The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-16
A PLAN OF UNIFICATl0N.
THE SCHEME AGREED UPOy BY THE
HOLLIS COMMISSION.

II Provide. for tho Establishment Of De-
pRrtm~nt of Educn'ion With an Es-cu-
tive Head to He Called Chancellor of tho
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the Regents.
Albany. Dec. Is Tho commission ap-
pointed by Gov Roosevelt to suggest a plan
for adoption by the next Legislature to unity
the adm inistratlon OF the States educational
interests. which now are supervised by the
State Board OF Regents and the State Surer!n-
tendsnt OF Public Instruction. has practically
concluded It's work.
The commission met here last night and
after an allday session to-day. issued a
statement outlining a plan for unihcR'lon
which has been agreed upon by a majority
vote. All OF the members OF tho
, comm ssion were present except Mr.. William
Herman OF Utica Commissioner Daniel II.
Mcmillan attended the meetings Of the com
mission for ths FIRST timo last night. Tho
plan adopted py tho commission shelves those
Regents who are over seventy years OF age.
which now would include Chancellor Arson ].
Cpson OF Gens Falls ahd Regents Malone OF
Brooklyn. Harris OF Albany. Watson Of Utica
and Townsend Of Troy. 4 Chancellor NJ the
University Is provided for at a salary Of
$1,000. whose term OF ofice 1. HN"d at eight
years. He Il 10 he appointed ~ the Cow
ernor at the outset. though the Regents
are authorized 20 appoint his successor. The
proposed plan for unnca'ion empowers the
Chancellor to appoint and remove the directors
OF the nvs bureaus which are provided for in
the proposed scheme for unihcation. The plan
agreed upon does not apparently differ
from what Il was attempted to ac-
complish by the White Educational bill
which the last Legislature refused
to endorse. Judge Lincoln. the Governors
legal adviser. has been requested to draft n
Al d,in hn NJ ha mi lac inn
on the question OF unincation "a adopted to-
day. The commission will meet here on Dec.
~ to pass finally upon the plan which the Leg
islature will be asked to enact into law this
winter.
The com mission tonight made public the
following statement:
The commission has agreed upon plan oi
unihcation. which provides for the establish
ment OF Depart OF Educat on. consisting
Of the university and the Department OF
Public instruction as heretofore existing. The
executive head OF this department is to be
called Chancellor OF tho university. and he
In to have all the executive powers
now vested in the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction and In the Regents Of tho
university. Tho university II continued as
the legislative head OF the department. the
present Board OF Regents remaining I'M
disturbed AZ to its personnel. with the eScop-
ton that the Lieutenant Governor. the Sccre-
tary OF state and the state Superintendent OF
Public Instruction are no longer 10 be ex
oiIiclo regents. All regents above the age Of
To ysars are hereafter TO bs honorary regents.
with all the privileges that members OF The
board have. hut With no vote No vacancy
she hsrcSs5n be e been in rGG "a" P'S br
low fifteen. Hereafter vacancies are TO be
filed by appointmen, OF the governor; by md
Chancellor shall be elected by tho regents.
The functions Of the Boart Of licgents have
S name ,s' GOVERNING the admnistation Of Tie
Department oil Education. limited by statutory
s"Th" department shall have the following
secS9nd H. pspHr #, nm 81 HHGnSr
iBS Bureau so oi nstTa1%n aud fnaac% Each
who shall be appoin'ci by IN, Chancellor aud
bo remo> able by him, The bureau directors
sas ae epp TO the CIV civ service "w
The first Chancellor Is TO be apnoine by the
Governor within twenty dave nh ,e,, .n9 nhSsaxs
Of the Senate He shall hold oicp lor eight
years e anpsn sHNy Pabi Tn"
Is continued In ofIice as Director Of the bureau
Of Public lnstrustlon. until the md 3i his term
bureaus as his deputies Tho Regents shall
elect their own president. Vice-preS'dont and
"The com m ission is OF the opinion that this
Milan accom- pli shes the end OF "A real and prdct-
sni .nihcaton OF the educational systems OF
The State In the most conservative manner
possibie The commission has carefully
avoided taking sides in the Iiirerences hereto
fore existing Between the two dcpartmrnts Of
aducatiOn. but both are embraced IN the single
department The power and dignity oil the
Board OF Regents has been INCREASED, and II is
hoped that it's general efficiency will be
promoter by the rule making members above
the age OF 10 honorary regents. with all
puwers and privileges. but without the duty or
responsibility OF a vote, This preserves intact
the personnel Of tho present board. 1t gives to
the state and to the university the ndvan.
tnge Of the counsel and expelirnce Of every
member once apnonted and preserves
al the adyantagsnsi oh OF the life tenure
OF the action OF the hNari from the influence
OF partisan. politics. On the other hand, IL has
been deemed wise that the frat Cha c"llOr
npon whom will devove the responsibility OF
starting. 10 to speak. the .maeninory now