Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1920 — FORMER CITY SUPERINTENDENT CALLED HERE [ARTICLE]

FORMER CITY SUPERINTENDENT CALLED HERE

Mr. and Mrs, Frank W, Reubelt, who were called here on account of the death of the former’s brother, Isaac Reubelt, left Monday for a Visit with their son, Claude Reubelt and family, who live in Chi-

cago. Mr. Reubelt was for six and a half years superintendent of the Rensselaer city schools, leaving here in 1891, haying been elected superintendent of the school at Pekin, 111. He continued in that position for six and a half years. He resigned this position and moved to Bourbon, Ind., near which place he had purchased a farm. The citizens of Bourbon insisted on Mr. Reubelt taking charge of their school for a year. He accented with that understanding but was not able to get released for three years. After being released from the schools at Bourbon he engaged in the mercantile business until about a year ago. He. is now retired and speaks of himself as a retired farmer. .... . , Mr. Reubelt was a splendid school man and while connected with the school here he did the foundation work that has resulted in the excellent schools which we now eninv While living here Mr. and Mrs. Reubelt had as members of their family two sons and one daughter. These children have grown to maturity. The oldest son, Claude, is with the Douglas shoe. store in Chicago, the younger son, Frank, is a blacksmith at Aetna Green, and the daughter, Nellie, is now Mrs. James Lucus, and is the wife of the Pennsylvania station agent

at Bourbon. . Mir. Reubelt has a warm spot in his heart for Rensselaer and says that of the many places in which he served as superintendent he enjoyed the work here the most on account of the loyalty and hearty co-operation and support es the school patrons. ... The editor of the .Republican wan a student under Mr. Reubelt and was a member of the senior class in the high school when Mr. Reubelt resigned to go to No other teacher with whom we have been associated either as student or instructor, has had so great an influence upon us ana given us so much encouragement and ambition to do our very bert. Mr. Reubelt is proud of his students in Rensselaer and is also pleased to know of the success of L. N. Hines, the present state superintendent of Indiana, who was a student under Mr. Reubelt while the latter was in charge of the schools at Noblesville.