The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-22
IN STIRRING SPEECH LATAH'S SENATOR DE-
FENDS BRILLIANTLY IDAHO'S
SCHOOL SYSTEM
RAPS DESTRUCTIVE PLANS
Commissioners Declared Too Hasty-Nez Perce, Gus
| ter Kootenai Same Sentiments-Educationa
Topics on the Calendar for Weeks
BY D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star-MirrOr)

BOISE. Jan. 22.-The senate resolu-
ton Number Five for constitutional
amendment abolishing the office OF
state superintendent seems now to be
suffering a slow death. Its death-kneil
was sounded this morning when Sen
ator Jerome j. Day of Latah IN the
committee of the whole fought the
measure as untimely and unhasty, de-
claring that the public school system
of Idaho was being obliterated piece
meal. He declared that plans had been
evolved by the state commissioner and
the board of education for the entire
readtustment of educational affairs in
Idaho before, he believes, they had
had time to study the problems cor
rectly.
Junior College Denounced
He denounced the Junior college plan
as being the first move towards dis
membering the university and register
ed his unqualified opposition to this
>and other Recommendations.
Commissioner Too Hasty
Senator Day declared that the mem
bers OF the Board were probably SIN.
cere in their plans but he challenged
vigorously the ability of the commits
sioner OF education to work out these
stupendous problems in the short
space of time he has resided in the
state Of Idaho.
Day Makes Deep Impression
Senator Day stated further that the
hoard did not come before the legisla-
ture with. a well authenticated plan
and for that reason he would oppose
abolishing the office Of state supern-
tendent at this time.
Senator Day made stirring Address
and was given the most respectful at
tention, his obviously sincere opinions
being couched in such direct terms as
Ito carry conviction and great weight.
Senator Macbeth to the Rescue
county supported Senator Day by call
ing attention to the important state
boards of which the state superinte-
tendent is by the original constitution
a member; and he pointed out forcibly /
the irreparable injury which would be
Gpne in abolishing the office at this |
c1rsical time.
People Showed Their Hands
Senator Bundy of Nez Perce de-
c1ared that he was opposed to the
abolition of the office of state super
intendent because the people of the
state of Idaho took the first opposing
step to any such a program when at
the election just past they refused to
eliminate the state superintendent as
a member of the state land board.
Frazier's Heart Right
Senator Frazier of Kootenai voiced
the views of Senator Day.
Hart Saves the Day
Senator Elliott of Bonner county pre-
sented motion to report favorably on
the matter when the committee arose,
but Senator Hart of Jefferson county
saved the motion from coming to Il
vote by moving to recommit the mat
ter to the educational committee. This
was carried.
Work Cut Out For Weeks f
Educational problems will occupy f
The attention of both houses for the G
next few weeks. t
Academy's Name to Change
Today in the house, Representative ),
Thrailkill of Ada offered bill in the :
house to change the name of the ac-
ademy at Pocatello to the Idaho Junior :
College and then broaden its charter.
It is understood that another bill will :
be introduced tomorrow in the senate
changing its name to the Idaho Tech
nicaI Institute.
Bill to Abolish Albion "
Representative Thrailkill also