Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-04-05

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have broken out for creating an indefi. |
mite number Of normal schools, which
we're located promiscuously, without any
regard to the actual necessity for that
class OF instruction. From all but one
OF these bills ! felt constrained to with.
hold my approval.
During the recent session large mum.
bcr II bills were presented for establish
ing normal schools in other sections,
and re-establishing those created two
years ago, with provision that from ST.
zoo to $4,000 in territorial bends be is.
sued for erecting and endowing each of
these normal schools.
A careful examination OF the question
providing normal instruction confirmed
me in the opinion, formed two years
since, that four or five educational insti-
tntions, with first-class normal depart.
mcnts and properly located in the differ.
ent sections Of the territory, would be
all the educational institutions that the
assembly would be justifed in aiding.
therefore interposed vetoes to all
purely normal school bills which con-
tained provisions for issuing the bonds of
the territory for the erection of build.
ings at points where the principal OBJ
ject seemed to be to boom small towns
at the expense of the territory without
any outlay on the part of those to be
benefited.
These vetoes, which were sustained by
the assembly, checked the normal
school mania," and prevented the issu-
ance OF from $l0O, 900 to 100000 of this
unwarranted class of territorial bonds.
To meet the absolute requirements for
normal instruction, the propositions of
the citizens of Clay and Grand Forks
counties to furnish suitable grounds and
contribute $4,000 each towards the
erection and endowment Of universities
with first class normal departments at
the cities of Vermillion and Grand
Forks, were accepted by the legislative
assembly.
The issuance Of $4,000 of six per cent
territorial bonds for the completion of
university buildings we're provided for,
IN case good and sufficient title deeds
were executed to the territory of proper
ty at each of these points of the value of
$l5, 900, thus giving the territory univer-
sity buildings and grounds of the value
of 100000 for the loan of its credit for
$4,000 until the seventy.two sections of
university lands already donated, located
and held in trust by the general govern
ment, can be made available for the fu.
turs necessities of these important edu-
cational institutions.
AS the Black Hills counties are with.
out railroad facilities and practically cut
off from the advantages of either of these
universities, 900 was appropriated out
of the general funds of the territory for
aiding in the establishment of normal
school at Spearfsh, to accommodate the
teachers in that section.
The same amount was also provided
for, from the general fund to aid in the
completion Of the Madison normal
lied by the fourteenth legislative assem-
bly, where the citizens had complied Will
the law, and decided to the territory 16t
acres of land adjacent to the town, which
will materially aid in the construction
of permanent buildings.
The failure to secure admission aud
the consequent delay in making agri
cultural college lands available, placed
the responsibility upon the territorial
legislature of providing some and towards
the establishment of agricultural college.
in the two remote but we'll developed
agricultural sections.
A loan of the territorial credit wai
therefore authorized by the issuance O.
6 per cent bonds for the construction O.
an agricultural college building upon 81
acres of valuable laud, donated ant
decided to the territory in 1881, by tn
; citizens of Brookings for this purpose
This appropriation seemed to be but
|, just recognition of this important brancl
of our educational system, which mus
seek to elevate and fasten the agricul
tural interests of the territory.
The establishment OF similar institu
J tion at Fargo, the gateway" to til
largest granary of the world, but withou
any appropriation, completed the legit
+ lative provisions for educational institu
l tions. g
The acts, before cited, however, wei
: supplemented by the passage of CON
g prehensive school law, with provision
J, for its efficient execution through two {
l the most prominent educators, Gen. Y
}, q. H. Beadle and Rev. E. A. Heale,
}. who have been appointed superintendent
3 and assistant superintendent of publ
3, instruction.
n The board of regents, trustees and d
# recters nominated by the executive an
3 confirmed by the council, to expend Ar
i control the beforelmentioned appropri
70 tions and manage the educational, cha
l. table and penal institutions, embrat
d the names of gentlemen 80 well-know
10 in the various professions, business i
n terests and honorable walks of life, tn
ls their established characters belle Il
B. carping criticisms of office-holders ar
l. standing candidates, who have 80 loI
fattened upon the territorial revenue
le without laying stone or erecting pu
T. lie building in the length and breadth
Of the territory.
-r The question of meeting the intere
upon the bonds authorized to be issue
y and increased current expenditures ",
9. fully considered by the executive al
" committees of the legislature before I
q. vorable action upon the bills creatin
Of these necessary institutions was decid,
al upon.
A careful estimate of the resources
at the territory for tho next two years
le the present low rate of 81 mills upon
l. dollar of the assessed valuation return.
j. to the territorial board of equalizatio
to shows that the Increased valuation wi
le insure sufficient revenues to meet all Ii,
z turing obligations promptly when pl
a. sented to the territorial treasurer,
le which can safely be added the large
70 increased revenues to be derived fro
le the railroad and other general taxes.
O. addition to this, there is the confide
ke expectation that in consequen
ar of the creation of the off
ii. of territorial atterney-general, lar
be proportion of the $4,000 of territor
xt taxes long overdue from various count
of will nearly all be made available to me
sc any new or extraordinary demands up
s. the territorial treasurer.
The financial condition of the terrific