The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-03-09
NEW REGIrIE
EDUCATIONAL
Governor Signs the Law Which
Goes into Effect April I,

ALBANY, N. Y, March 9--The edu-
cational unification bill has become law,
Governor Odell having attached his sig
nature to the measure. The two houses
Of the legislature will in separate SEES
sions today eHct under the provisions
of the new law eleven regents of the
university, selected from the present
board, and commissioner of education.
Tomorrow at noon in joint session the
Journals of the two houses will be COM
pared and the elections ratified.
The law takes effect Immediately, but
the new regime in the educational sys-
TEN does not assume actual sway until
April /, when the present board of re-
gents and the. state superintendent of
public instruction, Charles X. Skinner
will go out of Office and the new board
of regents and the commissioner of ed
ucation viii assume control.
The new board of regents will have
jurisdiction over the entire educational
system of the state through the com
missioner of education, whose acts and
appointments will be subject to its ap-
proval. OF the powers of the old board
it retains under its exclusive supervi-
sion the colleges and technical and pro-
fessional schools. With these the COM
missioner of education, is to have moth
| ing to do. He is given, however, sub
ject TO the approval of the regents, com
plete Jurisdiction over all primary and
! nHrnintgftsn-
ton of the consolidated school law and
| other functions of education now In the
hands Of the superintendent of public
! instruction. He is empowered TO ere
ate departments, appoint their heads
and fix their salaries as well as those of
their subordinates and to administer all
appropriations OF public money in sup
port of the schools This amounts to
more than $4,OO0000 year.
The commissioner will be elected this
time by the legislature, and his sue
cessors are to be elected by the regents.
His salary is fixed at $500, his term
Of office at six years.
The Republican caucus last night Sc
lected the eleven candidates for re-
gents who will be elected today al
the joint session of the legislature.
The term for which each will serve
was arrived at by lot, as follows: First
Judicial District Whiteaw Reid, nine
years: Edward Lauterbach, seven
wears; Eugene A. Philbin, five years;
Charles \. Gardner, six years Second
Dlstrict-St. Clair McKelway, two
years. Third DIstrlct-Dr. Albert
Wander Yeer one year; Charles 5.
Francis, eleven years. Fifth District
William Nottingham, three years
Sixth District Daniel Beach, -four
years. Seventh District-Pliny T. Sex
ton, ten years Eighth District-T
Guilford Smith, eight years
The caucus then selected DR. Andrew
S. Draper, president of Illinois univer'
sity and former superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, to be commissioner OF
education for the initial term Of six
years The nominating speech was
made by Senator Raines.
The Democratic senator's and assem-
blymen caucused in the afternoon and
at the suggestion Of Senator Grady de
cided to vote mo choice" A state
ment in explanation Of their attitude
will be submitted by Leaders Grady
and Palmer. The statement will in
sist that the unihcatlon bill is uncon
stitutional.