The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-06

The school election, as was expected
passed off qvietly on Wednesday, and
resulted in the choice Of two Demo.
Gratis and three Republicans. Just the
proportion which would have obfained
LII the non-partisan movement had ore
vailed, though possibly the same can
ditiates might not have been noninat-
ed. The highest vote was cast in the
heaviest precinct-tile Second-the con.
sequence Of no opposition there
The Board Of Education will be com
posed OF five Democrats and I'VE Re-
publicans. Mess-s. Aft and Wester-
field. Of the old Board, being Repub-
leans, Messrs. Baldwin, Hansen and
Toronto, Democrats. OF the new mem
bers, Messrs. Bywater and Woolley are
Democrats. Messrs. Thomas, Cotton
and DooIy-tfe latter being. also 4
member Of the old Board-are sRepub.
Ilicans.
/ Although the election has been con-
Quoted on partisan grounds, it does
not follow that there shall be anything
OF partisan character in the affairs OF
the Board. We believe We voice the
general sentiment in saying, there
should not be the slightest favor OF
party politics in the management OF
our educational system. We do not be-
lieve there has been In the past. The
end in view has been the promotion OF
the welfare of the public schools. That
has been paramount and most excel
lent work has been done in that I'M
partisan spirit.
If the same devotion to the public
interest shall characterize the work of
that body in the future which has dis
tinguished it in the past, the people will
be fully satisfied and progress will
continue. The great bulk of the labor
OF the change from the old system has
been accomplished and the duties of
the present and future educational
bodies in this city have been made
comparatively easy. by that prepare
tory work for which the gentlemen
who have served the city so faithfully
should receive full credit Those who
retire carry with them the assurance
that they have done their duty and
that the evidences of their good works
will long exist to praise them.
AS the Board is evenly divided as to
political complexion. the question will
arise who should be the Chairman?
For this position Messrs. Baldwin and
Dooly stand prominent, and there may
be some contention as to which shall
receive the support of the body. Either
will make an excellent Chairman. Both
have executive ability and the qualifi-
cation and prestige of experience on
the Board. If we were to offer a sug-
gestion it would be that as Mr.. Dooly
has been very efficient as Chairman
of the most important committees
Finance and Sites and Buildings-it
would be wise to. retain him there.
This would give the Craftsmanship Of
the Board to Mr.. Baldwin, who would
fill it with equal ability to that of Mr..
Dooly. Also it has hitherto been filled
by a. Republican, and in a body which
aims to be non-partisan turn ana turn
about is fair play"
We congratulate the gentlemen who
have been elected to the responsible
position of members of the Board of
Education. We offer the thanks of the
public to those whose places they filk
The fine schoolhouses that have been
built upon sites judiciously selected,
he iain n he ~
improvements that have been inaug-
urated and the educational progress
that is manifested speak in much more
emphatic phrases than any we can ex-
press of the splendid work they have
wrought. May the good cause Still
on