The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-09

surveys of the educational system. The commission has the power to summon any persons before it for examination and any court of record is required to hear any complaints of the commission against persons who might refuse or faii t. answer it's summons to appear for examination.
 Only one stipulation is made in the law creating the commission. Its report must be made by July 1 in order that its suggestions, if acceptable to the leg islature, may be enacted into law at the adjourned session.
 Governor Kilby is convinced that the commission is one of the most important bodies authorized in Alabama. we know that an inquiry should be made with the view of consolidating and chang ing the educational system if there is duplication of effort" he said in an- rouncing the appointments. Alabama st ould have an educational system which would be efficient without the unneces- ,sary expenditure of money. If there are two institutions doing identical work Wien one could do the work and cover the same field something should be done about it. I am not prepared to say what should be done nor Is any one person. l. is a duty which cannot be done by any one person. This commission under the law will make these investigations uLhampered by any influences.
 ENTIRELY UNHAMPERED
 'Tt will be noted that not a person connected with the states educational system is a member of the commission. It is desired that the commission be ab- solutely unhampered in its work. What ever suggestion it makes will be orthe good of the states educational system for the good of the state.'
 Governor Kilby did not designate a chairman of the commission and the commission will select one of it's mem bers as chairman. The commission will meet for the purpose of organizing at the earliest practicable date and will begin it's investigations during the next few days. While no official announce ment has been made it is known that the commission is determined to call into consideration educational experts from other states, some of them being among the most prominent educators in the nation. They will be taken over the educational properties of Alabama and will be permitted to form their own opinions without suggestions from any persons After they have inspected the properties they will be called in by the commission for examination or consultation.
 In selecting the commission Governor Kilby had before him the names of many citizens. He desired to have a representative from every section of the state and at the same time to have on the commission only men capable of solving the problem without any local influences.
 A. H. Carmichael, the member from north Alabama, is state senator from the Thirty first districst. He has served two terms as speaker of the house of representatives and is one of the best known lawmakers of Alabama. He is also prominent as an attorney in Ala bama.
 Sydney J. Bowie of Birmingham is the central Alabama member. He has been recognized as one of the leading attorneys of Alabama for many years and served a term in Congress several years ago.
 J. E. Dunaway of Dallas county be- comes the central-south Alabama mem- Der. He is considered one of the lead ing bankers and stockmen of this state and has taken an interest in educational affairs of the state for many years. George H. Lanier of Lanett, east Ala bama member, is general manager ot five large cotton mills. He has a pe- culiar record in his work. because o1 the unusual interest he has caused his companies to show in educational mat ters. His companies have taken a lead ing part in the development of matters educational in their mill towns and 2 pictorial review of their educational ant welfare institutions found upon Gov. ernor Kilby's desk shows the rapit i strides made in his mill towns. Fred I. Thompson south Alabama | member, is publisher of the Mobile Reg ister. MT. Thompsons newspapers hav' I held. advanced ideas about education for several years ana Governor Kilb, l in his appointment indicated that h. I believed these ideas were good and tha l they should be put before the commis sion during its investigation of the edu 1 q atinnal system. :.