10 years ago 1996

Richard Eisenhauer said he would liked to have been a mountain man living off the land and trapping animals between 1810-1840, at the height of the fur trade. They represent the epitome of adventure, romance and rugged individualism and the spirit of exploration, he said. Instead, he is the superintendent of the Marysville School District, responsible for the adventure of leading the district during a period of change and growth, as the district tops 10,000 students and plans for a grade reconfiguration of all its schools. He said he wants to be respected for his word, his actions and for trying to make the best choices, even if they arent the most popular. Ill make mistakes, everybody does, he said. What I bring into it is people will say they really tried to do a good job. They really tried their best. Eisenhauer joined the district just a month after agreeing to another year at Stevens Point School District in Wisconsin, where he worked for three years. He joined Marysville as its fifth superintendent in six years. Part of his contract with Marysville requires that he stay through June 30, 1999 or pay $15,000 to the district. If he leaves before July 1, 1998, he must pay $20,000. Including that as part of his contract wasnt something he had experienced before. He said the contract makes it a two-way commitment. They want me to be successful and stay, he said. And I plan to. He can even joke about it. Nothing in these two months has changed my mind. Eisenhauer said he was looking to join a district for a long term. He previously was superintendent for 10 years in Roseburg, Ore., and four years in Nebraska. Whether it be adopting a new school policy, planning for the reconfiguration, or working on a school levy, Eisenhauer said his concerns are how fair a job he and the school board will do and how what they do appears to the public. Anticipating what the parents and students want to know and answering that first is an important part of public perception, he said. [The public] will get a sense of those guys do know what they are doing.

25 years ago 1981

Although Gov. John Spellman has proposed only a 1.5 percent cut for schools, Superintendent Dick Huselton reminded board members and the audience at Mondays school board meeting that the 10.1 percent cut has been authorized in Marysville. Some think the 1.5 percent is all that is being cut. It is just a proposal, Huselton said. The 10.1 percent has been mandated in Marysville. Huselton said the administration and school personnel are working hard to get the message across that it is not 1.5 percent being cut. He also noted since basic education was not 100 percent funded the district only budgeted for 98.5 percent and would therefore be looking at an overall cut of three percent, if the Governors proposal passes. Weve got to get the message across, he said. Board members learned there has been a delay with Marshall Elementary Schools scheduled opening this week. It should be done by now but were told it will be done by Dec. 1, said Dean Farley, assistant superintendent. Theyre three weeks of work, the problem is getting the three weeks. It looks like we may not be in before Christmas.

55 years ago 1951

A veteran of many tough radio and TV nationwide interviews met his shrewdest and admittedly most alert group of questioners Monday night here in Marysville. Declaring I work for you. What would you like to know? Senator Harry P. Cain got acquainted with the young folks of our community, the high school student body, who he terms the last great hope of America. Staying long after school was recessed for the day, they deluged the one-time paratrooper and member of the vital Senate Armed Services Committee, with a barrage of deep thinking questions about the state of our nation and the world. Inviting his young audience to give him the business, Sen. Cain readily and with great sincerity answered all questions put to him by the students. Questions ranged from use of the atom bomb to how old his son is. In a serious, straightforward manner, Sen. Cain told the student body that after warning the civilian population, he would have ordered the A-bomb dropped on Rachin, Red supply base on the North Korean border to prevent its further use as a key supply depot. He pointed out that a ceasefire in Korea is neither an armistice nor a battle victory, but simply a temporary cessation of hostilities. The senator demanded a naval blockade of Red China and charged that the other allied nations are not giving their unqualified support to the Korean conflict. Sen. Cain declared, I am not an isolationist, and I voted for the foreign aid, but I believe we should not continue to help nations who refuse to help themselves. I hope that you young people will never again let your country engage in a war in which American forces are forbidden to seek a battlefront peace, Sen. Cain declared. He was emphatic in his belief that General Douglas MacArthur will not seek a political office and offered an intimate close-up of the Generals appearance before the Armed Services Committee investigating the ouster of MacArthur as Far Eastern commander. Cain termed MacArthur as the greatest living American Ive ever met. Asked if he favored a military man for president, the senator replied, no, the military is for the defense of America, and the civilian population should produce the nations leaders.