The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-05-13
County School Commissioner
= Vote For Geo. NJ. Orr.
Communicated.

Communicated.
Regardless of whether Mr.. Bernard
| Awtry or Mr.. George NJ. Orr wins for
County School Commissioner in the
coming primary, the present incum-
| bent, Mr. Awtry, will get to serve out
his full term of four years, and will
not go out of Office until the 9Th Of
| April, 1912, If Mr.. Orr is elected
But the vacancy occurring before
| the election in 1912, it is necessary 10
| nominate and elect in the general
| election this year.
This office for more than quarter
of century has been given to some
one in Marietta. Marietta, In fact, is
not entitled to the Office, for the rea-
! son that the public schools of Marietta
| are not under the supervision of the
county school commissioner: they de
rive their money direct from the
State, and it does not come through
the commissioner, still the Office has
been given to a lawyer in Marietta
for number OF years, and the last
time to newspaper editor in Mari
eta.
The Office belongs to some one thor
| oughly in touch with the rural schools
of the county.
Mr.. George NJ. Orr, one Of the can
didates, has been teaching in the coun-
try schools for the last twenty years.
He lives in the country at Mars
Hill; has taught school around his
home, where the people know him
| best, most of the time-this fact is
| fine endorsement of his character and
standing.
He is thoroughly in touch and in
sympathy with the public schools: he
knows their needs, and has had that
long training that will eminently quail.
ify him for the up-building of the coun-
try schools
II he is elected, 1t win not defeat
the unbroken custom that if a man
makes a good officer, he is entitled
to four years-his opponent will have
had the office for that number OF years
before his commission expires
Mr.. Awtry's business is that OF ed
| ting a newspaper; Mr. Orr's business
is that Of teaching school.
Mr.. Awtry having been for a long
time and is now such a strong and
bitter partisan in politics, he has, in
way, destroyed his usefulness for
the position he occupies as county
school commissioner.
Mr.. Orr has been conservative. free
from partisan politics, and is in a
position to serve the whole people
without friction
Mr.. Awtry has almost gone into hys.
terics fighting some of our public ofic-
ers for reelection, when they have
only had the office one term of two
years-be applies a different rule to
himself
lie is now taking the position that
he has only had the Office for one
term, and for that reason should be
reelected. Still his term is four
years, and some of the men he has
been figting only had the Office two
years.
Mr.. Awtry, in my opinion. made
very serious mistake when he called
upon the teachers throughout the
county to endorse him for reelection.
They are working under him, and they
had no other alternative but to en-
dorse him, if he demanded it.
Another mistake he is claiming the
credit for the monthly payment of the
teachers
All reduers OF the Marietta Courier
Will recall that the Courier, under its
previous ownership, started this fight,
and editorially, week after week, they
kept up the fight until it was adopted
by the County Board of Education.
Should not the Office iD fact go to a
| man that is thoroughly in sympathy
with the schools that come under his
| supervision?
II that is true, can you find man
J better qualified to fill the position
than Mr.. George NJ. Orr of Acworth
District ADV.