The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-07-10

CAoA CAc ClIlcS anu villages, DuC are
willing to tax themselves for school
support hardly more than one-fourth
as much as the city taxes itself. 1t
will cost more brains, more common
sense, more money, than we have
been expanding, to place the coun-
try schools in Minnesota where they
ought to be; but it will pay one hum
dred fold, and will, in my opinion,
do more than all other means COM
bined to make the cry back to the
farm popular and a winner"
Day for Radical Change is Here.
Improved country roads, the rural
mail delivery and other ameliorations
of country life are fast operating to
stimulate the demand for better
schools in the country. The small
district system, practically the same
now as when you and first began to
toddle two or three miles to the little
one room school house,-is behind
| the times, and the day for radical
Improvement is at hand. The feas-
Utility of transporting children to
and from school has demonstrated
under different conditions in many
states. When it is recalled that in
this country about one half of
eighteen million children in the ele-
mentary schools are in the rural
schools, it will be seen that the i'm
portance of this phase of school sup
ervision can hardly be overestimated.
The recent keen interest displayed
in Minnesota and by the federal gov
eminent in the construction of good
roads will mean great aid in the SOL
ution of the problem.
Our late state legislature, in the
enactment of what is known as the
Elwell law, provided. for generous
state aid for rural roads; and this
same legislature, by submission of the
good roads" amendment to the state
constitution has made it possible for
the voters of the state to add a mil
lion dollars annually to thes tate
highway fund. Don't forget to vote
for the amendment. l am proud of
the good, Intelligent work that is be-
ing done in our great state along
educational lines, and it is matter
of keen regret to me that l cannot
more actively prove my appreciation
and do something worth while to as
sist in the work.
Those attending the Bemidji meet
ing were:
Dist. 4, T. J. Martin, Clerk, N.Y.
more, F. w. Nye, Treas; o. ]. Tag
ley, Di.
Dist. 6, Herman Fenske, Clerk,
Bemidji; E. A. Olson, Treas; Alfred
Moen, Di.
Dist. 7, J. P. Lair, Sec., Bemidji
Dist. 8, liver Ungstad, Treas, Be-
midi; G.. G.. Moi, Di.
Dist. 8, Fred Hays, Clerk, Wilton;
M. Rygg, Treas; P. E. Olson, Di.
Dist. 10, Charles Schroeder, Clerk,
Bemidji.
Dist. 10, Frank Patterson, Clerk,
Wilton; H. E. Bowers, Treas; E..
w. Hall, Di.
Dist. Is, Geo. Severens, Clerk, Be-
midi; Andrew Wright, Treas; A.
j. Wright, Di.
Dist. II, F. E. Craver, Clerk, Tur-
tie River; G. l. Goodmanson, Treas.
Albert Utech, Dr.
Dist. FL, w. r. Mahar, Clerk, Tur-
tie River; R. H. Dickinson, Treas. !;
A. F. Saddler, Di.
Dist. "a, Mrs. Belle Krahn, Clerk,
Tenstrike; Emil Schulke, Treas.
Dist. 26, p. J. Rock, Clerk, SOL
way; D. P. Powers, Treas; Martin
Ollie, Di.
Dist. 40, Frank P. Gustafson,
Clerk, Fowlds; VIM. Carlson, Di.
Dist. Al, w. NJ. Higbee, Clerk,
Hines.
Dist. AZ, John Bergquist, Treas,
Nehish.
Dist. AZ, ]. G. Mapson, Tenstrike;
Geo. B. Bryant, Treas; A. L. Nor
ris, Di.
Dist. 81, G. E. Jones, Clerk, Ten
strike; S. S. Carter, Di.
Dist. Sc, S. Sorenson, Treas, Pu-
posky.
Dist. 81, A. A. Harklaw, Dr., SOL
way.
Dist. So, Charles R. Parker, Clerk,
Blackduck; Chris Olson, Treas. :;
John Walters, Di.
Dist. 60, Alfred Johnson, Sec.,
Blackjack; c. w. Conway, Treas.
Dist. 81, Peter T. Peterson, Clerk,
| Solway; Nels Sorenson, Treas; ia
cob Sorenson, Di.
Dist. IS, Ed. Nystrom, Clerk,
Blackduck
Dist. sc, A. o. Johnson, Treas,
Turtle River.
Dist. 81, J. D. Bogart, Clerk,
Funkley; Mrs. Carrie Miller, Treas. :;
Geo. Bogart. Di.
Dist. 20, Walter Rice, Clerk; Mrs.
A. P. Reeve, Treas; A. P. Reeve, Di.
Dist. II, John Swenson, Clerk,
Bemidji; Gust Berg, Treas; Emil
Nord, Di.
Dist. y, liver T. Brunn, Clerk,
Azure; X. X. Melland, Treas; Paul