Show I PROPOSED PR LEGISLATION LEGISLA TION L IMPORTANT FOR SCHOOLS I School legislation Is one of the most im fin important Important and issues before the present session of the legislature and the bills that have hac been boen Introduced If passed will result in the greatest educational Ad M Advancement advancement that has taken place in the state of Utah since the tiie enactment of ot the tree free school laws From tho present legislation every com corn community will be benefited and every branch of education Improved Provision is made for the betterment of every ever class fr m the kindergarten to the tho university and the enactment of the proposed measures will put Utah among the first states of ot the country in the tile various branches brunches of oc edu educational rational Activity The proposed new now laws n for libraries and gymnasiums more funds for th the support of fIr schools more efficient high schools better tott to t books Improved sanitary conditions a regulation of school boards In cities of the tho second class an engineering experiment station at the university protection for teachers teachers teacher Institutes more free scholarships at tha tIm state normal school n a anew new ne building at the tho university better equipment at th Agricultural tr college collage and the university and other changes es which will trill greatly increase the standard stan ard and ef of efficiency of the tho Utah schools school schoolWork Work for Legislators Tills This Is the tha th first meeting mO of the legisla legislature legislature ture at which there has been any organ organized organIzed organised movement among the tha educators of o othe the state to advance adanee the interests of the schools For this thin session the campaign was fostered by the thc State Teachers asso 1510 association elation an ani a committee was appointed to look after tho the welfare of the schools This committee composed of some somo of the most eminent educators In tho the state was empowered to suggest the tha improvements outline the bills and attend to 10 their pre pro presentation in tho the legislature The plan Ilan has been successful and by this method the most important school schoot legislation In years year has come before the lawmakers The corn com committee that has hag charge of or the tho th work Is composed of State Superintendent A I t Nelson Kelson Dr TV W V M of Stewart principal of the state normal school President J T F I of the university r It President John A of ot the Agricultural col college colleg college lege leg Superintendent D H of Jf f the Salt Like Lake schools County Superintendent Smith of Salt Lake Tak Dr Thomas Thoma former president of the th association Su So Superintendent r C C s of the ft n county schools and Superintendent Frank I Driggs of the tha state Mate school for or the blind An Organized Movement In speaking of or the lite work of the tue commit committee tee Ice Dr Stewart who wile Is one on of the most enthusiastic tlc workers worker said This hIs has brett the tIme first year tar there has tins been bEm an organized effort to present the education Interests Int and anti it was vas due to this that we have received such puch profitable The bills that have bave been Introduced this year ear mean more to the schools of tIme tile state than anything any thin that lias haR hitt been done clone since tho the enactment of o the free school laws and it has been many years since any thing so valuable for education I lisa liDS boon been done These laws cover coIr ull all that we e want wont and their t enactment will nill greatly r increase se sethe the standard and efficiency of oC the Utah schools One Onn of tha most Important bills was wa tho the one Introduced in the housu houK by b Represent Representative athe Wootton granting WO OO free scholar scholarships scholarships ships hips in m the time state normal school v tilh a ft secondary training school for high teachers teacher making possible tw the elimination of th the preparatory school at nt atthe tho the university enabling the tho faculty to togie give gie a teachers certificate to a student to teach the subjects in lii which he ho Is ape epe specializing and amI making the normal course nt sit t the Lisa university a course courso lending to a degree This enabled the university to meet the till requirements n for the Carneg arn 1 J t fund rund for old or professors sore sors The bill introduced In use he senate enate by bt John Johny JohnV y V Smith Is 15 for an n act art establishing a state stale and gymnasium commission firs Tas provides f for an au bo of or re responsible r and qualified persons person which will work up tip libraries and gymnasiums in the th smaller cities which will be bo of great T lt ad td advantage advantage vantage to the public schools improving the moral thoral and physical as well iveli as au time the educational rendition conditions An important measure U lIre was introduced by Senator providing a state text textbook bock book commission and the selectIon lection sc of text textbooks textbooks books bo ks By B this plan ht mei mn representing all parts of Jf the tle state will serve SeO on ott commission and andU time the text textbooks textbooks books for the tho entire state slate will be b selected nt at orce or g the schools many man advantages tags A has bee beci Introduced nail in ill inthe inthe the house to Install lin n engineering exper experimental station at the state school of mines mints at the university Tills This will be of great importance to the th university as well as the tile engineering Industries s and It will give gie the school of mines the same pres prea prestige prestige tige among the engineering Industries that the Agricultural college olle e liSa has In agriculture agriculture ture tu horticulture and dairying House bill No 92 requires that an ap to ti teach tt In the schools schoos of ot the state in addition to passing p the regular examinations must irive had bad four years of high school education and a n similar bill has been b en d thoc who In high schools to have finished tour four years rears in some college e course with a few pre pro prescribed scribed subjects subject At f lilIer m J I an act levying a state tax taJO for high school schol purposes This will better bett r the resources of the present high schools and allow many man now new on ons s to be he J JA A house bill provides for Cor the election of only oue member of the school board for tor cities of ot the second nd class end earls year rear oar in instead Instead instead stead of the membership Th will do away with tin tic upsetting and change of superintendents and ami school of officers officers officers every eel two years year which is ill usually the case when there fe hi a change of the personnel of oC the th school boards Tn Time bill relating lating r to the employment and an dismissal al of makes make the concur concurrence concurrence rence retice of the county count superintendent necos necessary sary sar for rot A II teachers removal This pro pre prevents vents teachers falling ailing before the wrath of f the school board beard and being dismissed for political reasons The bill providing for the sanitation and the architecture ture of school buildings is im lie important and is he designed to do away awa with many poor pOr sanitary condition Other Important Measures Another measure provides for the trans trins transportation of pupils from rural district to cities where there th are proper school fa facilities a This will III make it possible for forman many man in the outlying districts to school Choo schoolA A bill introduced in the oue requires the state tat normal to provide In Instructors InI I at the teachers ln and alid to tot t Issue Isue bulletins on education This keeps Use the teachers ot tho th slate In touch with the Hie best bast educational thought thou The provision creating A state geological survey which will Ill greatly benefit the uri url and the appropriation for Or the oon central building At the university are other Important measures of the school legislation that have Itay been ben pre pro presented presented |