The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-02-28

'hOla nave Deen given an s lHlp6luS
through the medium of an appropria-
5tion Of $500 a year to the North Da-
kota Live Stock association. The lat
ter can publish an annual report and
disseminate such information as will
prove valuable to the members and
also publish directory of reliable
breeders in this state or other states.
Another appropriation for kindred pur-
poses is one of $4,000 annually for the
use of the government experiment
station at Fargo for conducting DEM
onstration farms and for cooperating
with farmers; for making expert
ments in the manufacture of denatur-
lied alcohol; for publishing reports
and bulletins; for analysis of fer
tilizers and stock foods; for comply
ing with the provisions Of the pure
paint, Paris green and formaldehyde
laws and for making other expert
ments.
Membership of School Board.
High School Superintendents N. c.
Mcdonald of Lidgerwood, f. r. Smith
Of Wahpeton and G. G. Schmidt of
Jamestown, committee of the high
school council of the State Educa-
tional association, have been in. Bis
marck for q few days in conference
regarding the discussion on the pro-
posed change in the membership of
the high school board. In it's report,
formulated on Friday to the commit
tee on education in the house, the
committee states that there is com
plete harmony between the board as
now constituted and the superintend-
ents, principals and faculty of high
schools with one exception. The COM
mittee prefers to let the membership
of the board remain as it is, but il
the assembly deems it wise to make a
change it would urge that the board
should not be composed OF persons
representing conflicting educational
interests; that it consist of the gov
ernor, state superintendent Of public
instruction, president Of the state uni
versity and two educators Of recog-
nized standing to be selected from a
list of five names to be submitted to
the governor by the high school con-
ference at it's annual meeting in May
The terms of the two members are to
be for four years.
Apportionment Scheme.
The hardest nut to crack is the
framing up of a new system Of appor-
tionment The idea of increasing the
strength Of either branch Of the leg
1slature does not seem to meet with
approval and yet there comes deter
mined demand from the northwestern
tier Of counties, where the population
has SO largely increased during the
past five years, for representation. On
Friday the senate apportionment com
mittee in desperation spent the day
analyzing the different schemes it had
before it. The committee will submit
a majority and minority report The
formers plan will increase the senate
to forty-eight members and the house
| to ninety members and will mean a
cutting down of the Red River valley
| fifteen members in the house and dis
tributing them among the new sem
atorial districts. A leading Repub-
lican declares that the committee re-
port is the most ludicrous scheme yet
presented There seems to be a stead
fast idea to leave certain counties
which have attained their almost max
1mum growth alone, with represen-
tation which is now and has been for
some years out of proportion, and real
equity demands that their wings be
clipped-Pembina, Traill Cavalier
and Barnes.
1t looks as though the senate had
called the houses bluff in regard to
the 2-cent fare bill and now the mem
bers of the house committee on rail
roads are up in the clouds and have
no sand to let themselves down with
the situation is interesting.
New Prison Warden Probable.
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