Daily globe., 1879-05-16


Moorhead, Sank Center. s2=
After taking this action a question arose
as to whether the requirements of the law
had been complied with in so doing. To
reach an understanding on this point the fol-
lowing questions were submitted to Attorney
General Wilson, and session of the board
convened yesterday to consider and act upon
his answer. The questions are:
First-Have the High school board any
discretion in the selection of schools to be
aided, or must they, beginning at the top Of
the list of schools applying, accept those
schools that have complied with section 8 Of
the act? 2',-N az q -
, Second Can the board lawfully divide the
$4,000 appropriated, using one-half this
year and one-half next year? ,y.s s.
The reply of the attorney general to the
first question is, in substance, that the act
does not invest the board with any discre-
tionary power to be governed by location, or
population, or the idea of q general distr: :bu-
ton over the State. Schools complying with
the conditions of section in the act, as to
scholarship and course of study, must be
aided in the order of their applications.
The second question is answered substan-
TALLY as follows: The omission of the leg
islature to make an appropriation for 1880
will not justify the board in dividing the
fund in order to bridge the chasm.. Schools
complying with the conditions of the act are
entitled to aid, in the order of their applica-
tions until the 500, 900 are exhausted.
The fact that there is no appropriation for
1880 will not dissolve the board nor abolish
the system of aid contemplated in the act.
The assumption is that the next legisla-
ture will appropriate the funds necessary to
give efficiency to the work contemplated in
the law. ,,' !.
Governed by this decision the high school
board has made out the following list OF
schools, to receive $4O0 each at the end OF
the current school year, provided that at that
time it shall appear to this board upon re-
port of their authorized examiners, that such
schools shave fully complied with the provi-
sions of this act.'' 4a -. "'
Sections and referred to in this con-
nection, and which must be complied with to
entitle any school to the benefit of the high
or education act, are as follows
| Sec 3. The said board shall require of the
schools applying for such pecuniary aid as pre-
requisite TO receiving such aid, compliance with
| the following conditions, to-wit #
| First-That there be regular and orderly
| courses of study, embracing all the branches
prescribed as prerequisite for admission to th'
collegiate department OF the University o1
Minnesota, not lower than the third or sub
| freshman class.
| Second-That the said schools receiving pc
| cuniary aid under this act shall at all times
permit the said board Of commissioners, or any
Of them, to visit and examine the classes pur
suing the said preparatory courses.
Sec. 4. The said board of commissioner!
shall cause each school receiving aid under this
act to be visited at least once in each schoo
year by committee of one or more members
who shall carefully inspect the instruction and
| discipline of the preparatory classes, and max,
| written report on the same Immediately
Provided, that the said board may, in their dis
cretion, appoint in any case competent person.
to visit and inspect any schools, and to max
report thereon, and NO money shall be paid il
any case until after such report shall have beer
| received and approved by the board.
Acting on the opinion as above the boart
! &bo ~ 4.