The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-07
DECLARE war ON
| FARGO TOWNSHIP
BOARD or EDUCATION UP IN
ARMS OVER MATTER or Al
LEGED INJUSTICE TO THE CITY
TOWNSHIP GETS ADVANTAGES
WITHOUT TAXATION.

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lar monthly session, held at the super
intendent's office last evening. made a
strenuous objection to what IL believes
is a case OF injustice against the city OF
Fargo. This Is the proposition OF ed
ucating the school children Of Fargo
township on a fee system while the
| township draws the state apportion-
ment, and has practically no school
| taxes to bear.
| Fargo township. is an organized
school district, and as such 1t draws
an apporttonment from the state. 1t
is alleged that II draws an apportion-
nent for about twenty or more schol-
ars. However instead OF maintaining
school system for this small number of
scholars. the school board Of Fargo
township has made an arrangement
whereby it pays $35 per child to the
Fargo board Of education to send it's
| children to the Fargo public schools.
| 1t Is said however that whereas they
draw apportionment for twenty child
rem they send less than half that num-
Der to the Fargo schools, thereby being
enabled to almost pay for the whole
| Of the education OF their children on
the apportionment received from the
state. And not only that but get the
advantage OF one OF the best school
systems in the country instead of get
ting the imperfect system which neces-
sarily obtains in an unorganized coun-
| try school.
/ The school board admits that this
is a very clever piece OF financing on
the part of the school board of Fargo
| raf In h,nf nfos
taking undue advantage of the city OF
Fargo.
The people who live in Fargo town
ship are almost all especially we'll to do
people" said one member Of the board
land yet they sit snugly just across the
| line, get all of the advantages of the
city of Fargo and pull their purse
strings tight, contributing very little IL
anything toward the maintenance OF
the public improvements Of the city.
They are plating and selling town
lots over there and take advantage OF
the fact and advertises the fact that
there is little or no taxation" No
there is little or no taxation because
the people of Fargo foot the bills.
Il am in favor OF putting a stop
to this confidence game by raising the
fee on the school children in that dis
trict and either compel them to edu-
cate their own children or do as they
ought to do, come in with us and help
us bear the burden Of a first class sys-
tenn"
Superintendent Hoover was instruct
ed to secure a list Of all nonresident
pupils attending the Fargo schools and
make a report at the next meeting of
the board at which time further action
will be taken
Discuss Site PURCHASE.
One of the most important matters
taken up by the board was the discuss
sion of the proposed purchase Of a new
school site on the south side. The
board has secured figures on a block
of land, owned by Maj. c. w. Darling
and Col Morton. A majority of the
board appeared to favor the purchase
against the move He stated that he
believed that the purchase of a site,
on which the board did not intend to
build Immediately, was matter of
speculation pure and simple and he
did not favor 1t for that reason.
Other members of the board believed
that 1t was simply a business PROPOSE
ton on the part of the board Mrs.
Bolley and Judge Young both express
ed themselves in favor Of the plan.
President Holt said that he believed
that the lots coulC never be purchased
cheaper and If the board waits for a
few years suitable sites might not be
available. That section of the town
| is going fast and lots large enough for
school building nth suitable grounds
surrounding 1t are even now scarce"
said Mr.. Holt.
1t was finally decided to lay the mat
ter over for another meeting
| The final authority for the purchase
of additional play grounds and building
site surrounding the Roosevelt school
was given by the board 1t now has a
fine play ground surrounding this
school and also room for an addition
which will probably be erected next
year.
New Teachers Secured.
The following new teachers were
hired On recommendation OF the teach
ers' committee:
Miss Inez Thompson who will sub
stitute for Miss Matte Conway, in
the first grade at the Lincoln school:
Mrs. Nina Poole who substitutes for
Miss Annie Kingsford In the first
grade Of the Hawthorne school; Miss
lingo Olson who will take the seventh
grade of the Lincoln school and they
also approved the placing Of Miss
Miller as supervisor of sewing in the
grades in addition to her work of
teaching domestic science
| The regular Qrist OF hills WAS alIoxu
ed and lot OF routine business trans