The bee., 1910-01-27
LET 7Ak WoMENNo7E
ON SCHOOL QUESTIONS

ON SCHOOL QUESTIONS.
This paper some time ago de-
cided to let the enterprlslng and
Rresumptious s'press agent" con.
tribute his stuff and his postage
30 THE BEE's wastebasket. And
that's our rule. Hut matter
from the Kentucky Federation
of Women's Clubs upon ques-
lions Of vital Intereft' to the ed
ncatIonal and material advance
ment of Kentucky does not come
nnder that head. II is a pleas
nre to publish below copy of a
bill, sent us by the chairman of
the Women's Clubs, which pro-
poses to grant school suffrage to
Kentucky women. This bill has
already been introduced both in
the Senate and the House. The
BEE believes the enlightened
women of Kentucky should be
allowed to participate IN the
government of our schools and
Shat the granting of school suf-
frage to Kentucky women would
quickly reject marked I'm.
provement in Kentucky public
schools generally.
Our readers will be interested
in the bill, which is in full, as
follows:
An Act qualifying and enabling
women to vote for the election OF
School Trustees and other School
Officers chosen by the people, ex-
Dept such officers as women may he
disqualified from voting for by the
Constitution. and upon school
measures or questions submitted to
q vote of the people, and to hold
common school offices, except such
0tilces as women are disqualified
from holding by the Constitution.
BE it enacted by the General AS
aembly of the Commonwealth of
kentucky:
SECTION y That all women pos
sessing the legal qualifications re-
gnired of male voters in any COM
non school election, and who IN ad-
tiition are able to read and write,
shall be qualified and entitled
10 vote at all elections of
HGhOOl trustees and other school Of
ficers required to be elected by the
people, and upon all school meas
nTes or questions submitted to a
vote of the people; and all women
possessing the legal qualifications
required as to males shall be eligi-
BILE to bold any school office or Of
lice pertaining TO the management
ef schools; Provided, however, that
shis Act shall not apply to any
election the qualifications of the
voters at which are otherwise pre-
gcribed by the Constitution, nor TO
20 any office as to WI ch the Consti-
tntion otherwise pres AIbes the quail
thcatiOns Of the persons eligible
tAAreto.
SEC. 2. In all places where a
segistratien Of the qualified voters
10 now or may hereafter be required
women who are. by this Act, quail
iied to vote shall be registered at
sbe same time and place aud by the
same officers and Ia the same man
aer as male voters; their registra-
Aen, however, being made in a |
separate book TO be furnished by the
es1nty Clerk as Is prescribed by
cav in the case of male voters.
Ard al the provisions of law re-
Iating to the reglstratIon of male
voters are hereby made applicable
20 the registration of women quail
Sled TO vote by this Act.
ERc. 3. Whom the elections re-
tpFred to in Section of this Act are
sold on the same day with the
shate, County or City elections,
separate ballots. similar to those re-
ssRired In othef elections, except
ttsat they contaiil only the names Of
candidates for school, officers or
slaestions relataag to schools, shall
10 provided fer women voters quail