| Show ahe HE SCHOOL ION SQUABBLE from the opinion of the be attorney general published in Thur thursday slay evenings NEWS it would appear that oo no school ejection eject loo can be held bold this year in ID the cities of the first and second classes in tuie this state the law jaw directs that an election shall be holds held but arranges no procedure by which the mandate can be obeyed hence the city school districts referred to must let the matter paw paris by from this view of the abe attorney general there not bot appear to be much foundation for dissent so BO the probability is that in cities or of the first and second classes the present members meo abera of boards of education whose terms expire on january 1 1897 will hold over until their successors are elected pursuant to co legislation yet to be enacted no doubt le in most moat of the city school districts affected the present anoum bedits are entirely satisfactory as boffl fa claim sod no special worry will artie arise over their continuation in power but the he purpose of the law is to give the opportunity for a change or at least or of starting officials out on a now new and definite term one of the first acts of the legislature therefore should be to provide this opportunity the defect in the law must be remedied or no elections eleo tiona at ai all can be held to in the he city school dis tracts affected and it may as well be remedied and acted upon early in IFA the session sessi oo while the legislature is in at this sub eject it could also make another change in the school law as it affects boards of education in cities of we first farat and second classes the present members of the board are allowed a maximum salary of twenty five dollars a month the full amount is not paid in all cities but the sum fixed is in in no case excessive for the services performed tras compensation could not be out off or changed for the term the members were appointed for the constitution forbids such alteration but the now new members of the board are to serve without withof pay this provision in knelt Is 10 open to serious objection in the first place the people do slot want from one class cla of officers responsible services for nothing while they pay others large and even excessive salaries again recent experience with judges of election is not favorable to the no pay idea as a affairs are at present the laborer to Is A as worthy of bis bin hire in the case came of mf members abers of boards of education as an are legislators or other officers who sire are not required to bring any more time responsibility and ability into the public service er vlee the form former r provision of law to Is far superior to te present for the reson that it to is more just bet to both the official and the public probably there ta are tow few defects in the school law but these noted call for early attention and no doubt the win dom of the legislature will be directed to taking such each action as a will be most moat beneficial to the thorough working of the state school etem system |
