The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-05-20
UNIVERSITY LOSES
Big PRER0GA1IVE
CANNOT DECIDE HEREAFTER WHO
is ELIGIBLE TO ADMISSION
TO SCHOOL.
SENATE MAY KILL SCHEME.
Assembly Delegates Power to State SUI
perintendent After Bancroft
Yields Influence.
KIDNAPPING MEASURE PASSED

MADISON. Wis, May 10 Special
After debate in which Speaker Ban
croft from the chair violated parliament
airy tactics 10y joining in with comments
the Wehrwein bill passed the Assembly
Yesterday afternoon. The bill takes OUT
of the University of Wisconsin faculty
hands the duty of making up the accreu'
ited list of high schools and puts lhas
important duty within the .Jursdicl2n oi
the state supeTintend ent OF pubic tduCa-
ton. The bill was introduced by Nj
Wehrwein. ManitOWoc educator. ut 'he
instance Of &. +. Cary, present state ~,
periuteudent. Mr. Wehrwein Is chalr-
man Of the Assembly committee Oh euu-
cation.
Bancroft Causes Surprise.
When the bill came up for passage
Mcssrs. Leroy and Niebahn ashed ma
il he laid over until several absent mem
hers could sneak on the measure. ne
members favoring the bill showed ne
cided tendency not TO put OIL acton, III
which they were joined by Speaker ban
croft, who Il few days ago maze an ~.
tack on the university IN speaking l"f
the measure. MIR Niebahn, the veneer
able member from jefferson county
made n telling speech against the OH III
which he brought out the conditions ~
would create. He cited several laclS 10
show that it would be mistake 10 per
nit the state superintendent instead OF
the university faculty TO make up the
accredited list and repeated the Wen,
known argument that under the changed
condition many high school pupils from
inferior schools would be unable 10 taIi%
on their work in the university. IN the
midst of his speech Mr.. Niehahn was IN
terrupted suddenly by MIR bancroft from
the speakers chair.
"Will the member from Jefferson Per
nit me to ask a question: he asked.
Certainly" answered MT. Nlebahh.
Il shall be pleased to answer IT.
We'll, then, will you tell me If there
is any reason IN God Almighty's world
why a boy or girl who can keep up WIN
the university work shouldn't be admit
tedT"
Bill Passes with Big Lead.
Mr.. Vicbahn was yisibly startled, but
answered it satisfactorily, saying that
there was no inclination TO bar pupli
who was able to take the work.
Assemblyman Dorner of MiiwauHee
made a short address following Mr.. we
balm in which he reminded his COZ,
leagues that under the terms OF the Oh,
the high schools would be deprived OF
tit NuIuhDA' 'io I'''''' -
professors. .....i..
you mean to say that the university
would ignore the high schools # the IN
passed. called down the speaker IRON
the chair,
Mr.. DOrnor answered in the negative
explaining that the university, however
would have taken from il the power e
inspect and make MP the accredited hsI
of high schools.
Right after Mr.. Dorncr's answer Mr
Bancroft put the question Of laying INT
bill over and il was lost. lie then pa
the question Of passage and the hI
passed by an overwhelming vote.
1t is generally understood thnt tn
W chrwen bill is slated for death IN Tia
Senate In the regular course OF leglr
latye procedure it will come up IN In
higher body next week.
The Assembly ordered to engrossmcn
the bin providing n penalty of life i'm
prisonment for kidnapping, the bill hcln.
q result Of the recent Whitla kdnapul
case.
The more-than-one-term-fo shcriifs bill
was re-kilied when motion was dc
feated for the reconsideration Of the yOt'
by which this proposal was killed re
Gently.
Eugrossment was ordered on the bill
Of Senator Browne. giving 10 the state
park board full power TO supervise stat,
parks.