The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-04-15
State Department Of Education Favors
Change and Boards of Two Places
Discuss Advisability Of Plan.
OF MUCH BENEFIT TO VILLAGE
Bonded Indebtedness Of District
Reduced $4,000 Since 1912
=. Advertise for Bids.

Ci1Sl 4NO. CuiOuSu WHAT Is Known
as annexation proceedings. Such a
move is favored by the State Depart
ment of Education following a rec
ommendation which has been made
by R. M. Mclean, inspector of graded
schools. The Nymore school build
ing has been condemned because Of
lack of proper heating and ventilating
arrangements: because it has made
quate room and because it will not
permit the building of an addition.
Its abandonment is favored.
Election Necessary.
The Nymore school board attended
the meeting of the Bemidji board last
evening and the matter of annexa-
ton was thoroughly discussed. Should
Nymore conclude that to unite with
Bemidji is the proper course to pur-
sue an election must be held by the
village and if the proposition carries
it will be left with the Bemidji
board as to whether the consolidation
shall be permitted. No election in
Bemidji will be required
Justified in Change.
That Nymore would be justified
in uniting with Bemidji is most evil
dent. Nearly all Of Nymore's labor
ing men are employed in Bemidji in
dustries, the taxes being paid here,
this condition being responsible to
a large degree for the low valuation
of the neighboring village which
make the providing. of proper school
accommodations almost impossible.
There are about ESQ pupils in the
Nymore school, classes being taught
in all grade subjects, the high school
students coming to Bemidji. 5
Receive Consolidation Aid. d. -
Should the consolidation be brought
about the Bemidji district will be en-
titled to state aid which is provided
all consolidated districts. A special
grant will also be allowed for the
transportation of pupils Under the
present condition of affairs students
not residing in the Bemidji district
are required to pay tuition of $3.50
Ia month to attend school here. This
fee is excepted in the high school on
account of the state aid which is now
received. Several farming districts
are considering the matter of con-
so1idating with Bemidji at the time
Nymore does.
A committee will be appointed by
DR.. E. H. Smith, chairman of the
school board, to Investigate the ad-
visibility of consolidating.
Favored by Dyer.
IT am in favor of the consolida-
tion," said w. P. Dyer, superintend-
ent of the Bemidji schools, this morn
ing. 1T will not only be of much
benefit to Nymore, allowing the stu
dents of that village to take advan-
tage of the various departments Of
our schools, but will mean q much
larger district"
: Much Has Been Paid.
The clerk of the school board was
authorized to advertise for bids for
the purchase Of $4,000 school bonds,
this amount being due on the bond
issue Of fifteen years, at the time of
the construction of the Central
school building. This is the first
time that the board has been unable
to pay for bonds when they have be-
come due. r..
The records of Dr. E. II. Marcum,
secretary Of the school board, shows
that since 1912, $4,000 worth Of
bonds have been paid; that in addi-
ton $4,000 has been paid out of
the general fund for the construc-
ton and equipment of the East side
school; that $2,750 was paid from
the same fund for the school farm;
that $1,000 has been expended from
the general fund for the North school,
in addition to the bond issue of
$4,000, and that $4,000 has been
spent from the general fund in equip
ment and improvements at the High
school building.
Indebtedness is Small.
The bonded Indebtedness Of the
Bemidji school district now totals
$58,OO0, which is very small when
the number and value of its buildings
|are taken into consideration. That
the board has spent its money judic-
iously is evident. The board now
has SIS 900 in its sinking fund which
will be used in paying bonds to that
z|amount when they become due in Sep
sltember.
Thoro will ho a rou,,1or ,,,on+i,,n. ~