Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-04-13
EDUCATIONAL LEolsCArioN.
aupsrlntsndent stookwslI Reviews
Work Of lopiSiature.

Work Of Legislature.
Superintendent Stockwell gives out
the following statement with reference
to educational legislation passed by
the ninth legislative assembly.
The attitude of the legislature to-
ward the educational institutions Of
the state was most generous. The ap-
preparations to pay old indebtedness,
construct new buildings and pay for
maintenance have been large and gen..
erous. possibly to a fault. 1t is posi-.
Die that the governor will be forced to
cut out some items. However, his
Well-known friendship for educational
institutions will prompt him to be
lenient in their behalf. The appropri-
alton for increased aid to high schools
Will do the greatest possible service to
the state. The amount is $4,000 an
nually; $500 to first class high schools
and $500 to second class high schools.
The number Of schools now receiving
aid is about forty. scattered over the
entire state, so that there is a free
high school within the reach of every
boy and girl in our state. A number
OF schools are now IN the waiting list
and it is confidently expected that the
lumber of high schools on the aided
list will reach sixty. 1t is expected
the Grand Forks and Fargo Msh
schools will accept the state aid which
they have hitherto refused.
A very meritorious measure was en-.
acted during the closing hours of the
session, viz: an act to encourage ele-
mentary education, introduced by Mr..
Mooney. This establishes 18th state
rural and state graded schools and 3D.
portions a small amount of aid to sfM
OF these schools as maintain a high
standard. No measure ever enacted
into law will do more to raise the
standard Of these schools than this.
We sincerely hope the governor will
spare this measure because 1t touches
a spot in our educational system which
needs stimulating.
-Four or Ave bills Of a general educae
tional nature were passed. Senate
bills 46 and 1875 by Senator Talcott; S.
B. 213 by Senator LaMoure and S. B.
221 by the committee on education.
No. 46 provides for a deputy for the
county superintendent in lieu Of clerk
hire, increases the qualifications "a
county superintendent, fixes a Winl-
mum wage Of s45 per month for tABch.
ers holding second grade certiicat6A
makes the institute fund applicable tp
joint summer schools and bases it %!
Oh all. the schools taught four moptm
during the preceding year; it changAs
the present method of enforcing coli.
pulsory attendance law.
No. 1926 revises the present certid.
cate law as follows: Provides FOR a
life professional, a state certificate Of
the first class valid for five years, a
state certificate of the second class.
valid for three years and special cer-
tifcates. It also makes the breaking
Of a contract sufficient grounds for the
revocation Of a certificate.
S. B. 213 bases the school census up-
on the enumeration of those pupils
Who have attended the public schools
sixty days during the school year.
No. 221 changes the date of school
election from the third Tuesday in
June to the first Tuesday in June so
as not to conflict with the primsEY
election, which is held OF the tdI934
Tuesday in June. This change WI
take place in the school. election to Be
held in June, 1906.
Other minor bills have been enact
ed. All legislation has been DISTINCT
ly progressive and the educational ih-
terests have received a decided inn
petus.
Much credit is due to the senate
committee on education and members
of the house interested in education
and great credit for the ultimate sue
cess Of many measures belongs to Sen
ator F. S. Talcott. of Cass county,
chairman of the senate committee on
education, whose intelligent and per.
sistent efforts had great weight.
During Jones first visit to America
he overheard a very brilliant joke.