Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-10-08
CATHERINE MONTGOMERY FOR
SUPERINTENDENT OF school,. =
Educational Preparation OF Candidate
Varied and Complete.

Catherine Montgomery, candidate
for state superintendent of instruc-
ton is Washingtonian. having lived
in the state a greater part of her life.
During this time she has been engaged
in educational work in three fields in
the state.
Her first teaching in the state was
in Chehalis, Lewis County. where she
was grade teacher and principal of
q six room building The next move
was to the Minor School. Seattle
where she worked one year before
accepting a call to the Bellingham
State Normal school. where she has
spent II years, but not in contn-
uOus service.
This inter val Of service was broken
by periods of travel and study A
year was taken to go to Europe as q
member of Mosley educational COM
mission, three years were taken to
complete work at the University of
Washington
Her educational preparation has
been varied, having first prepared Tor
primary work by a short kindergarten
course, then summer work in special
classes in San Francisco, summer
work at the School Of Education,
Chicago University; completed work
at University OF Washington.
Her teaching experience has been
as follows: Rural and grade teach
ing, Nebraska; rural, grade and prin
cipalship Washington; Normal school
work, Bellingham; Emporia, Kansas;
institute work in Nebraska, West Vir-
ginia, Oregon and in nearly every
county in the state.
Born of Scottish parents her one
boast is that she can talk the Gaelic
She also Games of teaching stock, her
grandfather was a school master in
Scotland, while many of the state re-
member her uncle, Donald Montgom-
cry, superintendent of the province
of Prince Edwards Island.
In addition to teaching, Miss Mont
gomery has been active in reform
measures working for suffrage, prohi-
bition. minimum wage laws long be-
fore these were popular measures
Her work as a club woman dates back
to the first meeting Of the state fed
Grafton of clubs at Olympia where
she was a. delegate from the St.
Helens club. She is now member
of the P. L. E. club of Bellingham and
the Alkasiah club of the Normal.
Her platform is as follows:
/. Long, faithful service in every
department Of school work in ouI
wonderful state.
2. All schools should wisely pro-
hibit political activity. The highest
educational position in the state
should be placed on the judicial
ticket SO the Office shall not bear the
brand of the party in power.
|. 8. The chief purpose Of education
= is the building of character which
It will intelligently function in the
}. home, the state, the nation. If elect
v ed I shall constantly bear this in
l. mind.
IS 4. As each day brings new prob
lens and new approaches to old ones
g the Office pledges that such problems
t shall be adjusted by consultation
:. and cooperation with taxpayers
j. teachers and educational leaders.
y s. The business of the administers
e ton shall be met with the same spirit
d that has made relative success OF
v my personal affairs.
t Believing that the great business
r OF the state is education, she urges
I the women Of the state to become act
t i've in their own interests and select
r for the best educational progress OF
|. the state.