Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-12-03
WOULD ELECT BOARD
ny A POPULAR VOTE

SALT LAKE CITY. Nov 2s.-Cre-
alton OF state board Of education, to
be elected by popular vote, with
power TO appoint n commissioner Of
education and a corps OF assistants.
was recommended by the Utah Edu-
,ational association yesterday. the
last day OF the most successful con-
vcntion In the history Of the society.
The plan would do away with the
office OF state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction. an elected officer. The
commissioner 81 education would re-
place him. The recommendation was
made In the adoption Of the report OF
the laws committee Some Of the
delegates objected to the report. but
when the motion TO adopt was put u
carried easily. The changes proposed
are In line with the desire OF the
teachers to place direct supervision ~
the school system outside partisan
political influence.
Besldes urging state board Of edu-
cation and commissioner Of cduca-
tion the report Of the avs committee
recommended complete revision Of
the state laws relating Co schools Up
on adoption OF the reports these rec
concentrations became the rccommcn-
dations OF the association. They may
be summarized as follows:
That school funds be available 40
soon as possible after taxes are coll
lected. that county school districts Of
the first class elect one school board
member annually for a term Of five
years. that the state course Of study
be outlined before the adoption of
text books: that county superintend
ents be sufficiently paid TO insure de-
votion Of all their time to the work
that county commissioners have the
power 20 consolidate school districts
regardless OF population; that a lew
be enacted providing for election Of q
representative state board Of cduca.
/ ton Co act as board Of control. with
power a. appoint commissioner OF
education. state grammar grade
supervisor. both OF whom shall bs
experts In education; a state schoo
architect and such other profession.
ally qualified persons as shall be nee
essary TO supervise the schools
official Organ Wins.
The move TO discontinue the Utai
/ Educational Review as the official or
gan was characterized by n tilt be
tween A. NJ. Merrill OF box Eide
county and President q. ". child. Mr
Merrill charged that the chair wa
favorinK those who would retain tn
official organ. Mr.. child rcscnte,
the insinuation and declared the chat
was merely cndcavoring Co be fair
MIR. Mcrrili apologized.
Friends OF the Educational Review
fought valiantly Co retain II as the OF
fetal organ. since abolition Of II n
such would kin the publication. How
ard II. briggs. the newly elected presi
dent. was one OF those who cham
pioned the Review. AZ the end o
discussion on the proposal 10 do ava
with the official organ w. J. Greer q
Utah county moved 20 lay the motto
on the table. This carried and tn
official organ was retained.
The petition 90 AIMED Article II q
the constitution. arbitrarily fixing IN
three days preceding Thanksgiving q
the dates for the convention and CIV
Ing tho convention or the board 4
trustees power TO set the dates. cam
up Just before the noon adjournmcn
when many delegates had left th, al
Those present voted against IA IN
the change. but when the propoH
came before the convention again
the afternoon. on motion to recoi
slider. Il was carried by n HubHtantil
vote. IL IL understood that the tru
tees will communicate with evei
} board OF education and every teach'
In the state 90 ascertain what conveI
ton dates will satisfy n majority.