Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1917 — MORGAN L. STERRETT NEW SUPERINTENDENT [ARTICLE]

MORGAN L. STERRETT NEW SUPERINTENDENT

But Three Ballots Necessary to Elect Successor to County Superintendent Lamson. As required by law, ?he thirteen township trustees of Jaaper county met at the auditor’s office this Monday morning and elected a county superintendent of schools to serve for a period of four years. The board was organized with all trustees of the county present. J. P. Hammond was elected and he ex-officio secretary. Trustees Harvey Wiood of Marion township and George H. Hammerton of Union township were appointed tellers. On motion nominations were called flor and the following were presented: Trustee Burdette Porter, of Carpenter township, presented the name of G. C. Powers, of Remington. Trustee Hlarvey Wood nominated I. N. Warren, of Marion township, and A. S. Keene, trustee of Wheatfield township, offered the name of Morgan L. Sterrett, of Wheatfield. The trustees then proceeded to ballot with the following results: First ballot —I. N. Warren 6, M. L. Sterrett 3, G. C. Powers 3, Ernest Lamson 1. Second 6, Sterrett 5, Powers 2. Third ballot —‘Warren 6, Sterrett 7. County Auditor Hammond then announced the election of M. L. Sterrett. . The election of Morgan L. Sterrett will be received toy the people of Jasper county with much satisfaction. He is a young man of strong and pleasing personality. From the educational standpoint he is thoroughly equipped.. His experience in the actual field of education has been varied and successful. For the past two years he has been superintendent of the school at Wheatfield and has been uniformly successful and his work has been greatly appreciated. The good people from that part of the county were very enthusiastic in his support. IMr. Sterrett is a republican, as were all the other candidates, th# board of trustees standing- three democrats and ten republicans. . It is possible that geography has some influence in the selection of Mr, Sterrett and that the north and south end combined against the middle portion of the county. Mr. Warren had six votes on all three ballots; - while the vote for Mr. Lamson, which is supposed to have been cast by Mr. Davis, of Kankakee township and

the three votes cast for Mr. Powers are supposed to have been cast by the three trustees from the south end of the county went* to Mr. Sterrett. However that may be, the men defeated and the one elected were thoroughly qualified and the selection of Mt. Sterrett means that the educational interests of this county will be efficiently managed for the next four years. Mrs. Sterrett was formerly Nelle May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Mhy. She is < graduate of the In-! djana State Normal School, of Terre-. Haute. She taught a number of terms in the schools of Jasper and for the past two years has taught in the Wheatfield school with her husband. They have a son \ five years of age. The Sterretts will move to Rensselaer in time for Mx, Sterrett to take up the duties in the office to which h has been elected, which will be on August ISth of this year. ■ The Republican extends to Mr. Sterrett most heartv congratulations and promises him and his work the I most enthusiastic support, ’