Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-08
NEW ADVISORY BOARD CHOSEN
sY PRESIDENTS OF COUNTY
DISTRICTS.
BOARD CREATED BY
NEWLY ENACTED LAW


In compliance with a law recently
enacted by the thirty eighth general
assembly, a convention of presidents
Of school districts of the county was
held in the east court room Monday
afternoonn to elect q county board of
education. This board of six members
supersedes the old county board, COM
| posed Of the members of the board of
supervisors, the county auditor and the
county superintendent, and has similar
tho broader powers.
c. E. Arney o. Albion, was elected
Chairman Of the meeting, and. for con
venienCe in selecting members OF the
board, the county was divided into six
sections. one section constituting the
independent school district of Mar
shalltown. The other sections were
made UP Of groups Of townships, as
follows: Group /. Liberty Minerva,
Marietta and Bangor: group 2. Iowa,
Taylor, Liscomb and Vienna; group 8,
Marion, LeGrand and Greencastle;
group I, Timber Creek, jefferson, Lo-
gan and Linn; group 5, Washington,
State Center and Eden.
One member OF the new board was
chosen from each group. The election
resulted in the following being chos-
en-. Marshalltown district, Aaron
Palmer; group !, w. r Moninger;
group = George W. Biersborn: group
s. G. F. StansJtrry; group i, William
Worden; group 5, w. ]. Whitehill.
Duties Of New Board.
The law provides that the board
shall perform all the duties prescribed
Tor county board OF education and
upon all matters referred to it by the
county uper!atendent, and shall act
as an advisory board TO the county
superintendent. 1t shall cooperate
with the superintendent in formUlat-
ing plans and regulations for the ad-
vancement and welfare OF the schools
under his supervision.
AS a successor 10 the old board,
composed of the members of the board
OF supervisors, the county auditor and
the county superintendent, It shall
have supervision OF the purchase of
text books. Its capacity, however, Is
largely an advisory one.
The board will meet the second
Monday in August and February each
year al the office Of the county sup
erintendent, or on written request OF
three members filed with the county
superintendent. Members are chosen
a. a convention of presidents OF school
districts OF the county or members OF
school boards delegated by the presi-
dents 10 act in their stead.
Terms Begin May I.
The terms of the members Of the
new board begin May l, and three Of
the members shall serve for a period
Of TWO years and three for period OF
five years There was no definite I'M
Outstanding at Mondays convention as
TO which members We're chosen for the
short terms and which for the long
term. Members chosen for the long
term probably will be designated at a
future meeting of the board. Every
third year three new members Will be
chosen and qualify. Members OF the
board may De OF either sex, but no
women were elected for the first board
Not more than one member may be
chosen from the same school corpora
ton and no district president may be-
come = member of the board. The
members serve without pay, except
that they are allowed actual necessary
expenses in performing their duties
not to exceed $40 each annually. The
county superintendent is an eX oificio
member of the board. He may refer
school matters to the board for ad-
vice or decision.
Powers May Be Broad.
The powers Of the members OF the
board may be as broad as the county
SUPERINTENDENT and the board may
make them. A competent board act
ing in an advisory capacity, may
greatly influence the school policy OF
the county, if working in harmony
with the county superintendent. The
board, acting with unanimity, might
virtually control school affairs OF the
county, as the law provides that IL
shall cooperate with the superintend-
| ent in formulating plans and reguia-
| lions for the schools Of the county.