Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 109, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 May 1917 — ISAAC NEWTON WARREN. [ARTICLE]

ISAAC NEWTON WARREN.

We have published short sketches of Prof. Powers, of Remington, and Prof. Sterrett, of Wheatfield, who are candidates for the office of county school superintendent of Jasper county, subject to the decision of the township trustees intheir meeting to be lyld -office of-the-county auditor on Monday, June 4th. So far as The Republican has been able to ascertain, there is but one other candidate for this most important office. It is understood that Mr. Lamson, the present incumbent, who will have served a few months’ longer term than any other person who has ever occupied the office of county superintendent of Jasper county, is not a candidate for reappointment. Mr. Lamson was twice elected by the trustees of the county for a term of fqur years. The 1913 Indiana legislature lengthened his term two months over two years. J. Frank Warren and Louis H. Hamilton each occupied the office for ten years. At the expiration, of his term on the 6th of August, this year, Mr. Lamson will have served ten years and two months. We believe that the school interests of this county will be placed in splendid hands should any one of the three candidates be selected as superintendent.

Isaac N. Warren is a native of Jasper county. He was bom and raised in Newton township and graduated from the public schools of that township. He is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school in the class of 1891. From this class one county superintendent has already been selected. Mrs. Warren, who was formerly Alice Irwin, daughter of the late James F. Irwin, formerly clerk of the Jasper circuit court, was a member, of this class. Before graduating from the Rensselaer high school and after Prof. Warren taught several district schools of the county. He taught one year in the Rensselaer graded schools, one year in the schools at Niles Centre, 111., and was sprincipal one year of the Sheridan, Ind., high school. In 1897 he was graduated from tae Indiana University at Bloomington. After this he was for one year principal of the Rensselaer high school, four years principal of the LaPorte, Ind., high school and three years prin cipal of the Fort Dodge, lowa, high school. While occupying the last position he was elected superintendent of the Rensselaer city school, a position held by him for seven years. Since leaving the city schools, Prof. Warren has had a business experience which will be a very valuable asset should he be electea to manage the schools of this county. Prof. Warren holds a Life State License to teach in any of the schools of the state of Indiana. That we have three such splendid men as Profs. Warren, Sterrett and Powers, willing to accept the office of county school superintendent, is most fortunate. They are men of splendid character, broad culture and wide experience.