The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-17
Resolution RepealingDe-
tails in Administration
to Be Taken Up.
MAY ASK HART TO
ADDRESS HOUSE
IL Bills Are Approved at
Present and Next SEES
sions Then to Be Sub
mitted to People.

Repeal OF an details set out in the
constitution for the administration of
the public school system OF. Virginia
the house of delegates will consider
this morning at 1880 o'clock.
Pursuant to recommendations sub
United by the legislative commission.
provided for at the last session OF tine
Ecnernl assembly these resolutions
have as their object the elimination
Of constitutional provisions which.
the commission believed. hamper the
state In the prograss v - trying TO
make along educational lines.
The shufYling of OF these letters
will. educators say. give TO the gem
eral assembly the free rein 1t should
have In shaping laws under which
public education in Virginia will be
adm inistered and will permit the state
to adopt methods more nearly in
keeping with advanced thought along
this line.
Delegate Franklin williams. Of
Fairfax. chairman OF the house COM
nittec on schools and colleges and u
member of the legislative education
commission. is patron OF the proposed
amendments to the constitution and
will have charge today OF the fight II
there is one, in the house to have
them adopted.
These resolutions are proposed for
the first time and must be approved
by the next legislature before ther
sibmiss to the people.
The principal one. relating to the
administration OF the public school
system, proposes that several sec
lions beginning with section 1870. OF
ne constitution be stricken out and,
i'm their stead. be inserted sections
giving the general assembly authority
10 prescribe the manner Of election.
the number. the qualifications ana
the duties OF school Adminktfatofx
Delegate Williams said yesterday
hat he may ask this morning that
he chair be vacated and the SUPER
intendent of Public instruction Harris
Hart be requested TO explain to the
house the changes proposed and the
reAsona for them
section 100. of the constitution.
reads as follows:
Tho general supervision OF
the school system shall be vested
in a state board OF education,
composed of the governor, attor-
ney-generai. superintendent OF
public instruction and three ex-
perienced educators To be elect
ed QuAdrenniaIly by the senate.
from q list Of eligibles, consisting
cE ono from each OF the facul-
ties. and nominated by the re-
spectiye boards of visitors or trua~
tees. OF the University OF Virginia.
the virginia Military institute. the
Virginia Polytechnic institute.
the state female Normal school
At Farmvillc, the school for the
deaf and blind and also of the
college OF William and Mary. so
long a. the state continues its
annual appropriations to the last
named institution.
The hoard thus constituted
shall select and associate with
it1eh two division superintendents
ok schools, one from 4 county and
the other from 4 city, who shall
hold ONCE for two years and
whose powers and duties shall be
identical with those of other
members. except they shall
not participate in the appoint
ment Of any public school ofiicial.
ANY vacancy occurring dur
ing the term of any member OF
the board shall be filled for the
unexpired term by said board"
Delegate williams joint resolution
would strike out all these provisions
Is to who shall constitute the state
board of education and would insert
another giving the legislature author
ty to prescribe their number. the
manner of their appointment or
election and to say what their quail
icatiOns should be.
II has -eentendad- for many
years In certain quarters that the
soArd, as constituted at present, is
Answerabie directly. in large meas
HrA nf m n a.
sers are members cx-officio. two of
rhorn, the governor and the attor-
ney-Eeneral arc named by the voters
Of the state without particular re-
gard to the fact that they will be
among the administrators of the
public school system. Other mem
hers are selected by the senate which
= restricted to certain Aducators
proposed BY boards of TRUSTEES and
visitors OF institutions named speci-
scAlly In tho constitution.
The remaining two are to be nam Cd
by the board, thus constituted, which
10 again restricted TO division super
intendents
These sections ere to be amended
10 the general aA1emb bly, may enact
laws il it sees Ft to follow the ~.
= Communications OF the lcgisla tive
sssoessSnlmsirB.s sxs
To provide for state board OF cd
acation appointed by the governor in
stead OF board composed OF the gov
~rnor, the attorney general. the SUI
nerintendent OF public instruction
and three experienced ca4cators
eiected by tho senate from this list Of
aligibles composed Of one from each
IT the faculties of the state institu-
lions of higher education, these sin
10 sSIeCd two added fife flB2fs, One III
whom must he q city and the other
county school superintendent.
To provide for the election OF the
tCoutinued on Paee Fvc.1