The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-03-31
EDUCATIONAL.
DIV LILLIAN L. CHLoUPEK)
G p. CARY FOR STATE
SUPERINTENDENT


SUPERINTENDENT
c, p. Cary is the more capable man
for the office from the standpoints of
educational training, experience, and
, dealings with the various kinds of
. schools.
c, p. Cary, our present state super
q intendent has done as much for the
, betterment of country schools as any
, one was able to do unless their control
, were taken entirely out of the hands of
the voters. We have exactly as good
, schools in Manitowoc County as the
; people of the districts want.
c. P Cary and his department have
, seen to it that the educational laws of
Wisconsin have been carried out. An
educational department can do no
more.
c. p. Cary has built up a department
= of education of which the state may
., well he proud Most of the people in
the department could command better
salaries elsewhere but they are doing
: this work because of their intense and
unsclfsh interest in school betterment
From six years of acquaintance with
the work of the department the writer
absolutely fails to see how it could he
reduced and he of real service to the
state On the average, our county high
schools get inspected once every two
years, our state graded schools once
every year, our grades below high
schools about once every two wears
During the past six years, we have had
two visits of rural school inspectors in
Manitowoc County for the purpose of
school visitation. Yet these inspectors
are in the field continually over the
} state of Wisconsin. Mr. Cary's oppon-
ent claims to stand for more efficient
service and more economy. He may
accomplish one or the other. He can
not do both
Mr. Cary has been accused Of not be-
ing able to cooperate with various
boards and commissions At the head
of these is the State Board Of Educa-
ton established a few years ago, How
, many voters of Manitowoc County
know that the secretary of the State
Board of Education receives a salary
Of $4,000 a year while the state super
: intcndert receives $4,000 a year for his
r. work We do not know Just for what
t work the secretary receives this salary.
I It is said that he is engaged in doing
y extensive educational research work.
We have failed to see our educational
legislation Improved in single in
stance as a result of this research
work Mr. Calahan's strongest sup
6 porter in the City of Manitowoc made
) the statement that the present Secre-
tary of the State Board of Education
D should he clicked out of the state" In
D almost the same breath he accused c,
I p. Cary for not working with the es-
tahished boards, saying that Mr. Gala
han would better cooperate with them.
c. p. Cary has been accused of be
! ing against the vocational schools"
lie did oppose the taking of these
schools from the control of this office
D They have been taken away in spite of
y the act that the constitution of Wis
conSin states that the state superin-
tendent of public instruction shall he
. Mt the head of the public schools of
the state,
c. p Cary has been criticized be
y cause he has allowed too much money
to be spent for the University of Wis
consin and not enough for country
: schools The state superintendent does
not control the funds of the state. The
voters of Wisconsin should take more
~ interest in these matters when we elect
y our legislators and then follow them
/ up in these questions if we feel that
the above is true.
few people in Wisconsin feel we
e need q change because the Russell Sage
!. Report has showed Wisconsin thirty
0 third in the United States The items
:. in this REPORT, however, do not deter
mine the efficiency of our schools Our
rating is low because the amount of
money spent for school purposes in
Wisconsin is lower per capita than in
the other states and because the at
tendance in public schools is not so
high Wisconsin has probably more
parochl schools than most of the
other states. Yet the attendance at
hcsc schools was not considered in the
report We admit that our attendance
d laws are not strict enough again it
leads back to our law making body
not to the State Superintendent of
Schools
Let MS not allow our educational
system he run for us by politicians.
Vote for G. p. Cary and you will know
that the schools of Wisconsin will he
under q safe and sane leadership.
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