Denver labor bulletin., 1917-01-20
NEW SCHOOL CODE
INTERESTS LABOR
Trades Assembly Hears From
Chairman of Revision
President Thornton and Other Officers
Named for Reelection, With
Only One Contest STAGED

George W. Loomis, chairman of the
committee on revision which drafted the
new educational code for Colorado, to
be presented for enactment at the pres
ent session of the state legislature, de-
livered an interesting address at the
regular semi monthly meeting OF the
Denver Trades and Labor Assembly last
Sunday afternoon. He explained that
the present laws governing the state
educational institutions and public
schools of Colorado are a miserable
patchwork. The proposed code is the
elimination OF years OF effort on the
part OF educators and other friends OF
education in Colorado to secure better
educational conditions, and is a concrete
proposition, embracing the important
features of modern educational legisla-
tion and is in harmony with the general
trend OF educational organizations thru
out the country.
Among the salient features OF the
code as outlined by Chairman Loomis
is the creation OF a state board OF edu-
cation of five members appointed by the
governor; a commissioner OF education
appointed by the state board OF educa-
tion; creates country school district
boards for control of rural schools; ere
ates county boards of education; and
provides for a minimum of nine months
school with exceptions in case OF hard
ship.
Asks Labor's Cooperation.
Cooperation of organized labor in Sc
curing the enactment OF this new code
by the state legislature was invited by
the speaker. The matter was referred
to the legislative committee with in
structious TO report back at the next
meeting.
3 & H. ss-,-
OF the special committees report on re
vision Of the bylaws and constitution
OF the Assembly. At least two more
meetings will be necessary to complete
this work, when the revised laws as fl
nally adopted by the Assembly will be
referred to a vote OF affiliated unions.
Clarence J. Moorhouse was unani-
mously indorsed for appointment to a
position in the state labor bureau.
Report on legislation.
The Legislative Committee gave a
comprehensive review OF the work being
done by the joint legislative committee
OF the local and state organizations, CIV
ing particular stress to repeal OF the in
dustrial commission law and amend
ment to the workmen's compensation
law.
Upon motion the president and secre-
tary, under seal of the Assembly, were
instructed TO send a letter to the chair
man of the senate and house committees
on industrial relations, which will have
charge of this measure, stating that or
ganized labor of Denver demands the
repeal OF the commission law and amend
ment as suggested by the joint legisla
tive committee TO the compensation law.
A letter was read from Larry FitZ-
gerald of the Stonecutters Union sug-
gesting a law to protect pedestrians
from reckless auto drivers. 1t was re-
ferred to the legislative Committee
with instructions to have such bill
drawn.
For the first time in several years
officers of the Assembly will be elected
with only one place contested for, which
will be a race between two women dele
gates for the office of financial secre-
tary.
Candidates in Nominations.
Nominations are as follows:
President-Willism c. Thornton, Book
binders Union.
Vice president-Peter Miller. Hosting
Engineers.
Recording secretary William R
Welsh. Horseshoers.
Reading clerk-Thomas P. Rodgers,
Press Assistants.
Financial secretary-Margaret Noonan
Garment Workers, and Marie Potts,
Binderywomen.
Treasurer-P. ]. Devault. Musicians.
Librarian-James J. forpey, Press
Assistants
organizer-Earl R, Hoage. Lithograph
ers.
Sergeant at t-arms-A. C. Potts, Paint
ers No. 20.
Doorkeeper-Leon Hirsh, Walters.
Board of directors Augusta }.
Frincke, Bindery Women; c. ]. Moor
house, Cigarmskers; Sam 5. Forrest,
Painters No. 70