Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-14
JORDAN BACKS STAND
OF WIGl1INS N Race
FOR SC HOOL s yPT.
Shiloh Man Asserts Law Is Plain,
Fair And Just, And Should
Be Enforced
ANSWERS COMMITTEE
Analyses Objection Advanced
By Chairman Davenport
And Secretary Fort

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W. c. Jordan, a prominent resi-
dent Of Shiloh district, who has long
been interested in the rural schools
of Sumter county, has forwarded
The Times-Recorder letter setting
forth his views on the race for
county school superintendent, which
is published below. In his letter,
Mr.. Jordan analyses the card re-
Gently printed by Chairman Dew
EXPORT and Secretary Fort, of the
county executive committee, and
asserts that section lat of the
school code OF Georgia is not only
rlain, but that this law is fair and
just and should therefore be en-
forced, just as any other law on the
statute books.
Mr.. Jordan's communication,
which is interesting to large
number OF perons throughout the
county, as we'll as Americas resi-
dents, is as follows.
Much has been said about on
executive committee, in regard to
permitting the voters of the indie
pendent school system in Sumter
county, which is Americas system
voting in the election for county
school superintendent, which has
created a great deal of dissatisfac-
ton in the county school system.
''The two systems are entirely
separate, governed and controlled
by two separate bodies
"The legislature erected for
Amoricus an independent school sys
tenn placing upon it the responsible
ity and privilege of operating and
running their school by the citizens
of their district, which | think is
a fair and just law. l do not think
the voters of the Sumter county
school system should have any voice
in the election of their school off
GERS; I think we would be infring-
ing on their rights to even think OF
doing such a thing. Neither do ]
believe that our city friends wants
to assume the responsibility Of elect
ing for us a superintendent for the
Sumter county school system, eX-
cert those who are politically inter
ested.
Il do not charge our executive
committee, with doing any thing
that they thought was unjust and
unlawful but l think there was I'M
dercurrent moving and influencing
them, to ask the voters Of The
Americas school system to vote foT
the county school superintendent. Ii
is not fair, for the voters of the
Sumter county school system, not t.
have the privilege of electing thon
own superintendent We feel fully
capable of electing our own leader
Our past record has proved this
The schools of Sumter county has
made wonderful progress in he last
few years, and we feel proud of OH
schools; sometimes we county PEG
pie feel like patting our selves on
the back when we think of the pro
gress we have made.
Somehow | think it commendable
in our executive committee to- want
to have something to do with such
fine schools aswe have in Sumter
county, but think they might wat
until we ask them help us.
THE law is plain on his point
The Georgia school code says, ID
section lat, that where there is in
any county, an independent schoc
system that the voters in such IN
dependent school system shall VOC
in the election for county school
superintendent. 1 do not think this
law, to be crude. l think it ons OF
the fairest and one Of the most just
laws that was ever passed by on
Georgia Legislature; may con-
mend our law-making body for such
a law and may he day never come
when it will be revoked. This law
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