Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1905-03-16
COIN FOR NORMALS.
Law Puts Oh Same Basis as the
Reform school.

Normal schools seems to show tba
these schools are as much state institu
tions as ara the Reform School, Nut
School snd Bind School and that ther
is authority for their continuance eve,
though the appropriation bi | should b,
held up by referendum petition.
Advocates of the referendum move
mnnt expect to cut off the Norma
School expense along with some others
by filing the petitions, but there seem
to be as much authority for continuing
the Normal School as there is for the
Blind School or Mute School
Under the statutes and the decisions
of the urts, the Secretary OF State is
bound to audit claims wherever there is
a law in existence authorizing the ex.
pense to be incurred. An examination
of the law on that subject therefore be-
comes important.
The authority for the maintenance of
the Blind School is contained IN section
1854 of the code, which says:
"The State Board of Education are
hereby constituted the Board of Trus-
tees of said institute, and it shall be
their duty as such trustees to take
charge of the funds of said institute. to
provide for the proper care of the
pupils, to appoint all officers and
teachers, and define the duties of the
same, to fix and regulate the salaries OF
all persons employed by them. and to
make full statement of the expenses.
management and condition of the in.
s,itute at each regular session OF the
Legislative Assembly,"
The law creating the Drain and Ash
land Normal Schools is contained in
sections 3501 to 35O7 of the code. I'll g
act provides for Board of Regents.
consisting of the State Board of Ed ca
aion and nine members appointed bv
tie Governor on each Board. Sect n
2505 defines the powers AMI du les of
the boards, among which are the fol-
lowing:
"To appoint and employ a president
and vice president of said school and
such professors, teachers and employees
as may be necessary and to prescribe
their dnties, compensation and tenure
OF office or employment"
The Western Normal is governed by
sections 1890 to $500 OF the code. Sec
ton $500 gives the Board OF Regents
power similar to that quoted regarding
The Drain and Ashland schools, aud it is
a $50 provided that the board shall have
power "to purchase any needful and
proper apparatus, books or articles, and
to provide for all necessary fuel ard
other supplies tor use in the school,"
The same power to employ teachers,
lix their compensation and tenure of
is conferred upon the .
Board of Regents of the Monmouth
Normal.
In the case OF the Monmouth, ID ain
Ind Ashland schools, authority ls given
% expend any money belonging to Or
for such schools, and in
he case of the Monmouth Normal it is
pecitied that the expenditure shall be
according to the terms Of such gift or :
appropriation" but these provisions do
lot appear TO be Limitation upon the
ower to employ teachers ard fix
a'aries.
The acts govern ng the Reform D
rhool and Mute School are a little
lore particular in terms than that
overning the Blind School. The acts
uthorized the boards of trustees to
lake any contracts for the purchase OF {
upplies, etc., necessary for the mainte- {
ance of the schools. {
The acts governing the Normal !
;hools authorize the employment of !
.achers, which means the making of )
and there seems to be no es- (
,rii i difference between the Normal J