in tke IotoM E a R n , for a sM J CBARLBStON ¿AMONG weeks period, aceorMlat to a let- LONDON — Princei* MU*aM»tb4 tar fpcetred at tkte office. |lr . Detrlck eatd be enjoyed Tory much Queen Mary’s jne-year-old (raad- reoelvin* the Tidlnfs during the daughter, not on ly -bae Increased NEW YORK. June «4— ÿ virtue of this act, shaU he and become the obli­ gations of. said school district created by virtue of Voters is it just that bonded indebtedness of a district whi<;h has received 100 per cent of the value, shall bq cast proportionately upon another district that has never received one Cent of that value? Districts are only a collection of individuals? Make a personal application of this, then apply the Gold­ en Buie. .5 Again, this law, as quoted above, would take thb money that districts have in treasury, and for which they may have, taxed themselves heavily to obtain, and divide this'w ith other districts who) never contributed a cant to it. Shall they do it? This law becomes effective os soon as passed. The| law-says further: \ - ■ “ In the county district of any such county the chairmen from five of the school boards existing dt the time this act becomes effective shall be selected by the county court to serve' as directors pro terfipore until the next annual .school election.” „ Isn’t this taking schools from the' control of interested parents and placing them in the claws of politicians? , • VOTE THE INCOME TAX Before the next» annual election the district boundary board,"which is the oounty court, divides the county into five zones and from each zone a director Will be elected, but by the vote of the district at large. They can zigzag these lines to suit their purpose. 319 on Official Ballot SPECIAL ELECTION “ 328. Law 1921, Chapt. 266. The duties of district school board shall be: 1. To employ a superintendent of schools for the district and to fix his tettn of office and compensation; provided that in the county school district the county superin­ tendent serving when this act becomes effective, shall at no decrease in salary be ex-officio super­ intendent of the county district until the expira­ tion of, his term of office. All necessary traveling expenses shall be allowed by the distriot school JUNE 28, 1827 GREATER OREGON ASSOCIATION The State Taxpayers Association of Oregon <19 Oregon Building, Portland^ Oregon ♦ 1 _______ * ... LvW* u-v board. 2. To employ a school clerk, fix his com­ pensation, etc. 3. To employ all necessary assistant superintendents, supervisors, teachers, janitors and assistants and to fix their compensation. 4. To lease and build schoolhouses, and to buy and lease lands for school purposes, and to furnish the school- houses with proper furniture, light, fuel, apparatus, etc, and to sell and convey such lands and other property belonging to the district as may not in their judgment be required for school purposes. 5. To prepare and annual budget and levy taxes. 6. • To consolidate schools. 7. To determine the boundaries of the territory to be served by each school in the district. (These are the major duties of the board and many others are enumerated.) Isn’t this a huge and responsible work to be performed by five people with no comjiensation ? Nowhere in the law do we find the statement that they serve free gratis. Mum on their salary. Notice the county superintendent serves at “ no «ieereaso in aateiyc/— limit on the increase. There l s io thj& etrt a s to tiie number of “ repre­ sentatives, supervisors, assistants, etc.” in this law, and n ollm it set on their salary. . Our present school boards, styled local com­ mittees, become mere figureheads. They are per­ mitted to recommend and criticize (anybody in the county has that power) but the law doesn’t Say that anything recommended need be adopted by county board. Local committees may reject a teacher with thirty days notice. The county board will send us another, perhaps more unsatis­ factory and if we have less than thirty days before beginning of school term, we have no alternative, but to keep her. | We recognize no power of ours in this, just de- iception. J P345, Laws of 1921 says the office of county superintendent is abolished when this act becomes effective, but by reading the law, we find with one minor exception her duties ase practically the same as now. But she can obtain an increase in salary. The county superintendent says one purpose of the law is “ To equalize taxes,” but why should taxes be equalized, shouldn’t all pay in proportion to our benefits derived? Voters, these are a few high points of the law. We cannot print the entire text, but there is ab­ solutely nothing elsewhere in this law that changes the parts here presented. • . • ■ , Doesn’t the fact that Medford and Ashland are permitted to vote on this, reveal further political trickery of the.law? They say it is unfair for Medford and Ashland to vote on this. If unfair then isn’t it an unjust law that gives you that privilege? Shouldn’t an un- “ This is a great country, voters of Medford and Ashland, read this ad. ’’ >te abcordinly and we’ll keep it one.