The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-04-13

tives of the last legislature.
No, the majority of the Board of
Regents simply brought the majority
of political opinion on the board to
bear on two men they have been try
ing to get rid of and haven't been
able to, with no regard for the Uni
versity system or higher education in
Montana.
And the end is not yet. Babcock
appointed a committee at this last
meeting to Investigate" at Havre.
There was some confusion as TO the
status of the committee, which had
the Helena dentist, Gordon Doering,
as its chairman, when the Board ad-
journed Tuesday. 80.
However. the Beard will meet in
Havre next month ON the 18th. lie
Doering considers the committee val
i'd, he may pursue the Investigation"
previous to that meeting and the
pressure valves could elbow.
There seems little hope for peace.
Whether attempts to get higher
education operating in a calmer at
mosphere can succeed, whether it is
to attempt to avoid the
the clashes or whether the malice and
hostility should be allowed to flare
in full bloom are questions facing
truly concerned people.
So another month of waiting be-
gins. Northern Montanans are
deeply concerned about their coll
lege. Because Northern is one of
those institutions certain forces
consider dependable" people of
that area are additionally protec-
tive of their school,
In evaluating the majority of the
Board of Education-Regents you can
see the change of pace that is going
On in the corporate controlled Re-
publican ranks. Until few months
ago they were punching furiously at
The retrenchment bag, and now they
ire beginning to talk about all the
money the state needs, for education
n particular.
From being niggardly they have
become wastrels.
But they have dedicated them.
elves to wastreling in behalf of the
,ig shots.
Without flicking an eyelash they
made decision to increase the sala-
les of four presidents of the Uni
-ersity system a total of $4,000
ear, and turned down a motion that
would have saved $1,000. They in
reased salaries at the top while edu-
alton continues to suffer in other
reas.
They buy the Governor $780,
90 airplane, replete with mainte-
ance, pilot, insurance payments and
II the trimmings. They provide him
nth special legal assistant. And
ney purchase second hand bus for
ne orphans. 20 s+-F
The head of the Republican con-
rolled unemployment compensation
commission increased his salary
1 1000 year while working hammer
nd tongs for cutting the benefits
, the unemployed
uty dAo pumping PlOPdSA1iun
cross the state ON how badly we
eed a sales tax, because all of
ldden the needs of state govern
ent have become desperate. Auster-
Y has been thrown overheard as a
olitical weapon. A sales tax as
replacement'' will come from those
asst able to pay and will be bonan-
! to every corporate and wealthy
cup in the state.
They used to talk about efficiency
government, yet they would Gear
ark" undetermined millions for edu-
tion that would pour in without
ly relationship to need and could
lild more. dynasties comparable to
e Highway Department, the Fish
ID Came, and the liquor system.
just what do Republicans stand
r? Besides protecting the wealthy
ID squeezing the poor through poll
al power?
They are pretending to bury the
led up old "austerity'' nag they
de to victory in 1850 and are pre-
ring to mount fresh white horse.