Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-09-13
NORMAL AGAIN
The State Normal School Board
Holding Another Meeting at
the Capitol Today.
The Opening of the Valley City
School the Question to be
Considered.
Mayville School Trustees Present
the Governor With a Token
Their Esteem.
Justice Court Appears to Be the
Center of Interest in the !
City Today.
An Arrest, a Dismissal, and q Sen.
tence of Thirty Days Are
Dealt Out.
State Normal School Board.

State Normal School Board.
The state normal school board held
another meeting at the Office of the state
superintendent at the capitol Fri
day. There were several matters of i'm
portance to come before the board, and
the meeting was an important one. Of
the board proper, there are present F. P.
Wright, E. fl. Bake, D. F. Siegfried
and Frank Allen of the Valley City
school trustees, and Thomas Harrison,
Anton Frosted and Fred Dietz of the
Mayville trustees. Aside from these
there are Senator Frank White, Uncle
John Russell, Col. A. P. Peake, A. H
Gray, Editor W. F. Dunlap and Presi-
dent George A. mcfarland, all from
Valley City, and interested in the pro-
ceedings of the board.
When the session of the board began
this mornins, President Harrison of the
Mayville Normal School board, in be-
half of the trustees of the school, pre-
sented Governor AIlin with a very hand
some picture Of the last graduating
class of the school. The picture was
finely framed, and altogether a pleasing
token of regard, and in presenting it Mr..
Harrison said:
"Governor Allin, we, the trustees of
the Mayville Normal school, recognizing,
in a marked degree, the kindness and
universal courtesy that you have shown
in a business capacity wherever we have
had occasion to meet or refer to you,
and remembering gratefully the readi-
ness with which you acceded to our in.
vitation to be present at the commence
ment exercises, the prominent part you
took while there, and also the kindly
interest which you expressed in the class
at this time, and believing that you
would treasure a memento of that &C.
c%asion, as individual members Of the
board, we beg leave to make you a slight
present as a token of that OCCASION"
Mr.. Dietz, another member, was also
called on, and said: "Governor Allin, it
gives me pleasure to present you with a
picture of the first graduating class of
the MayvilIe Normal school, on behalf
of the trustees of the Mayville school,
The presentation was a surprise to the
governor, but he responded to the mem
bers of the board who had made the
presentation.
Friends of Mayville," he said, II thank
you very kindly for the kindness that
you have shown me. You have taken
me by surprise; I had no thought of any
thing like this. I feel that I cannot OK.
press at this time my appreciation OF
your kindness, coming so unexpectedly"
The matter of the diplomas of the
Valley City school graduates was taken
up. There was a question at the
last meeting as to the approval of the
diplomas, owing to some Irregularities
in the manner of their issuance, and a
committee awas appointed to look the
matter up. Superintendent Bates, who
was a member of the committee, re-
ported, u~nfavorably to the approval Of
the diplomas, at this time, and asking
| that the matter be deferred until further
investigation was had, but the board
decided to approve them.
This afternoon the board is consider.
ing the matter of approval of the Valley
City faculty and the authorization Of
the opening OF the school. It is under.
stood about $4,000 has been raised, and
that it's deposit will be made dependent
upon the approval Of the faculty by the
board. This is a difference Of opinion
among those interested, and the matter
will be settled at this afternoons session
In JuAtice COnrt.