Show THE SCHOOL ELECTION on december ath weeks from now aden oily will hold an election for alio llio of electie elec tim civo bembera of tho board of deduc one from each ward only euch men be elected aa are fitted for school work men who would take a pride in building up our school system men who do not seek the office for the few dollars that could be made out of it alie people men who would serve without pay then the best men in the city men who have the citha inte reet at heart men to whom the building up of school would be the ambition of their lives would then accept on the board of education without finding fault with our pres ont school board wo can frankly eay there is much room tor improvement in the public we do not like the action of the present board in themselves a monthly calary the school fund ia sacred and not a dollar should be used for other purposes than to educate our children noman can accept a membership on the school beard expecting a calary therefore Ther elore cadi man when be took office on alio school board expected to give his services tor the cause of the people wo find that for the year 1893 it coat for the expense of alie board of education this a rather a lor a board of fire persona who are not supposed to meet more than once or twice a month for instance Pat tereon barcomb Hart deo and emerson for their cervices in 1893 the men doing the kwet work receiving the least pay the clerk received or 50 per month tho treasurer COO per year would it not bo better to get men alio would berve the people gratis for 4 the good ol 01 the cause and have this 3 go toward buying the text books fur the indigent school children we believe aliat is the way it is done in most cities we find that mr patter received as much as sa for one month it can hardly be possible that mr Pat terron did his duty at the railroad yards and earned 82 for actual services cervices vices for our public schools at the 41 time suppose he did peep into the school rooms on his way to and from liis meals he should hardly charge for that wo lind that the new law passed by the last legislature baya the charges of the board shall not exceed 25 per month tor eacle member but we find the ouy babool board while keeping within the law take the full limit and as regular as clock work draw abia 35 per month the lew intended that 2 or 3 be paid tor each meeting and in no one month should enough meetings bield to exceed 25 per month but it seems our school board manages to hold meetings each month to swallow up all the law will permit think th clerks salary ii ruther fitly dollars month wire it dees not interfere with mans business bus ineis ii too much and the treasurer of the chool board receives per year that we belier ia more than the county treasurer receives any bank should be glad to accept the or the holding ot the money it may be true that the present board accepted the office with the understanding that they were to be paid or their services therefore no complaint cn be I 1 against them but why not put in men for the future who are especially adapted for the place and elect them on a nonpaying non paying and non partisan platform it must not be forgotten that the city has a school superintendent who draws 2000 per year to supervise the for the city and it require the payment of to the boardo run the school superintendent |