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Skinner (CHARLES RUFUS an American)

CHARLES RUFUS, an American educator, born at Union Square, N. Y., in 1844. He was educated at Mexico Academy and Clinton Liberal Institution and received honorary degrees from Hamilton, Colgate, and Tufts.

From 1867 to 1870 he was engaged in business in New York City; from 1870 to 1874 he was manager and city editor of the "Daily Times," Watertown, N. Y.; from 1877 to 1881 a member of the New York Assembly; from 1881 to 1885 a member of congress; from 1886 to 1892 Deputy State (N. Y.) Superintendent of Public Instruction; from 1892 to 1894 supervisor of Teacher's Institute; from 1895 to 1904 State Superintendent of Public Instruction; from 1906 to 1911 assistant appraiser of the port of New York; and since 1915 Legislative Librarian at Albany, N. Y. He wrote: "New York Question Book" (1890); "Arbor Day Manual" (1891); "Manual of Patriotism for the Schools of New York" (1900); "The Bright Side" (1909).