The Dickinson press., 1913-03-01
PROSPECTS
FOR SCHOOL

uUtOVCotO u wv Ws0s W. UsOASU-
son. Senate Members
Seem Favorable.
The Dickinson people have made q
start for normal school. On Tuesday
q delegation of 20 citizens were in Bis
marck to impress upon the senate COM
mittee of state affairs the needs of such
a scheol in southwestern North Dakota,
a territory comprising one-fourth the
entire area of the state.
Senator IA. L. Mcbride introduced a .
bill few weeks ago for the fourth nor
NAL school and arranged the hearing.
The committee on state affairs. compos-
ed of l8 members, Senator Davis, chair
man. is very busy body of men at
this time. and it was special favor to
the Stark county senator that the Dick
inson men were given a hearing Of As
minutes. Ordinarially 10 or IS minutes
would be the longest time that could be
secured. On Tuesday the committee
had As bills awaiting their considera-
tion, SO it will be seen that they have
: lots Of work outside of their regular ses-
sions at the capitol.
Senator Mcbride stated the object for
which the delegation from Stark county
was present and called upon Senator L.
A. Simpson to present some of the
reasons why it seemed proper at this
time to ask the committee to make q
favorable report on the bill for nor
NAL at Dickinson. Mr.. Simpson was
at home in the big committee room in
the exposition building and several of
the senators remarked that they were
mighty flad to hear his voice again.
Supt. P. S. Berg followed and then
came Attorneys T. H. Pugh and T. D.
Casey. These gentlemen all spoke
briefly and to the point, and their re-
marks were we'll received by the COM
mittee. It was nearly noon when the
claims fox the school had been present.
ed and the committee adjeuzned. &iyina
the members Of our delegation an OPP
portunity of meeting the individual
senators and talking over matters in
formally for IS or 20 minutes before
leaving the room for luncheon.
Before leaving Bismarck the Dickin-
son men were assured that the bill
would be reported out of committee at
a very early date. This is taken as an
indication that it will pass the senate
without sny special opposition. Com
mitteemen like Senator Leutz of Hebron
and Senator Ed. Hughes of Bismarck
were quick to see the reasonableness of
the claims for Dickinson and they
agreed assdid many other members of
the Legislature, that it was not too
early to make the start fer the last
normal for the state. The other quar-
tiers of tho state are provided for. This
portion of North Dakota has no state
educational institution. and our rapid
ly increasing population and great dis
tance from the normals already estab-
ished. makes it imperative that the
fourth school be located at Dickinson.
It will take five years to get school
under the noet favorable conditions.
The measure has to be. passed by two
successive legislatures and then it must
be submitted to the people at q general
election.
If the senate bill gets safely to the
house it is certain the Stark county
representatives will do everything
possible to secure it's passage there.
They are all working on the matter
now, and every person who can should
60 to Bismarck during the next few
days to help in q good cause.
Our citizens who were down the frst
of the week demonstrated what united
body of men can accomplish. Of course
lit is not sure yet that the bill will pass
the Legislature. A good start has been
made and if the measure fails now,
our enterprisins citizens will take it up
again in two years from now and event.
k.Jly they are going to succeed in get
ting a normal school at Dick inson.
Following is list Of those who went
to Bismarck on Tuesday: L. A. Simp-
son. P. S. Berg. T. Il. Pugh, T. D.
Casey. c. E. Ward, Geo. Senour, James
Soules, H. F. Schroeder, Herman Rabe,
J. c. F. Parker. Charles Bake. E. II.
Knapp. 81. w. Reed. J. F. Brodie, T.
F. Murtha. E. A. Lillibridge. A. D.
Heaten, e. c. Owen, r. H. Kennedy
and NJ. Z Ayers.
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