The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-06
NEXT FRIDAYS ELECTION,

We trust that our readers IN tnls auu
other counties will remember aud attend
the school election to be held next FIR
day. In all school districts organized
under the general school law the voters
will choose Board OF Education coz.
sisting OF President and two membersi
they also vote for candidate for County
Superintendent OF Free Schools; and
they alec vote for or against power to
levy. 1t is of much importance that
upright, trustworthy and progressive
men be chosen for the several Boards
of Education. The schools OF The dis
trict will be largely 10 the power
Of these men during the year and will
be, to very great extent, what the
Board makes them. In the successful
conduct OF the schools, as much de-
ponds upon the character, the enter
prise, the intelligence, and the liberality
ofths menber of the Board Of Educa-
ton as upon the teachers themselves.
The best teacher IN the State cannot
succeed in accomplishing good for the
pupils under his charge if those who
control him are themselves ignorant,
narrow-minded or unjust tits import
ant therefore to select for the several
Boards the best and most enlightened
and most energetic men to be found
among the friends Of education in the
district.
The county Superintendent O. Free
Schools should be man o practical
experience as q teacher, and competent
to assist by his advice and encourage
ment the teachers in the county; to
instruct and advise the district Boards
OF Education; to visit the schools and
make annual reports to the State Su-
perintendent; and to take care that
the law is observed and that the schools
are successfully taught. His position
is one Of great importance to the eff
cheney Of the schools and should not be
conferred upon any one who does not
in addition to bis devotion 10 the cause
OF free education, command public re-
spect by his personal character and
mode OF life.
But no amount OF care in the selec-
ton OF Boards OF Education or OF
suitable person for County Superiuten-
dent will atone for any negligence in
relation to the vote for or against the
power to levy. Every friend Of. free
schools should feel it incumbent upon
him to 90 to the polls next Friday
though i,were but to vote upon thisques.
ton alone. We cannot think that there
are many people in the State so blind
to their own interests and to the geuer-
al welfare as to vote against the power
to levy q tax for free school purposes,
but there are doubtless some, and no
sipgle friend Of the school system can
with safety absent himself from the
polls in the belief that his vote in favor
Of the levy will not be needed. Don't
run any risk in q matter OF go much
importance, but see that your neigh
bors and friends who desire the main
taiuance of the schools, gather together
at the school house next Friday and
vote for power to levy. Bear 10 mind
that no district that votes agains. To-
cal levy will thereby escape the pay
ment Of the State School tax. That
assessment will still be collected, but
instead Of being expended for the BEN
eft OF the youth Of the district opposed
to an additional tax. it will be expend-
ed in aid Of those who show themselves
sufficiently DESTROYS OF free schools to
make some effort for their support
We believe that there are very few dis.
tricts that will reiuse-there ough, to
be none.