The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-09-06
IDAHO APPROPR RATION
LOST By THE DEMOCRATS
FAILURE OF THE GOVERNOR AND
LEGISLATURE TO COMPLY
WITH THE LAW.

Through the negligence Of the demo-
cratic legislature Of Idaho and the
failure of Governor Alexander to push
action at the last session, the state
has lost the benefit of $4,000 that
might have been allotted out of a
federal appropriation, under the pro-
visions Of the vocational education bill
passed by congress last session. This
money is now in the treasury, at the
command of every state that complies
with the law. but the Idaho legislature
failed to act, and the state can get
absolutely no benefits under this stat
ute.
The vocational education bill car
ries three distinct appropriations, one
for cooperating with the states in
paying salaries of teachers of agri-
cultural subjects, starting with $780,
900 year, and increasing until in
1920, the aggregate is $1,00O000. Out
Of this fund a state gets benefits in
accordance with the work it Is do
ing no state to receive less than $4,000
a year to start with, and not less than
$4,000 year the second year and
thereafter.
The second appropriation is of the
same size and is intended to help pay
salaries of teachers of trade, home
economies and industrial subjects, and
the third appropriation is for prepar-
ing teachers of all the subjects above
enumerated.
Must Meet Conditions.
But before a state can receive bene-
fits under the law, it must meet con-
ditions laid down in section of the
law, which provides as follows:
Section S. That in order to secure
the benefits of the appropriations pro-
vided for in sections 2. 3, and 4 Of
this act. any state shall, through the
legislative authority thereof, accept
the provisions of this act and desig-
nate or create a state board, consist
ing of not less than three members,
and having all necessary power to CO.
operate, as herein provided, with the
federal board for vocational educa-
tion in the administration of the pro-
visions of this act. The state board
of education, or other board having
charge of the administration Of pub
lie education in the state, or any state
board having charge Of the admins
tration of any kind of vocational edu-
cation In the state may, if the state
so elect be designated as the state
board, for the purposes of this act.
in any state the legislature of
which does not meet in 1917, II the
governor of that state, so far as he Is
authorized to do so, shall accept the
provisions Of this act and designate
or create a state board Of not less
than three members to act in cooper
alton with the federal board for vo-
cational education, the federal board
shall recognize such local board for
the purposes of this act until the leg
islature of such state meets In due
course and has been in session 60
days"
Idaho Falls.
The state of Idaho has not met
these requirements. Although it had
due notification, and although the
governor had due notice. the legisla
lure adjourned without passing a bill
which would have given Idaho the
benefits of this federal statute, and
the state can get nothing Whatever
out of the three appropriations.
In the hope of getting some of this
money for Idaho, Senator Borah and
Representative Smith intend pressing
ali amendment to the new deficiency
appropriation bill which will extend
the benefits Of the vocational educa-
ton law to Idaho, on condition thai
the governor appoints a satisfactory
board which will be recognized by the
federal board. Whether this can bt
accomplished remains to be seen, but
II this amendment fails, Idaho will be
out in the cold until the next meeting
Of the legislature, and will not Their
be able to collect the sums accruine
for the years during which the state
gets no benefit.