The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-03-10

SCHOOL ELECTION. - Monday, the
18th inst, is the day fixed by law upon
which vacancies in Boards of Inde-
pendent School Districts are to be filled
by election. Under laws heretofore in
force, there would be elected in the In
dependent District OF Upton. Il Presi-
dent, Vice President, Secretary aud
Treasurer of the Scn.oi Board, and one
Director; two of the lalter-Messrs.
Inyman and Deau-holding over.
Section q OF Chapter s OF the Acts Of
the present General Assembly provides
as follows.
THE electors of the Independent dis
irlcts organized and iI operation pre-
viou, to the taking effect of this Act
shall, at the regular meeting on the
second Monday in March, 1870, eject SIX
Directors, two of whom shall Continue
IL office until che next annual meeting
thereafter, and until their successors are
elected and qualified, two tor TWO years
and two tor three years. their respective
terms Of office to be determined by lot
and said SIX Directors shall organize as
contemplated by section oftnis Act for
t.ae original formation of all Indepen-
dent DISTRICT
The Act of which this section forms a
part, which was approved Feb. 9Th 1870,
and went into effect Feb. 10th 10y pub
lication as required, was last week pub
!islied in full in the ADVERTISER, and
we will not here reproduce Section 8,
which prescribes the manner Of organ
izing the Board of six Directors selected
as provided by the section quoted
above.
We should for various reasons, some
of which, at least, must be patent to
every one, esteem anything a misfor-
tune which, at this juncture, should
give US school Board composed entire
~ Of new members. In the first place,
even was a new Board elected whose
desires for and intentions towards the
schools We're all they could or should be,
tota! inexperience would be great bar
10 its efficiency. Again, under the past
aud present administration of affa irs,
much needed improvements have been
carefully and economically made, nee.
essarily, Of course, at a considerable ex-
pense; and there have not been want
ing, as under such circumstances they
never are, those who have grumhleI
and growied at tie resulting tag. Now,
the necessity for any unusual expense
- passed; the school tax will in any
event be reduced fully one half and it
j. but simple justice that those upon
high taxes, shall have the opportunity
To continue to administer school affairs
in the improved condition which their
efforts have contributed to establish.
Our School District is now in good
financial condition. Our school build
ings and grounds are in the best of re-
pair, the furniture and belongings is
new, elegant and convenient, and no
debt is impending. The teachers fund
holds II surplus of $1,000, which is rem
derrd necessary from the fact that with
out it, teachers must go wholly unpaid
from September when the school year
begins, until late the next spring when
taxes for the current year become avail.
able.
Taken all in all, the friends of our
benehcient school system have every
reason to be satisfied with the way it,
highest benefits have been secured t,
the patrons Of the independent District
OF Upton; and should therefore, see Il
it that no radical change In the admin