Hunt, Herbert and Floyd C. Kaylor.  Washington: West of the 
Cascades.  Vol. II.  Chicago, S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1917.  p. 
583-584.

COOK, RAYMOND EDWARD:  Prominent among the successful 
educators of western Washington is Raymond Edward Cook, 
who for the past three years has been superintendent of the 
schools of Chehalis.  A native of Washington, he was born in 
Freeport, Cowlitz county, February 1, 1884, and is a son of F. 
R. and Iona A. (Bacon) Cook, who are natives of Ohio and 
Wisconsin respectively.  For a time the parents resided in 
California, but in 1879 came to Washington and the father took 
up a homestead at Silverlake in Cowlitz county, where he lived 
for a time.  Later he removed to Freeport and from there to 
Sandy Bend, but now makes his home near Castle Rock, Washington.  
He has always taken a prominent part in public affairs and for a 
number of years has served as county commissioner in Cowlitz 
county.  He has also borne an influential part in the work of the 
Grange and was master of Pleasant Hill Grange for several terms 
and later of the Sandy Bend Grange.  To him and his wife where 
born seven children and Raymond Edward is the oldest now living.
	During his boyhood Mr. Cook of this review attended the 
county schools at Sandy Bend and Castle Rock and subsequently 
entered the College of Puget Sound at Tacoma, from which he was 
graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1907.  Since then he has taken 
post graduate work at the University of Washington.  For one year 
he taught school at Castle Rock and also coachd the athletic team at 
that place.  He next served as superintendent of schools at Chelan 
for two years and at Waterville for one year, after which he was 
principlal of Bremerton-Charleston Union High School for three 
years.  In 1914 he accepted the superintendency of the schools of 
Chehalis, where he has since labored with such good results.
	On the 20th of August, 1908, Mr. Cook was united in 
marriage to Miss Leola Adeline Barrett, a daughter of John N. 
Barrett, who is at the head of the Barrett Printing Company of 
Tacoma.  Mrs. Cook was graduated from the College of Puget 
Sound with the class of 1908 and for two years taught in the Chelan 
high school.
	In his political views Mr. Cook is liberal and progressive, 
voting for the man rather than the party.  He is now serving as a 
member of the county board of education of Lewis county and is 
also president of the Lewis County School Masters' Club and a 
trustee of the College of Puget Sound.  He is a member of the Phi 
Delta Kappa, an educational fraternity, and occupies a prominent 
position in the ranks of his profession in western Washington.  He 
has done much to promote the interests of the schools in this part of 
the state and stands shoulder to shoulder with those who are 
devoting their lives to the training of boys and girls that they may 
become better citizens and occupy more responsible positions.  
Fraternally Mr. Cook is a member of the Independent Order of Odd 
Fellows and the Brotherhood of American Yeoman and religiously 
he is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church, now 
serving as steward of the church.  Although a young man he has 
already attained a position of prominence in his chosen calling and 
he is held in highest regard by all who know him.

[Transcriber's notes:  The College of Puget Sound is now the 
University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA.  Its Archives 
Department (at http://www.ups.edu/) may be able to provide more 
information on Raymond and Leola Cook.]

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