Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1916 — Former Barkley Boy Now a Successful Wisconsin Pedagogue. [ARTICLE]

Former Barkley Boy Now a Successful Wisconsin Pedagogue.

Prof. Burl Richardson, son of Thomas Richardson, who lately started on a very pleasant journey, into the southland, is spending the week with hiS sister, Mrs. John G. Hayes, of this city. He has, with him his daughter, Marie. Burl’s friends will remember that he had the misfortune to lose his wife last April. At the time of Mrs. Richardson’s death he was the superintendent of schools at Bayfield, Wis. This ’was an excellent position and he commanded a very good salary. On account’’of having a home {or the young daughter he resigned his position at Bayfield and accepted a place in the -high school at Manitowoc, Wis., the former home of his wife. Mr. Richardson and Marie are living there with an aunt of the late Mrs. Richardson. Besides teaching in the high school Mr. Richardson does some instructing at night- to a class of foreigners who are learning the English language. Among the students in this night class he has Poles, Bohemians, Germans and Greeks. This work is done under the regular school system and the pay conies from the M school treasury. Wisconsin makes provision for instruction in vocational training which can he taken by any inhabitant of the state without regard to age. This, affords an opportunitv to young people who have had to stop school to continue their education. It also gives useful training and instruction in any useful trade and one can take special work to prepare himself for better positions. People over fifty years of age are often enrolled in these night schools. . , Mr. Richardson was raised in township. He graduated from the common school. He taught in the districts of this county four years. He graduated from the Rensselaer high school and from the University of Wisconsin. He was induced to go to Madison by his old teacher, Dr. S. E. Sparling, who was at that time a member of the faculty of that institution. Since graduating he has been connected with the public schools of Wisconsin. He has been universally successful and now stands high in his chosen profession.