Show CHAms IN THE SCHOOl lAW I COMMITTEE OF EDUCATORS NOW WORKING ON A BILL Some of the Important and Radical Changes to Be Recommended Already Known J A number of radical changes in the school law will be proposed to the legislature in a couple of weeks by I State Superintendent Park President Kingsbury and Professors Roylance and Stewart of the University of Utah I and County Superintendent Van Cott who as a committee are working on the draft of a bill The committee was in session Saturday and will meet again next Saturday to continue its deliberations A two years test has exposed many imperfections inequalities inequali-ties inconsistencies and inefficient means in the present school law and the bill to be proposed for enactment will represent the highest aims and most worthy purposes of the educators whose desire is to advance the cause of free education in Utah Probably the most important change to be suggested is that which contemplates contem-plates the formation of county boards of education Of course the boards of education in the four larere cities of the state are not in any manner to be interfered I in-terfered with but it is proposed that each county school superintendent with two or more associate members elected shall constitute a board whose duty shall be to examine employ and assign teachers for the district schools Another feature is to carry all the county school tax to a teachers fund leaving the district taxes to be expended ex-pended by district trustees for the erection erec-tion furnish and maintenance of school buildings It is believed that this plan will overcome the objections made to the proposition at the last session of the legislature to abolish district trusteeships entirely and confer con-fer all powers and duties upon county boards By the new plan every district school would be taught the full period every year and none would be closed for lack of funds to pay teachers salaries sal-aries I Another and probably quite as important im-portant a change is the matter referring refer-ring to the apportionment of school I moneys The funds are now allotted on a basis of school population but it I is proposed as a fairer basis and one that will induce better attendance to distribute the funds according to a required I re-quired standard average of attendance not only in the public schools but in the private institutions Of course it is not intended to allot any school tax money to private schools but It is proposed pro-posed to compel such institutions to file reports of their affairs for public information and comparison merely Numerous other radical and important I import-ant amendments to the school law are proposed but the result of the committees commit-tees deliberations will not be fully known until the completed bill is given to a senator or a representative for introduction I in-troduction to the lawmaking body for its consideration I |