ELTON B. HUTCHERSON.
 


	Prominent in legal and educational circles of Canada is Elton B.
Hutcherson, well known citizen of Kerrobert, where he is now devoting
his entire time and attention to his duties as a barrister. He was born in
Dartford, county of East Northumberland, Ontario, on the 20th of May,
1872, a son of William and Phoebe (Stickle) Hutcherson, the former a
native of Brighton and the latter of Dartford, Ontario. William Hutcher
son farmed throughout his active life in Northumberland county.  He
retired in 1908, and is now residing in Brighton, at the age of eighty-one
years. Mrs. Hutcherson is eighty-two years of age.
	In the pursuit of his education Elton B. Hutcherson attended the rural
schools in the vicinity of the home farm and was graduated from high
school at Norwood, Ontario.  He received his higher education in the
Universities of Victoria and Toronto and was graduated from the latter
institution with the B. A. degree in 1893, and with the M. A. degree four
years later. He specialized in English, science and mathematics and in the
spring of 1894 he entered the School of Pedagogy at Toronto and pro-
cured his professional inspector's and high school teacher's certificates.
On the 1st of September of that year he came west and located at Re-
gina, where he accepted a position as assistant principal of the high school.
He was active in that capacity five years and was principal for two years.
He was then appointed inspector of schools by the government of the
Northwest Territories and held that position until 1908, under the gov-
ernment of the province of Saskatchewan, when he was made the first
superintendent of Regina public schools.  When he accepted that posi-
tion the staff numbered twelve teachers and since then it has been en-
larged as increased enrollment demanded.  Mr. Hutcherson brought the
number up to one hundred and twenty-five.  He was not only the first
superintendent in the city of Regina but the first in the province. Most
of the schools in Regina at the present time were built during his admin-
istration. He was sincerely devoted to his work as an educator and was
ever oil the alert for ways in which to improve the system of that day.
He introduced the teaching of music, the school nursing system, the man-
ual training and  domestic science departments, and had special rooms
set aside for the instruction of the mentally deficient.
	In 1912 Mr. Hutcherson resigned his duties as superintendent and
entered a school for the study of law. He was called to the bar of the
province of Saskatchewan in November, 1915, and commenced the prac-
tice of law in Regina as a member of the firm of Casey, Dawson & Hutch-
erson. In 1917 he withdrew from the firm and came to Kerrobert, where
he has continued to practice.  He has been crown prosecutor for the
Kerrobert Judicial District since taking up residence in this community.
	In July, 1900, Mr. Hutcherson was married to Miss Marion A. McLach-
lan, a daughter of James C. and Mary (McLeod) McLachlan, the former
a native of Barry and the latter of Lindsay, Ontario.  Mr. McLachlan
came west at an early day and was the first agent of the Massey-Harris
Company at Regina. That was prior to the outbreak of the Riel Rebel-
lion. He continued to reside there until 1913, when he took up residence
in Edmonton, Alberta, where his death occurred in December of the year
1915. His widow still resides in Edmonton, and is seventy-four years of
age. Mr. and Mrs. Hutcherson have a son: E. Beverly, who was born on
the 26th of March, 1902. He is studying law with his father and taking
a combined law and arts course in the University of Saskatchewan.
	Mr. Hutcherson has always given his political allegiance to the Liberal
party and maintains an active interest in civic affairs. He is a member of
the local school board and is a progressive and cooperant factor in public
advancement. He is a member of the Dominion, Saskatchewan and
Kerobert Bar Associations and fraternally is identified with the Masons.   He
is past master of Wascana Lodge of Regina, which lodge was one of
first organized in the Northwest Territories. Socially he is connected
the Kerrobert Golf Club and the Curling Club, and he is interested in all
outdoor sports. Mr. Hutcherson is a consistent member of the Presby-
terian church and is chairman of the board of managers of the Union
Presbyterian church of Kerrobert.


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