The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-02-04
VAUGHAN SCHOOL BILL
WOULD TAKE EDUCATION
|WT POLITICAL REALM
BY CHARLES H. ADAMS
Staff CORRESPONDENTS

Oklahoma City, Feb. 3.-Senators
John S. Vaughan, Kingston, and
]. E. Fleming, Poteau, have drafted
a county unit rural school bill
which offers an excellent organi-
cation plan for the more efficient
administration of rural schools. An
other bill by Senator Vaughan pro-
poses the appropriation OF 100000
for the purpose OF promoting the
rural school interests OF the state
and aiding the people in providing
adequate school facilities Tor their
children.
The county unit plan is embraced
in senate bill No. 145 now in the
hands oi the committee on educa-
ton. 1t is entitled: AN act pro-
viding for the organization, main-
tenance and support OF schools NOT
included in cities OF the first class
or Independent districts, to equal
ize taxation for the support OF such
schools, strictly professional super
vision and to provide equal cduca-
tional opportunities for all children
in Oklahoma, whether they reside in
cities, villages or rural communi-
ties"
Section one of the bill provides
that a majority of the school cleo
tors may vote to organize the ter
ritory of any county of the state,
exclusive or organized independent
Airicts or cities of the first class
into county school district
County commissioners are required
to call such election upon the appli-
cation OF not less than fifteen per
Cent of the qualified electors in
the territory to be embraced in the
organization. If the proposal be
carried by majority vote the COM
miSsioners are required TO provide
that at the next general election
there shall be elected in said coun-
ty school district board Of edu,
cation composed OF five members,
no two of whom reside in the same
municipal township and none OF
whom shall be a resident OF any
independent district or city OF the
first class. Any county desiring
to adopt the provisions OF the act
before the next general election
may do so by an election held be
fore July /, 1910, or July /, 1920
and that election shall vote for
members OF the board of education.
Members OF the board must be at
least twenty-five years OF age and
have the equivalent OF a common
school education and have been a
resident OF the county at least three
years and known as an earnest sup
porter OF public education. In or
der to make the election Tor mem
bers OF the board non-partiSan and
non-political the act provides that
no descriptive words or symbols to
ideSignate the political party or prin-
binles OF any nominee shall appear
1on the certificate of nomination or
he used or printed on the ballot,
Publication OF the names Of all
nominees in all newspapers OF the
county is required and separate
ballots and the rules of under
which municipal elections are con-
Quoted are specified in the bill. The
elected members are required to
organize and chose a president and
vice president from the elected
membership OF the board. The
county treasurer is specified as eX-
officio treasurer Of the board.
Pay for Board Members
Members OF the board are to re-
ceive SIS a day and actual necessary
travelling expenses for their services
and are to be paid for not to ex-
ceed fifty days in any one year.
No member of the board can be
employed to teach or draw public
money during the period OF his ser-
vice as a member OF the board and
each is required TO take the consti-
tutional oath OF Office. At the