Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-20
CHARTER BILL
ny l. j. BRCNBY.


Legislature have passed into history
So far the promises Of q more than
usually lively session have not mateFi-
alised, but then IL 10 very early get,
and two weeks 10 none too little hme
for the members to become acquainted,
the committees properly organised
and in fact the whole legislative ma
ehinery 20 become effective and to
work smoothly. From now on events
OF moment will follow each other
rapidly.
The Regent Bill.
IL 10 not exaggeration 20 say thas the
most talked OF measure, she one that
has created most discussion and that
promises to DO a memorable subject Of
state within committee rooms and in
open sessions OF the Legislature, is
what 10 kncwn 40 the "Regent's Bill"
introduced BY Mr.. Stockton in the
Senate and Mr.. Wall in the House.
This bill, II created into o law, will
certainly work q revolution in the sys-
tenn Of higher education IN the State /;
for great good, claim its advocates I;
for great injury. say its opponents.
The bill as it stands At present pro-
vides for the appointment Of board
of fifteen trustees. This board will
supercede all existing boards, and will
have full control over the following
State educational institutions; Uni
Versity OF Florida, East Florida Semi.
nary, Florida State College, &c. Peters.
burg Industrial School, South Florida
Military College and Florida State
Normal School.
A very important amendment has
been adopted in the committee and
provides that each congressional dis
trict please furnish five OF these trus-
tees. This gives q fair distribution, -
for instance Lake City and Gaines
Willie are in the Second district, Bar
TOW and 81. Petersburg in the First
and Tallahassee and DeFuniak IN the
Third. Another proposed amendment
IL that mo trustee shall some from
any county in which any Of these
schools are located"
The opponents OF the measure claim
that iI 10 q move toward consolidation
and in che cole interest OF tbs Uni
verify OF Florida. This 10 emphAt-
ically denied by It's advocates. who say
that the sole purpose 10 IN the interest
OF q better system OF higher educa-
ton. and that the proposed board Of
trustees would be in q position 70 fos-
ter each institution according TO lie
tust Beeds. Senator AcCrsary, whO 10
o member Of the Committee on Edoca-
tion In the Senate, while awaiting con-
suIsalion with the superintendent and
trustees Of ths East Florida Seminary,
managed in the COMMITTEES to say
sOme very nice things shout the Semi
nsFy and its present success and high
stsadiBR, snd by way OF paF~ntbes's
che Seminary stands very we'll indeed
with this Legislature. 10 present iDdioa.
ticns count. The Senator has invited
the superintendent and trustees 70
confer in the matter with himself and
HE colleagues. Messu. RosboroUgh
and Tillmsn. 80 early this week -
possible. The entire Alaeh0A deleEa-
ton Il giving the matter most careful
study and consideration.
The oaiassvIlIe Charter.
The Bew Gainesville charter bill
will probably b introduced early In
che week. OF 30 soOn - some point nOU
under consideration may b. deter.
mined upon The GuisssViIIs dsleKs-
zion that Wili be up this seek will
Aoubaiess inel1ie Mayor ThOmas. end
shsse yoints Will b. dIses.sed Pro-
e~uts from eitiseHs 81 NoFSh Gainss-
vile cuntin0e 70 b. Fecxis~d ssd AZ
hsiag giVea doe consideration.
Tue ball fer ths rvii<f of Mssi0n
cuansy sagRssts the idss THAI Alssava.
sAruaRh her BSaFd az ooansy Commis-
sssnsrs. might secure Fstmbufssusent
fos rsni pad 10 pest yes0 ios The
armssy Of the GAiSssvills 0aards.
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