Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-02-25
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
OF IDAHO to Have Fixed Income by
the Bill Now Before
Legislature.
COMMISSION FOR FOUR SCHOOLS
State University, Lewiston an(
Normsls and Academy.

Boise Fen. IS - Neither the
Albion normal school nor any
other state school will be aband on
ed as q result of the present legis-
lature. Neither will any depart
ment OF any state school be abol-
ished. This much was settled at
joint meeting of the senate and
house committees on finance and
appropriations today. At that
meeting, at which representatives of
the different schools were present
it developed that the only senti-
ment in favor of dismantling the
Albion school and putting the
strait-jscket upon the academy at
Pocatello was confined to the men,
bers of the junketing committee
that visited these institutions. 1t
also developed that there was little
or no sentiment in the legislature
in favor of wiping out the law de-
partment of the university. Thi 8
department was established but
two years ago and the feeling is
general among the lawmakers that
it should be given fair chance to
prove its worth.
TO GET FIXED YEARLY INCOME.
Another point, and one of vital
importance to the state schools,
was agreed upon in the finance
and appropriations committees
This is that the four schools, the
university, the Lewiston normal,
the Albion normal, and the Poca'
tello academy, shall be put on a
mill tax basis. 1t was agreed that
this would take the schools out o
politics. because under that system
they would be forced to come as
beggars before the legislature. Il
would give them a definite income
upon which they could plan from
year to year, and an income thai
would increase from year to year
with the growth of the state.
The exact rate of the mill ia ,
has not yet been fixed, but it ii
likely that a three-fourths of mil
tax will be established for the I'M
iversity. This, it is estimated
would give that institution abou
$4,000 year on the presen
, assessed valuation of the property
, of the state. This would have tC
. serve for all purposes, buildings
as we'll as maintenance and i'm
provements. A rate of tbree-fifth
of a mill is suggested for The Lew
iston normal, and the same for tn
A Pocatello academy, This woul'
yield about $4,000 for each c
these schools. For the Albion mol
NAL a rate of one-half mill is sug
gested. This would yield abor
$50, 900 each year. 1t is possibl
}. that the Lewiston, Pocatello an
Albion schools will be placed on a
equal footing in this respect. Bill
D will be introduced to establish tn
mill tax proposition for the school
e and the committees have every at
u sursnce that they will go througI
= If this proves to be the case n
: appropriations will be made at tn
i session for these four schools. b,
n they will go at once upon the mi
& tax basis.
al COMMISSION FOR FOUR SCHOOLS.
Nor is this the only radio
change provided. Another is
abolish the board of trustees for {
four schools and establish, as
a substitute, state commission
Of have supervision over all the sta
. schools. To bring about this rest
he the state board may be divided in
mr. four sections, and one commissi
will be chosen for each sectio
a. The state superipteudent of pub