School Board Landslide Signals Call for Change
A decisive vote in White Bluffs suggests the community is ready for a new direction in local educational policy.
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In spite of the fact that the contest was somewhat one-sided, there was a great deal more interest taken in the election of a school director last Saturday than this fact would indicate to an outsider. One hundred and sixty four votes were cast, which is only 15 or 20 less than the total number in the district. J. S. Moreland receiving 55 votes and W. J. Kincaid 109, falling just one short of being a two to one shot. No one expects Mr. Kincaid to revolutionize things, but the size of his majority is pretty conclusive evidence that the patrons in the district desire a change in the policy of the board. Mr. Kincaid will assume his new duties on Monday, March 26th and may the Good Lord have mercy on him for the next three years.
“No one expects Mr. Kincaid to revolutionize things, but the size of his majority is pretty conclusive evidence that the patrons in the district desire a change in the policy of the board.”
School board elections remain a potent, if often quiet, barometer of local political sentiment. While the names have changed, the tension between entrenched school board policies and a restless electorate is a recurring feature of Washington civic life.
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