Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22

unYvsnIfy y contrary 70 the entire
present trend Of legislation IN the
state"
Students of the University OF Wis
consin are up in arms and have ad-
dressed an unsigned circular letter to
tue legislature attacking the admins
tIation of the university and asking
that q commission. independent of the
president and the faculty, be appoint
ed to conduct the AFFAIRS of the state
institution. The petition and circu-
lar letter purports to come from q
committee of students" and, among
other things. it strikes at the system
Of fraternities and sororieties tolerat-
ed at Wisconsin.
The charge is made that when one
OF the deans concludes TO eject stu
dent In any course, further effort upon
the part of the student to continue
In the university is futile. This is
the opinion Of the best attorneys in
the state" says the CIRCULAR letter The
student is followed persistently. main.
tains the committee, into every class
and the instructors are compelled to
mark him upon a scale OF perfection
which demands impossibilities from
the student The petition calls upon
the legislature ito cut out the cancer
of dominating deanism" The faculty
and board of regents is characterized
as a "headless institution. where ev-
cry body's business is nobodys bust.
ness and nobody is responsible"
With considerable legislation pend
ing which relates to administrative af-
fairs at the university, there is no de
nying that this letter has made an i'm.
preston and that II will have some in.
fiuence upon the members.
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Assemblyman Stern's bill providing
for a non-p partisan nomination of ju
dieial candidates in Milwaukee county
passed the assembly by vote of SIS
TO 35 despite the eloquent and earnest
opposition Of Speaker Ingram. who left
his chair to occupy place upon the
floor TO argue against the bill A great
many measures relating to home rule
in the states metropolis are pending,
and this particular non-partisan bill
developed interesting debate.
THE judiciary of the state belongs
to Wisconsin" declared Speaker In
gram. THE circuit courts are the
great trial courts Circuit court
- hat
county in passing upon matters OF in
terest to the public and the entire
state. II the bill were so drawn as to
provide non-partisan nomination all
over Wisconsin | would vote for It.
AS 1t stands, relating only to Milwau-
Milwaukee city, II looks like special
legislation. | believe that we are
walking upon dangerous ground when
we vote to make radical changes IN
our judiciary"
Speaker Ingram paid a tribute tc
the Socialists who oppose the bill when
It was we'll known that politically
they would gain by It's passage He
also criticised the Democrats for 60
ing into a caucus and deciding e
support this measure when there was
not a single Democratic representative
in the house from Milwaukee. As.
semblyman Long. ore of the Demo
cratic leaders, vigorously denied tina
| such a caucus was held.
MY vote is my own vote" he said
"and ! believe It is the same with
other Democrats"
All but two of the Democrats in III,
house voted in favor OF Mr. Stern'f
bill and all Of the Social Democrats
voted against II.
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