St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-02
POINTS OF SCHOOL LAW.
Pertaining to the Election to Be Held
On the 18th of June,
OF INTEREST TO ALL VOTERS
A Lady Candidate Who Has Winning
Ways That Count in Soliciting
Votes.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
HURON, Oak, May 31.-On the 10Th
day OF June the busy farmers of Dakota
will be called from their Iahers in the
field to participate in the election of
school officers, director for each sub
district, a treasurer for each school
township and county superintendent.
1t should be noted for clearer informa-
ton that in the fifteen counties operat-
ing under the district system the cleo
ton of county superintendent will oc-
cur as formerly, in November, and that
i'll the remaining counties in which the
township system is the mode of govern
ment, the independent districts towns
and cities organized as separate and dis
tinot school corporations are not under
the supervision of the county Superin-
tendent and have no voice in the cleo
ton of that officer. Here are grievous
defects in our laws which time will
remedy. The dual or bifid system should
be reduced to one uniform and general
system for the whole territory, and the
county superintendent, who is paid
from general tax upon all school
corporations, should be chosen by the
suffrage of all, and should have super
vision over and be responsible to all.
In the election pending the qualifica-
lions of
VOTERS ARE THE SAME
as in general elections. Women also
who have the necessary qualifications
as to citizenship and residence, and who
have the care or control of children of
school age, are entitled to vote. 1t is
held that children are in the care OF
control of the father if lie is living, I'M
less by legal process their guardianship
is transferred to the mother or other
person. Each Sub-district is made
voting precinct and the school house
the voting place, where votes
will be received from 2 o'clock
p. m. until o'clock D. m.
The director of the subdistrict will be
judge of the election and clerk will be
chosen by the voters present at the
opening of the polls. The director may
administer the oath to the clerk and all
is then ready. But one pool sheet will
be kept, and this will be preserved by
the director as part of the records of
the subdistrict, certified copy of the
returns being made to the clerk of the
school board, who will issue certificates
of election to the officers elect of the
township, and forward to the county
clerk an abstract of the votes cast for
county superintendent.
The election of a county superinten-
dent at this time is calculated to remove
the choice of that officer from all politi-
cal alliances and entanglementS and
from the wire-pulling of nominating con-
ventionS, and to place each candidate
upon his merits before the people. In this
county two candidates are now in the
field, one the present incumbent of the
office,
MISS CORA NJ. SHOBER,
and the other eX-County Supt.
James S. Bishop. Miss Shober's adj
miniStration has been marked for
activity and prosperity. She has won
many friends, who will do much to
assist her in retaining her position.
She has pleasant, winning ways, and is
very successful in soliciting votes. Mr..
Bishop has served in the same capacity
before, and is well known throughout the
county. His scholarly attachments and
studlOus application to the duties of the
Office while he had it, and his know-
edge and familiarity with the school
law and its operation, both in this
county and throughout the territory,
won for him the confidence of all who
were connected with the administration
OF the law in this county. Under his
charge the schools of the county took a
leading rank in the territory, and he be-
came widely known as an efficient and
enthusiastic worker in the educational
field. His special fitness for the Office
Will contribute largely to his support
on the day of the election.