The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-27
UNDER ONE HEAD.
Governor Hoch's Plan for Manage.
ment of State Institutions.

At the Harmony conference" Of
the heads Of the state institutions of
higher learning, which is to be held
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the
office Of Governor Hoch, the COVER
nor will suggest to the boards the
advisab ility of placing the three
state institutions under the manage
ment of one board of regents or
trustees.
What we need" said the governor
this morning, lis a better system of
| management for our educational in
situations. 1t has even been urged
that we should have one president or
superintendent for all of the educa-
| tionaI institutions. I doubt the adj
visibility of trying to carry consoli-
daton that far, but I certainly think
| that it is the logical thing to expect
that it Is the logical thing to expect
| the state institutions Of higher learn
ing.
ing tomorrow my views on this mat
| ter. 1t is a subject about which I
| have thought a good deal, and which
have recommended in mes
sages to the legislature"
AT the last session of the legisla-
ture Senator H. B. Miller of Usage
| introduced q bill consolidating the
| boards of the three state educational
| institutions, but it was smothered al
| most before 1t eameTcto life.
4 - Governor EOCR dfS0 SffiIlkS tHdC
| the state institutions have been get
| ting too big a slice 2 OF - the states
| money. He said today: -
1.-The last session of the legislature
paid out something like two million
dollars for it's institutions of higher
| of higher education but it seems to
me that we are neglecting in this
state the foundations of education
and sacrificing fundamentals for the
| finishing courses. 1t is the public
schools and high schools of the state
| upon which we depend for our citi-
zenship. We can get along without
| the universities and colleges, but we
! can't get along without the common
schools. Five per cent Of our young
people attend these institutions of
| higher learning, but they get two mil
lions of dollars of the state funds.
| while the other 95 per cent who de-
| pend on common schools, get moth
ing. It does not look to me like
fair proposition. We are sacrificing
our common schools.
Aside from State Superintendent
IE. T. Fairchild, who will be present
by special invitation from Governor
Hoch, the meeting Tuesday Will be at
tended only by heads of the state In
| situations and members of the gov
higher learning. The heads of the
institutions are ]. H. Hill of the State
Normal E. R. Nichols of the State
agricultural, Frank Strong of the
State university, r. S. Russ OF the
Pittsburg Manual training school;
w. s. Picken, of the Hays Normal
| school.
| The members Of the boards are as
| follows:
State Agricultural college,. s.
| Mcdowell, Smith Center; G. P. Crit
fifth. Hays; A. M. Story, Manhattan;
~. o. Tulloss, Sedan; w. E. Black
burn, Anthony; Edwin Taylor, Ed
wardsville.
| State Normal. B. Kellogg. EN-
poria; F. ]. Altswager, Hutchinson;
G. q. MesserIey, Usage; M. F. Amrine.
Council Grove; A. H. Bushey, Pitts
burg; H. w. Grass. Lacrosse.
| State university. M. Potter,
Peabody; A. c. Mitchell. Lawrence;
w. A. White, Emporia; Scott Hop
kins, Topeka; j. w. Gleed, Topeka:
W. Y. Morgan, Hutchinson.
The members of the board of re-
gents of the state agricultural college
will hold a meeting here this evening.
It is said to be for the transaction of
general business, as all the members
Of the board are to be here to attend
the conference Tuesday.
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