Show School Board Continued from front page the state he should just do do his very best to hire the best possible administration to run this huge business If it were a privately owned corporation there would be a paid board of directors to determine the general policies of operating this multi million dollar industry The Davis County School Board acts as the board of directors in this Instance for which John Q Q Public pays each member the grand total of per year plus a maximum of for lor expenses and to get the job he has to go through a campaign to get elected THE LEGAL REQUIREMENT for the office of board of education is stated in Section 53 5 of Utah School Laws for 1965 It provides that Every member of the board of education shall be and remain remaina I a resident and a qualified and registered elector in inthe inthe the school representative precinct or municipal ward I from which he is elected or appointed I I IThe The Welcome Aboard Aboard- handbook published by the Utah School Boards Association quotes Qualities in I Every Good School Board Member written by Ward G G. G Reeder for lor school boards and superintendents These might be helpful in evaluating candidates for election or for evaluating present school board mem- mem bers The They are 1 Success In vocation 4 2 Sufficient nt time to spend on school board business 3 Good judgment 4 Willingness to cooperate with the other school board members and with the superintendent 5 Good acquaintance with the local school system 6 Deep interest in child welfare and in education 7 Honesty and the other characteristics of good citizens CITIZENS ARE URGED TO consider carefully the qualifications of the candidates they vote for the office of board of education It important to let go until you get inside the voting booth and then decide to vote for the person whose name sounds the best to you orto or orto to vote for someone merely because he is a good hand hand- shaker when you meet hIm on the street If you know someone whom you feel has all the qualifications to make him or her a good school board member urge him or her to run for office and then get out and campaign to get your chosen candidate elected GOOD SCHOOLS TODAY MAKE GOOD CITIZENS TOMORROW U If you or an acquaintance of yours aspires to serve on the Davis County Board of Education nominations in writing must be filed with the county clerk by a candidate or by at least five citizens on behalf of a candidate not less than 30 days preceding the day of election In counties that have passed a resolution closing county offices on Saturday the filing shall be bedone bedone done on or before belore Oct 2 It might be well to call the county clerk before you file me |