The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-08-03
board REFUSES TO
SELECT NORMAL SITE
Board in DeadIock-chairman and
Secretary Will Meet Minot citzens
Tuesday-Want Expression From
People.

The site for the Minot normal
school is still up in the air. The
board o. control of the state normal
institutions, after holding a session at
Bismarck Tuesday all day and eve
ming, we'll alcng into the night, and
Wednesday morning, agreed to dis
agree for the present and have post
poned the matter of the settlement Of
the site until some future date.
The chairman of the board, State
Supt. E. J. Taylor and the secretary,
Frank Wilson of Bathgate, will be
In Minot next Tuesday, where they de-
sire to meet as many of the citizens
of Minot as they possibly can and So
cure such Information as they can,
which may enable the board to see
it's way more clearly to satisfy the
majority of our citizens. Realizing
that this is state institution, they
believe that the citizens Of Minot are
better able to judge where the school
should be located, at least one would
take is thus from their action.
There is no chance that the matter
will be terminated Tuesday
An affidavit signed by DR.. Carr,
John E. Greene, John L. Fahey, John
Ehr and Peter Ehr, to the effect that
Martin Jacobson, member OF the
board was in their opinion not elig-
ible to act as a member of the board
on this question, was presented, after
the board had balloted for some time,
and when it began to look as though
the matter was going to be hung up.
In the affidavit it is alleged that Mr..
Jacobson is interested in the site TO
the extent that he owns property near
bv and will profit from locating the
school on the South hill, that he has
been interested in collecting funds for
this site and that for those reasons
il is believed that he is inel1g1ole
to participate in selecting the s1te'
This puts the matter up to the attor-
ney general, who is considering inc
| affidavit at this time.
The board met at the capitol ou1lo-
ing and gave each representative OF
III sites fifteen minutes for stipulation
| John p Greene appeared for the 500
site Halvor l.. Halvorson for the
South hill site and DR.. Carr for the
| Ramstad site. They all made eio-
suent appeals, and Laid the case oe-
| foro tho hoard in a clear manner.
S Murphy spoke briefly in the IN
terests of the South hill site and }. L.
| Fahey for the 500 site.
The board then proceeded to pal
lot. but it was soon seen that no
| agreement could be reached. 1t IS re-
! ported that three stuck for the soutn
Hill, three for the 500 site and one
| for the North side.
Those from Minot attending the
| meeting we're F. W. 1oungman, John
Ehr, E. G. Warren, J. S. Murphy,
John E, Greene, Martin Jacobson,
member of the board, DR.. Carr, Erick
Ramstad, John l.. Fahey, Halvor L.
Halvorson, D. A. Dinnie, E. H. STEM
wick. James Scofeld and L. D. Nc
Gahan, most of whom returned home
| yesterday afternoon.
Gov. Burke did not attend the
| meeting.
The delay has caused great anxiety
in Minot. The action of the board
is being watched by the state closely.
The members should stiffen their
backs, select some site and start work
on the buildings. The first thing we
know, there will be such delay that
the school cannot possibly open un-
til the fall OF 1918, and unless the
board gets busy and does something,
It may be much longer than that.