Show TILE TIU SCHOOL FJ ELECTION By Br D D. L L. L Carmody Carmod On December 6 G tho the voters of this county countr will elect five men to cond conduct ct the affairs of or their county count schools This election is really the jno mo mo important one ono that we wc are called upon to take part in It is often orten said b by Utah educators that approximately matel 83 per t cent of or the total amount of money collected in the form of taxes in In the State of Utah goes for the support of or the tune pu public lic schools If Ie this is the case use and 1 have never seen the statement denied denied de de- de- de nied the selection of the county I commissioners is a far Car less important import Import- ant action than the selection of oi five fhe school officials since the amount of money handled by the commissioners commission commission- ers en Is but hut one fifth of that handled by tho the school board In spite pf of this tho tiro voters pay a great deal deKl of j attention to the selection of men for tor commissioners and apparently pay but little attention to the question of ot who shall be selected for the school board The children of this county county- are arc entitled to and should r receive elve the best possible attention durin during the few short years cars they are able to attend attend attend at at- tend school It is more necessary that the children here should have every advantage for the great majority majority ma ma- will 1111 be unable to attend a n high school to say nothing of a college or university A trip over the county count coun- coun ty t and to the various school houses will make mako any person who is interested interested inter inter- ested estel in hI the educating e of children ashamed of himself for allowing conditions conditions conditions con con- as they are to exist There are ut few buildings being used that t. t re i-re re in any anyway war satisfactory some SOUle are bait it h ll cabins with no ventilation and almost no light How any kind kino of school can be conducted in them themis is a ster lU-ster Mystery The lack of or suitable school buildings l yot or only affects the In which the vacancy but It it affects all of the larger larg larg- er communities for or new people will not settle in iu a place so affected and their trade which is Es vital to the up- up building of the towns Is lost A town cannot make uninterrupted progress unless inless the tho surrounding country grows In n population and wealth and th the surrounding country countr cannot and will wUl not grow unless the school situation situations Is s satisfactory The Tho present school board hard members who were appointed by hy the county commissioners have ha doubtless done the best hest they ther could under the circumstances cir cir- and if their services have not been satisfactory to the people at large the latter can can If tile the they so desire put in office men in whom they ther have confidence If it is only remembered that the occupant of or orthe the office of school trustee should be a business man with good sound Judgement and common sense and not mere merely an office seeker with but little else to recommend him It is certain that our schools will pullout pull pullout pullout out of the rut they are now In fu and Duchesne county's schools will take their place at the head o D |