The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-11-07
THE SCHOOLS.

AS this paper had occasion TO
say yesterday and which state
ment Ii has no desire to alter
in the least today. the growth
and development of our schools
is an issue too sacred to allow
partisan sentiment to detract
from the efficiency of the men
TO be selected. The welfare OF
Paducahs schools should be the
foremost consideration in the
minds OF the citizens of Padu-
cab and this should be the sole
object in view on the part of
those who vote on the question
of school trustees in the cleo
tion Tuesday. There are a num-
Der of capable men to select
from, and the only advice we
have to offer in the matter is
to carefully consider the quail
fications of each and his fitness
for the position in question and
vote accordingly. Give the school
board the advantage of the ma
terial to be selected FROM
News-Democrat.
Thus we see that although the
News-Democrats gives a partisan en-
dorsement of its ticket for the gem
eral council. even il advises voters
to pick out the best men on each
school board ticket tomorrow, ad-
vice in which The Evening Sun
heartily concurs. II is in order.
therefore. to publish a brief who's
Who in the School Board Race"
In the first ward f. ]. Petit. the
well known retail druggists Of
Twelfth and Trimble streets. Is the
Democratic candidate. He is op-
posed by II. r. Lindsey formerly
president of the lower board Of the
general council, and considered
Democrat in political principals. In
strict accordance with the News
Democrats expressed views on the
subject Of a nOn-partisan school
board, Mr.. Lindsey's record for bust
ness ability on a public board was
considered above everything else BY
the conve- IN in nominating him on
the ticket, 'ch represent the pres
thl ItS 4nut III tie SCHOOLS.
In the Second ward John X. Fer
guson. vice president OF the school
board, is candidate for reelection on
the Republican ticket As an officer
of the board he participates in the |
credit for wiping out a floating debt |
of $4,000 without an increase in |
the revenues, adding materially to |
the permanent improvement of the !
schools and gradual increase i'm the |
teachers salaries=all done within |
the income of the schools. It would |
be a hard blow to the schools If he |
and Samuel T. Hubbard. of the |
Third ward, failed OF reelection TO-
morrow. as they have exercised the
same keen business judgment in be-
half of the schools in the effort to
pull them out of debt and improve
them, that has made their private
businesses so successful.
Opposed to Mr. Ferguson in the
second ward is Prof A. NJ. Rouse, of
Draughan's Business college.
Opposed 70 Mr.. Hubbard in the
Third ward are two candidates. DR.. |,
~ u W ihStbh anu ' ID. May. Mndt u
effect the election OF two men on the
Democratic ticket to one Office (,
would have is problematlcal. There Is
only one vacancy in the Third ward. |,
as II. 5. Wells was elected for the /
long term last wear, and the fact
that two men have been nominated (
Tor one place probably Will result in :,
all straight Democratic ballots being
thrown out. AT all events. IT shows
slight interest in the schools by L
those, who made mp the ticket. /
This same situation Is evident In the |
Sixth ward. where two candidates 4
are nominated for one vacancy in \
opposition TO w. \. Simmons. the
Republican candidate There n. b I
Saltzgiver and d. 7. Vie are both