The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1911-01-19

Educators over the state r woak.
ing for the defeat Of an ironoiad aatt
pass law, which has been proposed for
the North Dakota legislators.
The opposition Of this law was start
ID BY some Of the Fargo men In the
educational = II and from the office Of
County Superintendent Riley letters
are being meiled to every member Of
the state legislature from the Cass
county district, asking that they favor
certain limitations in the law. The
reason for this is that the educators
are looking with the best Of favor upon
the boys and girls institute at the A.
c., which is conducted by Professor
Randlett, and to make this an annual
event, passes are necessary.
Superintendent Riley has suggested
the following clause be placed in the
act, If it should be passed:
Provided. however, that persons en-
gagged in agricultural experiment sta
ton work, demonstration farm work,
farmers institute work, rendering ser
vice on good farming special trains. o.
doing agricultural college or univer-
sity extension work, OF the youth Of
the state under eighteen years of age
when in attendance at industrial con-
tests or meetings, the purpose of which
shall be to teach industrial topics, are
exempt from the provisions Of this
act"
One of the most important pieces of
legislation to be presented to the as
sembly this winter will be the COM
plete revision Of the school laws Of
the state. The school laws compila-
ton committee composed of Professor
Black of the School of Science; Pro
lessor Kennedy Of the University; Pro-
lessor Weeks Of the Agricultural col
legs; Attorney General Miller and su.
p~erintendent Of Public Instruction Il. J.
Taylor, has been at work at various
times during the past two years or
since the last legislature adjourned.
There are to be a number Of changes
In the laws recommended in the bill
embodying the findings Of the commit
tee and among them is the plan for the
c%ertification of teachers. The idea IL
to have a board of examiners appoint.
ed before whom. all applicants for
teachers certificates of every grade
will appear for examination. The
board will have regular stated meet
ings at various points in the state and
1t will also be possible for applicants
to appear at the state capitol and take
the examination at most any time. Tho
certificates issued by this board will
be good in any county in the state.
The piece de resistance al the pres
ent time n which will have real
lasting qualities 10 the matter of ap-
portionment. and some of the men,
bers are not sleeping well over the
prospect. This is particularly the case
with those senator's and members from
the counties certain to suffer in repre-.
s%entation as a result of the census. On
the other hand those fellows from
counties which will gain accession in
the next legislature can't sleep for the
Joy they feel. The proudest fellows
in the bunch are those from the state
of Morton, across the river, and they
point with pride that their section can
no longer be called the Cow country
as has been the fashion heretofore.
Fargo and Grand Forks will be par
ticularly interested in a bill which
has been introduced by Representative
Edwards, which provides that the pen
atty n interest collected by the coun
ty for special city assessments shall be
given the city instead Of being held
out by the county. For years there
has been controversy over this ques-
ton Of who should have this penalty
and interest, and although a blind mar
would say it belonged to the city, the
counties have been waxing rich off this
perquisite.
In the house two bills were directed
to be printed by the order Of that body
They were the Nestos reapportionmen'
bill and the DISCARD bill providing FOL
q compilation of school laws. During
the absence of Speaker Hanley from
the chair a portion Of the session, Rep
O. J. Sorlie Of Trail county, one O.
the defeated candidates for the speak.
ership, presided over the representa-.
tives.
The senate. committee on rules re
ported that a bill might be called To-
from any committee on a majority vot,
Of the senate, and that a motion wa
made by Senator Stevens that a cop,
Of the senate bills and journals b.
printed and emf to each newspape
and library in the st. = and to tn
members of the senate, ely the regu
lar routine Of business was carried out
For the purpose Of arranging tn,
memorial session to be held commem
Grating the death Of the late Martin
N. Johnson, United States senator from
North Dakota, q committee was ap
pointed by Speaker Hanley consisting
Of Representatives Williams, Hedalel
and Moen Of Benson county. TIL
committee will confer with a like com
mittee to be appointed from the sen
ate.
Probably the two bills that attracts
most attention aside from those OF
dered printed were the ones introduce