Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-11-02

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, compose the new ticket for the
Board of Education, namely: !
Hale Dean, Miss Lucia Burnam.
! w. S. Broaddus and Henry Cos
by were not candidates for
places on the Board, but had
been urged to allow their names
to be used, and had put them
selves in the hands of their
friends, while at the same time
It was made to appear THAI
those who compose the old tick
ct, viz: John holland, J. c. Che
vault. D. B. Mckinney and Mrs.
Ada Dunn, were open, .avowe!
and aggressive candidates for re-
election. Here are the facts ::
The petition oit the new ticket
has s;Xty-four names CT it.
while that of the old ticket has
2O7. This means that GA people
have petitioned the new ticket
to run. while 207 people have
petitioned the old ticket to run
The present members OF the
Board. whose terms expire, are
not candidates for reelection in.
the sense that they are seeking
a job. They preferred to with
draw and have others accept the
responsibility for administering
the business of the City Schools
But they have passed through
during the last two years the
most trying. the most taxing
and the most challenging period
in the history of our schools.
A great calamity. in the form OF
a fire, which completely destroy
ed the Caldwell Building. opened
up the question Of the location
and k nd of tie new plant. L
took great courage to do wha |
they conscientously thought was
the right thing to do, because it |
involved the expenditure OF
more money than other propos-
ed plans. Yet, they had vision
that what they had done was
the only wise thing TO do-that
it would mean much more for
Richrnond's children than any
thing else they could do. They
pursued that vision until now it'll
is nearly completed program.
1t can be seen on the Madison |
liill by any citizen and inspect !
ed at any time 1t is the con-
crete evidence of where the mo-
ney has gone. The citizens are
invited to visit it and pass judg-
ment upon its beauty, its utility
and its cost. The contract price
was $99,450.OO. Does the City
get its moneys worth? 1t is
rot the role of men to retire
under fire. The old ticket de
5ires, before it retires from pub
ic Sevice, to have the endorse
nent OF its fellow-men. The
members of the old ticket will
not take the field in any rabble-
campaign. The evidence
If their works is about them.
They shall regard the election
Is a silent referendum on the.r /
actions and policies.
The new ticket announces on |
| platform OF economy. We want
o ask on what can it econo-
nize? The building is built
The extras have been adjusted.
The addition to the colored
chool will be completed before
he new ticket can come into Of
ice. The contracts for the fur
liture and equipment have been
ct. Where IS there any oppor-
unity for economy? We can see
lone, Unless it is in teachers
alar;es. The salaries of Rich
nond's teachers are already be-
DIV the average for the blue
,rass cities. OF course, it will
e able TO lower taxes. But,
would not any Board be able to
substantially reduce the school :
ax2 This seems self-evident, {
$ the materials for which the t
eavy tax was levied have been c
and paid for No
'oard will deserve any credit,
n the basis of economy, for ..
,werirg taxes next year, be- !
ause the needs of the schools, +
thich created the high tax, viii c
ave been supplied. =
Much has been said about the
roken promise Of the present
oard not to raise the school
AZ In fact, the whole cam
aign of the opposition seems
} be based upon this broken
romise. 1t is true that in June
921, the Board made stated
sent to the effect that the tax