The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-08-25
/. R. EDWARDS Is
new School HEAD
CHOSEN AS SUPERINTENDENT
OVER LARGE FIELD OF
APPLICANTS
COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
TEACHING FORCE FOR COMING
YEAR COMPREHENSION
OPENS SEPT. 6

The Sank Centre School Board have
the local teaching corps problem solv-
ed.
The list was completed Wednesday
morning. when E.. r. Edwards of
s Spring Valley, Mimi, was elected as
superintendent for the coming year,
succeeding John c.. West who resign
ed to take the superintendent of the
Bemidji schools.
The selection of a superintendent
was not an easy one. Within "a
hours after Mr.. Vests resignation
had been accepted, about 80 school
men of the Northwest were clamor-
ing for the position, as Sank Centre
lsis recognized among educators as be-
ing one of the best schools in Mime
sofa.
The Herald editor met a number Of
the applicants personally and Mr..
Edwards created decidedly the most
favorable impression. He is Al years
old, clean-cut and alert and impress
es one instantly as being big enough
for the important work before him.
The new superintendent graduated
from the Spring Valley high school in
1896! He was graduated from Garlic
ton College, Mortified, with the de-
gree of Bachelor of Science in 1902
He took post graduate work at the
/, University of Minnesota in 1904 and
has been carrying on this work at
So o1c CIV
Mr.. Edwards has had over 20
years of successful teaching exper-
fence. He was principal of the Mimic,
N. D., schools for seven years; then
as superintendent at Jamestown, for
three years. While serving at James
town, Mr.. Edwards was appointed
state inspector of high schools, serv-
ing under three administrations He
resigned because of bad political con-
= Titions following the advent of the
j, Nonpartisan league in North Dadota.
For the past two years Mr.. Ed
wards has been superintendent OF the
public schools at Yankton, S. D., and
was reelected, but resigned as he de-
sired to again become a resident OF
his native state.
Clerk R. E. Hansen, this Thurs
day morning, received wire from
Mr.. Edwards announcing his accept
ance and he will come to Sank centre
within a few days to take actlye
charge of preparations for the new
school year which commences Tues
day, Sept. 6. ~.
All of the minor positions in the
school were completed this week by
electing teachers for the mixed grade
and Junior high school civics.
The following is the teaching per-
sonnet with the exception OF the two
teachers noted above:
superintendent. r. Edwards
Spring Valley, Mimi.
Junior High School English-Mrs !.
CT. Anderson, Moline, Ill.
Senior High School English and
Historv-C. I. Anderson, Moline, LII.
Latin. French, English and History
Clara Belle Russell, Grand RAPIDS
MINI. ID
Commercial-Lucy B. Hunt, Red
Lake Falls, Mimi.
a. Gen. Science = Hazel Norquest
Minneapolis.
Supervisor Junior Building-Emma
Chelgren, Cannon Falls.
kindergarten Florence Wmt-
comb, Minneapolis.
Normal = Maude Davis, Long
Prairie.
Manuel Training and Athletlcs-
w r. Morgan, Winona. !,
Agriculture Ed. Gillig, SauA
Jun. Mathematics Bernice Coffey
Luverne, Mimi. god
Domestic Science-Margaret Chand
Ter, Fargo, N. U. 4;a
Nellie -Kjomess, Lake Park, MINI
Second Grade Marion =. Ladnsr
Perham, MINI.
Third Grade Julia KorsoreK
i Wheaton, Mimi.
First Grade Elsie Klovstad, Hope