The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-18
Kansas Takes Leading Place in
Educational Program.
School Code Commission Has
Much Work To Do.
INGALLS, At HEAD OF WORK
Plan Started to Improve Edu-
cation Over State.
May Rank Among First Ten
States in Union.


education if the plans of the Kansas
school code commission materialize.
This commission, which was au-
thorized by the 1921 legislature, con-
sists of seven members: Sheffield In
gals, Atchison; Prof. c. z. Rarick of
the Fort Hays Normal; Senator Paul
Kimbau, Parsons; Senator J. NJ. John
son, Hiawatha; Representative Minnie
]. Grinstead, Liberal; Representative
Ida M. Walker, Norton, and Senator
NJ. v. B. Van De Mark, Concordia.
The commission has held its first
meeting and organized by selecting as
its chairman Sheffield ingalls, and as
| secretary Senator ]. M. Johnson. The
commission will cooperate with every
educational agency in the state for
working out school code designed to
put Kansas forward in the educational
ranks of the states. Conferences have
been arranged between the commits
sion and the research and legislative
committees of the Kansas State
Teachers association.
kansas is great in resources, great
in citizenship and great in the prin-
| ciples for which its citizenship
stands" said Chairman Ingalls, in dis
GUESSING the commissions program
With such community back of it
there is no reason why this educational
commission should not cause Kansas
to rank among the first ten states in
education instead of twenty-seventh.
With the small amount of funds
available with which to carry on the
work or research and investigation, it
VIII be necessary for every educational
agency in the state, the department or
education, the State Teachers assoc
cation and others to Cooperate in ev
cry possible manner toward the carry
ing cut OF this great purpose. ask
LOT complete harmony and united sum
port on the part of the -educationeI
forces of this state.''
Is Native Kansan,
Chairman ingalls, is a native Kan
san, the son of the late United States
senator John James Ingalls,, MEALS
was educated in the public schools of
Atchison and Washington. d = ~
was graduated from the IJniversj+,, &c
Kansas with the degree of bachelor of
arts IN 1895. He. then studied 1aIr
ana was admitted to the bar in 1907
IN ISO1 MI. ingalls, was elected to the
1880 legislature aEd served as
alrman OF the committee on educao
tIon. In 1908 he was appotnted .
ileInDer OF the board of repents e..
ene state normal schools by Covernor
otupos' IN 1912 he was elected lien
tenant governor. Since 1918 - -
oeen a member of the Atchison So los
of education. s~Ai4Son board
ne views OF other members of the
Ctodnmlssion on the work to be done
include the following: uoNAe
Senator j. NJ. johnson. .1rL
mon or elementary schools in r''ra1
Iuistricts should be made uniform as to
lehgtn OF school term, should OMEN
ana close near the same time. Conrsas
OF study in all schools Should he nnaTs
20 practlcabIe as possible and not too
eaVy; me required school work
shoulo pest lit each pupil both mon
1 1aI!y and physically for life's work.
ms training should be made as
nlshIy efficient and equally availabIe
as possible; and more equal dis
undertaken W
senator Paul KimbaIl: ''I believe in
the exercise of sound, conservative
judgment in the enactment of school
legislation; the elimination of over
tapping and conflicting provisions:
of 9e qua FUNDS to garry on the work
mind. however, the tremendous in
| crease in taxes for school purposes the
| past ten years. I am also opposed to
| bureaucratic rules or regulations un-
authorized by law made by any de-
partment for the purpose of INDUCING
some within or fancy under the rI,ise
of regulating teachers"
Prof. c. E. Rarick: Modern means
/ OF transportation with the growing
! disposition everywhere to build better
! roads. are now making possible large
/ cooperative educational effort 8.
whereas formerly this cooperation
could not be seriously considered. The
only answer to this challenge worthy
| the tradition and intelligence of the
| people of Kansas is to place within
daily driving distance of the home
| of every child in the state complete
system of education. The equaliza-
ton of the burden of school taxes
| turnout the state, paralleled with an
| equal opportunity for every child, is
an aim worthy of the best effort and