The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-05-13
See NEE6 OF new MANAGERS
Wide Difference Of Opinion as to
Whether or Not the President of the
State University Should Be Made
Member of the General Board.

LII there ever was any doubt Of the
attitude of the people of Wisconsin to-
ward the idea Of establishing central
board of education it has been cleared
up by correspondence between Governor
Philip and educators who represent the
common schools.
The governor propounded the follow
ing questions to county superintendent
and principals of county training school.
Question No. Should the public
system of the state be included among
the educational institutions to be gov
erned by central board
Question No. 2-Should industrial ed
cuation be placed under the supervis-
ion of central board?
Question No. 3-Should the state sup
erindent of public instruction be made
member of such board ex-oficio. or
otherwise
Question No. 4-Should the president
of the university be made member
of such board ex-oficio, or otherwiseg
Question No. 5-Should there be a
central board Of estimate to handle the
finances of educational institutions in
addition to the existing boards9
Question No. 6--Should there be a
central board to take the place of all
existing boards9
Sixty-fve definite answers have been
received from these educators within
few days. In a few more cases the
answer came in form Of letter which
discussed the questions in way that
no definite conclusion was reached. The
writer generally indicated that the sub
ject was SO large that he had not given
it due consideration. However, on many
of the points at issue these writer's
gave the governor valuable suggestions.
There seems to be no argument on
the question Of whether the public
school system and the industrial edu-.
cations should be placed under the sup
ervision Of the central board. On ques-
tion No. l the result was forty nine in
favor and nine against. On question
No. 2 the result was forty-seven in IA
vor and seven against.
On the question of the state super
'intendent of public instruction being
made member of the board the re-
suit was even more emphatic in favor
be made a member. Thirty four said
ers voted yes, and but six in the neg
ative.
There was a wider difference Of opin-
ion on the question of whether or not
the president Of the university should
be made member. Tbitry-four said
he should be member of the board
in one way or another, and twenty five
declared he should have no part in it.
This question was based on the broad
basis of consideration of the position,
and President Van Hise was not
brought into the matter in any way.
On the question of the establishment
of central board of some kind there
were but few answers in the negative.
The writers seemed to feel the need of
some central authority for the finances
of educational institutions without ques-
ton. Nineteen said that there should
be central board of estimate but were
for the retention of the present boards
to handle the educational side of the
work. Forty-six, however, voted no on
this proposition.
On the question of the establishment
of a central board to take the place
of all existing boards. and to have gen
eral supervision both from the financial
and educational sides of all institutions
forty-six voted Eyes and nineteen
voted, Emo"
Those in Madison who favor the CEN
trail board of all institutions and the
abolishing of the present board, declare
that the result of this correspondence
bears out without question their posi-
ton and that it is further proof that
the people of the state are with the
governor in this part or MS program.