The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-30

Mr. Snyder too. is well qualified for the
school board and the Fourth ward Is sure
to be well represented, no matler WHICH
one is elected.
Friends of Mr.. Oberndorfer. member of
the school board from the Fifth ward; re
gard the fact that he was nominated ootn
on the 'non-partisan and American
tickets, which leaves him the unanimous
choice of the Fifth ward for re-elecuon'
as appreciation of the work OF MI
Oberndorfer as a member of the board
Several of the candidates for members
of the board of education have given eA-
preston to their views pertaining 10 their
duties members of the board, IN case
they are elected.
Harry P. Clark, candidate from the First
ward, said:
81 am not in sympathy with any idea
or proposition to eliminate any class, eith-
er political or religious, from the teaching
staff of the schools. If any person De
lieves that have any sympathy with any
project that has this end in view, ne Is
mistaken. l have no sympathy for any
such plan; Furthermore, do not believe
that any person who has ordinary com
mon sense contemplates anything OF the
sort If / am elected, my voice and vote
will speak for a high efficiency in the
schools. 1 have no idea with reference to
the service on the board other than 90 do
my duty as a citizen. This idea of public
duty does not include either partisan ran
cor or religious bigotry."
George s. Smith, candidate from the Sec
ond. declared that neither religion nor
politics could sway him from what he be-
lieved to be the best thing for the schools
He said: "The only standard for the
teaching force of the public schools should
be efficiency. i would employ a member
Of the Mormon church as a teacher just
as quickly as believer in any other re-
ligious faith In fact ] do not believe that
should be entitled to know either the
religion or the politics of an applicant
for position as a teacher My only con-
Germ should be the efficiency of the indi-
vidual."
My position with reference to the con-
duct of school affairs said Oscar W.
MOyle, candidate for reelection from the
Third, "has been somewhat misconstrued.
My record as a member of the school
board for eleven years should make my
position clear. 1 have been accused of
declaring that it was my purpose to ex
clude all eastern teachers from the schools
of Salt Lake. This is erroneous. / be-
lieve that the schools are benefited great
ly by the employment of a number of
teachers from other parts of the country
each year. After that l think that the
graduates of our local institutions, pro
viding, of course. that they are just as eff
ficient. should be given the preference
over outsiders. The religion or politics
should not be and Is not taken into con-
sideration. l do not know either the re-
ligion or politics of but very few of
the teachers"
Bismarck Snyder. candidate from the
4 snail
devote my best endeavors to the upbuild-
ing of the schools. If 1 become aware of
any means whereby the schools of Salt
Lake may be benefited l shall try to see
that they are benefited. / shall endeavor
to eliminate politics and religion from the
schools, and 1 see no reason why this
cannot be DONE
The list of polling places for the cleo
ton is as follows:
First Ward.
Poll No. 1-Residence T. Ferguson, 1864
South Fifth East; district voted !.
No 2-Locfran's store, 1896 South Elev-
enth East; district voted, ..
No. 3-Thirty-first ward meeting house.
Ninth East and Princeton avenue; dis
trict voted, 3.
No. Residence of ]. T Roberts, 7O3
South Ninth East: district voted e.
No. 5-Store of A. o. Miller. 705 East
Seventh South: district voted, ).
No. 6-Residence A. Hanks. 1877 South
Third East; district voted. g.
No. 7-Store Hoskinson 81 Clayton. cor
ner Seventh South and Fourth East; dis
trict voted, 7.
No. S-Sumner school manual training
building; district voted, s.
No. 9-Judge Whitaker's court room,
City and County building; district voted
8 and 10.
No. 1O-Ninth Ward Annex, corner
Fourth South and Fifth East; districts
voted, IL and Il.
No. 11-Tenth Ward Annex, corner