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Show - - CIGARETTE Bill MEETS 111 flEGIIFM : JAMKS II. WALLIS, presi- ' ilent of the I'tah l'ress as- I j "r'"t;"" -ti'!"""" 1 I committee on arrangement for I the biennial "rhit-kru feed" j piven by the members of the Mate press to the legislature, i i! 1 i Indorsement of Measure I Tabled ; Act for School Districts to Name Jure- nine Judges Is Defeated' FOLLOWING virtually an all-day all-day sewtion, the houxe of delegate of the Utah Kduca.4 tional association yesterday adopted a complete lcgitilatrve program. A proposal to have the educational association Indorse the Bouth'wlclc4 ntlclgarett bill failed. The delegate, tabled the proposal, together with on providing- that school districts choose thesfflcer of Juvenile courts. The proposal to Indorse the Booth-, wick antlcicarett bill precipitated a lively debate among the delegates. Those desiring the association to offi-, etaily Indorse the measure waked a stubborn fight against a motion to I-I ble the matter indefinitely. Delegates who favored a "hand off" policy In connection with the bill argued that If the association went on record In favor of the bill many oC the legislators opposed to the anti cigarette law would oppose education, al measure as reprisals. The final-vote final-vote to table th matter carried by' 4 to 24. , The delegates approved a bill pre-1 pared by the state department of edu- k cation providing that all persons be- i tween the ages of II and 45 years, who cannot read and write, he re- quired to attend school. Following ie the complete legliU-l tlve program adopted by the delegates: The rhsnge' In th time of taking the school census, as proposed In house bill No. 21. to October IS to 80, Instesd of In July, wss approved. House bill No. 21, prepared by th, stale department of education, providf Ing for the certification of all teachers teach-ers who receive stste money. House bill No. to. which provides, ' for carrying Into effect the constitun tional amendment authorising the an portlonment of state funds to th amount of 125 annually for eacti school pupil in the state. t Senate bill No. 10. raising the limit! of cities of the second rlnss from aV population of 600 to toot was ex plained, fthould the present popular tion bring Krlghsm City and ther' towna Into the second class the clrll schools nf those districts would ri be able to survive, so, after much In qulry, this messure met no opposition. Jt was decided that 4h pertod of adoption for text books should - changed from the present term f five years to two years, with the p r-mlssion r-mlssion to read opt for a maximum nf eight years, or for leas than eialt years, after the two-year ail option expires. - FEDERAL AID. That the state secure snd retain federal appropriations for the variout phaaeg of education supported br funds from the national treasury, b making stste appropriations at least equal in amount to those offered to the state by the federal government. House bill No. 14, one of the measures meas-ures to transfer the appointment of various state officers of education to the state board of education. In place of having them selected, as at present, pres-ent, by the legislature, encountered ft good many questions and some pre- llminary objections, hut finally ia indorsed without opposition. legislator are to be requested tj take the money for Americanixstloa work from some other fund than that which goes to the schools. The present pres-ent method. It was explained, simply reduces by that amount the funds available for the conduct of the regular regu-lar system of education. A bill prepared for this purpose, br I the state department of education we irid'irsed; and upon request by Dr. Thomas, the axes of Is and 45 were decided upon as the recommended limits lim-its during which those who canaot read and write the Knvllsh language hull be required to attend school, aa if need be. to pay a tuition. 4 Legislators are asked to empower boards of education outside of cities of, the first class and the board, of con-, trol of state institutions of learning 19 pay retirement allowances or to aid In securing disability snd old-age inaur- ance for superannuated teachers of long service. ' Amendments to the pension lsw of , cities of the first class to make the' contribution to the fund from the school board and from the teachers approx imately equal. Is to be urged. The Smith-Towner education bill " pending before congress was approved and its passage urged. A legislative committee waa named, k consisting of State Superintendent 1 Thomas. C. H. Skidmore, president of f ' the I'tah Fducation association; I George N. Child, superintendent of tha school of Salt Lake; I. W. Parratt i and Carl Hopkins. I Cpon presentation of a resolution ' calling for action upon getting inter ( lest upon school funds In banks. 8tta -, Superintendent Thorns informed taa ' Continued on Page 11.) j CIGARETTE BILL (Continued from page 1.) bsum that a bill to that effect waa In cwursa of preparation. A question a. to the right of a taacber to enforce hi. contract for the term for which he waa engaged, wa. answered by showing that .uch contract, con-tract, are enforceable. The delegates decided to ask that the state program of education already entered upon and widely known be not interfered with or embarransed waa the eit-rsaaed sentiment of the house of de'fate. ' The following committee, wera appointed: ap-pointed: t Welfare committee Wlllard A.hton. ramte H.sh school: Laura Ixivendale. oseldcr county; Kllcabeth KUagerald. Salt I-afce: George Harding. Tooele; J. Tippett., iiorzan. rabljclty lonmittee J. ChaMen flro'tfc. irjrojn; J. l. Paul. I. of L'.; " K. G.u-'ui. il irray; J. H. Walker, .Alp!" ti-er.ct; A. :i. i4eit.il, Ugden. 1 |