Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-16

q The state board of education has is
gued an advanced copy of its legisa-
tive proposals concerning education for
consideration of the next Legislature.
1t has approved a number of measures
including one calling for the elimina-
ton of duplication in the offices Of
Commissioner of education anC state
Superintendent of. public instruction by
adopting a resolution introduced by
Miss Bernice Mccoy, state superin-
tendent, declaring for submission to the
voters through the legislature of con-
stitutional amendment calling for the
Establishment of the office of state SUI
perintendent of public instruction
This the state board will endeavor to
bring about.
Regarding other legislation the board
favors, 1t sets forth in it's statement:
HEALTH.
The laws of Idaho respecting the
duties of the state board of education
are probably the broadcast and most
comprehensive in the United States;
the article on the state board is in itself
a. splendid charter covering the whole
field of education. This is particularly
true of the provision regarding health,
which is as follows:
Sec. SIN. In cooperation with other
departments of the state government,
the board shall see to 1t that the rules
relating to scht OILS, health compulsory
education, child labor and child con-
servation are enforced, and, in addi
ton, shall plan an active campaign for
the public conservation of childhood.
Sec. Sn. In cooperation with the
state board of health, shall standardize
sanitary appliances, school furniture,
school equipment and supplies and
school buildings; shall provide for an
efficient system of health supervision,
medical inspection and physical devel-
opment work in all public schools, and
prepare and adopt such rules and regu-
lations as viii provide for the effective
administration of such system. 1t
shall, if deemed advisable, set aside
such school funds as may be found
necessary to properly administer such
system
The board issued bulletins on the
health requirements of school buildings,
the health of the country child, the reg
ulations concerning contagious diseases
all with the cooperation of the state
board of health. The state department
has also encouraged health inspection
in the schools so far as the present
laws and the resources of districts rem
der it possible.
The board has also instructed the
state educational institutions, espec-
tally the normal schools, to place in
creased emphasis upon health, hygiene
and sanitation in their courses of
study
No funds have been available for
special assistance in this work and no
branch of educational administration
more emphatically demands expert
guidance.
A number of the larger districts in
the state are already conducting health
work. The results are gratifying in
the extreme. One of the largest towns
In the state has practically eliminated
epidemics of children's diseases by this
method. The Lewiston state normal
school has also carried on health sur
vey work in rural schools in co-opera-
to- with districts The state depart
ment of education will publish a bull
letin describing the chief features and
results of this work.
In addition to the entire lack of funds
Tor special state supervision, the laws
concerning districts are Inadequate
Hence, the state board of education has
taken the following initial action:
Health inspection legislation recon-
mended--Motion made and seconded
that the board present to the next leg
isiature n bill to enable school districts
TO carry on health inspection, the franz
Ing of the bin to be referred to the
public schools committee in conference