The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-07-18
OFFICE OF
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS,
BELrRAMI COUNTY.
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1othe officers Patrons County,
AS the decision Of the court II the Walker
invalid the special restrictive features OF the
under which the county organized limiting the rate OF the tax
levy which virtually places schools upon the same financial
standing the district schools the other counties OF the state
opporune for earnest effort toward advancing
higher standard that they may accomplish
eecua the work for which they are instituted Last
hundred pupils enrolled in the schools OF the county
who sufficient length of time to enable the
district the state apporonmen money for them AS the
amounted to nearly "a pupil there
the schools from this alone of about 1000
This that there compulsory law requiring
having pupils charge to send them to school the whole Of
session and imposing denquens fine Of
$50 paid into the district treasury for the benefit Of the
school, great caeessness and Indifference the part Of
patrons districts regarding the real interests Of their
schools welfare Of the children Apportionment
may very saved for the district by little attention the
clerk to the register of daily attendance
pupil has attended thirty days leaves school,
urge parents long enough to make the required
forty days. thereby securing for the district the apporonmen for
the current year notification be had at this Office
School urged careful attention to the fnan
ca affairs and exercise all economy in their
necessary maintain their credit Desks cost from
each according to good globes from 81 to S5 and
necessary bought prices ranging from S5
not be misled by agents who have something and
SELL buy standard goods An earnest capable teacher
promoting and advancement Of
school, inclined be liberal any partc
ua suggest that be in paying sufficient salary the
such teacher for their respective districts
Unfortunately districts have been led exhorbitant
other school SuppneS Wnle MAINTAIN
only the minimum number Of months Of school required BY
their teachers compelled to sell orders the district
treasury heavy For their benefit call attention
the following from the Superintendent Of Public Instructions
ST. PAUL, April. 25, 1901. 8
Superintendent r. y. DunOoody, Benaidji Mimi:
DEAR S1R-Your favor is hand noted
the Of school district
charts school furniture
Of the borrowed levied Tor those
purposes Do orders issued for such
purposes draw without vote Of people OF the dstric
this to call your attention to section
page the School Laws edition 1897 According to the
issue interest bearing
given do tWoirds vote OF
all the legal voters present duly called meeting
quote the following extracts from OF
Attorney General Hahn, handed down Aug IA 1885:
careful reading of the statutes relative to the management
o that it the intention Of the legislature that
should limited in their powers to issue district
the money due and Immediately payable
person whose the order drawn and where funds
the apporoned to the district
district for the payment thereof unless
authorized make such issue by vote of two
legal present and voting legally called
meeting district provided in section rs OF chapter So Gen
eral Statutes Of 1876. 8
"My conclusion is that the officers Of the district had
authority payable such future date with interest
against funds yet raised by the district without
having duly instructed do by vote the
and voting at legally called meeting OF the
district and that the order in question is void. =
think the above plainly the two questions which
you ask. Very respectfully,
J.. W. OLSEN
Superintendent of Public Instruction.