The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-05
INJUSTICE TO THE
SCHOOL FOR DEAF
NORTH DAKOTA BANNER MAKES
VIGOROUS PROTEST AGAINST
CHASING THE SCHOOL FOR
BLIND AND DEAF WITH GRIM.
NAL AND CHARITABLE SCHOOLS

North Dakota Banner: During the
session of the legislature Just finished
bill for board of control was passed
similar to the Iowa bill in all mar
tlculars except the method of appoint
Ing the members of the board. This
Dill has been approved by Governor
Burke, though he calls attention to the
above section which he claims is nm
constitutional. During the considera-
ton Of this bill, we did all i'm our now
er TO prevent this school being includ-
ed under its provisions. Mr.. Hoge
the lntroducer of the bill, was one of
the house members who visited the
school last february on a tour of in
spections We took up this matter with
MIN when he was here and he admitted
after an inspection of our work, that
this school ought not to be placed in
the classification as made by this bin
and assured us that he would have the
school dropped from the provisions of
the bill. This was not done and the
only reason we have heard thus far
why this school and the school for the
blind are included was to give the pro-
posed board a sufficient number of in
stitutions to control to make show
Ing. The institutions included under
the jurisdiction of the new board are
the penitentiary, insane asylum school
for feeble-m minded, reform school
school for blind, and school for deaf
Under the session laws of 1901. we are
classed with the university agricul-
tural college, normals, etc, and recog-
nized as part of the educational sys-
tenn of the state and this new classi-
hcatton is very distasteful to the deaf
and their friends unjust and uncaIled
for. The education of the deaf ana
blind of any state is no more a charity
than is the education of any hearing
youth in public school, normal school. /
agricultural college or university.
This classification has been opposed
by the deaf and their friends in every
state in the union where the deaf have
been classified with the penal and
charitable. They should make opposi- |
ton to such classification and should
be commended. not scored for so do |
ng. Include the educational institu- |
tons OF the state and our opposition |
TO a board OF control because it is \
such but against having the stigma /
of charity attached to the education OF
1nr pupils here who simply ask the
state to give them what is their right |
lnder the constitutions free educa-
ion.
But, for the present, this school win
nave to accept the position in which
t finds itself and do all it can to prove
he worth of its claims as educational
~ the character and results attained.
There is nothing but good viii to-
ward the members, whoever they may
'e, Of the new board of control ana ey-
'ry effort will be made by those con-
lected with this school to cooperate
With them In their efforts to give to
Worth Dakota the best institutions pos
ible whether charitable, penal or edu-
ational.
You may icalI it vase
Or vaz as you will;
But the scent Of the rose
VIII cling to it STILL
Call us charitable lie it must be done
nut we have been educational, are now.
nd always will be.