The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-14

institutions are duplicating work, and
II so. why.
In connection with this recon-
mend to the legislature that law be
passed by your honorable body that
shall place the State University, the
State Agricultural college, the State.
School of Science, the State Industrial
and Normal school and the State.
School of Forestry under board Of
Regents. There is a question whether
in view of the fact that the three
State Normals are now under spec
ial Normal board, whether they shall
be included under the Board Of Reg
ents at this time or not. Personally
I believe that for the next two years
at least it would be better to continue
the Normal schools under their pres
ent board. A board Of Regents, if
q board shall be created, will have
very large amount Of work that will re-
quire all of their time in recognizing
and readjustinng the five schools
named. ..-.....
This Board of Regents should be CIV
en- full power and should not be large
board. would recommend that the
law provide for only three men, be-
lieving that small body of men can
do their work with more efficiency
than larger number and with less
expense to the state.
I have given the question Of the
creation of a Board of Regents very
careful thought and for time was OPP
posed to it, but have come to the be-
lief that it is the right way to handle
the situation. I only wish to see that
done which win be for the best inter
ests of the schools and believe that by
having a board of regents who shall
have full control of these schools that
it will tend to delocalize the institu-
lions and make them what they really
are and should be, state institutions.
We find that under the board of con-
troll that our penal and charitable in
situations are handled today as state
institutions and not as local institu-
lions and as they were under separate
boards. We find that where we have
board that only represents certain
institution, that naturally that board is,
only interested in the particular in,
stitution which they represent.
earnestly hope that legislation Of
this proposed character may be-
passed. III
Prevention Of Crime
For many years the leading learned
societies in medicine, law, science and
religion, including societies in our own
state, have endorsed the establish
ment of bureau or laboratory to-
study the criminal, pauper and defee-
tive classes, with view of lessening
and preventing such evils. Owing to-
the large amount of crime, it's expense.
and the many evils growing out of it,.
recommend such legislation as that a.
fundamental study of the subject may
be begun. Our state has been active
in detecting and Furnishing crime. It.
would seem that the time has come to-
60 further and make start in the.
scientific study of the causes of crime
with the idea of prevention as well as
that of detention punishment and rea-
son. 1t is probable also that knowl-
edge thus gained would assist direct
ly not only in the prevention of crime,
but in the modification and correction
of criminal procedure and the Inn
provement Of methods in prison dici-
pine.
wish the legislature would author
ize the Governor to appoint COM
mittee who shall be authorized to-
make a study of the prevention Of
crime as outlined and to report to the
next legislature. believe commit
tee can be named who will serve with.
out expense to the state, but l would
recommend small appropriation to
cover necessary expenses be provided,
Expeditions. ~ I.
The legislature two years ago auth
orized an appropriation for an expo
tsition of the states products at San
Francisco. A building has been built.
there which is credit to the state.
and a fine exhibit has been gathered
together to be placed therein. / hope.
and believe thae this exhibit will do
much for North Dakota.
The legislature at the same time.
provided an appropriation for an ex-
hibit at Kristiania, Norway. This ex-
hibit was under the charge of the,
Norway Centennial Commission was