The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-02-15

term of years which expires in 1892,
and a renewal will require a constitu.
tional amendment.
Hon. J. L, Cotton is still here LOT k.
ing after the interests of the coal rate
bill, and is backed by petition sign.
ed by ten thousand of the "infuen.
tials" of the State. The railway lobby
lists are working hard against him,
but it is thought he will be successful.
/ Williams bill to regulate the toll
and charges Of millers has passed the
House with section 6 struck out.
This section provided that any mill
could become a private mill and
thereby net have to grind fer toll or
|pay, by the party owning or running
such mill publishing a notice to that
effect foc thirty days.
Worst's bill to permit the rur ming
at large Of cattle from 1st. November
to 1st April has passed the Senate. 1t
provides that it shall take effect in
counties upon m majority vote Of the
ratepayers saying so, said vote to be
taken at the annual or general elec.
tion on petition Of one.third of the
voters.
The bill of Senator Belyea, Of Ward
county, for an act to locate the school
of Forestry, at Minot, in Ward Co.,
came up in the Senate on Friday
30th JAN, for discussion, it being
favorably reported upon by the COM
mittee, but its consideration was in
de fnitely postponed, only three oppos-
ing the resolution; it being almost
unanimously conceded that if the
Legislature could and would locate
the school Of Forestry, Willow City,
in Bottineau county is undoubtedly
the proper place.
In the consideration Of Swanston's g
bill to reduce exemptions from $500
to $500, there were but three who
voted to leave then at $500. They
were Senators LaMoure, of Pembiua;
Fuller, of Stutsman and Svensrud, of
Be time au, t :e alditional ones who
voted against the bill on it's final pass.
age were those who favored a reduc-
ton to al out $1,000, but who con.
sidered $500 too low.
P. S.-From what I could learn
last night the lottery promoters have
not been able to secure two.thirds of
the House, and it is thought they
will fail. As expected they have
used the seed wheat business as q
lever, and the legislature is to make
a liberal appropriation from the first
years tax for the purpose of helping
the seed wheat matter through; pro.
viding the bill becomes law,
The Constitution OF North Dakota
was signed by forty.four members be-
fore adjournment Of the Convention
on August II, 1889. Five members
ha7 7e signel since that date, leaving
twentv'six members who have not yet
signed. The name of Ezra turner, OF
Bottineau county is the las: tn the
list, and he affixed his sif nature to
the document on the 10Th. December
1889.
The seed lien bill has beoome law: as
soon as received will give q synopsis Of it,
so that farmers will know what to do and
what to expect.
The lottery bill received It's quietus on Mon.
day last by being indefinitely postpo ,ed, its
advocates being afraid Of public sentimen,
which has been thoroughly aroused. Ed.,
(Communicated.)
The vital Importance Of a thorough edu-
cation, and of educational facilities, is now
all but generally recognised. Yet, while
this admission is generally made. it is pos.
sible that the rapid strides education is now
taking is not fully understood in general
While the leading subjects Of . common
school education are those of the past also,
yet new subjects are added and new meth
DDS of teaching have been adopted; and
teacher and pupil are expected to keep up
to the demands Of the times. It will be
sufficient at fret, simply to lay before dis
cerning public, some Of tho questions on
Theory and practice Of teaching and it
will be easily seen what is expected Of the
teacher. and what parents have . right to
expect Of their children. And in this con-
dition it may serve . useful end to call at
tention to the class Of books already in the
Teachers Library and to which ali, though
not teachers have access on the payment OF
one dollar which goes to the purchasing Of
new books. In country such AZ this when
educational facilities for teachers are so few,
the community can do much to aid and en-.
courage the teachers by timely and liberal
contributions to the Library funds, and SO
put it in the power Of teachers, to come in
contact with the master minds in the science
and practice of teaching. The teachers can
also do much for themselves by the study
Of such books; and, whether through the
press or when they meet IN their sssociatio n
can be mutually helpful to each other. The
same recources and facilities are open to all.
and the study of the Same books will bring
the community and teachers into intelligent
and mutual ,mpatt y, and kindle q high
and noble enthusiasm in the cause Of educa-
tion, which will give our country 6rst
place. 49,
Subjoined are the questions on Theory
and Practice Of Teaching" for the examina-
tion Of teachers in January Of this year,
Theory and Practice.
l. How can the public opinion Of the
school be used as governing powor2
2. State the influence exerted on eduea-
ton by any three Of the following education
al reformer:-Socrates, Pestalossi. Frebel.
Spencer, Horace Mann. ..@ .%@ M
4. What are some Of the causes Of dis
order in school, and how may they be re-
moved? s. ..es.,
g. 70 what extent il the teacher respcn-
sible fer the cleanliness Of the school house