Arizona republican., 1920-08-19
L|NWOOD $. PRATT
 HAS HAD SUCCESSFUL
 CAREER AS EDUCATOR

Linwood s. Pratt, one of the two can didates for the Republican nomination for the office of superintendent or pup lie instruction, has long record oI a native of Massachusetts, who mas taught school for 20 years and has prac- ticed law for 10 years. Alter finishing a high school course he was graduated from the Bridgewater, (Mass.) Normal school. After that he spent two years at Harvard university, but was not graduated. He has successfully pulIt up three school systems.
 He has been a resident of Arizona since 1913 Before resuming teaching ln this state he took the senior course Tn the Tempe Normal. finishing in nine months. was graduated and now hoios a diplona from that institution. During his stay there he was given "A grades; 2n of these were A" and four were 4R" This is the highest rank ever given by the Tempe Normal csnooi 10 any one For the last three years he has been the highest paid rural scnooi teacher in the state.
 MT Pratt is a trained and experienced organizer and disciplinarian. The plat form of MT. Pratt is:
 sTf I am elected state superintendent, I will use all the power and influence of my office to secure such raising or the standards for teachers in the public schools of this state, that no person shall be certificated to teach. unless that person shall have first shown both by credentials and by examination h1s knowledge of the subject matter to be taught and his ability to teach it.
 'Tn my opinion. we are hearing too much about what is due the schooi teacher: in my opinion, it is time that we heard something of what is due the school children. If I am elected state superintendent. I shall be willing to spend all the money that is necessary to give adequate education and training to all the children of the state. The rural schools need about twice the money that they are getting. do not think the taxpayers generally begrudge the money that is paid for good schools; but the money that is paid for the support of some of our schools is worse than wasted; and the money that is paid for others of our schools is largely wasted. I do not think that it is an extravagant statement to say that there is more money wasted on schools than upon any other department of govern ment When school men gather to- gether, they are rarely heard boasting to each other of some added service that they have been able to render to the community, nor of some greater stimulation that they have been able to give their pupils: but when school men gather together their chief boast among themselves is the increased amount of money that they have been able to put across" from the tax payers.
 "Tf am elected state superintendent will give a sharp business administra- tion of the office, with competent bust ness supervision of the expenditures for schools. With the elimination or waste both in the purchase and use of school supplies and free text books, there could be saving of at least $50,000 per annum."
 A new French war medal-'The Comm emorative Medal of the Great War"--is awarded to firemen, police men, bombarded towns, civilians, nurses, doctors who assisted in the army. women telephone operators. mo-