The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-12-01
Smith Opposes Giauque.

In the Second ward the contest will
probahly be close Arnold G. Giauque
the n0n-pdrtlsan candidate. has been
a member of the board fo. some time
but his record has not been the best
The americans" have nominated George
Smith. a contractor. III This ward, and
was carried by the Americans" at the
city election and the coatest was close
at the recent county election, some of the
american candidates carrying the
ward.
Oscar w. Moyle will be reelected in
| the Third ward. The Americans have
nominated Jonn d. Hagmau. credit man
Tor the DinwOOdey Furniture company
and an American party worker. TO
oppose him. There is no chance how
ever, for Mr.. Hagmans election.
Mathonihah Thomas, in the Fourth
ward rs being opposed by Bismarck Sny-
der Both men are regarded as well
qualified for the position. Mr.. Thomas
mas the advantage of long experience on
the board.
Joseph Oberndorfer. in the Fifth ward
I occupies the unique position of being the
only candidate at the election who has
no opponent He was nominated for re-
the american tickets. This endorse
! Inent is looked upon as an appreciation
OF the excellent record made by Mr.
Oberndorfer while member of the board
Oberndorfer's Statement.
Several of the candidates to be voted
or at tomorrow election have stated
their views on some of the questions COM
ing up for consideration by the hoard
These expressions were published in YES
terday's Herald In addition to those
already published. the following express
sion was submitted by Jose ph Obern-
dorfer, candidate for reelection on both
the American and ''non-partisan''
tickets:
should be non partisan. This is a Con
summation devoutly to be wished but
under existing conditions, hardly to be
looked for at this time. A genuine non
partisan movement would have ohviatad
the necessity for any other nominations
Tor the scnool board and would have
received the hearty approval of all fair
minded people. but the quality of the
non-partisanship dished out is by no
means satisfactory. The TIeSent high
standard of our public school system be
longs TO the GenJiles Of this CITY and
they should be at least equally repre-
scented on the board. | have nothing per
sonal against any membe- Of the board:
IN Iact, must acknowledge that | have
always been treated with uniform kind
ness and courtesy. I am not, however
SausIled as to the purchase OF necessary
supplies. nor as 20 the appointing of jani-
tors for our schools, and similar mat
tiers. | do not believe that these have
to the contrary.
As to the future. l will advocate
modern high school, with ample grounds
as soon as a suitable location can be So
cured and the necessary funds are avail
able. | believe in the largest possible
buildings for public schools so that the
liked charges can be kept down. and no
building to be over two stories high This
Tor physical reasons and to obviate az
cldentS by lire ] believe in having the
public school system as public as pos
Sihle, that is to say. to educate the Young
man or woman in such a manner that
when he or she has finished the high
school that they are ready to cone win
the world. without seeking higher educa-
ton do not mean by this that J do
not favor higher education but as such
small percentage of our students ca1
hope for this. | want them to be fit and
ready. when they leave the high school
Let US have the manual training in ali
its branches. including iron and steel
work. and a full course of electricity, so
necessary in these times.
AS to teachers END other al pointees
fitness and character should be the only
considerations. Nothing in the nature Of
pull to be considered. Let us have
the best possible teachers, and pay them
their worth just as IA as Our finances
permit
The revised list of polling places and
judges of election was announced by L.
P. Judd of the board of education yes
terday- IL follows: