The Monett times., 1922-11-03
',MEs rEIDAT. NoY aER 20 .a.s

representation and there Gou.A
nothing done to the detrinent u !.
section Of the county. Many ~ ~.
object to the fact that ii the attahg
ance it not large in one district, lRe
pupils can be transported to an ad-
joining district. In eight district IL
Barry County, there is an averaga
daily attendance of less than ten
can see no objection to transporting
those people to an adjoining disti-ict
and saving the unnecessary expense
of running two schools and even three
schools when one would do the WORK
just as effectively and with probably
better results. In each case trans
poltation would be provided and the
people would be better off by being
transported three miles to an adjoin-
ing district than to walk one or two
miles through bad weather. There
can be no question as to the efficiency
Of the measure. Some people object
to the fact that the County Superin-
tendent would be elected by the Coun-
ty Board rather than elected by
popular vote, but as things are the
people are not permitted to go outside
Of their county for their County
Superintendent. How many of our city
systems would be willing to select
their teachers and officials from local
material?
Under the County Unit, the County
Board can not contract debts or is
sue bonds without q two-thirds vote
of the people affected. The local
board would still elect their own
teachers. There is only one restric-
ton as to that and that is all teachers
must be qualified well enough to main
tain present standards, There can
certainly be no objection to this rul-
ing. The County Board would IN no
way be political office or one which
would 'pull the strings" in any po-
illlCdl way dS Vic SoidAiVS VI k'lOSS
men is limited to five dollars a day
for not more than fifteen days per
year, so that no Individual is going
to strive very hard for job which
will pay him seventy five dollars or
less per annum. Section Is reads as
follows: THE members of the County
Board of Education will receive fol
their services on this board u pei
diem allowance of not exceeding five
dollars for each day. Each per diem
allowance shall not exceed fifteen
days actual service in any calendar
year."
! The local school Board is maintain
ed as it now exists and it has power
TO elect its teachers from the eligible
list, to prepare an estimate of its ex'
penses, to pay its teachers, building
repairs, elect its janitors provide fol
supplies, fuel, transportation, and al
contingent funds. | can not see how
anybody can object to having 4
County Superintendent elected by this
Board rather than by popular vote
The people now permit the local
9oard to employ teachers. The
principal and superinteh"ent are
selected in the same way aud the peo'
ule take it for granted cha, the Bcard
can look into their qualifications
more easily and make better Se'ec-
tion than the people at large.
The districts which are Immediately
affected by this law certainly ought
to use every effort possible to secure
its passage. The people in the Ars'
. class High school districts whicl
would not be affected certainly ought
to help the Rural districts toNsecurt
the passage of this law and by so do
ing help solve the Rural school an(
the High school problems OF to-day
The value of an education can not ~b'
questioned. One day in high schoo
is worth from nine dollars to twenty
seven to the individual and day IL
3 College is worth from thirty-tive II
fifty-five. Missouri must be given al
opportunity of raising herself from
thirty-second in rank to a place II
keeping with her resources and de
velopment in other lines. Even thougi
YOU are not directly affected conside'
il YOUR duty to vote for proposition
No. u. This is for an equal educa
tional opportunity for every boy an'
, girl in Missouri regardless of whethe'
he or she may be from the Rural dis
tricts or the City.