The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1911-01-20


EducatoFs. over tho ataee - wo{
ins for the dsft1ts qf an Ironciad anti.
pass law. which has. bsen proposed Tor
the North Dakota legislators. a
The opposition of this law was start
ed By some Of the Fargo mon in the.
educational s II and from the office of
County Sur nintendant Riley letters
are being mailed to every" membertsof.
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.
e. which IL 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 1t should be passed:
Provided. however, that persons en-.
gagged in agricultural experiment sta
ton work. demonstration farm work,
farmers institute work, rendering GER
vice on good farming special trains. or
doing agricultural college or uniyer-
sity extension work. or 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 coll
lege: Attorney General Miller and Su-
pertntendent Of Public Instruction e. ].
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
certif1cation Of teachers. The idea is
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
it will also be possible for applicants
to appear at the state capitol and take
the examination at most any time. The
certificates issued by this board will
be good In any county in the state.
The piece de resistance at the pres
ent time and which will have real
lasting qualities is the matter of ap-
portionment, and some of the MEM
bers are not sleeping well over the
prospect. This Is particularly the case
with those senators and members from
the counties certain to suffer in repre-
sentation 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 bill which
has been introduced by Representative
Edwards, which provides that the pen
atty and 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 man
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 reapportionment
bill and the DISCARD bill providing for
compilation of school laws. During
the absence of Speaker Hanley from
the chair q portion of the session, Rep,
o. ]. Sorlie Of Trail county, one Of
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 for
from any committee on a majority vote
Of the senate. and that a motion was
made by Senator Stevens that q COPY
of the senate bills and journals be
printed and sent to each newspaper
and library in the state and to the
members Of the senate. only the regu-
lar routine Of business was carried out
For the purpose Of arranging the
memorial session to be held common.
Grating the. death Of the late Martin
N. Johnson, United States senator from
North Dakota, a committee was APP
pointed by Speaker Hanley consisting
Of Representatives Williams, Hedalen
and Moen Of Benson county. The
committee will confer with q like com
mittee to be appointed from the sen.
ate.
Probably the two bills that attracted
most attention aside from those Or