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Excerpt from Wisconsin, Its Story and Biography, Vol. 6: 1848-1913
While it is a fact that Judge Halsey has never aspired to political position, he has nevertheless held high offices in the public service, and he has always been keenly interested in the various civic and political activities of his city, and has held the position of an esteemed and valued adviser wherever he has been found. At the University, while in pursuit of his education, he was always a participant in the more important college affairs, and as a debater of unusual ability and a member of the leading debating societies, he was active in bringing noted men to the University to lecture on various occasions. While at Oshkosh, Judge Halsey was a leader in many activities of a civic nature and did much for the improvement and prosperity of that city. He was while there elected as a school director at large and served for a number of years in that capacity, and as a member of that board brought about the establishment of the graded school system which now prevails in the city. He has ever since manifested a keen interest in public school education, and has been an in?uence for good in educational matters in Milwaukee, as well as in Oshkosh.
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