The Denison review., 1915-03-31
ELECTION OF A
SUPERIN'rE N'rENDENT
School Directors Of Crawford VIII
Meet and Elect Superintendent
on Tuesday, April 9Th.
THREE CANDIDATES IN FELL
Below Is Given Text Of Law Reguiat
inq tho Eiecti ion-Audito,' Has
Already Issued Notice.

County AudltOf r. y. fOftz sent out
notices last week 10 theischool direct
ors of the various townships in, Craw-
ford county calling attention to the
fact that the election of Q couny su-
,perintemdsnt of county schools would
take place at the court house in Dem
isOn on Tuesday, April 9Th. This Is
to be the first election of a county su.
perintendcnt under the new law which
provides as follows for the election OF
that official:
ION the first Tuesday in April OF
the year 1916 and each third year
thereafter, and whenever a vacancy
occurs In tho Office of county superin-
tendent OF schools. a convention will
be held at the county seat for the
purpose Of clecting a county superin-
tendent OF schools, at which conven.
tion each school township, city, town
or village independent district in the
county shall be entitled to one vote.
Each school corporation shall be rep
resented at the convention by the
president of the school board or in his
absence or inability to. act, by some
member OF such school board to be
selected by the board. The county aud
itor will act as secretary of the con-
vention. Said convention, after Or
ganizatiOn, shall select superintend-
erit whose qualifications for the Office
are such as required by law. II found
necessary a committee of five may be
selected to inquire into the qualifica-
tiOns of the successful candidate be-
fore he takes Office. The represent
atives or delegates are entitled to ten
cents per mile one way for their at.
tendance at the convention"
Under the new law the salary is
fixed at fifteen hundred dollars per
year, stationery, postage and expenses
attending meetings called by the su-
perintendent of public Instructions.
and the board of supervisors may al
low him such further sum by way Of
compensation as may be just and
proper.
The county superintendent, who may
be Of either sex, shall be the holder of
regular, FIVE year, state certificate
or a life diploma and shall have mt
least five years experience in teach
ing or experimenting, but this provis-
ion does not so into effect until Sept.
/, 1918. He will also be allowed q
deputy, the salary OF such deputy to be
fixed, by the representatiyes in the
convention. He: is to file monthly
statement of his expenses with the
county auditor. but the total amount
for such expenses shall not exceed
$250.00- per year.
There are twenty townships in the
county, each one entitled to vote
and the eleven incorporated school
districts will make thirty-one school
presidents who will attend the con.
venti0n.
At present there are three candi-
dates in the field, all OF whom have
been busy for several weeks calling
on the different presidents of the
school boards, pressing their claims
for this important Office. The present
incumbent, Prof. F.. N. Olry, is can
didate for reelection, and Prof. +. L.
Hoffman, who held the Office for a
number of terms, is also in the race.
The other candidate is Professor Volk.
man. superintendent of the school at
Schleswig.
Below We give list of the presi-
dents of the school boards in the vari.
ty who will cast vote at the election:
ous towns and townships OF the coun'
Denison ......... Carl F. kuehnle