The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1920-10-21
MRs. NARY ID. LAWRENCE FOF
COUNTY BUPERINTENDENT

As the time draws near for the
casting the ballots in the general
election, November I'd, wash to
again call the attention of the vot-
ers to my candidacy for county
superintendent.
During the primary and until
the beginning Of school this fall.
made an effort to see as many
of the voters personally as possible
but Beaver county is a large terri
tory and the people are busy, so l
did not get to see you all. To
those particularly, whom I failed to
see, and to others, I wash to say
few words concerning my quail
ifications for the office seek for
II realize that first and most of all,
the voters of Beaver county desire
a qualified and efficient official for
this position for, on such qualifica-
tions, much of the future success of
the schools of the county and the
education of your children depend.
As to legal qualifications / am
glad to say that / hold certificates
and diplomas from many of the
very best standard schools OF the
country. however. / realize that the
one who holds the greatest number
of credentials is not always best
fitted for the position sought. for
this reason, in addition to my Gre
dentials, ] wash to refer you to my
work as an instructor and teacher
in both higher and lower institu-
tioDs. Without seeming to boast.
for ! assure you l have no desire
to state other than the facts, I
take pleasure In referring the voters
OF Beaver county to my work here
and elsewhere. / have been
teacher and associated in business
all my adult life. being re-employed
many times in the same school,
which alone I feel is the best rec
ommendation teacher can have.
my successive work in the Panhan-
die Agricultural Institute. at Good
well, as instructor in Model School
work, together with my continued
employment in Fairview district,
near Forgan. where ! am now
teaching. is two points where my
work has been such as to Justify
unemployment. There are other
points in the state to which I could
refer you.
In addition to my school work.
have also found time to attend to
other duties and obligations Of
home and society. My interest in
fraternal organizations has always
been great and have taken a
keen interest and delight in the
work of the Orders by which /
have been honored with member
ship. In taking the obligation i
have felt that 1t called for, honor
abale service and, in the Order Of
the Eastern Star, in particular.
have devoted a great deal OF time
not only to the ritualistic side of
the work but to the human side
as we'll. I am proud to be known
as an Eastern Star and share with
my brothers and sisters of this and
others Orders. the joys and the
duties of fraternalism. ] mention
this because I feel that In addition
to educational qualifications, which
of course come first. there are 9TH
er things quite as necessary In deal
ing with the problems of school life.
the least of which Is not the So
cial and business side.
II chosen county superintendent
of Beaver County, I shall use my
earnest endeavor to serve all the
people and discharge the duties Of
my office fairly and impartially. My
interest, heart and soul, will be
with the teachers, for / am one
| of them. shall have but one
purpose, that shall be the advance