Clark, Robert Carlton, Ph.D. "History of the Willamette Valley Oregon." Vol. 3. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1927. p. 331. GEORGE W. HUG In the list of the successful professional men of the Willamette Valley George W. Hug has long occupied a conspicuous place, for in his special field of labor he has shown initiative and executive ability that have marked him as a man of more than ordinary capacity and attainment. As superintendent of the public schools of Salem he has performed effective and appreciated work and today ranks among the leading educators of the state. Mr. Hug was born in Union county, Oregon, on the 30th of May, 1881, and is the tenth in order of birth of the eleven children who blessed the union of Rudolph and Mary (Nesser) Hug, both of whom were natives of Switzerland. Early in life they came to the United States, some time in the '50s, and were married in Utah. In 1881 they located in Union county, Oregon, where the father followed agricultural pursuits during the remaining years of his life, both parents being now deceased. George W. Hug attended the public schools and then entered the University of Oregon, from which he was graduated, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in 1907. While in the university he was for one year president of the student body and took a leading part in its various activities, being especially prominent in athletics. He played on the varsity football team and was for two years captain of the track team, being awarded a sweater for being the most consistent trainer in the university, of which he is justifiably proud. On leaving college Mr. Hug became principal of the high school at Eugene, which position he held for eight years, after which he served as superintendent of schools at McMinnville for five years and during this period, in 1914, he established the first junior high school in the northwest. In 1920 Mr. Hug came to Salem as superintendent of schools and his record, here is too well known to require encomium. Suffice to say that his administration of the educational affairs of this city has been of a character that has gained for him added prestige and the unequivocal confidence of the people of this city. On September 5, 1910, Mr. Hug was united in marriage to Miss Gladys McKenzie, who graduated from the University of Oregon in 1909, and they are the parents of three children, Wallace, Robert and Kathleen. Mr. Hug is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Rotary Club, of which he is a director, and the Illihee Country Club. He belongs to the Beta Theta Phi college fraternity, of which he was one of the organizers while at the university'; is president of the Northwestern Association of Secondary and Higher Schools; has served on the executive committee of the Oregon State Teachers' Association and is a member of the state textbook committee; was one of the organizers and the first secretary of the Northwestern Athletic Conference, which was the beginning of organized athletics in the educational institutions of the northwest. He is chairman of the legislative committee of the National Education Association for Oregon. In his political views Mr. Hug is a stanch republican, while his religious connection is with the Presbyterian church, in addition to which he is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, of which he is a director. He has shown commendable interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of his community and state, has been true and loyal to every responsibility placed on him, and has a record of doing thoroughly and well whatever he undertakes. Cordial and unaffected in manner, he has a host of warm friends and in all the circles in which he moves commands respect and good will. ******************* Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in April 2012 by Diana Smith. Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.