Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-05-07
A Circular Letter.
JUDGE STOOKEY GIVES TIMELY
INSTRUCTIONS TO SCHOOL
OFFICIALS.
Election June First.
The People Urged to Attend the Annual
School Elections and Encourage
Education.

School Superintendent Stookey
has issued circular letter to the
public school directors Of Nez
Perces county as follows:
Zone of our most important cleo
tions, towit, the school election is
near at hand. There is no other
franchise exercised by the Ameri-
can people gilmore Importance than
that exercised annually in the cleo
ton Of school trustees. The stabil-
ity of our nation depends ON the
education given our children in the
public schools, and our public
schools are what you and l and the
people whom we represent make
them.
Let us then use every means
possible to obtain full attendance
at the next school election, and let
us at such election discuss fully all
matters of importance tending
toward the better education of our
children.
In this connection also l beg
leave to offer some suggestions and
call your attention to certain pro-
tions Of our school laws which
may help to advance the cause of
education.
FIRST. Time of Holding Elec-
ton. A portion of See. IS, School
Laws 1895 is as follows: "The
regular election for electing men,
bes of the Bosrd of School Tr ustees
shall be held annually in each dis
: trict on the first Monday in June.
The clerk of said Board Of Trustees
shall cause printed or written
notices to be posted in three public
places in the district, one of which
shall be the school house, if there
be one, at least ten days previous
to such time Of election"
The election this year will occur
on the first day of June, and
notices must be posted on or before
the 21st day of May. (You will
find form Of notice in Trustees
Model Record Book.) If from any
cause the trustees shonld fail to
give proper notice Of annual! cleo
ton. any two legal voters can post
notices at later date and for ten
days and hold an election which
will be lawful. (See Sec. o.
SECOND. Who can vote iol
school trustees, and hold the Office
Any man or woman married or
single, who is a citizen of the
: United States and a resident of the
state for six months and of the
district for thirty days, and either
vote for a trustee or hold the Office
(See sec. ~.
THIRD. A Special Tax, ant
Who May Vote for it. In order te
hold your district it will be neces
, sary for you to have at least three
months school during the schoo
year. Your appointments have
been reported to you from time tt
t time from this Office and each clerl
c of the Board Of Trustees if he ha
e attended to his business properl,
Y should be able to give Oh shor
e notice correct statement of th
+ finances of his district with tn
i statement of last year before you
: you ought to be able to make
i close estimate of the outlay neces
4 sary for the coming year, one thin,
, however, that should be takel
II into consideration in making you
e estimates, is the new districts bein,
and to be formed on the reserva
ton
The prospects now are that tn
r. number of districts in our count
: viii, be doubled during the year
While the number of districts ar
to be thus increased there is II
source from which we can hope fo
\ a proportionate increase of revenue
, The financial prospect for OF
| schools is indeed gloomy and "
/ have but little to hope for until ii
: land of the reservation is prove
| up
|, 1t will need clear heads an
. steady hands to steer the fnanc,
of the districts the next few year
: In a great many districts, l fei
that it will be necessary, if yc
desire to have more than thr,
= months school, and perhaps
1 some instances even for the nece
II sary three months, to vote speCi
! tax, this not, however to exceed t,
mills on the dollar.