Contents 



Prefatory Note a 



I. Introduction 5 



II. The Complexity of Present State Systems 7 



III. Three Types of State Systems 10 



The Supervisory Type — Indiana 11 



The Administrative Type — Iowa 12 



The Dual Type— Illinois 13 



IV. Classification of Existing State Systems 15 



The Iowa Type 16 



The Indiana Type 17 



The Dual Type 18 



V. Arguments for and Against the Three Types of State 



Systems 24 



The Supervisory System 25 



The Administrative System 29 



The Dual System 34 



VI. Personnel of State Boards 38 



VII. Purchase of Supplies 40 



Digests of Provisions of Typical Laws 42 



Central Purchasing Agents 45 



VIII. Supervision of Other than State Institutions 47 



IX. Conclusion 51 



Appendix A. — A Descriptive Digest of State Laws 57 



Appendix B. — Personnel of Boards 72 



Appendix C. — Bibliography 75 



INDEX 79 



