Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-23

/ taken up in the. morning in the com
mittee of the whole. This is a sub
stitute for Dr. Moeurs proposition
IS. The excision of it began in the
beginning. The measure started off:
"A general diffusion of knowledge
and intelligence being necessary to
the preservation Of the rights and
liberties of the people, it shall,
etc"
Mr.. Parsons was on his feet in
stantly, Mr. Chairman" said he,
this language is not even legisla-
tive. 1t sounds like the opening of
good old democratic speech" Ac-
cordiEgly everything was stricken out
to and including people"
Wherever it was provided that
appointments should be made by the
governor with the advice and con-
sent of the senate" Mr.. Kingan man
aged TO have the words in quota
tions eliminated
In the clause relating to the state
superintendent OF education, there
was a patriotic provision that that
officer should have had a residence
of two years in the territory II
was argued against that provision
that ii was only calculated to keep
out new and perhaps better blood,
and out it went.
The entire section relating TO
county superintendents went by the
board on the ground that that was
elsewhere provided for A section
relating to compulsory attendance
was cut. out as legislative matter
already covered by the statutes.
The hottest fight came over the
section providing for the segregation
OF white and cOlOred children and ii
met the fate of many another prOvi-
sion ii being the opinion of the ma
jority of the committee that in view
of the existing statutes there was no
need of constitutional provision on
that subject
DR.. MOeur who had been Objecting
more or less mildly to the manRling
of the bill declared at this point that
II the majority desired their chill
dren to attend this mixed school
they might send them, but he would
not
Mr.. Ingraham offered an objection
to the proposed constitution of the
state board of education. He said il
would be top heavy with educators.
IL had been his experience that such
gentlemen were more theoretical
than practical and he believed that
some good business men should be
on the board to act as a balance
wheel The following is the COM
pleted bill:
1T shall be the duty of the legis-
lature Of the state of Arizona TO enact
such laws as shall provide for the es-
adjustment and maintenance of a gen
eral and uniform public school system.
which shall include kindergarten
schools, common schools, high schools.
normal schools, industrial schools and
university. which shall include an
agricultural college, school of mines.
and such technical schools as NAV be
until such time as il is deemed
advisable to establish separate state in
stitutions for such purposes. 1t shall
also be the duty Of the state legisIa-
-ure to enact such laws as shall pro-
vide for the education and care of the
deaf. dumb and blind.
2-The general conduct and super
vision Of the public school system shall
be vested in a state board of educa-
ton, state superintendent of public in
'truction. county school superintend-
ents and such governing boards for
The state Institutions as may be pro-
rided for by legislative enactment.
State Board of Education.
"3-The state board of education
shall be composed as follows: the gov
ernor. superintendent of public instruc-
ton. president of the university, and
principals of the state normal schools
as ex-officio members, and a city su-
Derintendent of schools, principal of
high school and county superintend-
mt of schools to be appointed by the
governor. The powers and duties of
he board shall be such as may be pre-
cribed by law. The members of the
,oard shall serve without pay. but all
expenses incurred by the
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