The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-01-26
EDUCATION SYSTEM
GETS COMMENTATOR
CAPITAL NEWS, PUBLISHED AT
BOISE, REVIEWS AND. COM
MENDS STATE SYSTEM.

In direct opposition to the attitud
of the Boise Statesman (?) on tn,
question of Idaho's educational system
is the attitude of the Boise Capita
News, which devotes nearly twt
columns of its editorial space in Sat
urday's issue to commencing the sys
tenn and refuting the charges and re
senting the attacks made by the
Statesman (?) in its fight on the
educational institutions of the state
The editorial from the Evening Cap
ltal News, of Saturday, January 20
is well worth reading. 1t is quite re-
freshing after reading the attacks
made by the other Boise paper. The
article from The Capital News fol
lows:
The Attack on Idaho's Educational
System
Biennially we may expect attacks
and counter attacks on our state of
fices. commissions, boards and insti-
tutions. One reason for this is be-
cause the legislature meets every
two years. The representatives of the
people who constitute the house and
the senate of that distinguished body
are empowered with the right and the
authority to investigate any depart
ment office or institution and to re-
quest a showing as to cause for their
further existence. No one familiar
with our form of government will
deny that. 1t is well, too, that at
times, such a demand it made There
must be check on the government
and the legislature is very properly
clothed with the power to make it.
1t is well at this time to call clear
ly to the attention Of the people that
members of the legislature have dir
rected an inquiry into the educational
system that we have and into the
educational Institutions Here are
subjects that interest every one.
Education is paramount in Idaho.
One of the measures in particular,
now pending in the house of repre-
sentatives would do away with the
office OF state commissioner of edu-
cation and thus break down and scrap
what is known as the "Idaho educa-
tional system" incidentally the
measure also proposes to fix the sal
aries of the presidents Of the institu-
tions at rate below what their
present contracts call for
In approaching the subject and the !!
system of education legislators |
should proceed with great caution and
we believe that the members of the
present legislature will do So Now |
that the subject has been brought
squarely before the people and the
it is well to ascertain what
The facts are. @,
1t is asserted that in the offices of
of education and state
of public instruction,
there is unnecessary duplication of
junction and expense The allegation
s clearly in error. There is no dupli-
cation. The situation is anamolous,
t is granted, and may be objection
able, but the objection is not on the
grounds of duplication of function or
# cost.
In fact the reverse seems to be
rue. The idaho System" as it is ,
allied has attracted nationwide atten-
ion and has for it's prime motive and :
most Important effect, the prevention
# unnecessary duplication and cost.
The function of state superintend- ,
mt before 1918 in Idaho and in most :
tates related to the elementary
chools and chiefly to the rural
chools. With the county superin-
endents this state official had large
nd important duties. The practical h
elation of the state superintendent r
0 city systems and high schools was t
mall The relation of the office to t
he unification and adjustment Of the F