The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-12
KANSAS cOMMENT
A GOOD WORK.


The meeting of the regents of the
state educational institutions was a
good idea on the part of Governor
Hoch. The fact that such a confer
ence was called did not mean that
there was any real friction in the
tnere IS none. Governor Hoch went
10 especial pains to point out this ex-
cellent condition. But there was no
doubt that all of the institutions
would be helped by a mutual ac-
quaintance with the plans and meth
0ds OF the other. There has been a
little d1fference as to policy at the
State Agricultural college and a ques-
ton as to whether that college should
put in its best ticks and spend its
money on studies and work in line
with the great agricultural interests
OF the state, or whether it should go
IN Tor engineering and make that
group of sciences a speciality. But
this was matter up to the board of
the agricultural college and the legis-
lature and was not affected this way
or that by the other boards.
The gratifying fact is that there is
no cause and no appearance of fric-
ton between the institutions. There
isn't even the little jealousy that
might be expected when each is look
Ing after its own and does not always
know what the others are doing. I'm
der the wise and decent and common
sense management Of the university
the Normal school and the Agricul-
tural college, the three have de-
veloped In such a way that every
citizen of Kansas can be proud Of the
conditions and the work.
By calling the boards together
Governor Hoch followed the plan he
has taken in other matters. He made
every institution better by the i'm
provement which must come from
association and the consequent feel
ing of thorough understanding and
intelligent cooperation in the higher
educational work Of the state
Hutchinson News.
A BRIGADE POST IN SIGHT.
That Fort Leavenworth was ulti.
mately to be a brigade post has beer
the belief here for many years. One
OF the features to encourage 1T hai
been the fact OF central location. Other
straws pointing this way have been the
abandonment one after the other Of
small posts in various parts of the
country The great drawback to thi!
development has been politics, by
which is meant the use of political in.
fiuence by certain members of con
gress to get appropriations for othel
out OF the way reservations in theil
districts. 1t has been politics which
has Dccu TSSpOuSlDle LOT the ndHulcdI
| to the working out of the plan of con
verting few of the important post
of the country into brigade posts, b,
limiting general appropriations fol
barracks and quarters to not NOR
than $150,000 annually for any on
post.
The approval by the house on Frida.
| of the conference report which recon-
| mended the removal of this restriction
| is extremely significant. 1t now open,
the way for the department to e
ahead and create it's brigade posts
And this is what should have beer
done years ago. A Capitalization o.
the standing army will mean econom!
from the beginning. 1t will at once
cut off the leak in the federal treasur.
occasioned by the maintenance Of 10
| of valueless posts.Yt
Fort Leavenworth, at this time whel
| a choice is to be made as to the fort
| to be specially favored by advance
| ment to the importance of brigad'
posts is particularly fortunate in tina
| it has for its friends two men of sucl
| responsibility and official position a.
William H. Taft and General Bell
| chief of staff of the United State
army.-Leavenworth Times.