Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-12
Ed UCA T|ON
MEASURES
WERE ALL
PASSED
Many Important Bills For
Schools and Colleges Ap-
proved by Legislature and
Now Up to Governor.
(Rv Tynited PreSSl

SACRAMENTO, May l2.-The 1921
Legislature enacted the biggest educa-
tional program ever attempted in any
state in the nation.
Not single educational measure
sponsored by the state board of edu-
cation or by the University of Cali
fornia failed of passage.
The University's new program in
cluded funds for two new campus
buildings, for deficiency appropriations
and the expansion of the Davis Farm
school. The state boards program
was more ambitious and besides all
these were several measures by the
teachers themselves providing for life
tenure and old age pensions.
State Superintendent of Schools
Will C. Wood, Comptroller Robert
Sproul of the university and the teach
ers representatives are all in a CRATE
full frame of mind.
Here is the state boards program
which went through with colors fly
ing.
The Saylor and Sharkey bills re
the funds voted for ele-
schools in amendment No. 16
last November. Under these bills every
school district will get $1400 per
teacher and 50 per unit of average
daily attendance. All the money COM
ing from the state and 60 per cent
from the counties must go to salaries
and the sday Of the underpaid teacher,
according to supporters of the bill, is
put into history. No teacher in Cali
fornia henceforth need get less than
$1,000 per year, it is claimed.
The Boggs alien poll tax measure,
calling for $40 year from every
alien between Fl and 60, the money to
go to the county school funds, enrich
ing those funds several hundred thou
sand dollars a year.
The Jones Teachers College bills
various normal schools into
teachers colleges. These will prepare
better teachers by broadening the
course of study and making them equal
to the first two years in the university
The Elizabeth Hughes junior col,
lege bills. These authorize the coun-
ties to organize junior college dis
trlcts, and to form unions for junior
colleges. They will offer courses par
allel to the first two years of college
work, vocational training agriculture,
and other subjects which the needs of
the particular districts call for.
The Harris bill giving the junior
college districts $4,000 per year and
$500 per pupil from the state funds.
The junior college measures are con-
sidered epoch-making and will relieve
1t is claimed, the over crowding of the
state university.
The w. j. Carr and Harris bills re-
organizing the state education depart
ment office. This was part of the
governors reorganization plan, ard
places the normal schools, deaf and
blind school and the California poly
technic school under the department
OF education. This completes the
state board program.
Assembly Colburn's bill was passed
organizing junior high schools includ-
ing the seventh and eighth grades and
the first year of high school. These
schools enable pupils to begin high
school subjects earlier.
Assemblyman Parker had bill
passed bringing all foreign language
schools under the supervision of the
state superintendent.
Assemblyman Ecksward put over
the teachers tenure bill. granting to
all teachers who have served two
years, the right to hearing before
dismissal if demanded. This applies
in schools of more than eight teachers
and is effective August /.
Senator Frank Carr of Oakland put
through bill increasing the contribu-
ton to the teachers retirement fund
from 81 a month to $24 per year and