Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-05-14
WOMEN ON SCHOOL BOARD.

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With the beginning OF a new years
work by the city commissioners lii
June they will have some vacancies
to fill on the board of trustees of the
graded school Of H~endersonville.
The board Of trustees is composed
of eight men of the city and foul OF
more places will be vacant at the END
of the present year.
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the Commissioners last
eek but they decided to carry the ap-
pointments over until June. There
is a sentiment among the commission
ers To have some women On he board
of trustees and when the question o.
vacancies arose Commissioner r. r.
Freeze stated that he was in ave OF
amounting a woman and Commission
or w. A. Keith suggested that 1t would
be we'll to carry the matter over for
further consideration.
The Democrat trusts that the city
commissioners will see fit to fill one
or more of these vacancies by the ap-
pointment of mothers who have chill
6ren in the school.
The sphere of women is broadening
and their able counsel is felt in many
rhases of public spirit. When we think
of her as the giver of life n the
mother of humanity, what woman
means to the home and what her
daiIv influence and guiding hand
means to the boys and girls whose
| DESTINY she moulds, it seems that the
awakening to the fact that she would
prove an indispensable factor for good
on the school boards is somewhat de-
layed.
We trust to lady teachers the early
training of our children to a very
/ great extent. The mother is more
vitality interested in child welfare han
the father, who is engrossed with S
mess affairs. The women have more
time and thought to give to schooi
problems than men and we think
many of them we'll qualified for tbs
duties to be discharged.
The day is past when, the people
delude themselves with the thought
that he responsibilities of mother
cease with their individual duties a
home. for in educational progress l.
the promotion of public health L
~nrison reform, in the study of eugen
les. in the Improvement OF countr
life and in all social civic, religion
and economic problems men need an
welcome the help of women.
A greater day is dawning for IN
vo1ued service of women and W
+rust that the city commissioners WI
see fit to let them have a voice In Il
: cal school matters in which they al
vitality interested, in case there al
: applications from mothers who al
: recognized as properly qualified Il
Il the position.
: Henderson county more than a YET
G ago was the first In the StaIe 10 I"
S roint to serve on school col
mittees and the Democrat is inform
that their services have given educ
ton a marked impetus in this coun'
In advocating women for this
d sponsible work, The Democrat do
% not wish to infer that the prese
e board has not discharged its duty 81
is is~factorily, for it has given much I'll
ard though to the school wo'
lg which has made steady progress.
n Out of a corps of twelve teachers
T. the city school there are eleVe y
n. men. If it be we'll to entrust to tn
TX the important early training OF
CT children in school why not give Tn
q. & voice in school management!
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