Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-19
Practically an Officers Of Prew-
Gus Year Reelected.
YOUNG YIELDS HOUSE GAVEL
shaHsr Begins Seventh Term as Chief
CIsrk-Burse Chosen President
Pre- Ten q sensse-t+esr
Coxerncr'1 Address.

~ the officers ~ the last session
Riley :. Young II waiworth county
was reelected speaker ~ the house
r Shaner. Madison. was elected FOR
+be seventh time as chief clerk. and J.
Is Graruey. Madison. was rechosen as
sergeant az arms. m the senate, sen
atur Timothy Burke. Green Bay. was
chosen president pro tempore ot the
senate: a. a. Muson, NirOqua, was
chosen chief clerk VI this house Tor
rEe third tme. and Ninrent hleirinsAL
Milwaukee. "a service man. was chosen
as sergeant co arms.
The officers o. the two houses were
decided upon at party caucuses-
The members III the legislature sim
us went through the perfunctory way
~ rr-auIElu- and were then ready
-n hear fhe message az GOV. John }.
Blaine.
REORGANIZATION ~ rhe educational
system of thr state b expected % take
TIE foremost place in che work - the
legislature.
stale Surer-nTeuGeut c. p. Cary and
Secretary r A Fitzpatrick u the
state brarI IL education will he the
chief figures iu the fight. Eaen
SPONSORS @ reur-uuiEatiuu plan NJ
CARY desires tu preserve the dominant
ufars f4~ the state superintendent Of
Eee. while Mr.. Fitzpatrics brings for
ugr1 plan to strengthen the state
heard uf eslucatiUu as tie agency 90
rrurrate the re.It'c~ 81 the state.
Tie present state organization con-
rr.sa< the state superintendent. the
state vocational board the state board
mr eyIur1riau. bUari ~ university -
arrrs baarI ~ normal regents and the
rfn.u. school board 81 these. the
state superintendent and the state Vo-
satIunaI board are concerned chiefly
with the inspection and supervision:
the state beard az education endeavors
70 formulate educational policies. while
fhe boards ~ regents and the mining
school board are coucernel with adj
m.ufsrrati0n.
The uHlce ~ the state superintendent
..zueuIs $4,000 annually on inspec-
zion. employing - Inspectors and SUI
perry Esors: the vocational board ex-
rtuEs Sa1Oun. and employs "a secretary
and four assistants: the state board ~
education ezreuds 5000 and employs
Is secretary and four assistants. For
administration tire university beard re-
gents ezrauI $4,000; the normal ~
SCENTS. S.AupD. and the mining school
brari. S14on
should ths Cary plan be accepted
fEe educational system win revert
practically tb the basis "a occupied
prior to rbe Philip regime. The state
superintendent win direct inspection
and supervision: The regents and tue
mining school boarl win have charge
20 administration. and the vocational
education and education bnauls win dis
arusrr The critics ~ this plan. MANI
20 whom are supporting the Fitzpat-
rick plan. assert that slleh a reorran-
EltIol wIII provide no agency for ths
formulation Uf general educational pol
lc.es.
The FIIruatr.sk plan places grea1
emphasis on the question ~ policy.
Under this proposed reorganization the
state Hraui &C education win remo IN
ana receive adLltiussal authority u
win absorb the vocational board The
state superintendent wiil Dc q member
sx-omcsn. hut fhe board itself VIII Fake
over the Inspection work now done hy
Dts teieumati. B,-eDis. boards AM
MINING school boards win remain a-
administrative agencies
Two other plans lave been sug-es'
ed Oaa s. rhe plan put forward by
Governor pbIlru six YEARS ago FOR one
state beard uf education to SIprrSeflt
au other boarls This plan receive.
little attention. teruu>e 90 i NOT o.
IeveI it could le adopted were @
rhauEEf advisable tn tla So. The fourth
Plan Is iu the nature ~ a couprumisr
between the Carr and Fitzpatrick
plans
Ir proposes the same framework 81.
The F5l.rauiek plaza state board @.
siucauou-to make educational poll
sIeS. supplemented by the regents
boarlS- Italso proposes. however. thai
the state board itself D. reorEanized-
possibly with q small membership
since the beard would be completely
recCuSifuted. Governor Blaine woult
name an the mesnhers. and doubtless
new personnel would ~ chosen.
Poiitieal corlpieSion e Assembly.
The legislature = overwhelmingly
Republican. The Democratic party IA
been practically wiped ont q exist
euce 50 far as legislative representa-
ton - Concerned Chased politically
the senate g made NJ as follows: Re
puhuenus. =. Democrats ?; Social
fSts. 3. ~ the house membership q
10 ire representation Is as follows
WeuuhlicanS. 81: Socialists. g. Demo