New-York tribune., 1903-03-11
A BILL THAT SHOULD BE PASSED.
From The Rrooklyn Daily Eagle

From The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
The bill introduced by Senator F. c. Stevens 10
nny the ststes sysss Of education provides for
tRs tiOn within %tn the 'F Board Of Resents The a
has printed the measure and the reasons Sa on behalf
aI no9 only n ass this sats but
cation but only one State department for every
sr sst sTo By sse Wepe heTs
should be one should Be brought to an end; The
1s Sf s, w0f. cton sad
fusien It marks want OF plain common n sense; sense
aea q soveraent 1a9 M' For unieston as an sb
The metHod Hi Of eaectng It By the Board Of Re
rents is not only in line With logic. but ut it also
81 Regents is coassttusonai body: It Ia. been
inate its Existence s It is the permanent
mentality Of the Commonwealth for educational
Ssep the he Rs of Se on sae e Of
to the Board ba f 5eS nG
be displaced or W superseded Unifcation can be
py or sn9 the It Of 9f
The particular causes which. at this time have
of to sne mot
Those causes were supplied BY the endeayor OF OF
seauiTs BY sssstion PSwsss vested rG in ecae and S1
e o the U I Soap P 10 h
pupil s entitled TO free high school tuition: The
STATE High sn SCHOOLS A are U maintained Where they
exist out Of ta1es on the property The there But
yet with pupils in them seeking high school in;
sum a 6 In tn IN
they live. The expense Of the tuition OF these
to which they go, Tor sveFy district should 6e
Of this nonresident tuition should be allowed by
The sess 70 the 3. se hsh enP last
July. favored this. and said that such an appro.
S be pssd having
ceilent work and for never having once permitted
In the more than ia years OF its existence. He
was undoTbtedly SINCERE What t he s. said t. was nn-
Incidentally undoubtedly secured for him. in a
Of the Independent vote which: happily. re:eIee1ed
him The way vas clear when the legislature .'aI u
out by shs 5s.rd Of Resents; that, indeed teinE
Of sne his it
Srnsfns the high schools into direct subordination
SpractieaI politics its touters privately aver
and p1s TOO 70 Ssd S. of tn. T4s
undisested measure Of an honorable Senator TO re-
Saste e the Of Public
and evct the board entirely from the high school
ton. Governor odeils adminstrauon was thus
Eth SItgaton OF N the the
healing and broadening proposition OF his convoca-
70 repei this attack on Regents prerogatives to
harmonize and civze educational eondIt:onS M to
the Unihcation blu has been in introduced It ought
power has an interest in refuting the design of its
rnai-agents in and around the Department Of Pub
liz InStructton to make the entire method of
ondary education an annex to machine politics
THE narty out of power could welcome from selfish
Feasong no other Issue gladly than the chance
TO prove that Republicsnis sought TO put the heel
on po,uleal greed on the neck Of secondary educa
ton but from aasFiotic reasons Its members should
act q unit with all the friends OF sound educa-
once Ioosed that devil would inname the hates of
politics for q generation -
we assume that all Democrats and ali Republi-
cans entitled to be called not only feaders but
sfateemen cannot but take this view OF the case
The Stevens bill measure OF healing and OF
progress should be promptly and unanimously
passed.