The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-02-11
STATE BOARD OF
REGENTS May TAKE
CHARGE OF SCHOOLS

institution and shall report thereon to
the board at such time as they may
direct. ....-...
"Such commissioner of education
shall receive salary of not to exceed
I $4,000 per annum, to be fixed by the
board, with the actual and necessary
travelling expenses while attending the
meetings of such board and in visit
alton inspection and examination of
institutions under the control of such
board"
The board of regents. is given the
power to name the presidents and To-
cal treasurers of each institution, and
to employ all faculty members and to
fix their salary.
The bill further provides:
"The board shall act in consultation
~.th the president of each institution,
, IN order to more efficiently admin
lister to the needs of each institution
and the proper development of the in
stitution in harmony with the best in
terest of the people of the state and
for the upbuilding of higher and tech
nical education in North Dakota"
"The state board of regents shall CO.
ordinate the work of the different in
stitutions so as to prevent the dupll'
cation and to develop cooperation
among such institutions in the ex'
change of instructors and students,
and shall fix the tuition to be paid in
such institution or any department
thereof when not provided by law. 1t
shall make recommendations in re-
gard to needed legislation for the in
stitutions under it's control and shall.
prior to the meeting of the legisla'
ture and in ample time for due consid
Grafton by the legislative assembly
prepare a budget setting forth the II
nancial needs of all state educational
institutions under it's control for the
period for which an appropriation is
made.
1T shall submit with such budget its
plans for all betterments and improve
ments to buildings costing more thai
$4,000, for WITCH it may recommend ar
appropriation. But when an appropri
alton for any amount is made there
shall be no expenditures thereof unit
the board has secured suitable plans
and specifications prepared by a com
petent architect. and accompanied b.
a detailed statement of the amount
quality and description of all materia
and labor required for the completion
of such structure; and no plan OF
plans shall be adopted and no better
ments, improvements or buildings con
structed, which shall contemplate tn
expenditure of more money for thu
completion than the amount appro
priated by the legislature therefor, un
less exempted from the provisions o
: this certain section by the act makins
the appropriation"
There is a fine of from 5000 to $1,000
for each member providing they are
found guilty of exceeding an appro
priation. The matter of the budget !;
gone into very fully and each institu
ton head is required to submit hi
budget to the board of regents an(
they in turn to the legislature.
An appropriation of $4,000 is asked
: to get the measure in operation ant
the emergency clause is attached.
House Committee Reports.
County boundaries, H. B. No. 164
Williams, relating to roads and count!
road building, killed; H. B. No. 2O5
, Baldwin, authorizing the formation o
township organizations, killed; S. B
No. 100, providing that townships
, shall not pay for township officers
bonds, do pass.
Insurance: H. B. No. 155, Lindahl
relating to the organization and regu
lation of district mutual fire, light
ming and cyclone insurance companies
do pass.
Public Health: S. B. No. 48, Rowe
providing for the registration of train
ed nurses, do pass.
Public Buildings: H. B. No. las
BARLEY, providing for the removal o
, the state capital from Bismarck tt
New Rockford. Killed.
Supplies and Expenditures: H. B
No. 215, Freitag- Relating to the for,
of printing blanks and record and sta
tionery for state, district, county, city
r village, township and school officers
Amended and do pass.
Ployhar's "Bum Check" Bill Passed.
Il When the senate returned H. B. Nc
1O8 by Frank PlOyhar of Valley Cit