Arizona republican., 1917-03-07
A Condemnino Eeature

The senate appropriation committee bill for the appointment d commission three for the absolute control of all state institutions all departments under appointve officials has already developed great opposition that there seems likelihood of it's enactment. has already been charged tha the bin designed increase the of the governor and that il would make possible political machine of huge dimensions and great impregnabilty.
 The argument in favor of the bill that since the governor is held responsible for the government he should be invested with power to discharge his re- sponsiblity. But there is the bill which seems to have so far escaped general attention and that effect of such measure on the educational institutions: the danger of throwing them poli- tics, Under the present system while the governor appoints the of the university the Of the schools he almost necessarily bound to appoint men who be ased as political tools Beside. there is an eN-offico member these independent of the governor the state super intendent Of education.
 But such 8 commission as the bill contemplates whose members are appointed for only two years and removable at the will of the governor, and with no other occupation could be very easily converted into political tools if indeed they had chosen for that purpose to make ducks drakes our educa- tional institutions
 We will admit that d board or commission to control reformatory. penal charitable institutions should be subject the will the governor even at the risk of their being thrown into politics but the schools should not be subjected any such risk It is not necessary that they should be It is essential that proper and qualified having been appointed for the control of educational institutions should be left uninflueneed direct them. It is unthnkable that a commission to whom the suspicion of partsanship might attach should be competent select the head of the university either of the normal schools the members of the faculty of either
 There is no state in the Union whose educational institutions subjected such d risk Of political shpwreck that proposed in Senate Bill l46. Tn the following states learn through the courtesy of the law reference librarian paid board of con tro idea is in successful operation: Wisconsin, Kan sas, Minnesota, Iowa. Illinois, Washington and West Virginia
 h Wisconsin the board of control has charge of Tefolmatory. penal and charitable institutions. but the state university is controlled by board of regents consisting of five persons woman no two at the time If appointment belonging to the same congress s.onal district and all of whom shall be of the same political party. The office is for five years. there being appointment year Thus the board s independent of changes which may take place in the office Of the governor.
 The educational institutions of Iowa are under the control Of a board of education of three members.
 
 meut being every two years.
 The control of the University of Minnesota is in a board of regents and that of the group Of normal schools in another board regents The term of eal board is six years, appointment being made each year
 The state University of Illinois and the five normal schools o that state have of The university board has three ex xoffcio members and eleven others. four Of whom A board of regents of six members controls the state University of Kansas They appointed in rotation for four year terms. 4 chancellor of the university elected hT the regents, makes the seventh member of the board.
 Quoting from the West Virginia Legislative Hand book for 1916, have:
 "rhe legislature in 1909 made radical change in the system of governing institutions by creating the state board and the state board of re- gents which made to supersede and replace the various boards hitherto managing these institutions
 TO the state board of control was given full power to manage direct, control and govern all the state charitable penal and reformatory institutions now thirteen in number and manage the business and financial affairs Of the state educational institutions of which there twelve
 ro the state board of regents was given the power 10 select teachers employees prescribe corses of study. and have general supervision of the pro fessional side of the in the state educational in siitutions"
 The educational institutions of the state of Wash ington are under a board of regents of seven mem bers holding six year terms in rotation Each nsti- tuition has board three trustees appointed for six years.
 The salaries of the members of the board of regents or boards Of education these seven states range from $25oO year in Kansas, $6 900 in Illinois In the other states the compensation is Wisconsin S@e0o' Iowa, ssoOo; Minnesota $4,5Oo West Virginia 5000 and Washington, ssOOO.
 In nearly all if all of these states the educa- tional institutions at one time treated as or dnary departments of government just as Senate Bill 46 proposes to those of Arizona But ex-