Imperial Valley press., 1930-08-14
Cornelius B. Collins
For Superintendent
Of County Schools

Cornelius b. Collins, candidate
for County Superintendent OF
schools, holds masters degrees fro,h
two colleges and State Life 'Creden-
tials covering the entire field, both
elementary and secondary, of teach
ing and school administration III
California Through attendance at
summer sessions he has kept abreast
Of cducationa development.
His teaching includes rural and
town elementary and secondary
schools in Nebraska, Colorado the
Philippine Islands, and California,
giving him a breadth of experience
seldom cquallcd. The past twelve
years have been spent in the schools
of Imperial County as supcrintcnd-
ent at Imperial and CaleXico and
as principal Of the high school at
Holtville. For several yesrs he was
a member of the County Board of
Education of Imperial County.
Mass production shows that cost
per unit is usually lower in large
plant and higher in d small one.
The cost per pupil in Imperial
County Schools follows this trend IN
the main. Excluding capital outlay
but including maintenance operation
and cost of instruction over the -four
year period ending June 80, 1880,
the average annual cost Of cat h
high school pupil in Imperial Coun-
! ty ranges from $23l.6l i'll Holtville
! U. II. S. to $45S.62 in Calipatria
| L. II. S.. rather wide range.
Holtvilc l. III. s. is fourth in size
! but lowest in cost per pupil. Con
servativc business management
alone can account for this favorable
showing The scholastic standing
has not been sacrificed as shown by
the fact that the University of Cal
ifornia for the past four years has
given this school highest rating -
. that of class oar.
The County Superintendent of
! Schools can he of assistance to
school trustees in budget making, in
expanding of county purchasing. in
issuing reports and statistical data
| that schools may be compared one
with another. The County Super
! intendent of Schools should be the
source of sympathetic supervision
/ of the children of the public schools;
he should give expert direction 10
his teachers; he should judge and
-eport their results witlA.-t bias or
prejudice. Indeed the County Su
pcrintendent of Schools should be
! the source of inspiring leadership
/ throughout the entire school system
of the county both elementary and
secondary.
Mr.. Collins says:
/ To be elected County Superin.
tendent of Schools would be Il happy
elimination of life career spent
! in public school education. am
not on leave of absence from my
school but on the contrary | have
voluntarily. definitely and complete
= " severed my connection with the
Holtvillc L. II. S.. believing that
, outstanding experience and merit
/ will be rewarded.
"No trades nor alliances. no Sc.
lection of assistants nor promises
have been made by me. The most
selected should the voters see fit to
honor me with election.
| 81 ask your support because of
my extensive and successful school
experience in Imperial County and
elsewhere. / believe in, advocate
) and practice essentials without cX-
travagance in the schools and bust
ness and professional efficiency in
/ their administration. On this plat
form ! respectfully solicit your
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