1960_01 The Daily Collegian January 1960

              —The Fresno State College Collegi
EDITORIAL COMMENTS
State Colleges Need Own Board I
The Master Plan for Higher Education in California has
been described'in different manners by various observers,
but one professor at Fresno-State College may have captured
the sentiments of many.
>r plan is a very delicate di
is almost like a work of art in that it represents compromises!
from  all  sides of  the state  educational  triangle   (junior
colleges, state colleges and universities.), and all sides stand
to benefit"
One of the large benefits to the si
for which they have fought longest and hardest. That is tl
proposal for a separate and independent state college govtm-1
ing board equivalent to the University of California's Bokrd
of Regents. At present, the state colleges are under the Sta e
Board of Education's supervision. Many faculty members
and administrators point out that as matters now stand, the
State Board of Education is also harnessed with all the n
of the state's schools from kindergarten to the state colleges.
They feel the state colleges need a board which can devote |
all its time to their problems.
Other state college spokesmen have soapboxed lo
loud for a separate governing board on the basis of ir
ments in economy of operation. At present, all state college I
budgetary items must be approved by the Department of L
Finance before they become part of the overall budget. In T
e officials hold a direct control o
college pursestrings.
One professor put it this way: "If we had a separate board I1
which was aware of our problems and our needs, we could
•e often wiped from our budget |n
requests. It is disappointing t
round out a program only to have them refused by a book-|'
keeper in the Department of Finance."
This issue of independent control may be the one r
likely to fail. Opponents stand ready to claim it as "just
other board to clutter up" educational procedure. But those |'|
who defend it are outspoken in their defense. Some say it will | [j
unshackle the state colleges at a time when they need i
In order to co-ordinate the board of regents and the si
college group, a 12 man board from each system and from Jk
the private colleges would act in an advisory capacity. Thi
e would keep in touch with the state government
and the colleges and give advice on problems involving fi-
i, program development and location of new]
e master plan study
 ,   __ to all three education systems.
Only the top one-eighth of high school graduates would be
admitted to the University of California. State colleges would
t the top  one-third,  and  the junior colleges  would
:eive the rest of the students.
The plan in its entirety is surely close to—as one prof put |
what it is intended to be, an overall
evaluation of California's higher education. Its proposals are
the result of a co-operative effort of California's best edu-
■s and planners, both private and state supported.
*o be seen. The next step is up to
te legislature when it convenes in February. And then,
i approved, the plan will become operative and the real
of the comprehensive outline will be revealed.
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