Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-02-09

WARREN sHEAF. WAR RI MIMI,
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filled the columns Of the Princeton
Union with lucid, eloquent articles on
the topic. He has worked for Good
Roads in the daytime and dreamed
about them through all the. night long
and now that he has achieved the de-
sire of his heart surely no one will be.
grudge the grizzly, grouchy old war
rior his hour of triumph.
Reapportionment
A resolution providing that in the
reapportionment the number of SEN
atOrs be limited to 63, and the Repre-
sentatives to 1876, was passed in the
House by an Overwhelming majority.
but it was voted down in the Senate
by vote of 81 to 80. This is regard
led by the opponents of reappor.
ment as defeat OF the measure in
the Senate and quietus on reappor-
tionment for this session. This is not
necessarily the case. If just, fair
reapportionment bill is presented, pro-
viding for an equality and diversity
of representation in both House and
Senate, based on population, it will be
passed or very few members who vote
against such measure will ever re-
turn to the halls of legislation. If
such bill is presented and voted
down, or if bill of that character is
not presented, the Governor, if he
keeps his pledges will at once reas-
semble the legislature in an extraor-
binary session to take another try at
the question
The trouble is there is not that spir-
lit of fairness and liberality manifest
ed on this subject that should be
shown on matter of such vital iru-
portance even among the friends and
supporters of reaportionment. There
lis too much striving to secure adj
vantage for ceratin localities and GER
tain interests. The public with more
unanimity than has been expressed in
any legislative subject before III
years, has expressed desire for a
just, fair and equitable reaportion-
ment bill based on population, as
nearly as such reapportionment can
be made. Such bill ought to pass
and would pass. No other kind can
be enacted and it would be an outrage
if it could. The public will not sub
init to any gerrymandering for local
advantage, interest advantage, or for
keeping this man in, or that man out
of Office
Consolidated Schools.
One of the most valuable bills and
one Of paramount interest to the
| farmers of the state is House file No.
210, introduced in the House by that
hustling wide-awake farmer member
N. j. Ilolnberg from Renville, and in
the Senate by the veteran champion
OF rural interests, Bengt Sundberg, OF
Kittson county, providing for the con.
solidation Of rural schools.
The bill provides for their classif-
cation into three classes, Glass "a,
with four departments, Glass b. with
three. and Class CO. with two; and
that the principal shall be normal
or college graduate; and make scien-
titic agriculture compulsory part of
the study course.
The bill also provides that the state
shall aid these schools as follow:
$1,000, TO class "a, $3.50 to class "B
and 5000 to class CO.. each year.
The only fault with this bill is that
Mr.. Holmberg was far too modest in
asking for appropriations
1t is not too much to ask that the
state pay the salaries of the principals
of these schools, they should be of the
caliber of the principals of the city
high schools and they cannot be OBJ
tanned for these sums, and teachers
who are willing to qualify themselves
for this work ought not to he asked tc
work for these figures.
The appropriations should read
+ $500, $1,000 and $3.50 at least. An
annual appropriation of $4,000 will
more than meet all these demands fol
many years to come.
/ Surely when the state university is
asking all APPROPRIATION of $2,0OO,O0C
a year for support and maintenance
$4,000 is a modest amount to ask
for the Consolidated Schools, for with
out any disparagement of the great
work Of the University, the practica
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