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

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OTIS G. WILSON. GENERAL MANAGER

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j THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS j (THE BOARD OF EDUCATION) I he Board of Directors of the Independent District of Fairmont have been very busy during the past year. They have acted wisely in every case and have caused no feeling of regret on the part of the people. The Board consists of Mr. George M. Alexander. President; Mr. C. E. Smith and Mr. J. Walter Bames. A new member. Mr. J. Clyde Morris, will assume his position in July. On account of the progressiveness of these men the firm is sure that it will get a larger building as soon as the finances will permit. 9

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GENERAL MANAGER OTIS G. WILSON Successful management of little things is sure to lead to success in the management of big undertakings. The world is made up of littles, and we are told. Little words are the sweetest to hear: little charities fly farthest: little lakes are the stillest, and little farms are the best tilled. Superintendent Otis G. Wilson can give us good proof of the latter. He was born and raised on a farm in Ritchie County. West Virginia. It was there he learned to con- duct affairs in a small way. and the lessons he learned there helped to determine his future accomplishments. He is a graduate of Wesleyan College. Class of 1903. Mr. Wilson received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the West Virginia University in 1907 and in 1911 he received his Master’s degree from the same institution. He attained success in graduate work which he did in the summer of 1908 at the Chicago University and at Columbia University the following summer. For four successive years he taught in the rural schools of his native county: he was Principal of the Pennsboro graded schools for two years and Superintendent of the Cen- tral City (West Huntington) schools for one year. 1907-08. He was elected Super- intendent of the city schools of Elkins in 1908 and held that position until 1915. At that lime he was chosen to control the schools of Fairmont. Mr. Wilson has held several honorary positions. In 1912 he was appointed by Governor Glasscock a member of the State Textbook Commission and in 1914 he was elected President of the West Virginia Education Association. During Mr. Wilson’s short stay with us. we have come to look upon him as one who has a keen interest in the w'elfare of all who come under his supervision. In all things he is a man whose example is worth copying. ii