Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21

Bismarck, IN. D., Feb. 21.-The SEN
ate state affairs committee this morn-
ing voted to recommend Senate Bill
1874, the, educational coordination
measure, for passage Ias amended. The
bill as now drawn provides. for two
ex-officio members Of the board and
eliminates the state publication Of text
books. The superintendent, Of public
instruction and the commissioner OF
agriculture and labor are to be ex-
officio members Of the board, which
is to consist of three other members
appointed by the governor. one for
six years, one for four, and one for
two. r. A. Paddock of st. Paul and
Vincent Day, Of Spokane, Wash, ap-
peared. before the committee this
morning in support of the measure:
Paddock made a long plea In favor or
enacting the bill. declaring that It was
the greatest step forward In educa-
tional matters the legislature could
take. Mr.. Paddock and Mr.. Day are
two Of the paid employees of Bishop"
Lemke's legislative bureau, which has
engineered the whole legislative as
sembly.
Robert Muir q member of the
board Of regents. and one OF the men
slated for appointment on the new
board, declared that it was not in line
with progressive educational legisla-
ttion to include the superintendent OF
public instruction as q member of the
board. He declared that this office
should be taken out OF politics and
made an appointive office. The new
bill provides that the governor can
remove any of his appointees "for
causes"
It also declares that the board of
administration shall succeed to the
duties and powers Of the state board
of education, the state board OF re-
gents, the board Of control, the nor
NAL school trustees, the board of di-
rectors Of the school Of forestry, and
the board Of trustees Of the county
the board control of the county farm
schools at Maddox and Park River
The powers and duties Of the board OF
administrations are defined as follows:
| The said board shall have charge
and supervision Of the <certif1cation OF
/, teachers; Standardization Of schools;
examination for eighth grade and high
| Of study for the several classes of pub
lie schools, common schools and state
institutions and shall have the power
and authority toaprovide method fol
promoting coordination uniformity
Of the educational system Of the state
Ito adopt and establish uniform tex
books for all educational institutions
tthis state. and to provide q metho{
and system for the management, con.
troll and operation Of all other state
institutions, subject to the jurisdictior
of the tsaid board: to make any an6
all necessary rules and regulations fol
its own official procedure and for the
general administration supervisions
Gus penal, charitable and educationa
institutions and the general supervi
sion of the public and common schools
Of the state; to adopt and establish {
uniform system of accounting ant
auditing for all such schools and in
stitutions under its control and super
vision; to investigate and prepare {
comprehensive and instructive pro
4 gram for the extension and develop
ment of the school system and of edu
cational institutions, including a com
prehehsive and constructive building
4 program for such schools and institu
tions."
t In reference to the superintendent
!: Of public instruction who has been th'
storm center Of the league educationa
program, the bill says:
4 S"The powers and duties Of the stat,
4 superintendent of public instruction
as heretofore provided by law shall b.
subject to the supervision and contro
of the board of administration only IL
SO far as such powers and dutie
were by law subject to the supervision
and control OF any or all Of the board
\ mentioned In section 5 of this act.
(The section referred to names tn
h board that the board of administra
ton shall take the place of.