Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-01-09

enirely of business men and educat-
ors and with no state officials on
those boards, and still better i'm the
opinion of many persons, one board
of five members, with no state Off
cials on it, would be still better for
the schools and the taxpayers.
Whether one board or three is
continued, smaller boards are in the
line of progress. With all the schools
running under separate local boards
there is all the stimulus OF local en-
terprise and local rivalry to extend
their functions in all directions and
increase their appropriations largely
for work done that is duplication
How to cut out duplicate courses
OF study, how to introduce better bus
mess management, how TO secure bet
ter educational administration. high
er professional standards in each in
stitutlon, and confining that institu-
ton TO It's legitimate functions as pro-
vlded by law--these problems are
alone possible OF solution under one
board
One board for all these educational
institutions would introduce order
tions OF these Institutions and enable
the state TO develop educational work
along such lines as are most needed
by the people. The highest perma-
nent proper development of higher
education is possible under one
board.
The one board OF five regents
should be composed OF men who are
not residents OF the locality where
the institution is located. There
should be no men on such n board
who have local or home" interests
TO protect or promote, or who would
go to trading TO protect local Issues.
Similar Action in Washington
The following telegram from olym-
pia, Wash, to the oregonian shows
that similar action is contemplated In
the state north OF us;
THE state board OF control will
recommend TO tho next legislature
that the positions OF twenty-five re-
gents and trustees OF the state higher
educational institutions be abolished
and In their stead central body OF
three educators and business men be
appointed to have full charge OF the
state college, state university and
three normal schools.
-. II. Davis, OF the board, who
penned the recommendation today,
fayors paying the board members
$4,000 a year each, and declares the
proposed businessike method will
prove n saving over the present
plan OF no-salaried regents. He
points out all the regents are men
OF affairs whose personal interests
occupy so much OF their time that
they cannot give proper attention to
the schools.
III II the plan goes through the
legislature IL will only be after a bit
ter fight. University and college
and each OF the normals have ever
been bitter rivals for legislative IA
would fear the other might get an
advantage under the three-man board
plan.
state college enthusiasts, and
they are the most active workers
and most successful here every ses-
sion, will no doubt oppose the plan,
seeing in II an attempt 10 do away
with the present actual control OF
that institution by President Enoch
A. Bryan. II is not certain that Gov
ernor Mead will indorse the plan.
(Title of the Act,)
An act entitled "An act providing
for the government and control OF
the University of Oregon, az Eugene;
the Agricultural college of the state
of Oregon. at Corvallis; the Oregon
State Normal school az Ashland, the
Eastern Oregon State Normal school
at Weston; and such other normal
schools as may be hereafter estab-
lished, by one board Gppointed by the
governor, called "the Board OF Re
gents of the Higher Educational In
prescribing courses Of
study therefor and also for abolish
ing the several existing boards as
follows: The University OF Oregon al
Eugene; the Agricultural College az
Corvallis; the Board of Regents OF
Normal schools and repeating Sec
tions 1910, 35ll,3512, 1913, 351},
35I5, 1916. 3517, 1918, 3519. $500,
8521. 3522, 1928, 1924, 1925, 1926.
S527, 3532, 35S3. 1884. $685., 1881
353S, of Bellinger and COtton's Ammo
Iated Codes and Statutes OF Oregon
and also all OF Chapter 1S9. General
Laws OF Oregon. 1907. and all acts
and parts of acts in conflict here |
with
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTiTU- |
TIONS.
section 4. Name OF Act,
This bin shall be known as the /
Board Of Regents for Higher Educa- /
iopal Institutions bill
section 2. Name Of Higher Educa-
tiOnaI Institutions"
When used In his act, the term /
Higher Educational Institutions,
means the University OF Oregon, at
eugene. the Agricultural College of
he State Of Oregon M Corvallis; the
oregon State Normal school, al Mon
mouth; the Southern Oregon State