The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
SCHOOL ELECTION HOT.
ly CONTESTED...D|G
Vote P0LLEO

Tuesday was election day In Tu-
cumcari and was about the busiest
day ever witnessed in this city. 772
registered and voted, most Of them be-
ing Of the gentler sex.
No one could guess how the vote
was going and the different factions
people to the polls and voting was
steady all day. Autos were running
TO and fro earring the ladies from
their home and returning them again.
Many women cast their first vote and
seemed to understand the right Of
SURFACE TO mean that il was their
duty TO speak their feelings.
Some persons who had recently
moved here from other states which
give the women the right to vote, said
II was a cinch that Mrs. Kinds would
win In walk, that all the women
would vote for her because in their
states the women always voted for
the women. Not so in Tucumcari IL
seems, although il is estimated that
more than half of the votes were
cast by the women, Mrs. Kinds re.
ceived but 233 out of possible 772
or less than one-third. This election
was turned into factional fight and
one that IL IL is not ended will prove
disastrous. Rivalry is all right but
dictators never do any proposition any
good. We have elected two good men
to the board and together with those
who are already on we hope they will
show the people that they know how
70 run the thing and will be wise in
their selections for teachers. We hope
TO see them choose teachers who are
specially fitted for the grade they ap-
ply to teach. Use the money to the
best advantage possible to do the chill
dren the most good and select teachers
who have good moral training to i'm
part to those who must receive their
instructions as the proper method Of
lifting themselves for life's battles.
Let US forget the past now and join
the board in making the public schools
Of Tucumcari the best In the state.
In y short time we are going to be
asked to build more commodious quar-
ters because some of the rooms are
too crowded TO do good work. New
people are coming to our town every
day and we have the reputation Of
having one of the best schools in the
state. Let US continue to keep il in
the front ranks and If we assist the
teachers they will do their best. IL
q teacher thinks they know il all and
we think this teacher Is hindrance
to the success of the institution there
are plenty of others who are capable
and willing to cast their lot with us.
The new school law is going to work
a hardship on the financial end of the
city schools and unless it has been
interpreted wrongly TO US we are go-
ing to have trouble keeping up the
financial end unless the best business
judgment is put into operation. High
priced teachers are not always the
best. We believe in paying good sal
aries and placing our children under
the best instructors possible. Our
parents, many of them at least, work.
ed hard and used their hard learned
coin to educate US, giving US many
advantages not afforded them, so it
is up to US to sacrifice little for our
children. Fussing and quarreling at
the teachers and the school board will
not help the matter. The child of to-
day Is different from the child of yes
terday. The way of teaching the
children now has changed wonderful
ly from when we were children. Ex-
perience has made colleges use diff
ferent methods and while we do not
like many of the new-fangled ideas
we should do all in our power TO as
sist the teachers in making better
men and women out of the children
thus making them of some value to
the world in which we live.
The election Tuesday was full of
life and shows that the people of Tu-
cumcari are watching the work of
our schools as never before and IL Is
up to the board TO do its best in sat
isfying the desires of the majority,
so long as those desires are reason
able and within the law.
The vote was as follows:
j. NJ. Putnam, 5S6.
J. M. Kinds, 55S
Mrs T. "A Kinds, na3