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Having diséussed in, my two previous articles the difficuit ies in, the way of efficie nt education, first in the United States and then more .specifically in the State of Illinois, let us see what the generalassembly, wbhh is charged by the' constitution with the duty of providing "'a thobrough and. efficient sYsteni of, free scbôoos whiereby ail the chil.dren may receive a good coi-: mon school educa tioni" bas done to Correct 'the glaring inequalities" of educational opportunity inill,1inois. Tbrougbh the years,. since 1907, five s c ho0o01commis- s i o nis authorized by the general as- seînbly and ap- pointed by Gover- 5mallI, E mmerson, and Horlier bave ~worked on the, )rob-leni. Ev er y c o in m ission lias recognized t h eý , ee for action in everv commission bas recommended Mrs.Ysu der vri.s a state board of educat ion as the agency best ftted to bring about a modernization of our entire scbool sYstetu, and a coordination of our local otticiais,. teachers, and parents, *as concentrated its efforts on tbe pas-' sage of laws to make more local tax monies available to the schools and in efforts to increase "the amount of state aid. In bis message to the general as-, semlly wben it convened on janu- ary 6, 1937, for the 6tb session, Gov- ernor Horner made it very plain. that Lie would not favor any increased state aid until a state board of cdu- renwedwit th reuitthat on Janu- ary 26, 1938, by resolution, the joint commit tee on educational legislàtion, a cotnmittee comPosed of representa- tives of organized scbool boards, teachers and civic groups from over the entire state, rècommendedto their différent ,organizations tat a- state board of education sbould- at least- 1. B3e an appointive lay board. 2. Have the power*to gather statisticsa and study ail phasesof public education inthe state. 3. Be requlred to make annual reports and recotmmendatioins to the governor and general assembly. Governor Horner had- already 4greed to place, the state school board proposition ini a call to a special ses-l sion "If and when" he- called one. Otherwise it is certain to be ail im- portant question for consideration in the next regular, session of 1939. g.oard Io Necessary For. my part, I very definitely, be- l ieve. that 'a state scbool board is necessa ry if we are to make any progress at ail on school àffairs in this state.9 Only a few. members of the legis- lature are trained educators. They are for the most part intensely interested in good scbools, but it is impossible to imagine a body of 204 members, 153 in the bouse of, representatives, and 51 in the senate, elected to repre- sent greatly divergent districts, being able to agree upon a program of bene- fit to the entire state. sent that there is nlot 'the time to concentrate on the school problem. It would, therefore, seem that a smaller agency deflnitely .selected for tbe purpose of acivising tbe legisiature would be more succcssful in formulat- ing a prograni, whicb would include in addition to the probiems of consolida- tion of districts and finance which I have hriefiv tniwhed u1, n m The. lERUR ýinEVANSTON fer EASTER ACCe,-SSORJES, ' Ueumuilhwul Slseer E... for only79 3 for 82.25, 't Tissue &boer, crystal, élea, .11k chifon d"croe", ho". in IoveIy aww priaug shados: exotique, sua-nude, c<ppebhash. wlth Patenut Trimi OnU MeItproposïtion. In the meantime, the governor remaincd firtu in bis contention that state financial aid should not be incrcased 'and the legis- lature adjourned on June 1 witbout' hàving passed either a state school Cecil Smith and bis son, Roderick of 1768 Washington avenue spent the week-end in St. Louis, Mo., visiting j relatives. .The Smitbs iioved to Wil- ' mette frorn Grecnsborô, 'N. C., lastj montb. Tbe RalpLi E. Kraiers, who formerly occupied the ho'ise,,are now living in Evanstoni.L Sherma an id ChurcA .. E VANSTON .. . Open Satsrday Eveuings