Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-11-26
SENATE BJLL NO. 80.

ONCE W LILO COhbIONOA0y OO-
tween it and the ex-principal of the
high school in reference to Senate bill
No 80 introduced by Mr.. Ernst, to
amend the law passed in 1895 author
izing the establishment of county
high schools in this State. In his is
sue of November 18th he makes this
remarkable statement:
~Now we shall proceed to show
that Mr.. Booher is common liar on
another point. In his letter to Mr..
Kelley he says: This is the hill that
would have legIslated Ass"mblyman
McAfee and myself off the board con-
trolling the Elko High school, This
is wlllful and persistent falsehood.
The bill as introduced in the As
sembly left the county commissioners
precisely the same power they had be-
fore namely: The appointing of two
members Of the county board Of edu-.
cation, and w. w. Booher and A. M.
McAfee would, without the shadow of
a doubt, have been retained on the
Board"
Now, let us see what the bill itself
says on this point. If it bears out the
ex-principal's assertion, then we will
admit that we lied about it. IL it
does not, it burns the brand of "a
common liar" deeper in his forehead
and fixes it 80 plainly that all who
runs may read it. We submit the
matter on the bill as introduced by
Senator Ernst, printed, voted ON and
passed in the Senate and voted on
and defeated in the Assembly. The
authorizing the establishment OF
county high schools, passed in 1895.
Section six of the Act Of 1895 provid-
ed that the County Commissioners,
after the expiration Of the term for
which the County superintendent
holding Office at the time of the estab-
ishment of county high school IN
that county, shall appoint two COM
petent persons who with the County
Superintendent shall constitute the
County Board Of Education.
Now let us see how the county
board OF education would have been
constituted had the bill, drafted and
introduced in the legislature for the
ex-principal's benefit, become law.
Here it is:
SECTION /. Section six Of an Act
entitled can Act permitting the es-
tablishment of county high schools
i'll the various counties of this State,
and providing for the construction,
maintenance and management Of the
same" approved March fourth, eigh-
teen hundred and ninety-five, is here
by amended so as to read as follows.
Section The County Board of Ed
ucatlon Of such counties wherein a
county high school has been or shat
be established shall, after the ekpira-
ton OF the term of the District At.
torney holding Office at the time of
the establishment Of n county high
school in that county, consist of five
members to be selected as follows.
First, The District Attorney of the
County in which county high
school has been or shall be establish
I'd shall appoint ono member Of the
County Board of Education. Sec-
ond, The District Judge of the judic-
ial district in which said school has
been or shall be established shall ap-
point ono member of the County
Board Of Education. Third, The
Board OF County Commissioners of
the county in which said school has
been or shall be established shall APP
point one member Of the County
Board OF Education. Fourth, Tho
three members 30 appointed together
with the. Superintendent of Schools
of said county and the Senior Sena-
tor of that county shall constitute
the County Board Of Education.
Such appointments and selections