The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-06
REGENTS BILL INTRODUCED.
PLAN FOR IMPLICATION or STATE
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.
Omces OF state superintendent OF Educa.
lion and Ills Deputies 10 He Abol.
,ished ami the Powers Now Exercised
by Them Vested In the Regents.

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ALBANY, March 5.-Senator Frederick
C.. Stevens ORep., Wyo) to-day intro
duced a bill providing for the unihcation
Of the State educational system. III Tor
no other reason than it's brevity, the bill
would commend itself 10 legislators. The
bill Il a result OF the conferences OF the
regents OF the university and carries out
tho proposition lately set forth in their
APPEAL to the Governor, to the Legislature
and the people, and Is on the lines OF the
preferred method for such unifcation a
suerested by the Committee on Education
at the Constitutional Convention OF 1894.
The text OF the bill follows:
An. act to unity the educational system
OF the State under the supervision OF the
regents Of the University OF the State OF
New4York.
Section The ofices OF State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction and OF the
deputies Of such superintendent are hereby
abolished and the powers, functions and
duties of such of1ces are hereby continued
and vested In the University OF the state OF
New York and shall hereafter be exercised ana
performed by its regents. or, Is they shsil
direct, by their officers and sppointees ana
the persons, other than suo oh deputies now
In cface as appointees Of the present super
intendent; and his said appointees shall'
subject to the direction and during the pleas
ure of the said regents. continue In their pres
ent positions and receive their present com
pensation. The present State Superint endent
of Pu bic Instru Ct ion and his deputies shau be
entitled to receive their present salaries until
the expiration OF the term for which the
said pI perintendent was elected but they shsl
hereafter have, exercise and perform only
such powers and duties as the said regents
'n Sec 9@This act shall take effect i'm
A statement given out by the regents In
explanation OF the bill says
The Educational Committee of the Con-
stitntional .Conyention said: In diseussins
any plan q unin cation y = lmpor1sns 70 com-
plete. and HARMONIOUS system OF ,, edueauoh
e only part Of the end to 6e ssans that
every er 'p possible effort should be made to re.
move the edn cationsl system OF the state
Wholly from the o domain Mathis 81 ,y pee aSpee on
this. one point. that party p9lltlcs consu-
tutss the greatest danger to which Ihs sys-
FOR ': 90 long as gSblIc .eTyics a. 0on3sStion
with sShS0ls n ana Ss sbt Of spos
Your oo%mttes wishes to PIT pSI. on New. yso0sf
thoSsh il recognizes that but little reform
is possible in this direction by eonstitu-
,S 1a public opinion is rapidly becoming CON
WINGED that the spells system must be elimi-
mated from public service; ieass 30 S, IsI s
SSreument advanced in favor OF ,unifca,lon
was that the board Of regents. In view OF their
trusted 10 make selections only upon the
broad ground OF approved competency ana
'"T The Regents bin exactly corresponds. with
the principles thus adyancsd IL, Il vests vests. In
the regents Of the university the PoweiTs.
tsndent Of Public Instruction and Of hi::
deputies, Those trusts are 70 be carried
s 81 .ha Sf III.
as sopointees Of tho superintendent are to
continue n service at the pleasure aslT OF the
that that period sieniHes during efficiency
and good conduct. The tenure OF service
% ss sct only SGs.s sSa
hi: Disputes nSs mould i. SlI Ssee%s : Law:
srpirstion Of The superintepdents' term and
are 10 be eligible to such work under the board
Ss sy.ase double to
single one win disturb no local conditions.
T Ss HsRv fsoS I'll
regents exsm.nations win be introduced
into the elementary schools Is false and mis-
The taking of regents. examinations win
cont nue. 70 BE- everywhere; a. II Is sob nov:
and individuaIs wholly misles aiding are the
mischicvous statements being circulated that
schools or that they would De unfavora able to
the graduates Of normal schools. on the
contrary, the regents have always believed
schools are the most important part part Of or
have the frst and most fostering care OF the
indssd. Il u matter OF history that 4 was the
the earliest LEGISLATION for the establishing OF
The pegentsE proposed upificstlon bill. II
msds iax: WI secure e, Logical orSsni,s,, .
RI. ' result thus Secured would be akin to ths.
Of population, where boards of education.
s.ioss r :amisisrs;ioS eH sPd smpey q ssp|rt
educators to carry out the details Of the
By this means the needless friction OF the
rest viii be brought TO an end The entire
educational power OF the state viii be IN
harmony and IT viii be controlled and directed
IN. the schools will be pernsnently removed
from the ne,d o. politics, politics, STRIFE ana rom me
auenoes OF partisan contention
An attempt Wa made to get from Gov
Odell an expression upon this measure,
but the Governor declined 10 II, interview ed
Man who arr In close Is.rsonhl touch with
the Governor say hai he IL strongly Ia favor
~ Q unihoaiion Of the administration 81
the two State educational departments aud
that h. believes that m-ssufe 10 bring
u about will h, passed by the present IsRis-
lafnre. They nay that IA. Governor has
t~oome considerably wrought up over the
Eight ls-'w..n the two department.. which
hs leheyes 60 H., "fi lf.ly INV rrani.d aud
,inaalled for. Hs ts.li"V,s- fIffi ,.f thst ut.
eflSeiency of 10. administration 81 Ga.
stats aduea'ionAl ini"r.s's would !.