Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1913-01-07

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Neay II is not safe, however, for the
members OF the legislature, in consider
INC the needs and requirements of anyI
one Of etu institutions. to allow them
selves to provide therefor without ati
the same time remembering fully thel
needs and requirements of al other
state institutions. and the ability OIL
tho state 10 meet the requirements
tlus laid upon t. While it is true that
We must at no time be niggardly in
the support of our educational institu
lions, it is likewise true that, at the
present time, owing to the absolute
necessity of relieving the burdens of'
Tic tax payer through retrenchment I'M
public expenditures. it is practically
necessary to refrain from making APP
moEriatieus for enlargement and for
general improvements and bcttcrmcnts
which would ordinarily he met with
out serious question. While it may be
difficult, therefore, TO deny certain of
our institutions new buildings or
! HNllEllltHl W lllfii litN Allt'N tNslN -
with seeming justice, the state Of our
finances ana the Imperative necessity
Of reducing taxation require that We
should proceed with the greatest delih'
Grafton and that NE should rcfrain
from making such expenditures as can
ia deferred until "a further biennial
period without serious loss or depie-
ton Of capital already invested. or q
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I complished And this brings us nat
lirally to d consideration of q state
1 board Of control for state institutions
State Board of Control for State In
i situations.
The platform or the Republican party
commits that party in this state to the
enactment Of law providing for the
. creation of non partisan state board
/ Of control for all state educational,
charitable, penal and all other state in
stitutions, to the end that economy and
efficiency of administration and supply
max be effected, and the burden Of tax
alton thereby reduced.
i At the last general election there
was also adopted a proposed amend
ment to the constitution of our state,
which provides for the general super
vision IF state educational institutions
ana the public school system of the
state Of Idaho by state board of edu-
cation the membership. powers and
duties Of which shall be prescribed hN
law 1t is entirely clear to my mind
that the legislative enactment which
is necessary to give this consAtutlonai
amendment force and effect should pc
promptly considered by you. IL IS
questionable whether or not a sta
board Of education for the CONTROL of
orr educational institutions and pubic
school system should be used as a
board Of control for our charitable ana
penal institutions, but there Is no doubt
whatever in my mind as to the adVls-
ability and even necessity of proNld-
ing for the general board of education
contemplated in the constitutional
amendment Just adopted.
II is moro than likely it seems to me,
that the idea of q state board oil edu-
cation will be opposed by those who
are specially interested in any one Of
our existing institutions through iear
that under the guidance and direction
aof one central board the interests Of
their particular institution might sui
fer in comparison with those of some
: Other institution. But in view Of the
| very serious mistake which Was made
in placing our state institutions at such
widely scattered points over the state,
and Of the tremendous cost Of opera
ton necessarily involved in the man
J agement Of such a system. II is ahso-
lutcly Imperative that we seek al this
time to counterfeit. so far as pcssi-
BILE, the cxtraVagant cost of mainte-
Z nance and control, by the creation Of
2 d central board which will be given au-
thuritv to manage all our educational
Institutions, not from the standpoint o.
the apparent needs of any particular
!. one. but from the standpoint of the
] needs Of the educational system Of the
state considered as whole.
Should II ave Five Members.
: 1t is my Judgment that in addition
: to the state board Of education. which
should have general management and
control Of all state institutions and QUA
: public school system. there should alst
be provided one board which shoue
! have control of all our state penal
9 charitable and ether institutions of {
like character. III nay judgment tbs
! board Of education should he com.
$ posed Of five members, including thu
state superintendent Of public instrue-
, ton who should be made ex-offieie
5 member. The duties of this boarf
I should include the general management
! and control of all our state educationa
4 Institutions. 1t should he given au
+ thority to make such investigation;
as may be necessary in order 10 deter
mine the educational needs OF th'
! state and to recommend those meas
ures which should be taken for til,
! import, maintenance and upbuildins o
. each particular Institution within TIL
: state. It should also be given au
> /! thority TO recommend the curtaillnen