The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-16
ORGANIZE SCHOOL BOARD.

| ly the short term men, entitled to
assume their seats at once, owe a
duty to their constituents more i'm
mediate than merely serving their
terms after January 1. Indeed, II
these gentlemen do not bestir them
selves and qualify by the next meet
ing. they may find their seats de
clared vacant and other men substi-
tuted for them in a way to make the
dominating faction of the present
board a self-perpetuating institution.
These short term trustees are
elected to fill vacancies caused by res
ignations. The board itself elected
men to fill the vacancies until the
election. SO their time has expired
and unless the short term men ap-
pear at the December meeting and
assume their seats, some members of
the present board propose to elect
men to those seats to hold until next
November.
]. X. Bondurant, of the Second
ward, was elected to the seat temper
arily occupied by J. Z. Potter. In
the Fourth ward both c. G.. Kelly
and c. G. Warner are entitled to
their seats at once. as the incumb-
ents c. G. Kelly and Peter Becken-
bach were chosen by the board to fill
lunexpired terms until the election.
]. c. Farley, of the Sixth ward,
also succeeds an ad interim trustee.
With the exception of Trustee Kelly
these are all new men. and with the
other trustees-elect they will change
the whole complexion of the board
with six new members. If these four
do not qualify and the faction refer
red to should succeed in electing
their own men to these seats. there
would be but three new men of the
peoples choosing on the board, the
old crowd could reorganize the new
board to suit itself and the election
would be a nudity so far as record
ing the popular choice is concerned.
Tsese men owe 1t to themselves
and to their constituents to appear
those seats: to see the old board
through and then to assis. in the or
ganization of the new board After
that. when they have had taste of
school work, 1t is up to them to do
as they please.
Recognizing the fact that some
times n man is showed into a politi-
cal office. for which he has no incli-
nation and no time, The Sun urges
these men at least to qualify and help
organize the new board. The Sun
took kindly ito the idea of a non
partisan school board ticket and was
hooted by the contemporary press.
The Sun then turned to the Republi-
can convention and demanded that
men OF sterling character be nomi-
mated. The Suns demand was COM
piled with and the people of Padu-
cab Endorsed The Suns candidates
II all these men take their seats on
the school board the city will have a
body of trustees, of whom the citi-
zens may be proud. II some of them
find that they cannot conscientiously
give up the necessary time to the
business of the schools, they may re-
sign and their colleagues, elected at
the same time with them, may choose
their successors to fill the vacancies
until the next election, when the peo-
pie may name other men Of the same
calibre.
There Is no man, who cannot do
that much. II they decline to quail
ify now. a board composed of men,
who were themselves appointed to
their seats, will probably have them
selves chosen to succeed themselves
for another year. But II the trus-
tees-elect will simply qualify and al
tend two meetings. one in December
and one in January. the new board
of trustees elected by the people.
will assume charge OF affairs, organ,
ize the body. and then fill such va
cancies as may occur by reason of
designations, or otherwise.
Corns on your hands will do more