Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-01-04
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before the summer schools. So did
Supt. O. J. Kern of Winnebago county,
Illinois. This year President +. A Cot
| ton of the state normal school at La
Crosse, Wis; and Mrs. Edith Smith
Davis of Milwaukee, head of the de.
partment of scientific temperance OF the
w. C. T. u, did effective work. The
teachers of our state are fortunate III
being able to hear these and other dis
tnguished educators who speak not
only with enthusiasm, but with auth
ority upon their chosen subjects.
/ 1t is safe to say that our present
facilities for training teachers are much
more effective than ever before; the
only drawback is that we do not reach
enough of those young people who, of
necessity must do the work OF teach
ers III our rural schools.
! HIGH SCHOOL.
! No part of our educational system
[ has advanced more rapidly than have
cur: secondary schools This is due,
fswe., firmly believe, to the fact that the
state has generously aided these schools
and in turn has BEEN able to- set UP
reasonable standards. It is not SO much
the aid that is of value, as is the fact
that it encourages the people of the
communities in which these schools are
located to do more for themselves. Any
thing that brings about self'help is a
good thing For a more detailed ac-
count of the work of these high schools
you are referred to the report of the
high school inspector, Mr.. Richard Hey
ward.
i STATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
! The university, agricultural college,
the normal schools. the normal and in
dl,strial school and the state school OF
science present separate reports; conse'
quently this precludes the necessity of
any extended report from this depart
ment. These institutions we're gener-
ously treated by the last legislative as
sen,bly with respect to permanent inn
provements. Their income from the
mill tax and their landed endowment
affords fairly ample fund for mainten-
ance; however, their growth has been
so rapid and the demands of modern
education are so exacting that it is a
matter of great regret that these III
situations cannot be given means to
develop properly. The establishment OF
another normal school at Minot has
been authorized by the people There
can be no doubt about the wisdom OF
this action on their part. It raises the
question:, however, of the proper control
of educational institutions. Very little
can be said in favor of separate board
for the new normal school. There is
every reason for bringing institutions
of identically the same purpose under
one board of management. The pres
ent double-headed scheme of manage
mcnt is unnecessary and to think OF
making it still more cumbersome with
the addition of another board is pre-
postcrous There should be state
normal school board of five or seven
members, with resident director i'll
the community in which the normal
school is located. 1t is to be hoped
that the coming legislature will 6 i've
lis a single board of management for
our normal schools. The wisdom of a
single board for all educational institu
tons may be doubted, but not for
schools identical in purpose and char
acter.
The Inauguration of DR.. Franklin l.
McVey as president of the University
of North Dakota, was the occasion OF
the most digni6ed and impressive AGA
dcnic festival ever known in the north
west. During three days the exercises
were in progress and never before was
the attention of this state more firmly
fixed upon the university than at that
time. The occasion was graced by the
presidents of the universities of Illinois,
Iowa, and Montana; representatives
from many other colleges and univer-
sites; Mr.. Jas. J. Hill of the Great
Northern railway; Mr. Howard Elliot
of the Northern Pacific, and other per-
sors distinguished in educational pro-
fessional and business life. The whole
nrcgram was marked by the great fe'
Iictv and high tone of the addresses
President McVey has already made tor
himself a place in the hearts OF the
people and the life of the state. Great
things are expected for the university
under his leadership.
COMMON SCHOOL AND INSTITUTION
FUNDS.
i. The sales of school lands during the
present biennial period have not been
as great as previously however. these
funds combined are over $2OOOO,0OO.
The common school fund is practically
sl5.2s5 900; the institution funds COM
bincd amount to about $5,0O00oo The
proper management of these funds has
not in our Judgment been sufficiently
considered by the legislators or the
people at large. This is great bust
ress. and its manager ought to be a
thoroughly trained and highly paid man.
free from political control. 1t is ridic-
rlors to think of paying the manager
of these great funds $1,000 a year,
which is the present salary of the COM
missioner of university and school lands.
Tie income received by the common
>chcc els from this source during the past
eight years is as follows
| 1904 296694. 4G
1Goi 41O.160.24
| 1906 496.245.2'