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HARRIS, James H. (Keweenaw County, MI, Mar. 9, 1866--Unknown) Harris, the assistant superintendent of schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota, succeeded [[OLDT, Franklin T.|Franklin T. OLDT]] in 1910. | HARRIS, James H. (Keweenaw County, MI, Mar. 9, 1866--Unknown) Harris, the assistant superintendent of schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota, succeeded [[OLDT, Franklin T.|Franklin T. OLDT]] in 1910. Harris was one of the charter members of the Dubuque Boy Scout Council when it was first chartered in January of 1917. Harris along with Judge Daniel E. Maguire and Dr. J. V. Conzett, formed the 3-person Court of Honor for the Dubuque Area Council that approved all awards for local Boy Scouts during the first years of the Scout Council's existence. (1) | ||
As the assistant superintendent of schools in Minneapolis, Harris beginning in 1906 was in complete charge of the grammar department of the schools. ( | A graduate of the University of Michigan in 1891, he served as a high school principal in Bay City, Michigan in 1899. (2) He then served as superintendent of schools of Pontiac, Michigan for several years. (3) During this time, he wrote "Conditions for Effective Service" for ''The Journal of Education''. (4) He then moved to the Orchard Lake Military Academy at Orchard Lake, Michigan. (5) | ||
As the assistant superintendent of schools in Minneapolis, Harris beginning in 1906 was in complete charge of the grammar department of the schools. (6) He contributed articles of educational journals and wrote a manual of elementary English for the use of teachers. (7) | |||
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1. "Supplementary List of Active Members," '''Proceedings of the Department of Superintendence at the Annual Meeting Held in Columbus, Ohio, February 21-23, 1899'''. National Education Association. p. 120 | 1. "16 Scouts Eligible for Veteran Rank," Telegraph Herald, November 7, 1922, p. 2 and Paul Lewis | ||
2. "Supplementary List of Active Members," '''Proceedings of the Department of Superintendence at the Annual Meeting Held in Columbus, Ohio, February 21-23, 1899'''. National Education Association. p. 120 | |||
3. "James Harris Succeeds Oldt," ''Telegraph Herald'', February 5, 1910, p. 8 | |||
4. Harris, James H. "Conditions for Effective Service," The Journal of Education," Boston: Trustees of Boston University, March 9, 1905, p. 265 Online: http://www.jstor.org/stable/42802679 | |||
5. "James Harris Succeeds Oldt," | |||
6. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa'''. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 667 | |||
7. Ibid. | |||
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HARRIS, James H. (Keweenaw County, MI, Mar. 9, 1866--Unknown) Harris, the assistant superintendent of schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota, succeeded Franklin T. OLDT in 1910. Harris was one of the charter members of the Dubuque Boy Scout Council when it was first chartered in January of 1917. Harris along with Judge Daniel E. Maguire and Dr. J. V. Conzett, formed the 3-person Court of Honor for the Dubuque Area Council that approved all awards for local Boy Scouts during the first years of the Scout Council's existence. (1)
A graduate of the University of Michigan in 1891, he served as a high school principal in Bay City, Michigan in 1899. (2) He then served as superintendent of schools of Pontiac, Michigan for several years. (3) During this time, he wrote "Conditions for Effective Service" for The Journal of Education. (4) He then moved to the Orchard Lake Military Academy at Orchard Lake, Michigan. (5)
As the assistant superintendent of schools in Minneapolis, Harris beginning in 1906 was in complete charge of the grammar department of the schools. (6) He contributed articles of educational journals and wrote a manual of elementary English for the use of teachers. (7)
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1. "16 Scouts Eligible for Veteran Rank," Telegraph Herald, November 7, 1922, p. 2 and Paul Lewis
2. "Supplementary List of Active Members," Proceedings of the Department of Superintendence at the Annual Meeting Held in Columbus, Ohio, February 21-23, 1899. National Education Association. p. 120
3. "James Harris Succeeds Oldt," Telegraph Herald, February 5, 1910, p. 8
4. Harris, James H. "Conditions for Effective Service," The Journal of Education," Boston: Trustees of Boston University, March 9, 1905, p. 265 Online: http://www.jstor.org/stable/42802679
5. "James Harris Succeeds Oldt,"
6. Goodspeed, Weston Arthur, History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 667
7. Ibid.