Legislation and education

Broadcaster

WHA (Radio station : Madison, Wis.)

Date

• March 29, 1947

Summary

• Part of a monthly series of reports on the progress of legislation concerning education in the 1947 legislature. This program discusses Bill 31, A with the introducer of the bill, Wisconsin State Senator Vernon Thomson of Richland Center. According to Thomson, the purpose of the bill is to coordinate and integrate the administrative functions of higher education in Wisconsin by abolishing the Board of Regents of the University, the Board of Regents of the Normal School, the Trustees of Stout Institute, and the Regents of the Institute at Platteville and turn over their duties to a single board of higher education.