Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-15
BOARD
Provisions of Bill introduced
For Control of Educational
Institutions
TO HAVE FIFTEEN MEMBERS
One to be Selected From Each Con-
gressiona District and Four at Large
To be Appointed by the Governor
and Approved by the senate-other
prnuisinns
Special to Tlmes-Republlcan.
Provisions.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 15.-The board OF
regents to manage state educational
institutions as provided in the bill in
troduced by the special committee is
to consist of fifteen members not more
than nine being of the same political
party, four being members al large and
the others representing congressional
districts. The members shall be APP
pointed by the governor subject to the
ceive 81 a day for time actually used
in the board meetings not exceeding
forty days in any one year with mile
age and expenses. There will be an ex-
ecutive committee of three persons not
members of the board of regents elect
ed by the board of regents, and this
executive committee shall have a pres
ident and secretary and maintain an
office in Des Moines and shall be sup
piled with employees and facilities for
handling all the business. Members of
the executive committee shall devote
their entire time to the work of the in
situations and shall each receive $4,000
a year.
The board of regents shall meet four
times a year, once at the state cap
itol, the other three meetings at the
three colleges, and special meetings
may be called. The board of regents
has the sole power of electing a presi-
dent and treasurer for each of the
three state educational institutions and
professors, instructors, officers and
employees, to fix the compensation to De
paid them, to make rules and regula-
lions for the government of said coll
leges not inconsistent with the laws of
the state, to manage and control the
property both real and personal be-
longing to said educational institutions
and to direct the expenditure of all
the appropriations for such institu-
tons
There is ample provision for safe
guarding the funds of the various in
situations, for making loans and coll
leetions. for keeping all the accounts
of the institutions in uniform manner
and for auditing all bills and making
all contracts.
1t is required that one or more men,
bers of the executive committee shall
visit and inspect one of such institu-
lions at least once each week and in
vestigate the financial condition and
management of such institutions. If
charges of abuse wrongs are investi-
gated the board shall report to the
governor it's charges and conclusions.
The executive committee shall make to
the board at each of it's regular meet
ings a written report of the work done
by it with statement of its observa-
lions and conclusions with respect to
each of the institutions. The board
shall make reports to the
governor and legislature of its
observations and conclusions re-
speeding each and every one of the
institutions named. such report to be
made bienniaMy. The board shall also
prepare for the use of the legislature
biennial estimates of appropriations
necessary and proper for the support
of the several institutions. 1t shall be
the duty of the board to promote as
pest II call lHe pun poSeS LUZ WHICH
each of the institutions under it's con-
troll is maintained. Conferences of the
board with the presidents, deans and
heads of departments of the institu-
lions under its control may be held
from time to time whenever it shall
deem such conferences important. The
board may employ an architect at So
900 year.
Eight members shall constitute a
quorum of the board but no person
shall be appointed president of any Of
the institutions unless he receive the
affirmative vote of at least ten of the
members. No member of the faculty
or any officer shall be appointed ex-
cept by the affirmative vote of at least
eight of the members of the board. No
land or other property shall be leased
or sold, no action at law or in equity
shall be commenced. no policy plan or
action of any kind affecting the general
interests of said institutions shall BE-
adopted, changed or abandoned and
no money shall be appropriated except
by the affirmative vote of eight or
more members of the board.
1t is provided that the president
governing boards and officials of the
various colleges shall turn over ev-
erything to the new board the first Of
July next