Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-18
VOTE TO
INCREASE I" FEES
ACTION NEcEssiTATED nv IN
CREASED ENRoLLMENT-LAn-
GER STAFF NEEDED.
EVENTS IT STATE CAPITOL
Interesting and Important Aappsnlnes
Of the Past Few Days Seisetsa
and Arranged Tor ths con~sN-
lsnes Of evsy Readers.


and Arranged Tor the convsn-
lsnes Of Busy Rsadsrs-
D. Paug.
n Is going 70 cost students SO more
each to attend the University ns1t
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 $40 yearly per student to $40.
The increase was said to be necss-
STATED by the heavy enrollments In
these colleges, which demanded q larS-
er teaching STAFF than the Legislature
had provided for.
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-
cd 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 exacted.
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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 II found after
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.. Preus, 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 81 thousand feet thia timber
would have been worth $4,000.
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Reforests Cut-Over Lands.
Minnesota has $500 900 acres Of idle
land, unsuited to agriculture. OF this
acreage more than half Is cut-over
land. most of which has reverted to the
state because it 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 q
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.
Erection OF a separate building at
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
OF the institution. Authorization like
~ Will be asked of tho coming lsgislx
ture. With the purpose to provide .
modern school building, the board
plans also to engage a full-tims prin.
clpal and civilian teachers to supple
ment Inmate teachers and to institute
Gay sessions which inmates will At
tend on part-time basis.
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wind Damages Timber.
Inc 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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'nspects School For 5oys
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 personal investigation
OF every state institution in Minnesota.
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Nsrmai Head Not Chosen,
Inc state normal board at its meet
Ing IN Moorhead deferred selection OF
president for the normal school 1T
81. Cloud until the annual meeting to
oe neid In the capitol June 6.
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eseo'no About comp.stsd.
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
advanced. Tama prac.a, 49, L. ax