The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
VIEWS ON MITIGATION.
TIE REGENTS APPROVE THE WORK
or THE HOLLIS COMMISSION.

They Say Educ ational utilization Will Re-
Guire Little Legislation and Subpit n
Draft of Amendments to the school
Law and the University Law.
ALBANY. Dec 1.-THE Educational rnilca-
ton Commission. NJ which Mr.. Frederick
Hollis ~ Yonkers is Chairman. met tonight
a. consider the hill drafted by Judge Lincoln.
Gov Roosevet's legal adviser. which was
supposed 70 embrace the views OF the
commission IN plan for unfying the adj
mnistraton OF the states educational
Interests through the STATE Board OF Regents
o-day the Regents Special COMMITTEES upon
Educational IniAcation met. Tho members OF
this committee ar" Chancellor Arson J. Upson
Vice Chancellor William Croswell Doane ana
Regents s.. Clair Mckelway. Chauncey NJ
Drpew and Pliny T. Sexton All Of the
members Of the committee were present
with the exception Of Dr. Dcpcw and his proxy
was held by Regent Whiteaw Reid. whose
views upon unifcation coincide with those
Of Mr.. Depew. In n telegram from Wash
ington. Mr.. Depew said TO Mr.. Reid:
In going as my substitute. want. Of
course. that you should not feel bound by my
views. I thoroughly approve Of unihcaton
under the Regents. with the Chancellor elected
a. chief executive official
Through this Special Committee on UnInca-
ton the Regents to-day for the first time
made known their position upon the question
OF unification. II was stated in n commune
cation. which the Committee adopted and
which Regent McKeiway read before Chair.
man Hollis Commission tonight. II says:
We. as members Of the Special Committee
OF the Regents Of the University upon Educa-
tional UniAcation. cordially approve Of the gen
era purpose attributed by published reports 10
the Commission 10 place the whole educational
System OF the State under the supervision OF
the Regents. and that we specially commend
their proposition to make the Chancellor Of
the University the chief executive educational
officer OF the State. We fully believe that
with suitable enlargement of ts powers
and adequate compensation. that office would
invite to its duties the greatest OF educators
and promote the development in this State
OF a system of public education of surpassing
excellence. We deprecate. however. as i'm
polite and probably banetul, any needless
changes in the constitution Of Board Of Re-
gents. or In the powers NJ the Department II
The measure and methods Of educatlona
unihcation. thus approved, have the further
iation and could go into operation mmedIat
without disturbance 20 the current work in the
vision. The unifcation would come Into
eject quietly, and little i any immediate
personne Of the ocers and EMPLOYEES gGS N N, ths
Department Of Public Instruction, Only three
sectonS IN N" consolidated School law and
three IN the University law would require anv
amendment whatever. and a PROVISIONAL drait
Of suoh amendments is respectfully submitted
- The amendments submitted by the Regents
Committee are simple and brief The amend
ments 10 the school law provide that the Chan
eellor q the University o. the State OF New
foEk shall be ex-otflcio State Supernten dent
OF Public destruction, and shall execute the
powers OF that office comfortably to law and
ne ordlnanceS o,the Regents 1.-THE university
His omce shall be in the Capitol and be main
tanned at the expense Of the State. In further
sld OF the execution Of the provisions Of this
act and OF such other duties as shall be as-
signed to them by the Regents Of the Uniyer-
sity the latter may elect by ballot to hold
CURING their pleasure, directors Of such
the, Regents the needs o, the service
ana It's Droper classification shall require
such directors shall be assistants
OF and subject TO the direction Of the surerIn,
tenGent ana may have and exercise such Of
hls powers under such conditions and receive
such compensation as the Regents shall pre-
scribe. The Regents may appoint,to hold once