Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-22

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tonight and Wednesday, probably To-
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and central portions Tuesday.
ORRIS w. ROBERTS.
Section Director.
ENLARGE ITS SCOPE.
North Dakota should not continue
its present dual system Of admins
trating the business affairs Of its In
stitutions. A long step along pro-
gressive lines was taken through the
establishment Of the state board Of
control. for the administration OF
certain public institutions.
The time has come when all state
institutions including the state uni
versity and the agricultural college
should be under the management Of
the board Of control as far as the
business administration goes.
Purchasing OF supplies: the letting
Of contracts for new buildings and
general bushes management Of .
state institution whether 1t ID penal
or educational should be under the
board OF control.
No one wants to place the respon-
sibility Of shaping the educational
policy Of our normal schools and 9TH
or institutions Of . strictly educa.
tional nature under the board. but
Z business administration through .
board Of control which saves money
for the state In the management Of
one set OF state institutions certainly
can do the same for Ill the institu-
tions Of the state.
The day = gone when state "a
stitutions should be Considered thu
natural prey Of the localities in
which they are situated. Az far %
the management IL concerned each
institution should be part Of the
great system directed under one cen,
tral hoard.
There q little or no difference
about the business management Of Z
penitentiary or ! university The
same principles Of economy and con.
bsFvation OF public funds In the man
asement Of the one applies equally
to the management Of the Other.
The Minnesota board Of control
and the boards Of control Of other
states have absolute BUSINESS mar
Asstnent Of every public institution
whittier II Il 1 college Of : reforrna-
tory. ~ ORIGINATING al institu.
tions under one central management,
public fluids are saved and more Of.
ficisnt management results
The elimination Of the varioui
sslboards now engaged In duplicatint
whatAths board Of control under II
pFsssnt organisation can Do = we'll,
would work . great sa-ing to the
state.
One budget making body. such q
: board Of control would simplify %.
preparations for state institutions
and protect the weaker institutions
gaRainSt the encroachments az tn
more powerful.
All public funds for the support
Of state institutions administered by
the board Of control would mean /
more even distribution and Do pro.
dnctive Of better results than under
the present scheme Of : multiplicity
Of boards. each striving to draw
from the state treasury the maxi,
mum a appropriation deaf to the needs
Of the other institutions.
The management Of no university
business affairs by the hoard Of con,
trol would in no way conflict with
tho educational effic ency. IN mat
tors of curriculum, the board Of trus
tess and faculty could still govern
There are ten boards administer
ing tho educational, affairs OF oul
sfats institutions. These could b
lssssned, resulting In Increased eff
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