The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-12-03
STATE SCAOOLS
TO HAVE NO DEFECTS

lhe preliminary canvass -
6ias 6o.s rom the six institutions for
,boII bidl appropriations showed that
silelr 'an work and their hnanciae needs
"ere growing. Deterioration ~
;uuiiuIiles ~ and equipment made An
Ip,npoItant item Of expense The
Dodrd stated asthier belief that ~.
peopie OF the state desired an ali
Iiilles 10 give reasonable suonort ta
thelr educational institutions ana
YET thes Rave from the outset held
clearly IN mind the special demand
ior econom in all state affairs AT mis-
'i4e OF general stringency.
III december the Board will maet
70 pass hnally upon the reoutsts for
appropriations for all ins ftutione
under its control. These rsouestS
WI tnen De presented by the Hoard
W yhe iegis lature, as the law directs,
ne large volume OF routiue husi
ness iDt OF schools required day and even.
ing sessions for four diys
eoI the first time in many years.
tlie SIX state educational institutions
MuIch nave been uEder the manage-
meht OF the State Board OF Edue..
Cloh Tor little over a year, will all
come before the legislature witbouC
a dehcit. Furthermore, at least
tnree OF tho six ~il have balances on
nand, aggreRating nut less than SI5..
OOO. Jhtse are the figures which
were presented to the members of
the Board at their special meeting in
BOISE last week. 1t was icdicsted
Ghat when the figures we're compiled.
Lurther cretitsble results might be
found Ia the purchase of fuel and
supplies. This is the showing that
the Board will make at the next leo.
islature.
The absence OF deficits will prob-
aoly be more appreciated by the re-
turning legislators than by the newly
elected SOl0ns. In former ye.rs de
hclts have been the rule rather than
the exception, while an actual sur
plus was out of ordinary.
Turning back surpIuseS which
might have been spent lies not been
10 the past, and the policy
mas been questioned by some. But
the Board stands firmly to the prin.
clple that expenditures are wisely
made only Ehen the outlay is timely
and necessary.
The coordination of the institu-
tiOns under the one Doard plan makes
possible y new departure in the bien-
nial reports: Namely, TO include in
one volume the reports of all state
Institutions. While il is
thought that 6nanclal saving will
result, the chief advantage will be
of refereDcs for those u.s.
ing the publication. The biennial
report of the State Superintendent Of
Punlic Instruction will also be in
Guided at Miss Shepherd ssreQuest.
President Brannon, of the Univer-
Sity OF Idaho, unlike most college
presidents, teaches classes himself, in
Plant Physiology aud Plant Pathol
Ogy, chiefly for Agricultural students.
There are few men in the country
who are his equal in this and similar
subjects. AS matter of fact, the
class in Plant Pathology, or diseases
Of plants, had been waiting more
than a year for this advanced and
technical inst. uction. These subjects
are exceedingly praccal na great ag
rlcuitural state, out the board deter
mined to relieve DR.. Brannon from
part Of this extra burden by employ
ing a Plant Pa biologist as soon as
funds we're available.
The larger attendance at the Good
ing Deaf and Blind School has made
necessary the employment OF an addi-
tional teacher. Not only is the school
OVercroWded, but considerable
number of deaf and blind children in
various parts OF the state are still
lncared for.