i he was
school superintendent, did not want him For state superintendent
g. Mandan gave Miss Nelson a ibg majority.
sided L. f %sl1 : gg city and ID I Barnes M Soa9 &}::,, where s J both %aat esad 54 - r.
s cunt ! ~ I'm Nss I Sd;t tsa g!s{ssa Re Norma : School i there Ss To- fer ;
g. Bismarck where he has lived the last two 1oe years, drawing
S sTG eas ) ss sa6stsn 4ns % 69r aiHself and one for his wife, gave Miss
His Achievement in the State Office.
"a Record Of Destruction)
!. By arbitrary ruling and dictation he has reduced the number
2. He has e%iirninatedi a number Of summer schools and reduced
|nize the standings secured. These schools were never more need
8: He has refused renewal Of certificates to Normal school
graduates of long experience, thereby intensifying the teacher
T. He has Disseminated against the teachers Of North Dakota
and the young people Of North Dakota homes by advertising in the
East for high school graduates and granting them special oonces-
tes 5; Re an, be. concerned 5ssssPsd . sPsa IT, ' sst , ssSss9ieg b1 e%f fsTt q
s. He has made teachers Institutes a forum for political pro
Z. He has obstructed the work Of county superintendent by
recurring unnecessarily vdluminous reports, and by entire lack Of
sympathetic support.
g.. By an arbitrary definition Of a consolidated school, he has
made exaggerated if not dishonetst claims for the number OF.
schools consolidated under his influence many of them not having
changed their organization since statehood.
8. He has forced upon the rural schools of the state a course
OF study, full Of pedagogical errors, Of no help to young teachers.
and costly to the state at any price.
10. Under his: ruling, if a child should die or move out Of dis
trict two days after entering school, he would have to be carried
on the school register as absent for the rest of the year and report
ed as such at the end of the year.
The Personal ElementA Few Points at Random.
l. His notorious extravaganza in printing, travel expense, and
2: His selfish nepotism shown in the employment Of his wife
as deputy.
8: His contemptous language in referring to the women Of the
women.
q. His neglect Of duty and failure 10 keep appointments when
8. His well known efforts to bring out a candidate for county
superintendent against Miss Nelson two years ago in hopeg Of
destroying Yia her as 2 candidate this year: &.
Try Miss Nelson and prevent he from becoming a candidate.
2, His monstrous claims fro what he has done for the rural
schools and giving no credit to the numerous educators who have
|lebored from the beginning to improve the condition Of such
schools.
8. The reckless use Of imaginary statistics to bolster III. fan
tastic claims. -" : '0S''i = q"
9. His postponement Of all educational meetings and Institutes
in. defiance Of needs and practice for fear that a meeting of the1
10. His dragging the schools Of the state into politics to SUCH
an extent that it will take years to extricate them. He has beenA
a political superintendent. 1 II
state. Ninety1fve. percent Of the teachers are opposed to him.