The sun., 1899-11-29
THE REGENTS TO CONTROL.
PLAN OF UNTFTCLTION or THE
STATE SCHOOL SYSTEM.

| ALBANY Nov rs The tentative plan adopted
to-day by the commission appointed by Gov.
| Roosevelt to unity the administration OF the
| educational system Of the State contemplates
| the ABSORPTION OF the work OF the State Depart
ment OF Public instruction by the State Board
OF Regents. The Constitutional Convention OF
1894 made the Board OF Regents q consti-
tutional body. leaving the State Department OF
Public Instruction subject TO Legislative oon-
troll. Consequently the commission was not
long In realizing that under the Constitution
unifcation could be accomplished only through
! the State Board OF ReRents
The commission adjourned to-day until
| Dec. H. In the meantime Judge Lincoln
will draft a bill for presentation at the coming
| session OF the Legislature. embodying the
views Of the commission. The tentative plan
proposes the election by reorganized Board
| Of Regents Of a Chancellor Under the Chan
cellor there shall be four departments. each
| with director at its head. IA follows: First.
| the Department OF Publlc Education. which
| sha have charge OF all tax-supported schools.
| including the common and the high schools.
! Second tho Department OF Higher Educa-
! ton embracing the colleges. universities
and private schools. Third the Depart
ment OF Libraries and Museums and Unit
| versity Extension. Fourth. tho Depart
ment OF BUSINESS Administration and Law.
|
pointed by the Regents. The Chancellor. for
| purposes Of voting upon appointments of
heads Of departments, II constituted u mem
| Der OF the Board OF Regents. with power OF
voting on all appointments made by tho Re-
| gents,
! On the passage OF the Unincation law the ex
! ofllcio members OF the present board 20 out
| OF Office These mombers are the Governor.
| Lieutenant- Governor. Secretary OF State and
I n..LI Ia.
/ The plan provides that members OF the present
| board who are over 40 years OF age
shall become Honorary Regents, being still
members OF the board. but without power OF
| voting There are Ave em bers OF the present
board who are over the age limit namely:
Martin l. Townsend Of Troy. Father Malone OF
brooklyn. Hamilton Harris OF Albany. Chan
cellor Anson J. Upson OF Glens Falls and DR..
! William II. Watson OF Utica. There are twenty
plan OF reorganization reduces the number OF
| active members 10 fourteen. To restore
the board to ths Prss;,,Snt -, number ps,. The The
consent Of the Senate. to appoint nine addi-
tional members. and thereafter no more sp-
q active mem bsps G &C Of The board shall be re.
duced below fifteen, which is to be the number
attain f nr % the age of % Years are to cease to
he active msmbers OF the board. but Ar, are
.hs Is reduosd
nfteen, before any additional appointments
The eiucstion n com ON nissioners sat from to
3 tSda shsn .sss a, ,ss
until o'cioeE. The results Of the hrs, me- meet.
ings, as gathsred from different sources. are
number OF suggestions have been sen, To by
H e!ters s"o on the suSiecs 'p Many propos,ions ] @
advocated during the past year seem TO have
RSw ESucaeiOn While n' al asrss %ss that
hoard OF Regents must perform all the
sn BE- e. s .. SSds tasss ss
that ss' aouG TGFd re H favor cT ntodHes a
the slightest nayor Of narti.a9 politics All
| ton to mean such readIustment OF the work
into entire harmony and eliminate ali cause.
the conclusion that the provision Of the Con
q sfA the State ot New New York. governed By ths
sn'5s n
seo that 81 homs
including Libraries and museums. and the
sS ns%dns nspsfs aM and and
res, into ,I,, ;insle PUBLIC school DE-;
school h .gss.m. Instead p issplne them a..
tinct. ns now. Othsr] advocated that the his
| torical llylslon OF the slemrntary anu seconds
| single Superlntendent should have charge OF
both departments. Still Others insist that the
character Of the work in the high schools
Is 80 entirely different from me eiemen-
mry that they should no dstnctly spa
rated. The sppervlson o. the train,
: ing ana !lcenslng OF Ieaehers suggested
as distinct lepartmert oy some, shonu prop,
erly, u was urged. go with the pro essional and
technical schools where the licenses Tor the
other professions are issued. thus distinctly
recognizing t"achlnR az being "a much Ql a
lenrnei profession as law or medicine The
ulii iy "Sp@cied Tor THIS pfoio.a Is that the
| Sup-rIntrn lrnt ot fubiic schoo,s mas a!ways
| had charge o' the examining anu licensing OF