BIO: William E. TOBIAS, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 903.
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  WILLIAM E. TOBIAS, superintendent of the public schools of Clearfield county, 
Pa., is a man especially well qualified for this important office and is widely 
known in the educational field.  He was born in Clearfield county, Pa., November 
8, 1866, and is a son of Samuel and Eliza (Erhard) Tobias.  Samuel Tobias was 
also a native of Clearfield county and was well known.  He followed the 
carpenter's trade in this section and was concerned in the erection of many 
substantial buildings.  His death occurred in 1909.  He married Eliza Erhard and 
nine children were born to them.
  William E. Tobias attended the common and high schools near his father's 
residence and later entered the Central Normal School at Lock Haven, where he 
was graduated in 1889.  Later he entered Allegheny College, from which he 
graduated with honors in 1897.  Shortly afterward he entered upon what has since 
been his life work, beginning to teach in his earlier years as a matter of 
expediency and continuing from the love of it and because of his marked success 
as an educator.  He is well known in various educational organizations in the 
state and in him Clearfield county evidently has a superintendent whose ideals 
of scholastic perfection are very high.  He is always loyal to his profession, 
his main interest being the upbuilding of the county schools, of which he has 
had charge since 1905.  He has been re-elected for the third time, being the 
only man who has ever served more than two terms as county superintendent of 
Clearfield county, up to this time.  Mr. Tobias is identified fraternally with 
the Masons and the Odd Fellows.