Show CONSOLIDATION IS DEVELOPING FAST But Utah's Legislators Are Wondering Which Way It I Grows i CHOICE OF BILLS OFFERED Senator worth and amid lIll Speaker Io Jo eph Offer New Solutions Solution to School Problem Developments Development In the consolidation fight are coming coining fast and although the en end of or It is not yet et in sight Ight each da day brings new neut features features features' of ur a contes con- con tes les that Involves the future of ot at ot least one state Institution an and probably probably abl ably more Tu Tuesdays Tuesday's ays ay's d developments evel o p in corn comprise prise the thc Intro introduction of a bill by hy Senator Hollingsworth of ot Weber county count which hichi provides that the two Institutions be bo maintained at al their present sites but that they be consolidated under one board an and that many of the subjects now not being studied at the Agricultural college be he taken to the university It Is another idea of a solution of the existing controversy and involves like e the rest a constitutional constitutional amendment Again it was announce announced last night that thai Speaker Harry Hany S. S Jo Joseph eph would Introduce In the house today a serIes of bills providing for fOI absolute consolidation consoli dation atlon and prescribing a n. series of shifting of oC state stale Institutions that was outlined In The Republican n yesterday Presented Vr s Side Once more there there- was a hearing of or orthe the minority's side of ot the consolidation consolida consolida- tion tight lIght ably presented last lost night before beCore the senate senale committee on e education uca- uca Lion tion b by Senator Herschel Bullen Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Bullen talked for over two Iwo hours In favor of or the Agricultural college presented a review of If the his history tor of the Iho Institution and gave reasons wh why It should not nol be consolidated H He pie pic- lured the sagacity of the constitutional convention in locating the two Institutions at nl different places and anti gave save statistics from other colleges Before the committee had adjourn adjourn- ell 01 ed Senator Bullon became engaged In iii a a. tilt lilt with Representative John M. M Mills 1 for the majority commission re report report report re- re port a as to the manner of or conducting the investigation atlon by the committee After Afler adjournment the com committee mil tee went Into Inlo executive e session and formulated formulated formu formu- in In- In plans for carrying carlinS on the tho I 0 n. n Senator solution of the problem i is embraced In the Iho following bill Section 1 The Tho following proposition tion to amend the constitution of the state of oC Utah Is hereby submitted to the thc qualified electors of or tho the state stale pf Utah for or their approval nl or disapproval val namely that section 2 and section 4 of or article X of or the tho constitution of or orthe the state of or Utah bo he amended respectively respectively to read o us follows Article X Sec 2 The public nubIle school s p hoot hool system shall shull v common s c of oL primary y mind and grammar rudes s high schools a u university und and such other an UK antho the tho legislature may establish lh The Thu common schools shall be free The TheOther TheOther Other departments o of the system shall an anbo bo be supported us UN provided by law provided pro Iro- vitI vided ed that high schools may be b main main- CI free l In all nil cities of or the first HIl and second class now now- constituting school districts and in III such lUch other cities and districts as ns mn may bo be designated by the legislature But where the Iho proportion of or school moneys money's apportioned or em accruing ac ac- ac- ac to an any city or district shall not not be he to maintain all tho the free schools In such city or district the high schools shall IJ be supported b by lo local in- in cal taxation Sec 4 I. Th The A Agricultural College of Utah Ulah and the University of Utah are hereby consolidated an and ma made e the University of or Utah The rlue University of Utah Ulah shall include a I. I school of arts an and amid sciences an agricultural college a n school of mines a normal school and amul such oth oilier r schools as the legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature may establish provided that the agricultural coli college eKe shall be located located beat beat- ed at Logan City in Cache county Branches of or an any of th the existing schools or colleges of or the university may be maintained at Logan Losan City in Cache 1 county count Salt Lake City in Salt Sail Lake LaiC county un am and Cedar City In Iron coun- coun J I t ly tr All the rights Immunities fran fran- ran ran- es hn Und endowments heretofore granted or ur conferred unto lInto the AgriCultural Agricultural Agri Agri- cultural colle college e nn and amid lo tu the Cr University lt of or Utah arc are hereby confirmed and perPetuated perpetuated per per- unto the Iho University of or Utah an and Its several schools and colleges Section 2 2 The rho secretary of ot state of or the HIP state stale of Utah Ulah U lt hereby authorIze authorIzed author author- Ize to use tuse this proposition to lo be he published In at al least It-ast one une newspaper nC In ever every county of or the state where shere a newspaper r Is published for two months immediately prece preceding the next general election Submitted to 10 Voters Section 3 3 ThIs proposition shall be submitted t to the electors of this state stale at th the next general election the same being the one to be held in November November No No- vember 1908 1903 for their theil approval or disapproval All AU official ballots used at such election shall have printed or written thereon the words word For 1 01 the amendments to lo 2 and 4 of ur article X of or the constitution together together to- to gether with such other title designating In ing such uch amendments as ns ma may be provided provided pro pro- vided by law Such Sueh ballots shall be received and said ald votes shall be taken counted canvassed and returns thereof there there- of or bo be made In the same sarno manner and andIn andIn andin In all respects as ns Is provided b by law lawIn lawIn lawIn In tho Iho case of or the election of state amendments amendments amend amend- Section 4 The rue foregoing ments shall Hhall take lake effect and be bo In force from and after the Iho first day of Januar January January Janu Janu- ar ary A. 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D 1909 Joseph Jo lh Has Three Ways ns Three measures will vIli be Introduced In the house tomorrow by Speaker Joseph 1001 looking towards a solution of the school consolidation question TJ They e will be the only emily bills Intro introduced uce h by tho the speaker er at this session of the legislature One bill provides that the schools remain where the they are anti ami that a board bourd of regents J con consisting of nine members supervise the management management manage manage- ment mont nn and curriculum of ot the Iho University sity the State Slate Agricultural colle college e. e and tho the normal nominal school This method of cutting culling down on the present expense of maintaining the three schools has hns been tall talked e over with those who are familiar familial with the subject an and Is sa said leI leIto to meet with their approval Another measure to be Introduced by the speaker peal er provides for the submission submission sub sub- mission of two coi amendments amend amend- ments to be voted on at the next state stale election Tho first that thai the tin Agricultural college and the University University sit be consolidated and that the thc sity combined combined com corn institution be located at Salt Lake CIt City The second amendment proposed to be put to a popular vote yote will Ill be embodied in the question Shall the state reformatory be moved from Ogden to Logan The third measure measure provides for a commission slon composed of the governor and eight other members each of ot whom shall own over ovel ns assessable assessable assess assess- ess- ess able aule property properly who shall look Into the question of consolidation The bill asks for Cor an appropriation of to tobe tobe tobe be spent by the committee The They will willbe willbe willbe be given two y years ars to examine Into the mattel mailer and wilt will be he asked cd to lo report at atthe atthe atthe the next session of or the legislature It Is lR maintained by those conversant conversant conversant convers convers- ant with the Iho situation that out of these three throe plans tIm the present le legislature legisla legisla- I laturo la- la ture turo o should be bc able to find a solution of the tho perplexing problem |