| Show SENATORS PASS S SCHOOL HOOL BILLS f Legislation Is Expected to Place Institutions on Higher Plane APPROPRIATION IS CUT CUTI I Governor to Award Prizes In Utah Art Ari Institute Exhibitions Several measures dealing with educational educational subjects were acted upon in tho the Senate yesterday four tour bills of or this nature which had originated in lie Iho House of or Representatives es and had hadl l tho the lower h house ouse being put l through h b by the senators Some of or these are Intended to assist In tho the plan Ian of ot placing the tho schools of or tho ho state ona on ona a to higher plane piano i Ono One measure passed yesterday was 31 ii B. B No 93 to amend tho the laws relating rolat- rolat ing to school funds and providing for tor school libraries Senator Herschel Butlen But But- len jr In c explaining this measure said saida a condition of or affairs which Is seldom met with wILh In 10 this state stat has toil led to tho the introduction of ot the bill lIe He said ha he I had Imd been Informed by tho ho state superIntendent superintendent super super- the law i nt that under present more money mone I Is being raised for the purpose of I purchasing books anti and magaI maga maga- I sines ines for school libraries than Is sary san As a result It was woos decided to reduce the tn tax tat for or this purpose from half ono mill the levy y under un tho the pre pres- pres mt law to fifteen cents cent's per cr capita lot fot each child In a district the lie eB of or 6 and IS years ears c Arc rc IL B. B No Xo S b by J J. J II IL Wootton re relating ro ro- bUng bating to tho the requirements for lor tho Is IssuIng Issuing Issuing Is- Is suing of or teachers teachers' certificates provides pro pro- vides Id s that be beginning In HIll 1911 applicants cants for certificates to teach will have havo to present certificates showing that the they have e had at at least four years years' high h school e education or UH itH equivalent This measure passed quickly as did II H. B. B No Xo 80 80 O. O also by br Representative A Woot Wootton oot oot- ton ton which provides pro for the amending of oC the laws relating to courses of or stud study In tho the State Normal school which Increases In Increases Increases In- In creases the scholarships scholarship H. H B. B No Xo 27 7 1 providing ro for tor tho the of ot an nn mont ment station n In con connection with Hb tho the School chool of ot Mines which was Introduced b bj- bj Representative O. O L. L Thompson was killed by the tho Senate on OD February 2 2 aud and subsequently was wall recalled from the tho lower branch It was sent I back acl to the committee which proceeded to cut out the thc features to which objection I lion tion had bad been ma made c in the Senate ono one of which wt s tho the appropriation at attached attached at- at to tho the measure Having made mado this and other changes tho the committee commit commit- tee sent sont It back to the Senate with an affirmative r recommendation co and it passed yesterday with eleven cloven votes seven members being absent Another measure which has an m education education education edu edu- cation purpose according to Its Us author Senator mator W. W K N. N Williams is S S. S B. B No Xo It provides that the laws relating to the tho Utah Art It Institute bo be amended In tho the matter of ot the awarding o of prizes for tor paintings and anti provides ldes for an nn ap ap- ap- ap Senator Williams explained ex ex- that one of tho tue amendments amendment gives I es tho the awarding of or the tho annual prize for tho the best lest painting to the governor Instead of ot the board The number orthe on ott the bo board ird is changed from seven Boven to three Senator C. C 11 Eo Marks Marics s sal said ho he was opposed op 01 op- op posed to the tho bill on account of ot its appropriation feature saying that it will enable those thosa In charge 01 ot the tho fune funa to u use o it for ot tho the benefit of ot a u few who ct t. t tho plums The author of ot tho the bill read rend t a fL communication which h stated that several persons will vili donate valuable valuable I able blo paintings to tho the Institute If II the bill 1111 becomes a has lax laA ono one of ot these being be bt lu tug ing a copy COP of oC Rubens Rubens' Holy Family The Tile measure passed by Iy a n. aoto vote voto of oC t 1 to 1 1 three members rs being absent H H. J. J I II 11 No o 6 C providing for Cor tho the amending of tho laws law relating to tho tue limit of indebtedness of or counties cities clUes towns and school districts allowing small mall towns to go luto Into debt a a- little heavier than at nt present for tor the purpose pur pur- pose of or Installing a water system stem or 11 lighting system was as passed pl b by the votes otes of or the fifteen senators present I |
