Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-02-17
STATE FUNDS FOX
MINNESOTA ROADS
HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO MEET
MARCH 7, TO MAKE ALLoT-
MEHT~-si, 10000 AVAILABLE.
EVENTS Ar STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important NaSrseanss
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tent OF shs fund il In ufHsi 10 atlot
nsarsy ssss saafs1nps 10 Ramsey, Hen
asss1 ard Ess Lesa3s counties and SONS
~ Eas g{asFs which contribute much
na1rs tAsa per cent. generally gs.
aSek waa1 s2sey pap In.
II this custom In followed this year
the s1ssy-asssACE viii not have more
tAaa 4 o. ct nces per cent OF the
fanc To Distribute along the other
eoansa9s of tbs state over and above
the 1as1asaasn
A preliminary meeting OF tbs high
wsy commissions Was held In the Shu-
bert building TO consider the apptfca-
tscns Of some coantaes for special "a.
losmsnts.
Rural Ycasn Arnbssious.
Minnesota In the home of small high
schools. OF z2l schools I'm the stats
recognized by the state department OF
education an "hsgh." ils haYs enroll
fnsnss OF less than 100. Fl have fewer
than 30 students each enrolled and one,
the smallest star In tins high school
constellation. III the little village OF
Welcome. has n pupils But small
az the great majority OF the high schools
may be. large part OF their pupils
come from the outlying rural sections
| Ia fact there are many such inatitu-
tons where less than half the young
people turned over 10 the high school
teachers are home products. the 9th.
ers hailing from the country.
This may indicate that the love Of
knowledge. the ambition TO obtain an
education In keener In the rural youth
than In his urban cousins. DIR. c. q.
Schulz. superintendent OF education,
believes that the country boys and
girls prize school facilities more high.
| ly than city children, but he In not
prepared to submit his figures on en-.
roliment as proof OF his belief
lie thinks. however. thsre IL great
significance In the fact that among the
1850 students enrolled In high schools
| for tho school year 1915. s.e2T were
nonresident pupiis. More than one
seventh. almost II per cent, were Out
siders.
| Would Unity state Dutles
Definite plans for the consolidation
OF correlated state departments have
been presented to the state economy
| and efficiency commission by SAmue
| q. Iversou, former state auditor. Hs
said he offered no new system OF gov
eminent but simply practical plan
OF unifying and co-orainating allied
state duties and eliminating overhead
charges without disturbing methods OF
| npaatting the general routine. Tn,
suggestion or plan was prepared b,
4 aabi a. tA1 iNNbNSA VI taS solAAAAtn5soA
Orders Joint phone Lines.
The railroad and warehouse commits
sion has issued instructions to- tn,
Northwestern Telephone company /,
make connections with toll lines o
tho TrIState company at Owatonna
MINI. within 30 days or show caus
why IL should not do so. The order |
the first under the Minetts telephon
law requiring connections with riya
. lines under certain conditions. TIL
ore~r was made at the request OF tn
city of owatouna.
4 Il 4
200 File For Delegates.
The rush on the Office Of Juluia 4
Sehmahl. secretary OF state OF thos
| who desired to fila for delegates I
, the national convention resulted Ia tn
!, totals reaching the 200 mark. rorme
Governor 3. II. Van SAINT filed %
: Cummins delegate-atlarge and A.
!. | stephens. Crooksten. member OF tn
: Immigration commission. nlsd for Gun
: minis.
J. careiessness Causes Fires.
Y Minnesota property valued at s4.7s:
q s2s was destroyed by fire during lsi
Robert w. Haxardine. state fire ma
i shal has announced in an appeal SCI
L | TO the newspapers OF the state to aid