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Show THE NELSON SCHOOL BILL. State School Superintendent A. C. Nelson has prepared a bill which Is do-signed do-signed to make material changes in the school machinery of the State, looking toward better administration and the strengthening of the educational forces. In this and in the argument In favor of It and Influence for its adoption by the Legislature, he Is aided by a committee commit-tee appointed by tho Stato Teachers' Association to co-oporato with him. We believe that tho Intent in this Is good: that the Superintendent and tho committee are genuinely convinced that what they propose Is the right thing to do, and that they consider this bill tho proper measure to effect the end In' view. It will be not amiss, therefore, whllo recognizing the good points embraced In the proposal, and the good intent from which It springs, to point out 6ome objections that citizens urge against It The bill seeks to make the county the unit of school administration, where the school population of Buch county exceeds threo thousand. It does not propose to Interfere with the schools in the cities, but to create In the counties affected, a condition similar to that which exists In cities of the second class. Where the county so to ba dealt with Is homogeneous and compact, the prospect pros-pect so laid out Is inviting. The only objection to It might be In a tendency to mako the control political, as tho county governments are, a result that so far as it might go. would be much to be deplored, but which some fear. But where the county Is not compact or homogeneous, the effect might be conceived to be injurious and objectionable. objection-able. For Instance, the Tlntic school districts wouid reluctantly come under the Jurisdiction of a county administration administra-tion which might be created in Juab county; Murray and Binghum would bu loth to surrender their Independence to adverse control by Salt Lake county. In Beaver county, also, it would bo found, no doubt, that tho Frisco district dis-trict would have atroncr objections to being controlled from the cost side of the range. In that county, as in Juab, thero la a dividing ranges which separates separ-ates tho different sections, so as .to mako them practically separate counties coun-ties far aa feelings and Interests are concerned. In Summit county, also, Park City, a city of the third class, may mako objection to being thrown In with the county at large. These are objections that Tho Tribune Tri-bune docs not ouggoet; It hears them. They indicato a feeling that Is pretty sure to find forcible expression. Thoy ourgest that modifications of the bill may be advisable, and that local Interests, Inter-ests, homogeneity, heterogeneity, and convenlenco may properly be considered. consid-ered. The Tribune hao often argued In favor fa-vor of a unification of our Bchool system, sys-tem, and would be glad to see conditions condi-tions ouch that advantageous unification unifica-tion might prevail. But It is doubtful as to the advantages to bo derived from a forced union of antagonistic elements. ele-ments. The true interests of the schools depend for their faithful carrying car-rying out, upon the united and harmonious har-monious sentiment of the communities supporting them. When that 13 lacking, lack-ing, the Bchools deteriorate; when it Is present and active, tho schools aro well supported, cuocessful, and of tha high benefit they are meant to be. It Is with a view to keeping1 and fostering such common sentiment in tho school units that wo point out tho criticisms made of this bill as it is. . |