The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-08
Rabbi Lovitch Decries Pro.
vinciaIism That Dictates
Appointments to Positions
in Schools as Matter Of
Friendship or Favor From
Board
ARE READY TO ORGANIZE

vi bdAiAothOh VI eH~
Nom Partisan School League of Pa
ducah, was affected at the public
meeting last night in the Eagles hall,
Sixth street and Broadway The
meeting was we'll attended, and with
the signatures of the persons inter-
ested' in the move added to those pres
ent, the representation was adequate.
After appointing committees to solicit
membership and to draw up plan
for permanent organization. the meet
ing adjourned to meet again in the
same place March 81.
Among those present at the meet
ing last night were. II. c. Rhodes. ].
H. Garrison, Charles Rieke. A. I.
Sutherland, q. w. Bockmon, P. J.
BecIzenbach, Jap Toner, w. A. Flow
ers. w. T. Miller, D. e. Wilson. S. II.
winstead, Ben Weille, RABBI Lovitch,
Al e. Young and W. e. Cochran.
Mr.. Ben Weille called the meeting
to order and asked for nominations
for temporary chairman. J. II. Gar
rison was nominated and elected.
All the representatives of the news
papers in the city were elected sec
rtaries. On motion, the object of
the meeting was read by the chair
man with the signatures of persons
interested in the movement. The pa
per had been prepared and was cir
culated for several weeks for sig
natures The ones present were given
the opportunity to sign and all who
had not previously done So with one
exception, did so. Mr. Beckenbach
said that while he favored a non-par-
tisan school board first and last, be-
ing on the present school board, he
preferred time to consider the idea.
Mr.. Weille then moved that COM
mittee of three be appointed 10 have
copies of the paper. expressing the OBJ
ject of the organization, printed and
distributed over the city for signat-
ures. The chair appointed A. T.
Sutherland, Ben Weil,e and d. e.
Wilson on this committee and the
work win be done before the next
meeting, when a permanent organiza-
ton will be affected. On motion of
Mr. Wilson, a committee on organiza-
tion was appointed, H. C. Rhodes. e.
w. Bockmon, w. e. Cochran, who
will draft plan for permanent or
ganization to be voted on March 81.
Several plain talks were made.
w. 7. Miller asked for a more def
mite expression of the Leagues pur-
pose. He said that harmony appar-
emily had been reached in the present
school board and that harmony was
the chief object in a board. He APP
proved the idea of taking the school
board OF the political plum tree. d.
E. Wilson said that he understood
the object of the League to be to Sc
lect men to manage the schools for
their intrinsic value as men. and not
bccduoS lilcy Ncl< tuS u0iuDSlS OF
any party or factionally favored any
particular person OF interest
Decries ProvinciaIism.
In talk of much vigor. Rabbi
Lovitch decried the marrow, provin-
cial patriotism or local PRIDE" which
would fill positions in the teaching
corps with local taient merely be-
cause It is home grown. He said the
schools should have the best material
obtainable anywhere for the remun-
Grafton. AS to harmony in a school
board. he said that differences of
opinion were unavoidable and neces-
sary for a thorough discussion of a
subject. but 1t was the spirit that
would settle point to gain party
or personal victory. which should be
eliminated.
Mr.. Miller suggested that the