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Show Facts On The H Code Commission M "Invisible Control" and "Caucus IH System " in Action. 'fll fB Tho l.i8t legislature created an "Educational Codo Commission," j samo to consist of tho Superintendent of Public Instruction, tho Attornoy I 1 General and three othor citizens to bo appointed by tho Govornor. IH Tho duties of tho commission wero defined as follows: H To mako a careful study of tho organization of tho present public school system or tho st.ite, Including the present school 1 To Investigate tho present needs of tho Stato as to educa- i organization. H To conrcr with educational experts from this and othor ' H Htntes, with tho Presidents and Professors or tho Unlvorslty of j jH Utah and tho Agricultural Collego of Utah, Superintendents of ' H Schools, Hoards or Education. Principals and Toachoid of H secondary and elementary rchools, biiHlness men nnd others con- corning tho work for which It Is herein mado responsible. H To mako n report to tho Governor not later than tho first ' day of Soptomber, 101C, embodying its recommendations In tho I H form of a bill for the reconstruction and codification of tho school H laws or tho Stato and particularly with referenco to tho schools outsldo of cities ot tho first and second class, said bill to bo In , lH proper form for Introduction In tho twelfth session ot tho Ah tho threo citizen nppolnteos Governor Spry nominated I. L. Williamson of Tlntlc, Oeorgo N. Child and W. Earl HopklnB of Salt Lako, ihH all apparently public hcliool men. jH From a cnrcrul reading of tho duties ot tho commission It was to deal with tho public Mchools, and to recommend a bill Tor tho "recon- ll structlon nnd codification or tho school laws or tho stato and particular- Hl ly with roferonco to tho schools outsldo of cities ot tho first and second ill From n careful reading of the duties of tho commission wo do not find any assumption that tho organizations ot tho higher od'uca'tlonal In- j stltutlons aro defective, and wo cannot seo wherein this commission was , Invited to mako any recommendations whatsoever, and wo certainly do not seo wherein It gets nny nuthorlty for recommending a bill for tho reorganization of the higher institutions of learning. It is ovldent upon tho Taco of tho citizen appointees that Governor H Spry understood It to bo n public school nffalr ontiroly. Wero' It other- H wlso ho certainly would havo plncod somo representative of higher H education on tho commission, and not confined tho nppolntlvo personnel i'vl to public school teachers nlono. Governor Spry hos always boon fair. 1 'H It is too late now to chargo him otherwise j l- Tho bill creating tho commission calls for n report to tho Govor- IlLjfl nor not later than tho first day of September, 191 C. This may havo ijfl been dono but tho Snlt Lako Trlbuno In Its lssuo of about January 7th ImH says that tho ropoit or tho codo commission was "Hied yostorday with H Governor Simon Ilambcrger by Dr. E. G. Gowans." If It wero filed nc- H cording to law, why file It at such a later date with Govornor Uimbergor? H And ir not filed nccordlng to law why not pray? Cl Tho proposed bill submitted by tho codo commission unites all tho educational institutions of tho stato. ' H Tho "codo commission" has had somo good help. An ."ofllcloncy ' and economy" commltteo nppolntod by a democratic caucus recommends tho bill of tho "codo commission." This commltteo consists of Sena- tor II. T. Reynolds, Utah County; Joseph F. Merrill, University of Utah; M Senator W. W. Armstrong, Salt Lake, regent or tho U. of U.; J. AIox VH Dovnns, Ropresontntivo Tooolo County; Isaac nialr Evans, lawyer, Salt mJH Lake; Alma Greenwood, Representative Juub County, nnd Ilbprosenta- MB tlvo Joseph E. Cardon, Cacho County. 5B Tho lilll proposes a commission or soven members, tho stato sup- 'tfjfl orintondont of public instruction, until his olllco Is abolishod and morg- mM ed in a commissioner of education, ns tho adminlstrntlvo head, and six ftjjfl to bo appointed by tho Governor, who shall servo without pay. mU Tho Institutions covered by tho bill at present havo fifty or moro fjl trustors, or regents, who servo without pay. Under tho proposed bill j5B six nro to do tho work of fifty or moro, without pay. Looks moro llko flM putting It nil In tho hands of ono paid man, than anything else. H It is said that tho University is asking to bo included, in tho com- H blno. And whon It is asked who Is doing tho asking, tho regents, tho H faculty, or a fow mon, tho reply Is "they." H It Is said that tho schools nt Ogdon nro also asking to got In tho H comblno, nnd whon questioned tho samo reply Is ovldent. H It Is said tho U. A. C. can got In It It wonts to, or cs.n remain H out If It wants to, ami when asked as to who will put tho A. C. In or H leave It out. somo wholesalo sidetracking nnd double switching that H would mako Harrlman look llko thirty cents Is Indulged In. H It is said tho "codo commission bill" will pass. And when asked j how It Is known before tho bill Is Introduced, or beforo tho legislature IH Is two wooks old, somo moro sldotracklng is indulged In. ,) Ono jinombor of tho leglslaturo from Cacho County says ho will H voto for tho "codo commission" bill, not becauso ho wants It, but rroni !l tho fact that It Is going to pass and that being truo ho is of tho opinion iH that all tho educational Institutions ought to bo together. '9fl Thus "Invislblo control" and tho pernicious "causus systom" Is mnlc- )B lng Its way, arrogating to Itsolf rights not vouchsafed by tho legislature, VI and dealing out "storago legislation" for a servllo leglslaturo to pass. MM Tho bill creating tho commission charged It to conrcr with tho Presidents nnd Pressors or tho University and tho U. A. C. Citizens M would no doubt bo interesteil to know Just how many and with whom sM conforonces wero held. GJI Tho bill creating tho commission nlso charged It to confor with B-l business men nnd others. Citizens would mo doubt bo Interested In PI knowing Just what business men havo been Invited to conforonco. J And finally, why all this silence? Why has our local 'friend "tho Pi big ip"y" b"-n ro ruito on this subject? It cortalnly is on tho Insldo. Does I' faor tho bill? Is It a party to "Invislblo control?" Is It woddod H to tho "caucus systom?" It will only bo necessary to reflect back ovor H tho years nnd then Just Imagino how much Ink our frlonds .would now H ho spilling if tho Republicans wero parties to such procedure. Judging M from tho past thero would bo "somo splash." Really If our friond "tho H big daily" doos not wake up Its readors will ho Justified in thinking it Is H "In on tho deal." It ought certainly to got tho facts and lot tho peo jl plo havo them. H |
