The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-03-15
NORMAL FOR DICKINSON
GREAT HELP TO SCHOOLS
Will Benefit Every Rural and Village School Southwestern North Dakota
Comprising 0neFouh Area Of Entire State Must Pass Another
Legislature and Go to Vote Of People 1876 Stark Dele
cation Had Loyal Support Of the Best People Of State

The passage Of the Mcbride bill pro-
viding for normal school at Dickin-
son was accomplished in the house the
afternoon of March 9TH as forecasted
in last weeks issue of this paper. Our
delegation worked hard and when--the
vote was taken the house journal show
ed about 2 to for the measure, num-
ber of members being absent and not
voting.
Representative Odland of Sentinel
Butte and Representative Curry of Bow
man showed themselves to be of small
legislative caliber to be working
against measure as mel itorious as
this, one that will be benefit to every
school district in the southwestern por-
tion of the state. Possibly these men
were prompted by spirit of jealously.
The getting of the normal bill through
the 18th legislative assembly is the
first round. In 1915 the legislature will
again be asked to pass the measure pro-
viding for change of the constitution
SO that the fourth normal school can be
located at Dickinson. If successful, the
measure will be submitted to a vote of
the people at the general state election
the fall of 1916. The farmers of our
constitution provided for normal each
at Mayville and Valley City. in the Red
River Valley, not so miles apart. and
left it so that the constitution would
have to be amended if any other part
of the state ever secured an educational
institution of the kind. As the west
ern portion of the state developed, the
people era dually saw the injustice of
having all the educational institutions.
including the agricultural college and
university, loc ated in the Red River
Valley. and third normal was ,proyid--
ed for Minot for the northwestern por-
tion of North Dakota. Now the south
western portion. comprising one-fourth
of the entire area of the state, asks for
the fourth and last normal school at
Dickinson.
1t is only justice to the teachers and
patrons of normals generally that a
school be centrally and conveniently
located for this rapidly developing por-
tion of North Dakota. Very few of
these school patrons can travel to VAL
ley City or Mayvi)le, an average dis
tance of more than ESQ miles. for the
educational advantages needed. The
records do not show more than Is at
tendants in either of the old normals
from west of the Missouri river, and
they cannot possibly 90 north to the
new Minot school.
dur people surely need the advantage
of normal school training and at the
end of five years, the earliest possible
date that the new school can be estab-
lished and in working condition. the
need will be very much greater than at
this time.
Hence push all together for normal
school at Dickinson. Take a look at the
map. noting the location of other nor
mails, and no one will question the
merit of Dickinson's request i'll asking
for the fourth normal school, in order
that the school patrons west of the river
may be on an equal footing with those
in the eastern part and northwestern
part of the state. ..-