The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1913-03-13

Three of the potent for legislative weakness
Idaho will be removed before the next legislative
In approximately the following order Of influence they
The election Of u. S. senator.
The state schools appropriations
County divisions
Twenty-Five the required thirtyx have al
ready ratified the amendment for the direct election Of
ato and it probable that enough Others will do this
to make 1T effective for 1914 At rate they will do
by the next and take this destructive element out of
legislative politics.
The new board of control should do away with all the
airy between the schools for life for legislative pref
and destroy formidable trading element In par
cular the university has offended against both good taste
and good busnessthough possibly is due the system
and not to individual choice At rate the single board
of control will hereafter make out budget for all the edu
caona Institutions and eliminate the present log rolling and
trading practices.
While there still several county division
pending it is safe guess that most of them will be settled
by vote next that the legislature needs only to rat
fy what the people demand To take this question of
the legislature much done this year by max
ing most of the divisions by establishing the precedent of
referring proposed divisions the people for long
step towards honest legislation.
Considering these three most destructive elements of Ida
no politics process of quick settlement if already fin
ally settled, the outlook good for future legislation.
Without doubt the board of control for all the
state educational institutions of the most important
measures passed by any Idaho legislature in years.
Regret it must the distribution ofthe state schools
peculiarly unfortunate. The university in the North
by rail it miles from the real of populations and
is only miles from bigger college in richer
In trying invoke pride rival the Washington col
lege the has been led into the childish bizarre
lines of thought and action Through political support the
Lewiston Normal, another northern school 400 miles from
the center Of population has propeed greatly The Albion
Normal has been isolated and neglected The Pocatello
Academy has been a misft state high school, Now the ad
ustmen of these political mistakes to be attempted by the
new board
Certainly and probably two of these institutions will
get the executive axe The state cannot nationally or ade
quately support them they And Others might
have to be moved Either the university the Lewiston
Normal must 60 any rational adjustment Both could
vast of money and render far greater efficiency by
combining them An appropriation to pay the railroad fare
of students from the far ends of the state for either
would be wise provision There is however, need for
good system of agricultural and technical Schools above the
high school grade, and equipped local high schoocan
be; scattered the state where all reach henever
day academies not colleges granting degrees These could
be located wherever of the schools abandoned
and few others located where found advisable faculty
possibly teachers should handle each of these
And there you have the outline of what most educators
md business apart from those tied particular schools
n sentimental way, would approve
The bill calls for a commission of five, each to receive
300 year and 1t leaves only four classes
accept place. The obess to whom that 800 Z
ooks good the graspng politician who opportunity be
him, the idle society rich to whom it would be
diversion fad the business and who big SC
nd broad minded enough be willing to sacrifice for the ii
good The governor showing ability max
ng good appointments that should make notable
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