Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-03

false, the right and the wrong, the
just and the unjust. They must have
themselves noble enough standards
that they wish for Omaha schools the
very highest, the best ideals
Is the school board an empty form?
Does 1t make no difference what men
are elected?
The man who will serve Omaha
well as member of the school board
must be public spirited and self-sac-
rificing; he serves without pay and he
gives much time, much thought, much
strength He must be honest; he
must be shrewd financially. yet he
must combine the love of economy
with the determination to have what
makes for efficiency. He must have
some degree of education, that he may
work we'll in education; he must be
intelligent, for the problems involved
are far from easy. He must be inn
partial and open-minded, for the ques-
lions have many sides; a narrow,
prejudiced mind has no place here.
He must be patient. willing to investi-
gate, to weigh. He must have deter
mination, firmness and great courage
his path may lead him in opposition
to friends. to business interests, to po-
litical affiliations. And-he should be
an idealist, enough of dreamer to
see before him vision of an Omaha
greater. nobler, more splendid than
the one of today, Find that man,
vote for him, elect him-for Omaha.
SCHOOL PATRON.
Holovtchiner's Appeal to Fairness.
Omaha, Nov. ITO the Editor of
The Bee. have great faith in the
fairness of the American people and
know that American men and women
believe In fair play and a square deal.
l also know that the American people
appreciate work well done and duties
conscientiously performed and are
willing to continue a man in service
mark of appreciation for honest work
and devotion to duty.
/ have served the people of Omaha
for nine years without compensation
and it is universally admitted that l
have performed my duties we'll, that
my record as public servant is clean
and beyond reproach and that have
accomplished something for the well
fare of our children and the public
school. In nine years l have never
missed board meeting nor COM
mittee meeting, and the imprint of
my constructive service and work are
visible in the city of Omaha and will
stay long after l am gone and laid
away.
Why, then, was I eliminated from
the so-called citizens ticket for the
Board of Education, and why was
there any need or necessity for a So
called citizens ticket? Is there any
issue which would call for public
uprising or upheaval to create cit
liens committee for the purpose of
selecting citizens ticket? Why all
this agitation and fuss in pushing the
Of six inexperienced men
and ignoring experienced, faithful and
honest men, such as w. A. Foster, r.
F. Williams and your humble servant,
who have served you well and who
are idealistic and enthusiastic enough
to want to continue their work for
the welfare of the public schools and
the children. 1t is to the injustice
of the procedure that am objecting
and to fair play and a square deal
that am appealing, and / am sure
that the Omaha men and women will
not ignore my appeal and will reward
long and faithful service to the peo-
PIC dAu " Lie puullC SCIlOOlS ny re-
electing me to the Board of Educa-
ton.
detest asking for votes, but the
people of Omaha owe me that much
recognition for long, faithful and eff
cient service, and In doing that you
will also resent the presumption of
few to select ticket for you and give
it the much-abused name of citizens
ticket. DR.. E. HOLOVTCHINER.