Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-08

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thority to circulate a petition in favor
Of "woman's SUFFRAGE" can have said
authority by calling at this office as we
have received the same from the pow
ers that be- Sunday. Feb. 9Th, is "Suf-
feragc Sunday and all churches, both
Catholic and Protestant, are asked to
request their pastors to devote his SER
mon to cause Of the "hashibazoukesses.'
supt. c. l.. Vigness Of the Burleigh
county schools, when asked by the Cos
sip man fpr his views on the uniform
text book proposition. had the following
to say:
IN regard to the bills before our leg
islature providing for state uniformity of
text books, / am frank to state that I
hope they will be Indefinitely postponed
l have yet to learn Of any state that has
tried it and found it satisfactory from
either an educational or financial point
of view. One state superintendent says
that it is the greatest handicap with
which the schools have to contend. An
other state superintendent says he is OPP
posed to it first, last and all the time"
DR.. G. Stanley Hal regardssit as unde-
sirable as lowering the efficiency Of
the public schools. DR.. a. s., Draper.
cx-president of Illinois university, sees
numerous reasons against it. a@R. B..
Bryan, superintendent Of education in
the state of Washington, says that he
is "unqualifedly opposed TO the system"
Or. \. f.. Winship sees "cteapness,"
politics" and graft" connected with
it. And so ! can go Of ad infnitum
quoting arguments against the adoption
Of a statewide uniformity Of text books.
Conditions diDer in different commune
ties throughout the state, and the books
Of the different communities. The con-
scicntious county superintendent of
schools is really the best judge Of what
books should be used. There is a meas
ure before the Legislature providing for
a system Of county uniformity introduce
ed by Senator Mclean, which appears to
be an honest effort to serve the best in
tereSts Of the schools, and although it
leaves many things optional, /, can see
no serious objection to its passage. But
I do hope our legislature will not under
TAKE ~ Sduuie upCH luS pldle LII llOIl"
bound state text book uniformity law. |
know Of no competent school people in
favor Of such a measure"
d. j. Lloyd, the coal baron Of Minot,
was in town Friday. just hanging around.
Dave had been out to Hunters Hot
Springs boiling some Of the meanness out
Of his hide, and stopped over to see the
boys. Dave is, an oldtimer in North Da-
kota and was one Of the pioneers in
Wells county, where he was also one of
the first sheriffs and at g time when
there was nothing to do but to chase
jackrabbits and horsethieves. He is one
of the best known characters in the state
and counts his friends by the hundred.
Mr.. Lloyd left over the North 500 for
the Magic City, and said that since he
got boiled out" he feels finer than a
fiddle.
The sentiment for woman suffrage is
rapidly increasing among the men. One
of the leading representatives presented
of his friends in the house with
ribbon badges with Let EN- vote. Who?
The women printed upon yellow rib !
bon, the suffrage color. The demand for
members that more have been ordered.
The ladies from out Of town who are
here in the interest Of the cause are very |
much encouraged over the prospects.
William r. Townsend, commissioner of
the Panama. Pacific international EXPOSE
ton, has returned here after an absence |
of several weeks in the east, where he
has been looking after the interests of
the big show to be held at San Francis
co in 1915. He will be here until after
Sunday and will devote his time to tell
ing the members Of the house and G
ate the advantage Of having a big cxhib-
it at what he claims viii be the great !
est Of all shows.
There are in the city at the present |
time a good many members Of the North
Dakota branch Of the Sons OF the Amer
lean Revolution and it will be pleasing
news to /them to. know that the annual
banquet of the association will be held
in this city February %. There are a
good many members of this association
in the state n 1t Is the desire Of these |
that the membership be increased and
those having the qualifications are re-
quested to send their application to Fl.
c. Fish, Bismarck, who is secretary. To
be eligible as member OF the association
one u be a direct descendant Of a
soldier of the Revolutionary war, or Of a |
Of the Declaration Of Jndepend-
ence or Of some recognized patriot who
contributed to the cause Of the colonies
the time of the Revolutionary war.