Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-03-27

To The Board OF Education of Bea-
yer Pond District. Mercer county
w. Va:
we, the under igned citizens and
voters OF above named district. here
by petition chat you request Prof
Geo. NJ. Ford to resign as Iistrlct
superintendent OF free schools of
said district for the 10 lowing rea-
sons
FIR, for the apparently Sc 'fish
motives In drafting a bill through
the legislature OF West Virginia at
Its last session. giving the district
superinteadent such unlimited now
ers without even the vote of the De ,
D e, and then after The governor hay-
ing vetoed the same. getting another
Dill through the legislature with
most OF the same Objectionable fea.-
ures. and submitting n TO the vote
OF the people thereby causing UNI
necessary trouble and expense.
The Objectionable features In the
bf j are mainly as follows:
Sec. 3. Gives the district uper-
mt pndent the sole power to nomi-
nate two school commissioners Ms
members OF the board of education.
These TWO members the old Board Of
Education are compel ed TO appoin.
This appointment. is to be made \:
the hrt meet ng OF the board In
July OF the present year. The pres
ent district SUPER MT ndent. IL he
wanted his job to continue. wouia
nominate such commissioners only
as wou d favor his employment as
district upper ntentlent. with a large
salary attached and traveang expsn-
ses, to inform himself.
Sec 20 Would give his above
named commits ioners the power 20
employ him for one or twenty years
for that matter. and pay him any
salary they choose.
Sec. "a. Gives HIM the power 10
pick out his assistant superintena-
ents TO any number. fix their raj.
aries and prescribe their duties.
through his commissioners.
Sec. %. Gives him the power to
se'2ct through his commissioners
two persons to act as examining
committee whether they are quail
fed fos the position or not. to ex.
anime al the teachers of the schools
of the district; to select al the
teachers of the schools of the dis
tr'ct; to select al the trustees OF the
schools Of the sub-district 20 act as
hgureheads, since their powers are
al taken away from them by him.
Sec. 81. Gives him the power 10
issue all teachers certificates.
Sec: 30. Commands his corimls-
sioners to pay his travelling expen-
ses. so he can inform himself 10
far distant citie If he wishes 10
go out of the building fund
Secs. II and II. Provides how
this fund is to be raised The Cd
building fund is to help pay his ex-
pen es. The 10 per cent 'avy and
upwards as prescribed in section ~
Is to help build the high school
building now in process OF erection
at Bluefie d, w Va, and new leyiss
are to be made as required until
1914 TO but new school houses.
Said ehool building above men
TONED now IN the process OF erec-
ton having squandered Us means
of $150,000 by r-otous living viii
need the first 10 per cent levy 20
it.
We Lastly object to Prof. G. NJ
Ford acting further as district GU
perintendent because we believe
he is trying to u mrp too much pow
err unto himself wifi in office ana
thereby endanger the freedom which
the citizens have enjoyed and fur
her chat no good results are visi-
Die by his acting as district super
lntendent, therefore we count u
money spent for nothing.
Signed by G. w. Hypes and wen
Ly-one others.
At meeting of the citizens and
voters OF Littlesburg the above petit
Ion was ordered, to be sent to the
Daily Leader with request to publish
he same at once and ask the pepar
'e clipped by any voter in the DIS
riot and posted on petitions and
en' in to the Board of Education.
ID. C. RORRER,
Chairman