Show legislation respecting lq 0 SCHOOLS ONE of the most important subjects which will demand attention from the legislature at its coming session is that of legislation in regard to district schools the present school law is so incomplete vague and ambiguous that it is very difficult to administer even if no change is made in the pre present sent system there exists an urgent necessity for a complete remodelling remo delling of the law in order that it way may be made definite and certain in its provisions intelligible and to the lar large e number of persons who are r required reau ired to discharge duties under it ma many erv of whom are not trained in the interpretation of the statutes but not only the present school law but the present school system of our terri ory is complained of it is urged that it might be simplified in its machinery with great advantage to the taxpayers pupils and the public generally at AC present each district has three trustees and a clerk though in but few districts ot of toe entire territory is there enough business bu connected with the beti ouis to occupy the titue time or attention ot of one oce man more albore than a few days iu in the entire year one of the trustees acts acia as bleik but even when the number oi of officials is tuua cui lulled IL amounts to a small dinall legion in some bume of tae more populous counties ackere so many men have to do with business affords so little means of occupying the time aud atten attention tiou ol of odly a tew few what little there is to do lb la very likely t toe oe neglected out one leaving it lor for the lae biller to attend to barong arguments may be used in sup support port ot of tue tuc thac it tile the duties pertaining to toe management of tae tac district schools were centralized in a small number of officers better results might be obtained eb bained I 1 I 1 dr john it park president of the university oi of deseret lias has given this baase of our ofir IL a large degree of intelligent examination exan nation aud consider abon and as 98 a result has evolved w aut lie he regards as ad important improve ments meats upon the tat present system in a lecture delivered before the salt lake county summer institute in june last dr kark faik suo mattea his bid views to tae cue teachers and school present rhe lae leading features tea feat turea ot of aiu is plan piau WILY louy be thud stated 1 lut let each county be made one school district aud and let tile the laws uwe la Is torce force apply LU lo tu 11 au ad such 2 liet let cacti school district as now organized be a sub buo district of the tae county district 3 in each county count a board ot of education to consist 01 five bers berd two of enow to be appointed annually ally by tile the county court d and aad three to be elected at the ibe same linic and aad in tue te same manner as selectmen selectmen oue one member ot of tue toe board auard to be county superintendent couf confer cr upon told tills ovard board power to lo cuu cou aider bider det armilie nd execute alit mattera pertaining to the the public schools ut of tile the county 4 make the tae collector aud treasurer trea burer ot of the coulty alilce of the board of education 1 5 tile tae board of education shall have power to lae cutuly lur eijiu purpose of education and to revue tile luy boundaries aud and proportions of tue the when it may luay deem or to abolish sub districh liles lii ea albu to estabi establish ish organize cla classify and grade schools allu lu III every wa w leg emulate and control the ille same dame tv lu determine tile the text books that shall oe be used to collect guitian fet acts 5 aud to lu make such provisions as ii way may decue necessary for tile the support conducy CondU con duci CL good order and convenience ut of the di aia brict schools of tae county aud and thur interests and aed shall have and all the powers trusts and privileges privileged that are now conferred upon district rustles in reference botn botel to eath each and to the county district 6 the board snail shall sola hold regular meetings as shall be designated by law 7 in each sub district there duall be one local trustee who shall OU be elected and qualified as trustees tees 8 are r e now elected and qualified ana w wubbe aud duice ulab shall be prescribed by tuu baru BADA B aru ul ui education 8 that all moneys now provided by taxation or otherwise tor the support of public schools in the territory be apportioned toy by the commissioner commissio to jo each county district att proportion to the total attendance a ae aurlura the previous year 9 that ahat guenever wu wo enever more than the amount of territorial school money apportioned to any county district shall be necessary as shall be determined by tite tiie board of education to provide school houses keep the same in repair employ teachers furnish famish fuel maps charts and other articles for school purposes pay a salary to the county superintendent and other officers or for other school purposes an estimate of the probable amount so required shall be made by the board boar of education and for such purposes I 1 the board of education shall be empowered to assess and collect annually a tax bax not exceeding per cent upon all taxable property within the county as decided by the board of education and approved by the county court but no BO expense shall be incurred by the board nor any ot of its officers unless provision by bi tax appropriation or ot otherwise shall have wen been previously made covering such expense 10 the duties of the county on superintendent per in and aad of the board of examination shall be the same as are now prescribed by law and as may be prescribed be bribed by the board of education 11 that any city pr or corporate town of the territory containing not less than five thousand inhabitants may constitute one independent school district separate and apart from the county district of the county in which t it t may oe be located and shall have all the t he rights privileges benefits and aad p powers of a county district provided chat bat the board of education of the lady dependent ent district shall consist ex 0 officio rd ot of the mayor of the city and one citizen elector and householder from each municipal ward elected at the time and in the manner prescribed by b y law for the election of al dermeL and aad three persons of educational eapen wi ence two of whom shall be ap appointed po eor 1 annually by the city council and one who shall be denominated city superintendent in of schools elected at the time and in the manner prescribed by law for the election of mayor that the city council instead of the county court shall approve rove the assessment sud collection of adv any tax decided by the board ot of education eda catlon and that the city assessor collector and treasurer shall be the lite we officers of the board instead of the county assessor collector and treasurer WIth without put declaring in favor ifor of or against dr parks suggestions as above outlined it cannot be denied that they indicate a deliberate consideration of our present school system and a thoughtful to remedy ita d defects e |