Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-11-07

Imotice of the writer, admitted that
He gives the public a great amount
q interesting information
The Press Bureau, however is not
concerned either with the praise OF
blame from the opposition press. Its
cole uuruose is to give out correct
information concerning public affairs
and get it printed, and as these let
tArs reach a hundred thousand or
more homes in Kansas every week.
there is little wonder that the AN
VA chorus" is very much excited.
The attack OF the Topeka Capital
the WiHistOD person, and the uQ-
Known Sometime Regent on the
Board OF Educational Administration,
has fallen flat. The Sometime Re-
gent" freely admitted that Wiiliston
did not know anything about the
anbject upon which he had the au-'
Sactty to lecture the Governor and
The people OF Kansas, and he has
been pointed out by the Salina Un-
lon. THE Williston letter contains
uacontroverHble internal evidence thai
She writer is an ignorant ass, but
ding into a matter in which he has
20 concern other than that OF the
professional meddler and mischief
maker who has an unsatisfied cray
ing for notoriety,' and referring to
ne anonymous sometime regent"
tie Union peMinently remarks.
At a general proposition it may be
taken that amy man who writes for
the papers and signs an assumed
name does so because the force OF
Nis communication would be weaken
ed q his personality and character
were known to the readers. The Un7
ION has no way Of identifying the
unknown Sometime Regent" It is
obvious, however, from the tone, man
ner and matter of his COMMUNICATION
that the people Of Kansas made no
mistake when they asked for law
that would prevent such men as he
from serving ON the boards of the
great state schools. His letter is a
tissue of ignorance, misrepreSenta-
ton and prejudice.
There is one proposition on which
all thoughtful Kansas EDUCATORS are
a unit. The higher state schools all
should be so conducted that they
may be a harmonious and scientific.
ally cO-Ordinated system Of liberal
and professional higher education.
Nhey should not be rivals for the
favor of the people, the patronage Of
Students, or the appropriations Of the
legislature. Each school has a worE
70 do that is fairly well defined by
the constitution and the laws of tht
state. Under separate governing
board every one OF the higher
schools had developed a tendency t
= go beyond the purposes for which
It was established and maintained.
There was rivalry before the leg
tsiature. Every man who has evel
served IN the Kansas legislator,
Knows that every school planned ana
carried on systematic campaign t,
secure larger appropriations entirel
without regard to the needs Of tn
&ther institutions. AS a result O
this enlargement Of the fled TO
which schools were established tn
normal at Emporia and the Univel
sity at Lawrence are both maintain
dog teachers colleges; the agrieul
tural college and the university ar
both maintaining well equipped an
extraordinarily expensive technics
schools of engineering; and all tn
normal schools as we'll as the agri
cultural college are doing an immens
amount of secondary work for whic
the people pay double in the supper
Of their local high schools as wei
Is IN THE constantly growing apprC
priatiOns for normal school work.
The single board is certainly in Din
with modern tendencies in admins
UatiOn. Its fOrerunner in Kansas
the board Of control Of the state cha,
liable institutions, has justified ey
cry argument urged in favor Of it
adoption. If the state schools are b
be coordinated and are to do thei
great work in harmony with eacl
6ther, attaining maximum Of eff
cheney at a minimum OF expense
they must beunder the direction O
a single governing body.
In his discussion Of the visit o
the administrative board to Salt LAX
City Sometime Regent comes yer.
dangerously near the line that divid