Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-08-15
NEW SYSTEM PROPOSED.
State University VIII be Governed by
the Commission Plan.

State University VIII be Governed BY
the Commission Plan.
Mitchell.-With the probability that
it will be some time before a new
president of the state university at
Vermillion is secured, the board of re.
gents has decided to inaugurate a
new system for the control and IL
eminent of the institution. through
the commission plan. Owing to the
fact that the appointment of n one
member of the college faculty to q
temporary position as president
would lead to much friction, the board
of regents decided upon the commits
sion plan and named the five deans,
comprising the dean OF the college of
arts and sciences, dear of engineer.
ing, lean of music, lean of the law
department and dean of the college Of
medicine. These five men are to act
as a body meeting regularly each day
and acting upon all executive and ad-
ministrative affairs of the institution,
which in the organization of the uni
versity are now within the jurisdic-
ton of the president. The majority
vote of the deans shall be regarded as
the action of the commission. One
of the deans shall act as chairman of
the commission for the period of one
month, rotating in the order of their
seniority in relation to their election
to the position now held. j.. II. Julian,
secretary of the university, viii act
as the secretary of the commission
and make a full record of it's actions.
The regents believe that it will be pos
Gihln for thn n1nn RI uynTL mt IN /,
successful manner and it may be con.
tinued indefinitely.
Free-HoIder Bill Unconstitutional.
Huron.-That the Birch free holder
bill passed by the last session Of the
legislature defining a freebooter for
the purpose of signing a saloon petit
ticn Will be declared unconstitutional
by the supreme court, is the belief of
Attorney Ernest d. Eide of this city.
Mr. Eide was a member of the house
when it passed the bill and states that
both in the committee room and on
the floor of the house attempts vera
made to amend the bill by continuing
the majority in the election not the
majority of the tu:ai number of voters
but to those voting OF the lie use
question. Both attempts failed after
much debate and the Journal of the
house records the defeat of the amend.
ment and the passage of the bill with
out it.
The measure containing al emer
gency clause, was passed by the SEN
ate without amendment, signedthy the
governor and became a law in time to
govern the spring elections. Some
where in it's course of passage. after
leaving the house the clause voting
on such proposition" that had been de-
feated in the hous found it's way into
the law of this state. The "drys' of
the house did not learn of the amend
ment till some time after the legisla-
ture had adjourned and the law appar-
emily was in full force and effect.
State Telephone Figures.
Pierre.-The state tax commission
is closing up it's figures on telephone
assessments, and, while it will take
several days to get summaries of the
total of all the companies of the state
there will be an immense increase in
such valuations. The three big com
panies operating in the state, the Da-
kota Central, Nebraska Bell and North
western have been increased from
practically 100000 last year to over
100000 this year. the Dakota Cen
trail going over 81, 900. 900. These com
panies are:
1913. 1912.
Dakota Central ..s1,352,66S $359.o45
Nebraska Bell -. 3S9,432 Ss,O94
Northwestern 49,. 331,43S 1O4,553
The heavy increase in the Nebraska
company valuation is largely account
ed for by the lines they acquired west
of the Missouri river the past year, in
which they secured practical controll
of the territory in that part of the
state west of the Missouri river and
south of the Cheyenne river.
Herbert Gregory Named.
Pierre.-The state securities com