The Delta independent., 1920-10-22
TO THE VOTERS OF
DELTA AND VICINITY:

Because the work OF the schools is
demanding my full attention at this
time OF the year, and because l feel
that you wish me to give the schools
my first consideration. I take this
opportunity OF placing before you my
candidacy for County Superintendent,
of Schools TO be decided on Noyem-
ber second.
You know of my training A gradu-
ate Of Pueblo School: Pd. NJ: with
advanced standing. Colorado State
Normal School: training In CONNER
cial schools in Pueblo and Denver.
My experience in teaching covers
II years OF classroom work besides
the past two years as the County Su-
perintendent OF Schools. Because the
past ten years OF that teaching has
been in Delta, teaching in second
grade. in fifth grade. in Junior High
School. with physical training in
High School. and four years in the
one room rural schools of District
No. !. you can easily Judge my ability
have also in that time taught in
Barnes Commercial School. Denver.
and nthe Normal School (Summers
1915 and 1s2o). Previous to my Delta
teaching I had taught four years in
Pueblo City Schools besides teaching
in Night Schools and in commercial
schools In that city.
] went into the present office with
no outlined policy but with n promise
to you TO devote my time and aner.
gy to that and have studied local con
ditfons. problems OF school superyi.
sion and administration serious. con-
stantly and earnestly. have become
intimately acquainted with the best
policies and programs OF the best
superintendents both city and cou,,y
over the State. ! have spared neitb.r
time. energy nor expense to mysc,f
to get In touch with the best plans Of
school administration everywhere
that ] might bring back to our rural
schools few worthwhile things.
do not boast of having done much.
as yet. 1t takes years of able. hard
work Tor town or city superinten.
dent to build up fine school system
Our rural schools number about 40
buildings. 81 districts. over 100 ten
chers. The town systems have their
teaching staff well organized with
plenty OF supervisors. special teachers
principals and usually well traipea
teachers.
Our rural schools have very many
unframed teachers working in COM
parative isolation. The County Su-
perintendent is the only supervisor.
There are no special teachers'' To aid
these schools and few principals. A
Few OF our 81 districts are small town
systems with good superintendents in
charge.
These conditions and others too
many TO mention make II much slower
work to build permanently from the
County Superintendents office for ru-
raj schools than to build from n town
or city superintendent's office for tho
town school systems.
I have attempted some orrnniza-
tion OF the rural schools through fro.
quent teachers meetings. through ex.
tension work classes for teachers and
through visits to their schools of suf-
ficient frequency and length to be nbIe
to grasp the needs and be of some MID
I have tried to have my office come
70 mean cooperation and inspiration
to every teacher in the county.
Many OF you are my personal
friends. All of you know Intimately OF
my work. II have been Of any real
service to the schools It has been be.
cause OF the warmth of your support.
II you believe my reelection VIII
oe OF real value to the schools I ask
your support in the coming election
shd that you speak good word for
me, to those Of your neighbors who do
not know me.
Thanking you. am,