Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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GENERAL SUPER INTENDENT OTIS G. WILSON General Superintendent Otis G. Wilson came to us from tlie? city of Klkins in the fall of 1915. Although he cannot keep from talking about Klkins and telling us what a great ami growing city it is, we believe that by the end ol the school year he will be just as enthusiastic about our little city. In the short time that Mr. Wilson has been here, the stu- dents have learned to like and respect him as a man of sound judgment ami as one whose character is worthy to be patterned after. Mr. Wilson has had a thorough training for his present po- sition. He is a native of Ritchie County, West Virginia. This alone bespeaks well f«»r him. lb is a graduate of West Vir- ginia Conference Seminary (now Wesleyan College), class of 1903. In 1907 Mr. Wilson received his Bachelor of Arts degree trom the West Virginia University and in 1911 he received his Master's degree from the same institution. In the summer of 1908 he did graduate work in the Chicago University and in the summer of 1909, at Columbia University. For four years Mr. Wilson taught in the rural schools of Ritchie County; he was Principal of the Pennsboro graded schools for two years and Superintendent of the Central City (West Huntington) schools for one year, 1907-08. In 1908 he was elected Superintendent of the city schools of Elkins, which position he relinquished in 1915 to become the head of the Fair- mont Public Schools. During his public career Mr. Wilson has held several hon- orary positions. In 1912 he was appointed by Governor Glasscock i. member of the State Text Book Commission and in 1914 he was elected President of the West Virginia Education Asso- ciation. 13

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 OTIS C. WILSON. GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT 12

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 GEORGE II. COLEBAM K. DIVISION SI'PER INTENDENT 14