Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-11-21
Aggregate for public educa-

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ton during year; ...:....s1. .74s,562 80
The report will decidedly favor and
defend the township eystem as opposed
twenty months justifies this. The prac-
dltion ls far better in counties where
this system has been in operation, than
1T was IN the same under the district
plan. It has justified itself, and meets
with steadily increasing favor. 1t has
handled public money and made report of
it responsibly, point never before reach
ed in Dakota school affairs. 1t has i'm.
proved the character of the schools; pro-
NOTED economy; given longer terms upd
better schools without increased tax.
alton; has greatly increased the credit of
school corporations; put the manage.
ment Of schools into more capable hands;
relieved the counties of local quarrels
over district boundaries; given to ell
the people more equal and uniform
school advantages, the great object OF
any law, and enabled the people to plan
permanently and cooperate in one COM
munity without need of future divislons; !;
distributes school houses more euui-
tably, having never too many, and gen.
orally applies the public money, and di-
rects the public enterprise in education.
al matters in more fair, equal and sat.
isfactory manner for the whole people.
The exceptions to this, in o few localities,
rest on neglect and violation OF the law.
A few Inconvenience amendments will
| meet.
Section 80 of the law, which places
| money received from saloon licenses aud
fines, in the county school fund, met
opposition in Cass, Grand Forks, Law
renee, Pennington and few other
counties, while great majority of the
counties seem to tavor it. The inconven-
fence to some suggests the necessity of
adding provisO to that section that
will turn all such moneys in those coun.
ties into the county general fund, as the
best solution OF the question.
The law will have most careful
revision. Indeed, extraordinary care
will be taken. Last spring committee
of the ablest county ysuperintendents was
appointed to cooperate in this work.
Several meetings and much correspond.
ence have been devoted to the subject.
The labor is not completed. The main
feature of the system, the undivided
township school corporations and their
boards, will remain, but various details
will be better adjusted to practical needs
and experience. Great effort will be
made to give all the subjects of the Law
the most easy and systematic order
and arrangement, while the
whole will be made more
brief. Some provision will be made fol
pay of school township officers. The Law
is recommended to apply to all the coun
ties. and to this end it is suggested thai
provision permit, in some old counties
different boundaries for school town
ships and civil townships. This vii
enable the accommodation Of schoo
township boundaries more easily {,
J exnting district boundaries and schoo
houses. The report urges that in th
old counties all present districts mue
be modified and divided in . fe,
years, especially with the growth follow
!. ing statehood, and that no Law and n
officers can do this with equal justice {
all. In counties the size OF Cess q
Brown and 6pink we would need in fe,
years about SGO schools districts eacl
, with 900 officers, rendering it necessar
to keep account With and receive report
. from 600 Of them. This 10 much won
J. than useless. aud it will require coo di
: ferent changes of boundaries 10 reac
this result, in each county, and in nearl
evefy change would be wrong to
considerable part.
= II uthes lsGislasurs decide TO pssser,
district organizations where they now q