The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-11-03
AMENDMENT NO. I IN IT'S
SIMPLEST TERMS


relative 10 the first amer dment TO
be voted upon next Tuesday. Let all
voters remember this:
Amendment No. I simply takes the
detailed requirements rs to the man.
ncr Of elccting the State Superntend-
ent NJ Sch>oIs and his term Of serv-
ice from the Constitution where the
people ca-not touch II and puts II
before the Legislature where the
peop'e can improve these matters as
thev see NJ. II gives back to the
people power which they gave up
thirtv wears ago when thev put these
dc'sils irtH the Con ,titut'on
The following are exce-pts from
an add-oss n the people ~ Ke ituckv
~ leadin~ educators Of this S'ata.
Fero whnt thev saw:
What II Objectionable In This Plan!
II places the nomination and cleo
tion of tNe State Super nte~ dent In
the control Of the political party sys-
TEN.
tD. These active in political man
ssement, however excellent citizens.
will not and m"st likely cannot. on
account ~ lack of special krowledgs.
experience and dominant interests
take time to seek out the hest possi-
BILE man rs a party candidate.
(6. The present plan makes i'm
possible any continuous po'icv. due to
changes in political administration
every four years. A schNol system
Is growth requiring time aid fire.
quert shifts Of policy impede that
growth.
t6). The administration Of educa-
ton involves no party political pol
icies. There is 70 such thine as dem
ocratic or republican education. But
the impartial. professional. high
minded. direction Of public education.
such ~ 10 possible under a better
plan than the present. will make
more i-telligent democrats and rs-
publicans.
(7). The ONCE Of State Superin.
tendent 10 nov . constitutional ofice
and therefore difficult for the people
to Seseh When they see the need Of
having Q change In Il. Too often has
srrogrcss- Ssen- -.tap0dsa by hxvi ,x IN
the Constitution that which should
have been In the statutes. II the Of.
Ace can b made statutory the .popu.
lar viii can deal with Il more eRcc-
lively.
The Lesislstsrs Has Opened the Way
Per . Better Plan
To that end, the General Assembly
Of 1920, after careful deliberation,
submitted b the people an amend.
ment 10 the Constitut' on:
This amendment, as it will be pro-
posed on he ballot. reads as follows:
ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF AMEND
ING THE STATE CONSTITUTION
BY STRIKING OUT OF SECTIONS
81. s3, and s6 THE WORDS "SU-
PERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN
STRUCTIoN,' THEREBY LEAVING
TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE POWER TO PROVIDE BY
LAW FOR SUCH OFFICER AND
THE METHOD OF HIS SELEC-
TIoNf" !
II this amendment carries II will
open the way for better plan. Tho
Legislature, subject ut all times to
the will Of the people, must enact an
improved system.
a vote for the amendment does not
adopt a plan but makes possible an
improved plan.
The amendment puts the Office
more directly within the power Of the
people by taking II from the consti-
luton, and placing it in the statutes
where II can be readily reached by
legislative action.
All who believe that the Superin.
tendent should be eligible to succeed
himself should vote for the amend
ment All who believe that Kentucky
is entitled TO a better system than
she now has should vote for the
amendment.
The Second Amendment
Amendment No. 2 reads as follows:
"All funds accruing 10 the school
fund shall b. used for the mainton-
ance Of the public schools Of the State,
and for no other purposes, and the
General Assembly shall by general
law prescribe the manner Of the dis
tribution and use Of the pubic school
fund for public school purposes. Pro-
vided, however. that not more than
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