The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-11-21
Pre-legislative Activity is
Rife at Indiana State
House,
MANY NEW MEASURES
State Auditors Office Ripped From
Stem to Stern by Contested
Legislation
Especial to Lake County Timeal

indianapolis. Nov. 21-Everyone at
the state house is getting his little
bill ready for the next legislature. ana
pre-legislature activity is equaIed in
quality and quantity by the dullness OF
routine work in the state house Offices,
during legislature itself
The secretary of state will probably
support new corporation law - one
governing the Incorporation OF domes-
tic and foreign companies. In his re-
port to the governor just submitted
he makes the recommendation that
every domestic and foreign corpora
ton be compelled to make reports at
his office. Other details of Importance
will probably be incorporated in a new
corporation bill.
The state auditors Office will prob
ably be torn up from one end to the
other-insurance banking. new DEPART
ments of finance, travelling auditor un-
der the supervision of the state auditor
much of the most bitterly contested
| legislation that will come up viii
center around work of this office
The bureau of statistics will ask for
more help, the state board of health
will ask for two important laws: one
with reference to the establishment of
a home for INDECENT consumptives-to
be supported, too. by the tuberculosis
| lcommission-and one with reference to
stream pollution, giving the state board
fscne power with reference to ewing
the streams.
The attorney generals Office will
have a bill charging the power of the
office so that the attorneys general or
the governor can force local prosecu-
tors to bring certain suits. This will
greatly strengthen the power of this
Office and indirectly place the attorney
general at the head of the law enforce
ing power of the state.
The railroad commission will ask for
several amendments in the law one OF
which will give it undisputed power
in the matter of wrecks. The board of
state charities is interested in further
appropriation to the Indiana village
for epileptics and an appropriation for
the tuberculosis hospital
In addition to these there will be
many small bills Of minor Importance
introduced by the occupants of the
state house affecting their personal
or official interests in small ways. And
all of these are now being licked into
shape.
to the teachers of the state by Fassett
A. Cotton. state superintendent Of
public instruction. he takes rap at
some of their members-those who
teach on the "Squeers plan"
while it is true says the bulletin,
that there are hundreds of teachers
in Indiana who are not and cannot be
paid for their work in dollars and
cents, there are still many who are
paid infinitely more than they ara
worth. Neither the best teachers of
the state nor the general public know
nor can be made to comprehend how
wretchedly poor some Of the work In
some of our schools is. In many dis
tricts in the state there can be found.
this winter, schools in the hands of men
and women who are so wanting in all
of the qualities that go TO make the
real teacher that the whole perform
ance is a farce. 1t might be looked
upon as a comedy and be disregarded
if the outrage perpetrated upon the
children did not make it serious
=. tragedy. Ignorant, incompetent per-
i sons are still employed and go on from
> year to year posing as teachers. And
y such persons will continue to Offer
= themselves, and what is worse will
:. still continue to be hired till stand
u u ards which they cannot reach are fixed
i and till wages which will induce better
: men and women to prepare themselves
n are offered"
: The bulletin then gives an illustra
= tion of slovenly teaching that the stat
superintendent encountered in hi
= visits.
= How long will the people stand thi
: sort Of teaching2" the bulletin con
y tinues, when will they awake to tn
consciousness that the children hav
> but one period Of childhood, that child
: hood is the time for preparation, an
- that children deserve the best that ca
= be obtained. There isn't a man in tn
district in which this school is locate
that would put the training Of a I'm
, colt in the hands of man who know
h as little about horses as his teacher
knows about children. The fact is tina
~ all people have not fully realized tina
l+ba schools must have their attention