The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-14
wousn On The School boards.

ns,;mt;on, as tend to limit the v
trsedom OF the people in their cho'oe
-, those who are to serve them 10 o. v
'oBcial capacity, is Evidenced by 'he E.
s,ronr movement now on foot 70 ehe''
an amendment TO Article 2lo.
This article provides that on'Y
aulv qualified slector can hold any
! Office under the state, judicial DISTRICT
narisb or municipality, and as W.
mon are not yet electors in Louisiana
and no exception is made in their i"
vor, the people are necessarily hn
,,ricted 10 their choice OF tnoSe W."
ano 70 serve them, to members OF 'he
''' A. in y majority of the states OF
tho Union, women are eligible ~
serve public boards sucn %
'e,,s ,ards, asylum boards H.
Inar, cards, etc, and in MANY
states are also eligible to appo'n''''en'
t. s'"'' ",''riss, public sentiment is be-
a. "G 70 regnrd this provision as
!. obsolete. 49,, hoya an
noarnd receptly in some Of the leaol"s
pamers of the state, show thai 'ue
: san,iment of the community IS oe'n" WV
''' seu'''''N' ,,ort of this law. Inc
1o w. mStIr States, in its issue of November
~. a2rd 1910, under an editorial en','le'
TO ~women as Members OF ocno0
RS Boards" saws: ,on, tbere
NO. .ro the proposed amendments 'ne'.
~ ,ra soa no tangible objection ou'
i i1 l ~ tho contrary, a potent and conVl"'
49, inr ARGUMENT for its submission "n
,plf ratification by the people, anu
... tho women may be successful
iSa anxstol,zing public thought in us D
I.3tn And further, in the same q
wy wy ttnriol referring to women: 1h'
' ,on;fost 81 deeper interest in the Il
.od niristration OF the Schools pom
fra. the city and in the country '"'n
s,,,n onrosite sex, and not only won
am. their service on school OoaruS os V
...o ,or,o from the practical eXpeflel
,o,- and kpowleuge they would orlnS
,red their duties, but they would eAe''
md uniting Influence over the SSs'
49,. :. touows as a matter Of course, I
'nont ,horo i function they could a
allied servjceably perform on certain ''
ton, table and correctional OoaFoS
,s TO tho state at large and their own ~
mort communities could not fail TO De o'
allied flied if they we're drafted into u
,lieve public stations. ~,
orial Gin the Times Democrat OF feo:
him 1911, under an deditorial EMU
E the "Womeu on State Boards we
HIM the following:
, lend "Article 2lO is an anachfo'
Of the wholly out of date IN 'n,s oou'
- NOW W. rocoonize to-day, as we have Il
recognized before that 'ne W.
especially the mothers " wno''
work of preparing their childre
accom- school, bearing their lessons $
'ubted- that thew study. should nave
needed mart if not the leading part II
pressed control and management OF the Sc
that a mis- Is now universally conceded
n Mex in nearly all tho other c'Ses'
ely will and countries, women are ho'
av here oligib)e to the school boards, b
secure ioy the right to vote Tor 'ne 0i
90 school members and on all IL
affecting public schools
o,ootod n this same editorial we are r.
nocratic ed that: ,.
ed that 'To make "o'hoN I.
system other boards does not mean u
rnon q ,bom ON such boards, unless
q conld orc who are all males, so
Harri- and they are not likely to cleo
,nisiapa. ,oipt women unless it is to the p
terest. AS the law now STANDS
on can hold any position, serve
Vn"V .''0 hoard, or do any service
"a ' l'. .e State or city, no matter ~
- imous the public sentiment III
% 80 Wv her favor"
! pFoSp1I In other words the contt
Guy -, ,0 amendment to Article 2io Is
A''et AA' in the nature of an enabling
will permit men to do that vi
lc. may find it advisable Tor III
the Ep- good to do and which they Cd
Methodist DO legally under the existing
mic to its TO such an amendment M
the regu. ing to the people greater II
choice, there can be no po
met at the lection.
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IRON nicely 49,, r,.ol, Grnwe,