The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-11-26
DOELLE FOR ACRI-
CULTURAL BOARD
Is Selected As Best Man to Repre-
sent u. p.

rCnt Os u .
John A. Doelle. Of Marquette. gra-
duate Of the University of Michigan
principal and superintendent of pub
lie schools in Benton Harbor and
Houghton for sixteen years. and or.
ganizer Of the first county agricul-
tural school in Michigan, has beer
selected by alumnae Of the Michigan
Agricultural college and other influ.
entail men in upper and lower Mich.
gan as a cadidate for place on tht
state board Of agriculture.
To Elect Two Members.
Two members Of the state board o1
agriculture viii be elected next spring
by the people. The board consists
of six members, who serve for sis
years, two being elected every two
years
Although the nomination and 1elec.
tion of these men becomes political
matter after they enter the field as
candidates, the movement to bring
about the nomination Of Me-. Doelle
is not of political origin.
His selection was decided upon en-.
tirely without his knowledge, his first
intimation of it coming this week
when he was approached by attaches
of the agricultural college and urged
to accept the candidacy.
When the matter was first
broached to him he declined, not
wishing to become involved in poll
tics in any way, but when the situa-
tion was explained he changed his de-
.cision, it being made clear that his
selection is matter Of popular senti-
ment and that there is no probability
that he will be opposed either in up
per or lower Michigan.
Mr.. Doelle, who is secretary-man-
ager Of the Upper Peninsula Devel-
opment bureau, was born in st. Clair
county near Port Huron, spending his
early days on farm. He attended
Albion college for two years and then
entered the University of Michigan
from which he was graduated in
1902.
Following his graduation he be-
came principal of the Benton Harbol
high school which position he held
for one year. In 1903 he went to
Houglfon to become principal of the
high school there. He served in that
capacity for three years and was
then made superintendent OF schools
which position he held until 1918.
Organized Otter Lake School.
During his term as superintendent
of Houghton schools Mr.. Doelle or
ganized and superintended the Otter
Lake agricultural school, the first in
.stitution of its kind in the state. II
was operated in connection with the
Houghtcn county school system and
it's success is well known throughout
the state.
Mr.. Doelle drew up and was instru-
mental in securing passage by the
state legislature Of the rural agricul-
tural school bill, which provided for
state aid for schools similar to that
established by him at Otter Lake.
That bill has been effective less than
two years and during hat time
twenty-seven agricultural schools
have been established and are in
operation in Michigan
During the period of'the war Mr..
Doelle was secretary-mmager Of the
war resources committee in the upper
peninsula, conducted under direction
Of NJ. M. Duncan. of Ishpeming.
Has Built Up Bureau.
The Upper Peninsula Development
bureau has never functioned with
such a measure of material results
as has been true during Mr.. Doelle's
administration as secretary-mana-
ger. Real progress has been made
in general farm development, utili-
zation and settlement of cut-over
lands and promotion of cattle and
sheep raising on large scale.
He also has widened the scope Of
the bureau to include Smany phases
of development in addition to those
having to do with the land. The bu-
reau has been the most effective
agency for making the peninsula a
mecca for summer tourists. Mr..
Doelle himself was largely fesponsi-
BILE for the mssmer in which the
forces of the peninsula were lined up
to present the argument Of this re-
gicn in favor Of the lakes-to-oeean