The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 66

LINDEN McCULLOUGH.

Linden McCullough, superintendent of schools at Ellensburg, in which connection
he is introducing many improved methods of education, was born in Lexington,
Illinois, May 30, 1881, a son of James Vance and Mary (Power) McCullough, both
of whom were natives of Pennsylvania. They removed westward to Illinois about
1858 and there the father followed the occupation of farming. The mother has now
passed away, while Mr. McCullough is at the present time living retired from
active business life.

Linden McCullough acquired a public school course in Illinois, after which he
school education, completed by a high entered the Lake Forest University of that
state, finishing his course there by graduation with the class of 1904. Since
then he has taken summer work at the University of Chicago, at the University of
Washington and at the University of Oregon. Throughout his entire life he has
remained a close and discriminating student, reading broadly, thinking deeply
and at all times progressing along educational lines. He engaged in clerical
work from 1904 until 1909 in Chicago and then, leaving the metropolis of the
middle west, made his way to New Bridge, Oregon, where he took up the profession
of teaching. He afterward went to Baker City, Oregon, where for two years he
occupied the position of teacher of history in the high school. He then became
superintendent of the schools at Roslyn, Washington, in which position he
continued from 1912 until 1916, and through the succeeding scholastic year he
was superintendent of the schools at Lagrande, Washington. In 1917 he accepted
the superintendency of the schools at Ellensburg, where he has since remained,
and his labors here have been most effective, far-reaching and beneficial. He
established a special night school for instruction in commercial branches at the
high school building of the city. This was in 1917 and in 1918 his night school
was broadened in its scope until it covers all the studies of the high school
course for those who have had to be absent. Instruction is also given in radio
buzzer work, in automobile repairing and machine shop work, together with other
courses. Among the students are fifteen boys who are working part of the time,
under the provision of the SmithHughes bill that provides for regular studies
part of the time and work during the remainder of the time. The same plan will
be worked out in connection with the Northern Pacific Railway machine shop and
the car repair department. The school formulates the plan for the evening work,
which is in many respects different than any in the state and indicates a
decided improvement upon methods followed elsewhere.

On the 12th of	June,	1911, Mr. McCullough was married to Miss Mildred
Hazeltine, of Canyon City, Oregon, a daughter of G. S. and Emma (McCollom)
Hazeltine. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough have four children: Robert, Mabel, Ruth and
Marjorie.
		
In his fraternal connections Mr. McCullough is a Mason, belonging to the blue
lodge at Lexington, and he is also identified with the Elks lodge at Baker City,
Oregon. His political endorsement is given to the democratic party and his
religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church. A broad-minded man,
recognizing the opportunities of his profession, he is constantly putting forth
effective effort to advance the interests of the young and make education a
thorough and practical training for life's responsible duties.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.