San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-25
Two Others Undecided But
Say Friends Urge
Them to Run.
SEEK A COALITION
Better Schools Movement
Supporters Meeting to
Pick Candidates.

fOSteTeu Dy leduers OIL tue better
Schools movement who are determined
that neither politics nor religion shall
enter into the school board election,
February IS, when four members will
be elected to fill vacancies to be caused
b. the expiration of the terms Of J. X.
Beretta, Mrs. Henry Guerra, Guy S.
Mcfarland, and Herbert PEARS, in
April, a movement is being started to
put forth a coalition ticket composed of
two members of the School Children's
ticket and two candidates endorsed by
the Better Schools movement. An I'M
opposed coalition ticket is confidently
expected by the leaders
From various sources come reports
that those interested in the Better
Schools movement have held a number
of meetings the last two weeks, the last
meeaing having been held Wednesday
afternoon, when, it is reported, those
present practically agreed upon a ticket
composed OF Mrs. Henry Guerra and
HERBERT Peairs, members of the School
Children's movement, formerly headed
BY DIR. L. q. Evans, and two other can
didates drawn from the Better School
movement, but whose identity the cham
pions of the coalition ticket refuse TO
divulge.
VIII Not .lter a Contest.
In a statement made Wednesday, Mr..
Mcfarland asserted that he did not
want to run for reelection although
many persons had requested him TO be
a candidate. Among those who have
been urging Mr.. Mcfarland to become
a candidate, is Mrs. e. L. Hoff. Mrs.
Hoff was elected to the board last year
on the Better Schools ticket with DIR.
W. II. Hsrgis, president OF the school
board, and Mrs. Byron Eastburn.
In announcing his position with ref
erence to his candidacy, Mr.. McFar-
land said:
Il have been n member of the school
board for a long time and l would be
glad not to run. i have told those who
have requested me TO become a candi-
date, that / will run in the event there
is no opposition. II there is any indi-
cation TINT l will be opposed, l will
gladly withdraw.
"The only factor that prompts me
to even consider entering my candidacy,
is that the board is in the midst of a
81. 100000 building program and friends
have advanced the argument that the
school system could be served best If
those acquainted with details of the
program remain, in office" ..
Beretta May Not Run.
]. X. Beretta, member of the school
children's ticket, expressed himself as
not being DESTROYS of running, and, as
serted there were eight chances out of
ten that he would not become candi-
date.
In declaring his position, Mr., Beret-
ia said:
Pressure has been brought to bear
to get me to reconsider my determina-
ton not to run. have been approached
by many friends, and friends of the
public schools who have urged me to
become a candidate. Due to the pres
sure of business, / have wanted TO get
off Of the school board tor some time,
and in fact, at one time would have
turned in my resignation If my condi-
tons had been granted"
Herbert PEARS has taken an emphatic
stand:
81 am going TO be a candidate for
reelection, Mr.. PEARS asserted, land
will stand or fall with the rest
Mrs. Guerra Will Run. 4
Mrs. Henry Guerra asserted that she
was practically certain that she would
be candidate for reelection, and that
she would make a statement later.
Doctor Hargis. when approached
the authenticity Of the re-
ports that the Better Schools move
ment was fostering a coalition ticket,
that such a ticket was in
he refused, however. TO
throw any additional light OF the mat
ter, asserting that the time was not yet
ripe for the complete ticket to be an
nOunced definitely. There was pos
sibility that the entire ticket formulat-
I'd by the Better Schools movement,
might be abandoned at the last mo-
ment. .. o.
A special meeting of the school board
will be called, February ., in order that
the announcement of the election might
be made by February 8, to meet the re-
Iuirements of the law making it nee
essary for an announcement of the
election ten DAYS before that date,