Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-09-11
John Conant Arrives in Airplane
at Madison to Consider Sold
iers' Education Bill
TEN THOUSAND SOLDIERS
DESIRE THE ADVANTAGE
Governor Wants Special Schools
TO Give instruction to a Ger
tain Glasses

The Wisconsin legislature was con-
yened in special session Thursday af-
farnoon at Madison to enact a sold
7ers' education measure so about TO-
900 Wisconsin soldiers, sailors, mar
ines and nurses may be given an ed
ucation under a plan similar to the s..
Al. r. C. system used during the war.
The bill was offered late in the after
noon by Senator r. J. Nye of Super
3or
A feature of Thursday session was
the coming of Senator John Conant
of WestfielG in an airplane owned by
his brother. The distance OF sixty
miles from his home was made in
thirty-four minutes
A soldiers educational bill was We
toed by Gov Philip at the regular
session of the Legislature, but he de-
qclared that he would make use OF
questionnaires among the soldiers to
ascertain how many desired an edu-
cation.
Finds Demand Among Soldiers
plies were received he would call an
extra session. In his message today
he declared that the indications are
that 10000 Wisconsin soldiers wish to
take advantage of the educational
privileges.
The QUESTIONABLE shows that q,
T45 soldiers are qualified and desire
ITO enter the University of Wiscon-
sin; 336 are qualified to enter normal
schools; II the Stout institute; 81,
the State Mining school; ITO private
colleges which conducted the S. A.
II. G. system during the war, and g.
029 are not qualified to enter any
hightr institution of learning. but
nevertheless wish to attend some
school.
Wants Special Schools
1t is proposed by the governor in
his message that special schools be
created to give instruction for this
latter class The state will pay $50
month toward soldiers education
The governor says the Nye bill will
cost the state approx imately $780,
900 annually.
AS the measure allows a four year
collegiate course, it is estimated that
the aggregate expense will be $14,-
100000 This measure is Independent
of the general SIS, 900 soldier boz
nus bill approved by the people on
Tuesday. NJ
Would Extend State Control
Assemblyman c. c. Coe. of Barrow
county offered bill to bring banks
and trust companies under the provi-
sions of the ''blue sky law" which
gives the railroad commission power
to regulate the sale of securities in
Wisconsin. Several bills of minor i'm
portance were offered.
Objection has been raised to the
introduction Of resolution of J..
Henry Bennett of Viroqua for the in
dorsement of the Plumb plan for the
operation OF railroads in the United
States. Senator Bentley contends that
no business can be considered at a
special session of the legislature un-
less specifically named in the CALL
Will Decide Question.
Lieut. Gov. Dithmar has taken the
matter under advisement and will
rule on it. The Bennett resolution
requests the representatives and con-
gressmen from Wisconsin to support
the Plumb plan ito secure the dem
~ocratic operation of the railroads of
the United States or some substan-
TALLY similar plan having for it's OBJ
iective the protection of the public,
the retention of the interstate COM
merce commission, and the profit
sharing principle in the interest of
the employees of such railroads."