Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
FOR RURAL SCHOOL
WEEK IN OCTOBER
STATE SUPERINTENDENT INVITES
SUGGESTIONS FROM COUNTY
EDUCATORS.
STATE CAPITOL HAPPENINGS
Events Of General Interest In Mime.
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st. Paul.
To bring the rural schools In closer
touch with the remainder Of the states
educational system. G. q. Schulz, state
superintendent OF education, Is arrang
Ing for rural school week" October
| III to 1G.
He has addressed notices to the
county superintendent inviting their
assistance and suggestions.
The Ave normal schools, the Uni
| yersity OF Minnesota. the college oil
| education, the school of agriculture
and the inspectors and assistants In
this department" said Mr.. Schulz
| have arranged to give their services
to visiting rural schools under direc
ton OF the county superintendent"
The objects OF this suggested co
operative visiting are to offer support
OF the educational institutions and
state department to the rural schools
to establish closer relationship and
to observe conditions In the rural
schools with view OF such changes
and betterment as study Of this
kind may suggest,
| To Organize Boosters.
| Governor Hammond has plan to
cement into one organization the va.
| rious booster elements OF Minnesota.
He said he expects to call his pro.
| posed development meeting In st. Paul
as soon as possible after the county
fairs have closed. probably in October
| or November,
Az present there are booster organ.
izations In all sections OF the state"
he said. There should be some way
In which they could work together.
Ny idea In to have the organizations
send representatives here.
/ Each man will know definitely what
his particular section OF the state
needs. Then when they are assembled
let suggestions be made. When these
are all received let the conferees get
together and concentrate their efforts
on those things which will aid In the
development of the state as a whole.
As a result the attention of the
/ 1917 Legislature should be called to
what In needed most over the whole
state In the way OF development"
To Discuss Health Needs.
| The Newer Public Health and Min,
nesota Health Needs" will be discussed
by Governor Hammond and President
Vincent OF the university at the state
sanitary conference and public health
convention ut Rochester, September
30. A call announcing the importance
Of the sanitary conference, issued by
Governor Hammond, points to the
death Of 1900 people In Minnesota dur.
Ing the past year from preventable
| diseases.
Clean MIX" IA means of pre-.
venting the spread OF disease, will be
one OF the leading topics OF the con
vention. DIR. II. w. Archibald Of WI.
| mona will tell how his city solved the
/ problem Of obtaining clean milk.
/ DIR. A. r. Laird. superintendent O.
the Nopemlng sanitarium, will talk ca
| Community Control of tuberculosis; f"
Miss Alma Wrestling, school nurse al
Albert Lea. will discuss school and
municipal health nursing,
State May Enter Fight.
The states legal department may
take a hand In the tight over the mu.
nicipal judgeship In Duluth TO settle
whether Judge w, l., Window or
Judge W. H. Smallwood is the legal
incumbent.
Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith
said he IL studying the statutes 70
see II he cannot bring quo warrar,tu
proceedings In the supreme court tc
summon both judges there and Aavs
them show by what warrant they eN
pect TO hold the municipal judgeship
| Judge Window clings to the bench
with the argument that he Is Judge
until his successor has been elected
and qualified,
Judge Smallweod argues that he Ii
the Judge because the Governor ap
pointed him to the office.
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For Teachers Pension Fund.
Answering an inquiry from State
Auditor ]. A. q, preus. Assistant At
torney General w. J. Stevenson has
ruled that all taxable property in the
state outside the three cities of tbs
first class, which have tkeir own sys
TENS for teachers pensions, is liable
for the tax OF one-tweattsth OF mil
for the state teachers pension fund.
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Would Abolish Boards,
Abolition OF the state Drainage Com
mission. the state Board OF Immigra
! tion. the Board OF Audit and the posi-
ton Of clerk OF government survey.
was recommended by julius A
Schmahl secretary OF state. to sh,
: Efficiency and Economy Commission
, which has sent letters to the heads b
I all departments asking suggestions
MIR. Sehmahl recommends that tn,
' licensing oil ehaafyeurs be separates
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