Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-05-06

favor OF the iOnkcl term OA Oiiict AVE
the Trustee is that no one can be q
good Trustee without experience.
1t is the same question which we en-
counter IN ell industrial aud ctmmer-
cial life. A successful business cor
poration would not consider for a
moment a director or manager who
does not bring to the discharge Of
the duties Of his position experience
as well as ability. Ii goes without
saying that the longer you are a
Trustee the better fitted you are to
be Of service to your district and to
subserve the best interests of the
people Of your county. In fact,
none should be elected to this exalt-
ed Office except those of the best
type Of manhood and womanhood.
Ifyou will pardon me for the slight
depression. | desire to say just here
that believe Kentucky has taken
step in advance Of some Of her sis
ter states in making women eligible
to the office of School Trustee as
we'll as County Superintendent
Fifty years ago the women Of KeL-
lucky were waging incessant war
fare TO be admitted into our schools
on equal terms with men. All that
they asked then was that they should
be permitted to enter our high
schools, colleges and universities and
receive the benefits Of an education.
This is unbeieval lie to US at this
tine. We find thousands of girls on
the honor rolls of our numerous high
schools. colleges and universities
In fact. women have brought new
inspiration into educational tffairs.
They make the best teachers. And
we fed from experience that they
make the best County Superintend-
ents. In fact. among the best twelve
County Superintendent in the
State, three Of ,h,m are women.
They give that thorough and IN.
divided attention 10 the duties of
this office hat is one of the most i'm
portant offices under our system of
government. / feel sue We are to
reap rich results IN having women
on our rurtl County Boards. assum-
ing that our people will select the
same typ of women for Trustees as
they have selected for County Sup
erintendents
Under this progressive aud natuI-
al system Of I'd cation may we ro'
predict that Kentucky will no long, r
bow Its head IN shame at its wide
sDreao lliierac. and live in motta
dread and fear of the census lepor
which heralds to the world It's stand
ing in educational matters?
Taking inro consideration the
great il f1erce the Sui district Trus.
tee Yields in our educational system
and that regardless Of his qualities
tons and suitability for the place,
without experience he is handi-
capped; ana that experience can on
ly be acquired ly 'ong years of SER
vice. Therefore. there can be hut
one answ to the question, Should
the Sub district Trustee be elected
for a term Of four years. the terms
of one ma to expire every two ears
md should the chairman of the Di-
vision Board be elected for a term
of two years? And that answer is
unqueslionably. positively. and with
out fear of contradiction in the af.
firmative.
Since the awakening of our people
to educational needs. the require
ments of this position are greatly
Increased. The demands now made
on the district Trustee are quite as
great as made on one of our County
officials in ante -bellum days. 1t re-
quires time. thought and persever
ance to discharge the duties Of this
Office. Few men among us possess
the requisite qualifications. Fewer
have had the experience and train
ing which is so necessary. 1t requires
time to become familiar with the
81 stem, and with the duties and pri-
vileges of the office. The making
of a Trustee is process Of educa-