The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-31

normals with credits: plan for the
examination OF teachers that assures a
ties. / have completed the organization
OF the county school trustees In accord
ance with law passed AT my sugges-
ton by the last session OF the leeisia-
terial Improvements in the small town and
rural schools. This of Itself will prove
boon TO the educationa system OF the
state. as Idaho is, In one sense or the
word Il state or rural schoolS-SD per
cent OF the children attending the small
town or rural schools.
II have organized and am cndeavoring
to perfect a system OF consolidated
schools in every part of the state where
the plan is feasible. In connection WIN
this work is the rural high school that
has been established under my admin
istratiou, and the result of one OF She
measures I recommended and presented to
the legislature at its last session. While
the above work is not as vet near per-
lection. the districts organized and OPP
Grating under the plan have been very
successful and Its future is assured In
this way and no other can we give equal
educational advantages to the town and
the country boy and girl
The last legislature, realizing the fact
that the Idaho school law is not ade-
state, provided for a school law commits
sion. with the assistance Of which am
preparing a revised edition to present to
the next session for their favorable con-
experience with our school laws you Will
readily understand how very important II
is that this matter be given prompt and
careful consideration. We have visited
every portion of the state during the
past year in order TO make study OF
the local conditions that might affect
the educational situation and embody
In the new law whatever clause necessary
to assure the children Of Idaho q chance
for a good education, This work Is siiI
under construction and 1 am very anxious
4D Il tl,o
plan have been working on for the past
three and half years shall be estnb-
lished and In condition that VIII give
the educational profession OF the state
a basis upon which to work.
The above statements will show you
something OF what my plan of work for
the state is. and why L am asking for
your support for denomination.
Trusting that I may have the assur-
ance of your interest in my candidacy /
IS. BELLE CHAMBERLAIN."
Her Deinquencies.
This letter covers two sheets of linen
paper, which bears every evidence-as
shown by tho letterhead-of being of
flee stationery, purchased at state
expense, which, with tho accompanying
envelopes and stamps and stenographlc
work, constitutes no small expense to
the department over which she has SUI
This letter illustrates the measure of
fairness to public trusr which the
candidate for reelection exhibits.
The school children of Idaho are en-
titled to a better quality of public
service than the ownership in these
lands and the use Of this appropriation
exhibits. They are entitled to higher
plane of moral rectitude than these
things suggest.
The large list of Republican candi-
dates announced from all parts Of Ida.
no for this office suggests the aims and
purposes Of the people TO make this
change.
The failure of Miss Chamberlain as
state superintendent of public instruc
tion to do one of many things within
her grasp TO prevent the Preston school
board from Haunting in the faces Of
the good people Of Idaho a polyga-
nous wife as a teacher in the public
schools is of vastly greater injury to
the school system of Idaho than any
thing she can do for the schools Of the
state, even as professed by her ardent
plea in this letter. so full of the per
sonals 'fI;' and Fmy-'