Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1915-10-28
STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION
WHILE HANDICAPPED BY SHORT
AGE OF FUNDS IS TRYING
TO KEEP SCHOOLS UP
TO HIGH STANDARD.

Mr.. H. Hariand, member Of the
state board of education, returned
home Saturday evening af0er having
spent an entire week at Lewiston
and Moscow, in attendance at a
meeting Of the beard, and for the
reason that the Payette Valley is so
Well represented by students at both
the Normal School and the UniyersN
It viii be of interest to our people
to know just what these institutions
are doing, as the facts were set
forth briefly by Mr.. Harland in an
interview given the Enterprise scribe.
Perhaps the largest single item
under consideration by the board
was the financial summary of each
of these state educational Institutions
and in this connection it is crafty
ing to be able to say that these as
schools show a very healthy condi-
ton, so much so in fact, that it has
been considered an appropriate time
o start a campaign to bring the
State University and State Normal
schools in closer touch with the
people of the state.
The uniform budget system in
augurated by the board at an of
the institutions is such as to make
Il possible TO obtain accurate knowl-
edge of the daily financial condition
Of each, thus insuring against any
deficit at the end of the bi-ennium
such as has been experienced in
former years.
The spirit of co-operaticn and CO.
ordination at each institution shows
a most remarkable improvement and
this condition is largely due to the
fact that all are now considered as
State Institutions and not merely
local. The fact that they are now
considered and handled as State IN
stitutions has been demonstrated on
various recent occasions, through
the large savings that have been
made possible in buying equipment
and supplies by contract, from the
lowest and best bidders. While this
policy has been criticised by some
local dealers, the schools and the
taxpayers of the state have not suf-
fered.
Plans are rapidly being put into
action for the visitation and stand
ardization of our rural and high
schools-co-operating in this work
with the county and city superintend-
ents-thus carrying out what in the
opinion of the board, Is the solu-
ton of its biggest problem, viz:
that of seeing that pupils IN OUT
rural and public schools are given
such an education as will best TT
them. for their life's work.
Under strict supervision and die
rection the various demons ration
and experimental farms are becom-
ing more nearly disappearing and
are fast approaching that condition
for which they were primarily es-
tablished, namely, to test out practi-
cal methods suited to the particular
locality and to put the best IN opera
tion as definite object lesson.
Within the near future President
Brannon of the University, is to-
visit the high school of this city and
It Is planned to have him remain
over for the purpose of addressing
our people in the evening OF the day
Of his visit. We may also anticipate
a visit to our city by the University
alee Club which made such a won
1erful impression IN the various
towns visited In the northern part
If the state last year. Plans are
now being made for tour of south |
ern Idaho by this club and Psyette
will be one of the places selected.
Definite details of these matters VIII
,e announced later.