The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-06-18

that the efficiency of the university
would not be endangered even if it
should sometimes happen that one or
because of political situation, or
for other cause, should fail to act"
Close Vote on Education Bill Seen.
With the administration machinery
working more smoothly than at any
time during the session, the assembly
advanced to engrOsSment the bill
creating a central board of education
for the University of Wisconsin, nor
nal schools, Stout Training school
and the state mining school.
Much of the opposition to this bill
has been overcome because of the
open manner in which the subject has
been handled and because many sug
gestiOns made by educators have been
incorporated in the bill, according to
administration men. Despite this con-
tention, however, the measure will
not have an easy time of it in the as
sembly, where the final vote is expect
Ell to be very close.
Before being advanced the following
amendments to the bill were adopted:
By Assemblyman George Hambrecht
To make the membership Of the
board fifteen instead of thirteen, at
least three members to be women, one
member to be a practical farmer and
one member to be wage Garner, one
number to be nominated to the govern
or by the faculty of the university and
one by the normal school presidents,
the governor retaining the power to
appoint.
By Assemblyman S. A. SCHNEIDER
Changing the name of commissioner
of education to executive secretary"
By Assemblyman w. HI. O'Brien-
Providing that the board shall be non
partisan in it's complexion, with not
more than seven members Of one
political party serving on the board
An amendment Incorporating the
plan urged by President c. r. Van
Eiise of the university was rejected.
1t would substitute a board of esti-
mates and appointments to have
control of the finances of the entire
state education system, for the pro-
posed central board.
Van Hse Speaks For Dormitories.
Speaking against the proposition to
repeal an appropriation for mems
dormitory at the university, Mr.. Van
Hise said:
I'm the absence of dormitories the
men have found living quarters in
rooming houses The demand for
rooms has been so great that the
rents are high. Poor to fair rooms
average i'll price per student from
$l.25 per week to So per week. Some
very poor rooms are lower and good
rooms mostly higher than these fig
llres.
"The high cost of rooms that afford
at all decent accommodations has led
the rapid development of the fraterni-
ty system, under which the more
Well-tO-do students in groups own or
rent their own houses. At the present
time we have q mems fraternity
houses, accommodating about 700
men.
"The fraternity system has for two
previous sessions of the legislature
PRODUCING aristocratic features into the
university which are not conducive to
its best interest.
''The irrefutable answer which the
fraternities have made has been that
tie university has not furnished them
decent living quarters at reasonable
rates, and the clubs and fraternitieS
were at least improving the housing
conditions Of the students
For Maintenance of Democracy.
''It has been our ideal to maintain
living conditions at the university
such that boy of ability without re
spect to the condition of his parents
might find a way through the univer-
sity. This is the most fundamental as
set of a true democracy If a boy of
ability, even if wholly self-supporting,
even if without parental assistance,
Can go through cur school system, in
Guiding the university, we shall main
tain the essentials of a democracy:
but if the time ever comes when this
is not possible, We will have lost the
essentials OF democracy.
''It makes ones heart cry to see the
poor boys living in small, unsanitary
rooms, badly lighted, poorly ventilated,
insufficiently heated, cheerless; and
eating at dog wagons.
"The plan is to introduce dormitory
system, the room rent of which shall
be as low as possible in order that
the poor boy may find decent quarters
in the university.
Cost Per Student
Gas a result of study plans have