The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1913-04-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET.
State Board Takes Up Work at Meet
ing in Boise.

The state board of education held
it's first meeting today under the new
law creating it and organized with the
election of the following officers.
Observation-Disclosures S. Bruce.
Vice president-H. Harland.
Secretary-Herman j. Rossi
The board discussed informally the
question of the election of a commits
sioner of education. Over so appli-
cants are on file.
Two propositions presented them
selves to the board, the first to can
vass the applications, sift them down,
and later elect a commissioner who
will be given general supervision over
state institutions, and second to have
both commissioner and financial
agent, the latter to have charge Of the
finances of the institutions.
The first meeting of the new state
board of education which will have
general supervision over the state
educational institutions of Idaho, was
held today when the board organized,
discussed the situation that confronts
the educational institutions of the
state, the policy to be adopted and
followed by the board and the ques-
ton of the employment Of commits
sioner of education and financial
agent. Mr.. Bruce was elected presi-
dent, Mr.. Harland vice president and
Mr.. Rossi, secretary. All members of
the board were present. They are:
Walter S. Bruce, Boise, who holds the
one-year term; David L.. Evans OF
Malad, two-year term; Herman ].
Rossi, Wallace, three-year term; H.
Harland, Payette, four-year term;
Evan Evans, Grangeville, five-year
term The meeting was held in the
department Of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction, with Miss
Grace M. Shepherd, who is made an
ex-officio member of the board by the
law.
The fact that the first official meet
ing of the board was held today and
that it organized for business under
the new law, automatically marked
the passage of all boards of trustees
of state educational institutions as
we'll as the board of regents of the
University of Idaho, or those which
have had control of the affairs of the
Idaho Industrial Training school at
St. Anthony, which stands in the light
of reformatory; the Academy of
Idaho at Pocatello, the State Normal
at Albion, the school for the deaf,
dumb and blind at Gooding, the State
Normal at Lewiston and the Univer-
sity of Idaho at Moscow.
While the board of education this
morning did not discuss the constitu
tional provision relating to the board
of regents of the University of Idaho,
this question was raised when the
matter was discussed with one Of its
members. The law authorizing the
board of control gives it jurisdiction
over the University of Idaho. The
constitution provides in section 10 of
article as follows:
1.-THE location of the University of
Idaho, as established by existing laws,
is hereby confirmed. All rights, i'm
munities, franchises and endowments,
heretofore granted thereto by the ter
ritory of Idaho are hereby perpetual
ed unto the said university. The re-
gents shall have the general super
vision Of the university, and the con-
troll and direction of all the funds of,
and appropriations to, the university,
under such regulations as may be
prescribed by law No university
lands shall be sold for less than 500
per acre, and in subdivisions not to
exceed 100 acres to any one person,
company or corporation"
The new law creating the state
board of control after enumerating
the institutions over which that board
shall have control says: For the
general supervision. government and
control of the public schools Of the
state, state board Of education.
which shall also constitute the board
of regents OF the University of Idaho,
is hereby created and established, to
be known as the state board of edu-
cation and board of regents of the
University OF Idaho" 1t is claimed
that the constitution is SO worded that
the new board of control can take
over the duties of the board Of regents
Of the University of Idaho and the
management OF that institution for 1t
is specifically made the board Of re-
gents Of the university.
The board faced over so applica-
lions for the position OF commissioner
OF education. They come from ali
sections of the United States. While