The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-10-13

not apply to other than cities of the
first class or to notaries public, JUS
tees of the peace, or officers of the
militia.
That President John C. Tobin, of
the st. Louis school board is laboring
under a misapprehension in his oppo-
sition to the state board of education
proposed by the Committee on Educa-
ton of the convention is the declara-
ton of that committee. In a long
letter to the committee in which he
reeited the wonderful school system
that has been built up under the pres
emit management of the st. Louis
schools, Mr.. Tobin urges that st.
Louis be put in a class by itself and
be not made subject to state control.
In this connection he wants the old
constitution provisions to staEd as
they are. The same plea was made
by Representative of the st. Louis
Public School Patrons Alliance who
appeared before the committee this
week. 1t was pointed out by the COM
mittee that the proposed board would
schools than the present ex-officio
board and state superintendent I'M
less it be to give the massistance.
Apparently the school board aud the
alliance members believed that they
were not under the supervision of the
state now, but were shown that they
were in error by members of the
committee. However, the committee
changed the wording of its report in
reference to the state board to meet
in part the wish of the last delega-
ton that appeared before it. The re-
vised section is as follows:
"'The general assembly shall pro-
vide for the election of a state board
of education of six members, in
whom the supervision Of instruction
in the public schools of the state shall
be vested, and shall fix the term of
office and the per diem compensa-
ton of it's members. Said board shall
report the condition of the public
schools to each regular session of the
general assembly, together with rec
concentrations of such changes in the
school laws as in it's judgment will
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the state, and shall have such other
powers and duties as may be pre-
scribed by law" Another provision
is that the state board of education
shall select and appoint a commits
sioner of education, prescribe his
powers and duties and fix his compen-
sation.
An amendment before the Commit
tee on Education provides that in
the distribution of state aid to the
county schools minimum Of $3.50
per year be paid to each district and
that the district be required to raise
by taxation $500, or more if neces-
sary, to insure the maintenance Of
six months school each year. 1t was
pointed out that many small districts
were assessing their maximum for
school purposes and yet were receiv-
ing no more than rich districts which
did not assess, in some cases, more
than fourth of the rate. While not
meeting the approval of the commit
tee it will be presented on the floor OF
the convention.
Several suggestions have beer
made as to fixing a time for final ad,
iournment and the latest is Dec. 1
However, it is not possible yet to es-
innate how much more time will be
required to finish the reports. Nine
are now in and three only have beer
through the committee of the whole
with a chance of much time being
taken on them in the convention be
fore their final passage. Five more
reports are yet to come and the one
on taxation will probably consume
more time than any other. That com
mittee is through with its work, but
Its report will not be presented unit