Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1916-08-24
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARDS
FOR NEW CONSTITUTION
After Hearing Dean LOeb's Address
Audrain School Board Members
Want New Constitution.
SIXTY ARE AT THE MEETING
Another One Day Meeting of County
School Boards Will be Held Next
Mareh-This One Success.

NdiCh-lHtb Ohe OuCCebs.
After hearing DR.. Isador Loebs
address on Missouri's need for new
constitution the sixty members of the
school boards throughout Audrain
county who attended the big meeting
here last Saturday went unanimously
on record in favor of constitutional
convention for Missouri.
In his address DR.. Loeb pointed out
that the constitution of this 1tate
must be revised rather than amend
ed, for there have been seventy-four
amendments proposed for the consti-
tuition, thirty-nine of which were pv'-
posed at the last four elections.
While our federal constitution has
only 1000 words, our present state
constitution has almost 100000 When
our state constitution was adopted
there were no trolley lines, no electric
lights and few of the other things
which today require Legislative con-
troll or supervision. Then there was
no problem of the city to be dealt
with.
Then DIR. Loeb pointed out the
hardships worked on the county
SCHOOLS by our present constitution.
The rural school boards may levy
40c on the $100 valuation for schools
and the city board may levy as high
as 65c. The voters in the rural dis
thicts may vote on Csc for schools,
while those in the city may vote one
dollar for their schools.
Another meeting of the county
school board members is being planr-
ed for next month. Although only
two members of each board are re-
quired to attend these meeting, Dye,
Bryan, Goodwater, Prairie Lee,
Hedgedale, Martinsburg and Rush
Hill districts were represented with
three members each Saturday.
The following members of the
county school boards attended the
meeting here Saturday:
John Schroeder, John Arch, New
, Michigan, Vandalia.
T. F. Hesse, A. T. Chase, Consoii
A dated District No. /, Farber.
E Steve Fry, Boyd, vandalia,
Sam Ferguson, Ed Ferris, McClin
: tic, Rush Hill.
Geo. Gloss, John Phillips, Elm
Beach, Laddonia.
T. N. Berry, Central, Thompson.
H. o. Baker, V. L. Sansberry, G
> W. Merry, Goodwater, Centralia.
G. W. Showers, Excelsior, Centrali1
7. j. Arnold, Burnham, Centralia.
William Creasey, Emmett Daven
: port, F. H. Marsh, Harrison, Contra
: liza.
e Robt. Dye, W. P. Flynn, Walker
e Rush Hill.
/, C. L .Smallword, C. E. Maxwet
f Henry Stuart, Rush Hill, Rush Hill.
l. j. R. Ccott, VIM. Fryer, Edward
Laddonia.
]. F. Parker, Hickory Grove, Lad
donia.
B. F. Quick, G. L. Willimas, Blacl
Laddonia.
A. L. Gallop, 1. F. Wilson, W. v
N Squires, Green, Laddonia.
Mark Pierce, Fred Klusman, Harr
Erdel, Prairie Lea, Mexico.
q Roy c. Barkley, Francis Shook,
"a 5. Skilly, Hedgedale, Rus Hill.
lie Willie Thompson, A. G. Dillar
~ Cauthorn, Laddonia.
II C. A. Brown, ]. E. Barker, WALTZ
~ Shadwell, Crane, Martinsburg.
Il ]. Krieger, VIM. Rintcel, Nm.
~ Banks, Jos. Sanbothe, Martinsburg.
II NJ. C. Barnes, Liberty, Mexico.
iS T. ]. Dudley, jackson, Mexico.
% R. ]. Offutt, Sun Rise, Benton Cit
~ M. F. Harrison, Union, Mexico.
]. C. Flynt, Flynt, Centralia.
A. r. Bovine, Lawson, Centralia.
Boge Davis, Jesse, Mexico.
mr. E. M. Morris, Hurdle, Mexico.
]. W. Dowell, Stauffer, Benton Cit
]. H. Kammarmeyer, Fisher, M
a. limo.
pf W. H. Kysar, Bean Creek, Mexic
ID Albert Erdel, j. e, Hodge, E.
cd Tupper, Rush Hill.
hs Monroe Beagles, Beagles, Ladd
st mia.
ed D. M. Slonaker, Long Branch, Mo
as no.
he T. M. Dowell, o. Z. Howard, Fo
to rest Berry, Bryan, Molino.
ec A. L. Lipp, A. P. Hendrix, F.
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