Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
REGENTS VOTE TO
INCREASE U FEES
ACTION NEcEssiTATED nv IN
CREASED ENRoLLMENT-LAA-
GER STAFF NEEDED.
EVENTS IT STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and important happenings
Of the Psst Few Days Sslsetsa
and Arranged for the conven-
lsnes o. Busy Readers.

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lsnes Of Busy Readers.
n Is going 70 cost students SO more,
each to attend the University NEXT
year In the colleges Of arts. agriculture,
education and engineering. The board
of regents has directed increase of fees
In these colleges from the present to-
tai OF $50 yearly per student to $40.
The increase was said to be necss-
these colleges. which demanded larS-
er teaching staff than the Legislature
had provided for.
On motion of C. L. Sommers OF st.
Paul, the resolution to increase fees
was made to apply to the year 1851
specifically. The other regents concur
red with Mr. Sommers In holding that
the old fee schedule might be resumed
II the coming Legislature would appro-
pirate literally enough for instruction
purposes. A. e. Rice of Willmar vot-
ed against the fee raising. A fee of IS
q semester was voted to apply to stu
dents in the University high school.
beginning next fall. No fee has been
heretofore sxacted
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Ruling On Land Sales.
In land sales hereafter, bidders win
be advised that II the land purchased
ut the state auctions IL found after
ward to possess timber Of value, the
certificates will be cancelled and the
timber reserved for the state.
This announcement has been made
by ]. A. o. Preus, state auditor. fol-
lowing his visit to Bemidji. where he
sold two small parcels Of land.
Mr. freus, for the first time an
nounced the new rule, and as q result
the bidders were scarce.
Mr.. Preus said that In the past many
instances have come to his notice,
where purchaser would buy the state
lands containing timber. pay the Is
per cent. Of the purchase price requir.
ed by the law. cut of the timber and
then let the land go back to the state.
He cited instances where buyers had
purchased state land on which the ap-
praisers had estimated the timber a
$3.50, and that 100000 feet OF lumber
had been cut of. At the minimum fig.
ure Of "a thousand feet, this timber
would have been worth $4,000.
Reforests Cut-Over Lands.
Minnesota has $500 900 acres Of idle
ad IN
acreage more than half is cut-over
land, most of which has reverted to the
state because 1t was too poor to pay
taxes on. Why this land, capable of
raising the finest timber in the world.
should lie idle is worrying state econ
omists The college of forestry OF the
University of Minnesota is offering a
solution to the problem and through
the work OF the station at Cloquet Is
obtaining tangible results. Millions of
young trees are being seeded each
year and other millions transplanted--
the initial work Of reforesting the cut.
over lands Of Minnesota.
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Plans For Prison School.
the Minnesota state prison to house
the prison school is proposed by the
State Board of Control In its program
10 develop the educational facilities
or the institution. Authorization like
iy VIII be asked Of the coming lsgislS
ture. With the purpose to provide .
modern school building, the board
plans also to engage a full-timo prin.
cipal and civilian teachers to supple
ment inmate teachers and to institute
DAY sessions which inmates win at.
tend on part-time basis.
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Wind Damages Timber.
The recent heavy wind did great
damage to the forests Of Northern Min
nesota, according to State Auditor J.
A. .. Preus, who has returned from
international Falls. He said he saw
great paths blown through the forests
between International Falls and Du-
luth. and he estimated the loss to the
state In timber will b hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars.
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inspects School For aoys
GOV. J. A. Burnquist has gone to Red
wing to look over the state training
school for boys. His visit was part Of
program for a personal investigation
OF every state institution in Minnesota
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Normal Head Not Chosen.
The state normal board at its meet.
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president for the normal school At
OF cloud until the annual meeting 70
DC held in the capitol June 8.
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seeding About comp:etsd.
| according to reports received by the
state immigration department seeding
is about completed in Minnesota. Wet
ground has interfered In some sections
out on the whole the state is well
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