The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-11-21
KELSER
LOSES OUT
As A Member Of The Board
Of Education
According To The Provision
Of A New Law
Which Fixes The Number OF
The Board At Five
Although Elected At The
November Election
He Was Dropped By The
Board Monday Evening

Instead Of eiecting three members
10 the Mt. Vernon board of education
at the regular election on November
9Th, the voters Of Mt. Vernon unwit-
tingIy elected only two. Mr.. p. S. Kel-
ser was not elected as has been gener-
ally believed although he secured the
third highest number of votes. The
fortunate candidates were c. N. Lorey
and L. 3. Houck.
The reason for Mr.. Kelser's not be-
ing elected to the school board is ex-
planned by the laws of Ohio. A law
was passed about the first of April of
last year to the effect that cities hav-
ing $4,000 inhabitants or less shall
have school boards of not less than
three members nor more than FIVE. So,
since the state law makes such provi
sions and as there we're three mem
J bers of the school board whose terms
: do not expire this year, only two men,
i'bers could possibly serve, and, as Mr..
Kelser was beaten In number of votes
by both Messrs. Lorey and Houck, his
name was dropped.
The law provides further that the
school boards shall determine by reg
oluticn the number of members that
it shall be made up of and still con
form to the law. Mt. Vernon can have
from three to five Clerk COyner. Mon
day evening, introduced resolution
providing that the board of education
Of Mt. Vernon be made up of five mem
bers. The resolution was adopted,
The real object of the meeting held
Monday night was to canvass the vote
taken at the recent election on mem.
bers of the Mt. Vernon school board.
This was done and while II did not
change the standing of any of the can
dates as far as the position in the
race is concerned, IL brought Mr.. Kel-
ser and Mr.. Ackerman within one vote
of each other. Mr., Kelser obtained
1923 and Mr.. Ackerman 1927
After the vote had been canvassed
and the totals had been struck, the
figures showed G. N. Lorey and l.. b.
nous vote of the board, they were de.
clared elected as members of the pub
fic school board of Mt. Vernon. The
official figures follow in the totals for
each candidate:
1.orey--1,250.
Houck k-1 ,094.
Kelser-l ,028.
Ackerman-1,02 OPT
Ashbaugh-S04.
Lawman-37S.
Millington--332
McDonald-273
A meeting will be held soon between
the members of the school board and
the members of the board of directors
eof the Y. NJ, c. A. This was decided
upon Monday evening and President
Lorey will make arrangements for the
meeting which will be held as soon as
possible. The object of the proposed
meeting will be to make necessary ar
AdubtmtHl W dllOW tnt Hlbu HcuOpl
basket ball team the privilege of the
floor AT the Y. NJ G. A. building on
which to practice ana to play sched.
ale games.
A report was received from Mr.. w.
A. Ackerman OF the New Knox Nation
al bank stating that the bank offers
municipal bonds as security for the
school funds which will be deposited
in that bank. Arrangements will be
made by the board to investigate the
securities.
Ti;e members of the G. A. II, and OF
the S. OF V. have been petitioning the
school board for the privilege Of dis
tributing copies OF Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address among the pupils of the
schools. They were granted this priv
llege.
, Tho matter OF purchasing maps OF
the Panama canal to be distributed
throughout the various schools of the
city was referred to Superintendent
zezaer fer consideration.
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