Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-08-14
TWO IMPENDING PROBLEMS OF STATE.

Two points of vital interest to every and voter in
the state of Idaho brought out by developments
connections with the state board of education They may
briefed and enumerated thusy: #5
1T is oregone conclusion that the duties of the new
~ appointed state commissioner OF educaton who it is said
to draw $4,000 will conflict with those already
scrbed for the state superintendent of instruction According
reports from Boise members of education admit
that the task Of segregang the duties of the officials will
be a difficult one. 8
co. 1t said that should the duties of the two
officials overlap to the extent that of the two offices should
necessarily be abolished, development which appears
probable the state superintendent office by the proper
ton of the legislative machinery, would be to CO.
If that to pass what representation will the women
OF Idaho, suffrage state, have at the capitals
Does the appointment of Dr. Ssstl herald the doom of
feminine incumbency of state offices? Ell
Does it mean that and only to occupy posi-
ions OF state IN state where women suffrage has been
honored? s
There other questions of equal Importance which have
grown out OF the acts of the state board of education the
first place citizens hardly logic of the board
holding meeting at Spokane of the elect state
commissioner Secondly not every understands why
not one OF the several efficient Idaho educators who asp
ants given chance in the running when the board met
to consider the appointment
Another touches the pocketbooks of the masses
and which is of particular interest because of connection
with the business administration plan is the cost of the
double educationahead system The taxpayers pay
Sissons salary of $4,000 in addition the state
ntendent OF public instruction The schools state normas
academies and the university made good records
during the past few There has been general
plant there seems to be nothing to warrant $4,000
year officer in addition to the superintendent
1t appears that universal econmy in the interest of the
taxpayers and not business administration will demand
that one of the two offices be dropped
Several OF the questions at issue handled Interestingly
in communication written by asubscrber Rgby Star
in part as follows:
ln reading the Statesman of the 18th noticed dispatch
under Spokane date ne that the Idaho educational
sion had selected Dr. Edward O. Sson of Oregon as
missioner OF education for Idaho This man. it camed
well qualified Can not be obtained from within our
own state who has been engaged school had plenty
OF opportunity to learn of educational Idaho who
qualified for the position if have commissioner of
education! AS believer and worker behalf the cause
OF education for years in this believe we have
many well qualified in Idaho that could perform the duties
of this office better because educaonay measure up to
the requirements and from the standpoint of experience with
educational and school matters and the people Idao they
are much more able to handle state school problems
1T also seems peculiar to the ordinary Dense uneducaed
residents OF Idaho who the that it becomes
for the state educational board Spokane order to
hold meeting to select the commissioner of education Is not
Idaho large enough is there place within
fcenty congena to this Educational board to enable them
to meet within the sate Or because lack of euca
ton on the part of the people that made them the
educational board and caused them Spokane to trans
act their business.
1.-The Satesman account of this meeting goes on further
to say:
Ihe new board now has difficult problem in segregat
ing the duties OF the commissioner and that of
tuona office OF state superintendent there be