Manchester Democrat., 1921-04-06
|C0, Superintendent
0TTILIE REELECTED
COUNTY SCHOOL CONVENTION AT
COURT HOUSE HERE TUES.
DAY AFTERNOON.
SUPERINTENDENT GIVES REPORT
Many New Phases of School Work
Introduced During Mr.. Ottilie's
Administration.

of School Presidents was held In the
court house Tuesday afternoon, the
chief item Of business of the cOnven-
tion being the election of a County
of schools for the en-
suing term of three years Mr.. Ottilie,
who has worked hard and conscien-
tiously during his term Of office, was
a candidate for reelection, and from
the vote he received when the ballot
was taken, it was evident that his
services have met with the approval
of the large majority of the approval
of the rural schools. c. c. Carrothers,
a former Delaware County boy, was
also a candidate for the position. Mr..
Carrothers is superintendent OF schools
at Ottumwa, Iowa. Rumors were cur
rent that some had in mind pre-
senting the name of Miss Margaret
Myers for the office. When the bal
lots were counted it showed that Mr..
Ottilie received 18 votes and Mr' Car
rothers 6. Ryan Independent and Col
ony township were not represented at
the convention. We have been In
formed that Miss Myers was elected
to the position of County Superin-
tendent of schools Of Clayton county.
A resolution, by R. F. Hockaday,
that the wages paid rural teachers
be in accordance with the state level.
was adopted by the county convention.
This will ony effect medium teachers.
Those teachers of superior ability
will continue to be paid at the pres
ent scale of wages.
AS soon as the convention was
organized for business, Supt' ottlle
submitted the following report OF the
work carried on in the rural schools
during his term of office:
Manchester, Iowa, April 5, 1871.
To the County School Convention,
Delaware County, Iowa.
Gentlemen of the Convention
Your County Superintendent begs
leave to submit to you the following
brief report of his work. At the out
set, may I remind you that at the
time of my election three years ago
I made the remark that / thought It
unwise to commit myself to any defln-
ite policies or make any promises
which l might find later impossible
to keep. 1 did say, however, that Ill
case of my election to the office,
would strive earnestly and conscien-
tiously for the highest and fullest de-
velopment Of education and OF the
educational institutions of the county
as far as they came under my 1urls-
diction. This report, while far from
complete will touch in a general way
upon the more important phases and
the results Of my professional activities
within your county, and thus give you
an idea of the work as it has been
carried on.
assumed the obligations and re-
sponsibilities of my office at the
time of the most critical period in
the history of our nation. 1t was seven
months before the close OF the Great
World War. 1t was in the days when
all the energies and the endeavors
of our nation were bent, almost to
the breaking point, to the realization
of our great National ideal, World
Democracy. 1t was in the days when
every other interest and obligation or
the public schools was made subser-
Went to the one great purpose OF
giving every possible aid to the sue
cessful prosecution of the war With
this end in view, I took charge OF
the administration of the office on
the 9th day of April, three years ago.
And I feel that l have every reason
to be proud of the record that was
made by our schools, proud OF the
cooperation that the teachers gave
and proud of the splendid patriotism
and loyalty that was demonstrated
time and again by the boys and girls
of tender school age. The regular Work
of the school, in the very nature OF
things, suffered. Many of the young
people left the schoolroom to assist
in the farm work. Glasses were dis
organized and sometimes discontinued
in order that the time might be given
to Red Cross service, such as the
making of trench candles, the col
lecting of peach stones and Huts.
the making of illustrated booklets for
soldiers, collection Of magazines anG
many other activities. Special patrio-
tic programs were common feature
and required a great deal OF the at
tention of the teachers. The neces-
sity for food conservation was taught
through book and bulletin; by special
ly appointed lecturers and extension
workers. The special holidays were OBJ