Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-09-27

has been fulfilled. Il VIII briefly indi-
cate: IS S 5ssl
EducatiOn.
The greatest achievement, in my
opinion. of the Republican administra-
ton, has been the creation, building up
land conservation Of the states perrna-
nent chool fund and the development
of our educational facilities made pos
sible thereby 5 s553l.
To-day Minnesota has permanent
school, fund amounting to $13, 29401 AS,
land a, permanent university fund OF
/ 81, 403, G70.l4, all Of which is invested
either in United States bonds, the
/ bonds Of other states, loaned to school
districts, towns, counties, cities and
villages in our own state, and in land
contracts. The school fund Of Mime
sofa is the largest Of any state in the
Union, and will ultimately reach $780,
| 600, 000. We have 1926, 766 school chill
| dren in Minnesota, and, owing to the
existence Of our magnificent school
fund, supplemented by the 1-nill gem
I2eral school tax, there was distributed
by the state in aid Of the public schools
for the year 1900, the sum Of s1,295,-
1 s596.92 or 1898 per capita. That is to
say, the state was in a position to give
and did give the sum Of 1898 for each
one Of the 325,766 pupils. 5s
During the past forty years the state
aid to the public schools derived from
investments Of the permanent school
fund has amounted in the aggregate to
4 $11, 200, 33. In educational matters
/ Minnesota is the third state in the
Union, and is excelled only by the two
\ old and rich commemorative of MasSa-
chusetts and New York.
| Direct aid is given to each school in
| addition to the aid given on the basis
1 of the school population. We have lib
high schools in Minnesota, which. each
received for the year 1900, the sum of
| $4,000 or $4,000 in the aggregate. Over
| ITO graded schools received 5000 each
last year, equal to $4,000; the six nor
NAL departments Of high schools re-
sceived $500 each, or $4,000 in all; our
/ 100 semi-graded schools were given
57.59 each, or 1885. 10. and our $50 ru-
raj schools were paid s60.60 each, or
$39.996.00 in the aggregate. The total
amount Of direct aid to the different
i public schools for the year 1900 amount
ed to $156, 431.1O.
In addition to this, the school dis
| tricts can secure loans from the per-
manent school fund at the low rate of
interest of 4 per cent, to aid them in
building their school houses and for
permanent school improvements. There
has thus been loaned to school districts
s1,114,034.93. At present an amount not
to exceed Z per cent Of the real proper
| ty of a school district can be borrowed
from the permanent school fund, but
the legislature Of 1899 wisely provided
for an amendment to Section of Arti-
Gle 8 OF the State Constitution which,
if adopted by the voters next Novem-
Der, will permit of the loaning Of an
amount not to exceed Is per cent of
the assessed valuation of the real prop
erty to a school district and at the rate
OF 8 per cent per annum. / sincerely
hope that that amendment will be
/ adopted. There is no reason why the
/ state should not loan it's permanent
school fund to it's own school districts
i towns, villages, cities and counties on
i as easy terms as it loans to other
states.
4 Summer training schools for teachers
4
very useful in providing valuable in
4 sstruction to teachers from all parts. OF
i the state. I have not yet mentioned
our splendid state university among the
list Of our educational institutions. II
contains colleges Of science, literature
and arts; a college of engineering and
mechanic arts; an agricultural college;
a school Of mines; a law college; 8
college Of medicine and surgery; a
dental college and a college Of phar-
i macy. ~@
The number Of students enrolled al
i the university in 1898 was 1880, and the
i present number is over $500.
In Winona, Mankato, ST.. Cloud and
Moorhead are located four stately nor
i NAL schools that are the pride of their
several localities. These normal schools
are turning out hundreds of wei
equipped teachers annually. The ser.
i Vices Of normal school graduates are
always in demand as teachers at re.
munerative wages. The total amount
expended by the state on normal schoo
buildings to July 31st 1900 was $685.,
I 1882, and the total cost of mainten.
i ance of the four normal schools to July
S1st, 1900, was $1,746, 1859. At the pres.
Il ent time the state appropriates about
4 $120.000 annually for the support of Its
four public schools. .:
i It is impossible to overestimate the
value Of our sp1end educational sys.
tenn, and the marvel Of it is, that all is
free, Education, for the primary grade
to the university, is AS free to the chile
Of the laborer as it is to the child OF
the millionaire. The children of the
foreign-born enjoy the same education.
al privileges as the descendants Of the
Pilgrim Fathers. There is no dscrim.
nation. It is free to all. .-sj.5#
IL OF the school lands granted by con
gress to the state, amounting to some
4 2,84O,284 acres. there yet remains I'M
sold, in round numbers, / 200 900 acres,
which are steadily increasing in value
and at the moderate estimated value Of
i $500 per acre would net the school fun6
i $7,2O0,O0O and increase it ultimately tx
$40, 1000. With the addition Of the
timber and mineral upon them and the
II value Of swamp lands, which have be
come a, part of the school fund, it viii
eventually reach 100000, 900.
IfS Our political opponents have declared
that If they had been in power the