Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-19
Practically All Officers Of Preyi-
Gus Year Reelected.
YOUNG YIELDS HOUSE GAvEL
shsHsr Begins Seventh Term as Chief
CIerk-Burlce Chosen President
Pre- Ten a Seuste-F4esr
covernor's Address.

HI TIE u.ANeEe ua tlls AA-A ~sreA11-
Riley S. Young II walworth county
was reelected speaker u the house.
q. Shaner. Madison. was elected FOR
rhe seventh time as Chief clerk. and J.
g. Greruey. Madison. was rechosen as
sergeant az arms. Do The senate, sen
atur Timothy Burke. Green Bay, was
chosen president pro temppre ~ the
senate. a. a.. MusDu. Niroqua, was
chosen chief clerk ~ this house Tor
fIs tlrI tue. and Vincent klelEiush.
Milwaukee. "a service man. was chosen
ass sergeant lt arms
The officers OF the two houses were
decided uuuu al party caucuses-
The members ~ the legislature sim
rIy went through the perfunctory way
sF organizing and were then ready
tn hear fbe message os GOV. John J.
Blaine
REORGANIZATION ~ the educational
system ~ the state IS expected 20 take
ths foremost place in rhe work 81 the
legislature.
state Superintendent e. p. Cary end
Secretary =. a. Fitzpatrick ~ the
state buluI e education wis lee The
chief figures Co the fight Eacn
Sponsors q reorganization plan Mr..
cary desires Co preserve che dominant
rlara for the state superintendent of
ree. while AR. Fifzpatrick brings for
ward plan Co strengthen the state
beard ~ eiuclt.0H as the agency 60
rlmuIate the roiiC's. ~ the state.
Tie present state organization com
rrlses ths state superintendent the
state vocational board. the state board
ur esIuraFIun. board uf university re-
SCENTS. hazard ~ normal regents and the
mining school board OF these. the
state superintendent and the state vo-
ratIunaI board are concerned chiefly
with the inspection and supervision;
the state beard ~ education endeavors
20 formulate educational policies. while
the boards ~ regents and the mining
school board are concerned with adj
mluistrutiou.
The u.flre 20 the state superintendent
..xruauds $4,000 annually on inspec-
riuu. employing - Inspectors and SUI
uerkIsars: the vocational beard ex-
Feuds S,nua. and employs n secretary
and four assistants: the state board ~
education ezpendS $4,000 and employs
q Secreiary and four assistants. For
administration tire university beard re-
gents rXrenI SI21goO; the normal ~
SCENTS. S2IOnU. and tbe mining school
brar.i. S14G1
should the Cary plan De accepted
rEe educational system win revert
practically O. the basis % occupied
prior fo the Philip regime. The state
superintendent viii direct inspection
aut supervision: the regents and The
mining school b0ari win have charge
~ administration. and the vocational
gducatiuu ana education boauls win dis
arFs-r. The critics ~ this plan. muuy
20 whom are supporting the Fitzpar-
dck plan. assert that srirh n reorgani
EatiUu viiI provide un agency for CD,
formulation 60 -errTaI educational pol
fEie<
The FIfrUatrisk plan places EreaT
emphasis nu the question ~ policy
Tn.ler this proposed Reorganization the
state hTlui rf pslueufiUn win nemain
AMI raeeIve additional authority. q
win absorb the vocational board The
state superintendent UIH d. q member
sX-ou't.r hur rbr ror OF itself viii take
over tEe Inspection wurk now done by
fis deIsuuatl Et-s1i,. boluiS ans
mining school buauls win remain a.
administrative azeure>
Two either rIau, tays heen suu-es'
81 oae 8 the plan rut forward D.
Governor rtI,rn six years aro ror one
state larI 20 education CD srIurrSe,lt
au either bnlr,s This plan receive
little attention. EseauSe if + nor h.-
lsvei Go could o. adopted were Is
thought advisable tu tIa 80. The fourth
plan s. iu tle nature 80 q cnmpromiSe
between The Cara and Fitzpatrick
plans
Dc proposes the same framework as
fhe Fltzrarrick rlan-a state board ~
s.iurutiu---tn make educational poll
ue>, supplemented by the regents
trarf>. ItaiSo proposes. however. thai
THE state hoard itself b. reOrguuized-
possibly with small membership
since tire beard would be completely
Reconstructed. Governor Blaine would
name su the masnhcrs. and doubtless
new personnel would BE- chosen.
Political corapieNion q Assembly.
The legislature Is overwhelmingly
Bepubiican. The Democratic party has
hesn practically wiped out ~ exist.
euce - Tar a. legislative representa-
ton IL concerned Chased politically.
The senate Is made up Is follows: Re
uubucaus. 3; Democrats. ?; Social
fsts. 3 90 the house membership Of
100 the representation Is as follows:
Republicans. 30. Socialists. 6: Demo