The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-08
OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
NR. LINCOLN's BILL TO CARRY orr
me Plan or TNIIICa TON.

stat. Into -Four Departments, Give,
More Power to tho Regents and Con.
tirues the once of Superintendent
.tr,>Y. Dec. 7.-Judge Charles T. Lincoln
Gov Roosevelt's legal adviser, has framed
taci.I,,lon carving ont IN. L,.es nj tho
radiation Educational Commission. MI.
poin,ed by the Governor. OF which Mr.. Fred
.rl,, W, Hollis of Yonte-s is chairman,
,rb, commission was ann int 70 deyise a
,lon I, unity the State admin - ration OF edu-
.o,.o,al affairs which work IL now divided be-
,,.en the board OF Regents and tho SuperIn-
,cn ion, of Public Instruction. The Commits.
.t,, Mt ia last me.ting adopted resolutions
"."oin,, A., ria, Tor niaca,inn AMI ro,uos,ed
Judge Lincoln TO prepare bill carrying out
their IDEAS Last year Judge Lincoln had pre-
pared codihcation and revision OF the edu.
to %W Of uniacation entering into the discussion
otthe ON. was defeated III 'he senate 10
day Mr. Lincoln sent to each member OF the
u,ny.'''n ~, oV ,,, s, oaroa,Ia wi ~ "
incuued IN Tue PROPOSED euu"a''onal Jaw
m Val ot tbe last m.etipe the commis.ion
-, ,ha nroy,sions ~, ,h,s hi, the edncn-
,ns OF tSe state S sy.s "S oto oSr
donartments:
oI rrs, The pe,ortmen. Of Public Instruction
secondary schools.
Second. The Department OF Naturalization.
including universities. colleges. academies.
private secondary schools and preparatory and
Third The Department, of Home Education.
including Libraries s and museums;
Fourth The Department oil Law and
' TSsF.ssn, .nay also establish other depart.
tra,on OF each department.
m. D.pa,,msrt M puhI,c Ins,rp,,ion ia 20
he under the Immediate V snperyts,on o, the y,
other department is to be under the Immediate
] be M the asse G depart
s,ruc,on is continuet. the present e sSpern
tendent continuing in office until June 30.
q superintendent The superlnten dent may
be removed by the Governor FOR cause
b. Board Of Regents The esctive regents gents
now in oficA are continued. The Governor
By the senate Resents over % Years e OF ass
that age. are retired from active service land aSd
made honorary Regents with all the powers
cept that he shall have no vote in The boara
II the Chancellor is not Regent. he shall be-
eN Ofncio a member OF the Board of
Regents. but he cannot vote except on appoint.
ments by the board. All Regents shalt hold
Orice during good behavior After the ap.
above provided, a Regent shall not be- chosen
Until the whole number Of regents
Vacancies occur regents mus, ba $780, az
the legislature rs now. A president, PRINCIPAL
pIoyee Of an institution in The upIyeSs,v "a
not eligible 10 the ONCE Of an
elective regent II regent fails to attend
excuse. accepted a. satisfactory by the regents
not later than the third consecutive messing
deemed vacant and shall be died By the h les se
- T5s S elective oIcsr. e the University shall
and secretary K regent only ia eiisibIe
10 The Office Of president and vice:
Be SoSa o shS By 0 the re 9S' s Tss
% &c Is shs Ss be- for term Of
Tor cause All other officers snail hold once
d4 F5a ihs pH%sa Z; 81, e the SSaT n
chief executive oficsr Of the State educational |
system system. and % such shall have general super.
The executive powers OF the Board Of |
Regents and the Department Of Public |
effect shall thereafter be- exercised Though
the departments hereby created, unier he
general general sGpervision OF the chancellor The !
ordinance. not inconsistent with law. concern.
ing the powers aud duties OF the chancellor
=. The President shall preside at ali convoca-
Tons and meetings OF the regents and TX the
time and place Of all special meetings 1.-The is
absent or unable 10 act. tho Vice President. or
u he also Is absent the senior regent present
Accoiupap wing comics M the a hora Iii I,so
I.ncoln sent a letter 10 each member of The
bh h. sSSs In'fieation Commission in which
-, enclose an alternative section 4s1 and an
alternative section jU3 the first relating 10 the
selection Of asuperintendent and the otberto
the constitution NJ the Board Of Re-
gents. some suggestions have been made
70 the effect that II may be well to authorize
the GoVsrnor to appoint the first Superntend-
ent o. Public Instruction This can be ac-
comp!lShed IL the Commission de
1Ites by the alternative section 4sl.