Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1919 — SELECTIONS PROVE POPULAR [ARTICLE]

SELECTIONS PROVE POPULAR

APPOINTMENT OF MRS. HUNT AND MR. LANE UNIVERSALLY APPROVED. The selection of Mrs. Judson J. Hunt and Edward Lane to membership of the city board of education meets with popular favor. . Both will make efficient members of this very important board. The last legislature passed an act amending the law for the election of school trustees of cities and incorporated towns -to read in part as follows: “That the common council of each city and the board of trustees of each incorporated town of this state, shall, at a regular meeting of such common council or board of trustees, after the incorporation of such town or city, elect three (3) school trustees, one of whom may be a woman, who shall hold their offices one (1), two (2) and three (3) years, respectively, from and after the first day of the succeeding August, and not more than two (2) of whom shall be adherents of the same political party.” Complying with the mandate of this new law, the board appointed Edward Lane to succeed George A. Williams. Mr. Williams had resigned some time, ago and was anxious to be relieved of the duties of the office. Mr. Lane’s term .begins at once and will expire two years from next August. It had been understood that women were eligible to serve upon school boards, but until this new law was passed, there was some question about the matter and but few boards in the state had women members. The selection of Mrs. Judson J. Hunt is a most excellent one. She is the mother of two children, both of Whom are in school, and this is an excellent qualification. She is a woman of high scholarship, being a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and the Indiana State Normal school. She was for a number of years a teacher and during one year assisted in the Rensselaer 'high school. She is a woman of public spirit and excellent ability. She is a member of one of Jasper county’s very best families, being the daughter of the late Captain John M. Wasson,, for many years a distinguished citizen of this counity. Mr. Lane’s selection will be universally approved, as he is a gentleman of most excellent character and splendid ability. He is a wideawake business man and will favor progress and advancement in the city school administration. He is a democrat, but like every other person who serves faithfully in any capacity of school work, he will arise above partisan ism. The city council is to be congratulated upon the excellent selections it has made and the people of the city may be assured that the high standard already held, schools will continue to advance. : ? '