The Dickinson press., 1893-01-07
ina.ea. Under the supervision of ths

are now in oretat ton. atfoh,nx con-
maal 'us gu rsers end ample C ure, of
study to advaucsd students uf { @ state.
shite general advancement has / co,
made along all iaes of eluo,ional
work, from the lowest primsry grade u
to and Including the courses at sta v
in cur highest state institutions. Pfo-
visions huve bsen M de for systematic
ing the woYk Of hgn schools 80 rs to
Prov q uniform cyst, M of grad alton
between the common schools aud the
uhiversi y aud normal schouls. Tue
WORK OF training teachers has ben Sir
tled furtEer towards completion than nt
any previous time IN tho history of IL g
state and territory. A manual Of irs.i
tute instruction. in the hands of the
teachers, hss afforded an oppo, tunity
for . tier aud mole ,cieut,Gc institute
work; while the sta!e normal echuols.
and normal department Of the tlte uni.
vefsity, are being equipped to rspde:
better service III profts io3alizi, z the
work OF teachers A uniform system of
teachers registers. and reportins blanks
and records for all teachers aud school
officers. has been mere thoroughly in
carporated iuto tue school system. An
excellent claes of Loohs, eui ab for
scholl district libraries, has been seleo-
ted by the superintendent. ftcm which
school boards NAV purchase libraries for
their districts. Samp copies OF these
books may be found On 'he shelves of
he state educational library ia ths office
of the state superjntendt nt Many OF
the teachers of the state are pursuing
the course OF reading prescribed un;i cnt
lined for tbs state readirg circle, With
marked Improvement in the general
education of the teach;r ard in the
methods Of instruction There ara iu
the state 1854 school hoaste, with a
total seating capacity OF 6S :3s, tht.
va'ue Cf the school houses aud appur
tenances being nearly two and cns hal!
million dcllars. There are 1, 10Y achools,
with an enrolment of 37,9IG pupils.
Tho totul amount OF funds apportioned
by the stat, for the two ve1s ending
June 80, 1892. was $54S, 40S 25, being al
the rate per capita OF $5 05 apnua'ly for
each child over and ader 81 years of
age.
PUBLIC EXAMINER.
The report of ths public examiner
will show that there has been an in
crease OF l,0oO,O 900 in the assessed valu
alton OF banks organ zed under our
splendid ttlte bAnklug law. Oar svs
TEN OF controlling state banks has nos
only been highly commended by tin,n
oiers OF other states. but it has had the
eff ct OF bringing tbs credit OF our state
banks we'll up to the STANDARD OF tn.
national banks in our stata. Tao pub
iio ex xlminer finds also that this law is
WI rking hardship to State banks in
some matters of de all, acd he oais the
at ention of the Legislature to this sub
jsct and makes some recommendations
There has been bat one stute b.nk f.i:-
ure within the two years past This
bank was located ut Eliendule About
IS er cent Of the indebtedness of this
in. titulivn has already been liqli
dated, and the public examiner believes
tUnt the remninlnR psae:s will eventually
satisfy all claim against this buns. Ii.
will olso recommend that the state
banks be not allowed to invest so he1v-
iiy in office furniture etc HIS report
will show that eighteen new banks, with
u capital stock If 1888, eco, wer, organ
lied in the state during the past Fl OIL
year; that we now have seventy four
stat, banks, with capital stock of
1870. 500 These banks contain dep sits
OF $1,S9j.O01 10. 81 los. .3Os O5 of this
amount being placed in th5se insti u
tions in tn. wsy OF savings deaanl und
time certificates OF deposits. 1t is
learned from another source that The
national hunks doing business vi hin
onr state have capital stock OF So Sis =
600; that the deposits ar $G 1853 GI473
sho win surplus ef $5Gt,5 2 ~, W.T..
loans and discounts of $7.O27. AGO 70
There are thirty.thiee nationn! banks
doing business in the state OF North d.
koto. Your attention il respectfully
directed to tue report OF tho public cx-
aminar, as it also deals with the Q1ps
tionable practices of financial iustitu
tiOns doing business in our state through
charters obtained under territorial form
of government.
COMPILATION COMMITTEE
In hcrlIig with The lau pruviGiug r
the appolntmf MT of committee to oon :
pile our laws, numsa Hon. II NJ. Pol
loo, Hon P. II Kourku and Hon. j
q Hamiltoa to e1ec lte this very i'm
portnnt work That the nature On !
scope OF propsr oolificatiou of Or
laws would naturally require large
amount oil able aud conscientious >bDr
You are we'll aware, and how faithfully
Ard we'll the mem GERS Of this com mite o
have performed the exacsiug duties as
signed them you eau best judge, es
their exhaustive, ard have good reason
TO believe. compete Mt and complehen
s:ve report is nude direct to you. am
equally we'll assured in advance, from
experience in the past, that you, as
lawmakers oi the state aud the repre-.
sentatives { f the people, always having
ihs best interest If the stata paramount
iu !onr actions, will give it careful and
equitable COL sidorutlou. A corr ct
compilation of cur laws snd q compl, It.
er=dioation Of their many ambiguous,
cor Il cling AID inops5ative clauses
means cleor and perfect understand
ing o the ir intent. ard to this end your
committee has devoted Il uch time and
earnest devotion, es we'll as TO comply
with other provisions {, f the law goyetn,
ing their duties
SCHOOL LAND FUNDS
By constitutional provision tic 6 tate
board Of university and SCHOOL lands is
prohi oited from investing the moneys
4. rived from the sale cf school lads
except in school corporation bouGs
within the state. bonds If the United
State 8. Londs Of The tate Of No;tn D4
kota. or in tistt mortgages On lands
The board has inve.t u p,r,ion of tne
funds thus derived in district scLco.
bonds; hut tie high rats of premium
now com nanded by Cur state and United
States bonds has mhds it impracticlble
to purchase these securities or perma
uent inyestment; and the board. profit
ing by the experience Of oth.r states,
l.ems il uuWis to loan these !und5 IN
lands owing to their hlc!uri1g values
There is, therefore ssme SD O00 70 y t.
the credit Of this fund in the r;asrry.
Tie Investment already ms!e have
netted the state PR cent interest
o her state have provided Ey Jaw for
the investment OF similar funds w;:hout
;ueir state, und-r propsr conditions
1t is un: ,rtuuate that our lav is not 81
const: ued as 10 pe1r.it the parch,ss Of
outsiie 81 c1rit,er, az tn. state might
derive material btnt e. could mun,y I'll.
tanned frcm this tourc. be- placad in sa!e
securities other thar those emu .-er te