The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-01-07

mOdlonc curriers' d ample C0une3 OF
sindy to advanced students OF : q state,
while q general sd vsncsnent has feep
made along all iioes of educational
work, from the lowest primary grade u.
to snd including the coa-ses OF stu y
in cur highest state institutions. Pro-
visions have been m .je for sgssemat:z-
ing the work Ct high schools 60 az to
pro,i % q uniform eysh m Of gradstion
between the common schools and the
uuiveIsi y and normal schools. TIL.
work Ct training teacatrs has been csr-
riet fur:ber towards completion than Ut
any previous time ID tho ~lnstory of IL 9
at ,ta and territory. A manual Of iusti
tute ins.rr ction. in the haujs If the
teachers, hiss afforded an opportunity
for Dst!er aud mole scientitic destitute
work while the state normal schncls.
and normal depsrtmen mt OF the .tA5e uni.
vsrsity, ara being equipped to rsDde'
better service iu prof 8 ionaiizirg the
work Of t-schers. A uniform system Of
teachers registers. and reporting blanks
and records for all teachers and school
officers, has been mere thoroughly in
c%orporated into the school system. An
excelIent class OF Looks, eui alb 9 for
schot ] district libraries, has been selec-
ted by the superintendent from which
school boards NAV purchase libraries for
'hti districts Sanp Q copies OF TIES
books may be found IN no shelves of
Tie state educational library in tn Office
OF the state kuperjntend, Mt Many of
the teachers OF tie g tate are pursuing
the course of reading prescribed and cut
lined for tn state resdirg circle, With
marked i'm pr vemeut in the general
educat; N of the tescher and in the
methods OF instruction Ther re are il,
the state 1854 eohool hoasas, with .
total seating capacity OF 50 49,, the
va ue If t 70 school houses aud Appur
tensnces being nearly two and on- halt
million d, liar There ar I. 7Of schools,
with an enrolment of 81 9i6 .upils.
The totsl amount o, fnnds apportioned
by the Sat for the two wears ending
June 80, 1892, was $549, 400 Is, being a,
the rate Ger capita OF s. 81 annually for
each child I've 6 aud uadsr p years OF
age.
PUBLIC EXAMINER.
The report OF the public examine,
will show that there has been al in
crease of 81. 0cO. 600 ia the assessed valu-
alton OF banks organ zed under Our
splendid state banking Law. Oar sys
tenn OF controlling state banks has not
only been highly commended ny iaan
ciers OF other states. but it has had the
efftct OF bringing the credit OF our state
banks we'll up to the standard OF tn
national banks in our state. Tue pub
lie ex Aminer fiods also that this law is
". rkiDg q hardship to state banks in
some matters of de all. aud he calls the
at ention of the legislature to this sub
l9ct and makes some recommendations
There has been bat n state bank fail
ure aithin the two years past This
bank WAS located at Glendale. About
G5 er cent Ct the indie otedness of this
ins tiiuti>n has already been liq1i
dated, and the public examiner believes
that the remaining assets will eventually
satisfy all claim ! against this bauk. H.
will also recommend that the state
banks be rot allowed to invest so heav-
lily in Office furniture etc lis report
will show that eightten new binke, with
a capital stock If 1888, eco, were organ
lied in the state during the past fiscal
year; that we now have seventy four
state banks. with q capital stock OF
$97O. 500. These banks contain dap )sitt
of 1885, O1 Is, ii 1OS. 30S 05 OF this
amount being placed in these insti
tions in tbs way of saviogs. demand and
time certificates OF deposits It is
learned from another sourcs that the
national banks doing business within
our state have a capital stock o. 80 515 -
that tho deposits ar, SO. 1853 644 70
sho win ( q surplus Ct $685. 2 ", WIT
loans and discounts of 81. OF AGO 70
There are thirty.three rational banks
doll & business in the state OF North D..
kots. Your attention ia respectfully
directed to the report Of the public ex-
an liner. as it also deals with the qles
tionable practices Of financial iustitu
tions doing business in our state through
ohsrters obtained under territorisl form
of government.
COMPILATION COMMITTEE
In keeLlrg with The la providing FIR
the appointment of u committee to com i.
pile our laws. l named Hon r NJ Pol
loo , Hon P 81 Kourks and Hon j
G HAmiltoI to execute this very i'm
portabt work That the nature IN
SO Jpe OF q proper col florida of 0 r
laws would na'u,ally r. IRE q largt
amount OF able and consolei tious | Dor
you are we'll aware, and how faithfully
and well the mem GERS Of this committee
have performed the exsc.iug duties ns
signed hem you eau best Judge. ss
their exhaustive. ard I hav- god reason
to b-lieve, comprt. ut and cOmp'ereu
sive r por, IL made direct tn y'u l Am
equally veil assured III adv noe, ,ro
1peti-nce n the past, that you, u.
Ia wmakeis o. the state aud the repre-
seutatlves + the PEI pie, always haviut
he best interest Ct the state paramount
il your actions, will give it careful and
.Quitable COL sideratlon. A corr Ct
compliant, n of cur laws, srd q compl,t
eradication of their many ambiguous,
COL Fl c,iDg ard imperative clausee
means q clear and perfect understand
lug o the ir intent. and to this end your
committee has devoted d uch time anu
@aruest devotion, as we'll as to comply
with other provisions I the law govern
ing their duties.
SCHOOL LAND FUNDS
By constitutional provision the ftste
board of university and school lands is
prohibited from investing tho moneys
d. rived from the sale Of school lands.
within the state. bonds Il the United
OGhVS - kOuU6 VI tu6 et1to u SOktu Ia
kots. or in frst mortgages on lands
The board has invest d = PORTION of tue
funds thus derived in district school
bonds; but the high rate of premium
now com manded by our state and Uoited
States bonds has made it impracticable
to purchase these securities on perma
nent investment; and the board. profit
ing BY the experience of other states,
deems it unwiss to loan theee funds On
lands, owing to their auctus,ing values