Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-27
Is Fully Satisfied With New
Law Which Created School
Inspector
During Past Year ITO Schools
Of State Complied With
This Law
Each Consolidated School In
Rural District Should Have
Annual Aid

The law providing for state aid to
rural. graded and consolidated schools
| went into effect July LIST. 1911, and has
been in force for the last year of the
period covered by this report. This
law provided for the appointment of
all inspector of these schools. To
that position was appointed Mr.. N. c.
Macdonald, of Valley City. who en-.
tered on the discharge of his duties
July LIST, 1912. He has rendered a
comprehensive report which will be
published just as soon as money is
available for payment Of its pnblica.
ton. ~. "
A volume setting forth the legal
requirements for classification and
also the conditions imposed by the
! state department of education was is
sued. the same being made a part Of
this rep TT.
The next biennial report will show
he particular workings of this law
! and the results attained. | am salts.
fed that the law has fully indicated
itself and the benefits from such a
law properly administered will be
very marked In a very short time.
During the year just ended the
number of schools that met the re.
quirements is as follows:
tirst class graded schools. ....... IS
Second class graded schools. $50. IS
Consolidated schools .......... IL
First class rural schools. ....... 35
Second class rural schools ....... 81
iOtdl ...'...I
This is a remarkably good show.
ing. Indications are that for the
school year ending June 80, 1913, the
number of schools that will meet the
requirements will be twice as large
a was the number last year., This
means that the appropriation for this
purpose must be very materially in
creased by the legislature of 1913 II
this work is to continue. A more lib
eral appropriation must be made fol
the expenses of the inspector as the
amount now allowed ($500.00 pei
year, is wholly inadequate to enable
him to properly discharge his duties
l am also of the opinion that one per
son cannot properly inspect all the
schools that will apply for aid during
the next two years. The matter Of
increasing the number Of inspectors
should be carefully considered by the
legislature and suitable appropriation
be made for the payment of salaries
and expenses.
recommend that the Legislature
appropriate the following named sum
for state aid to rural, graded and con
solidated schools and for the purpose
of making proper provision for in
speeding the same:
For state aid to graded
schools ,............... $4,000 OF
For state aid to consolidated
schools ............. 25OO0 .0l
For state aid to rural schools $4,000 .0(
For salaries and expenses of
inspectors ............ 5000 "
This makes a total appropriation
of $74,OO0.00 for the above mentioned
purposes.
am also Of the opinion that Chap
ter IS Of the Session Laws OF, 1911
should be amended so as to make j
possible for the smaller and weaker
schools to meet the requirements. A.
our laws stand at the present time, ]
IS easier for a school to secure class
ification as a third class high schoo
with a maximum state and Of $4,000
than 1t is for a graded school to re