The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1911-03-10
Co3ork Of the Twelfth
Gen -sru1 Assembly
by John F. Haskett
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Educational laws enacted by
this assembly have also been
important. The work of the
school laws compilation com
commission appointed w O
years ago has been ratified, al
though there have been a large
number of amendments to the
bill as it was originally pres
ented.
The normal board of control
bill, under the provisions of
which the present normal board
of management and individual
normal boards are abolished, is
another piece of important
work. 1t places the three nor
NAL schools of the state under
the control of single board of
seven members, made up of
three residents members, three
members at large, and the su-
perintendent of public instruc-
tons, who is chairman of the
board.
School Legislation.
Rural school aid has at last
become a reality. During the
last few sessions earnest effort
has been made to gain the
approval of the assembly for
such aid, but not until this
year has the movement been
successful. During the bien-
nial period about $3.50 will
be expended for the rural
schools. This allows $4,000
for each classification of the
rural school and So, 900 for the
secondary high schools per
year, leaving $1,000 for the
biennial period as salary for
the rural school inspector, a
new position created by the
| act. The rural school board
of control is also created by
this measure.
New powers have been grant
ed the high school inspector
and the personnel Of the high
school board has been material
ly altered. The high school
Inspector is made the execu-
tive officer of the board instead
of being appointed by the sup
erintendent of public instruc
ton. His duties are more de-
finitely defined and he is also
allowed a deputy inspector.
Another measure bearing
upon education relates to the
common school work being ex-
tended through the high school.
1t will serve to emphasize
common school work through
a greater number of years.
Amendments to the election
laws of the state are of an in
teresting nature. One of these
amendments relates to the
selection of precinct committee
men and the organization of
the county committee. The
provision that each precinct
shall elect one member of the
county committee and that
each candidate on the county
ticket shall be given authority
to appoint member of such
committee. In granting this
power of appointment, it is the
belief of those instrumental in
enacting the bill, to secure a
committee that will have a
greater interest in the success
of a ticket as whole.
Probably the Bond bill will
have a more far-reaching effect
upon the politics of the state
than any other measure passed
by this assembly. It does
away entirely with the conven,
ton system, even the election
of delegates to the national
convention being accomplished
at the polls. 1t also provides
for popular expression of the
people as to candidates fol
nomination for president and
vice president and makes the
office of national committee.
man elective rather than ap.
pointive at the hands of a state
convention.
First and second choice o1
candidates is also provided and
as companion measure the AZ
per cent feature in the nomina