The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-02
l'D0NALD CALLING 10.
ATTENTION 70 LAWS
AFFECTING SCHOOLS
Many Measures Passed by FIJI
teenth Assembly Will Neces-
state Change in System

Some school legislation passed by
the Fifteenth general assembly and
to which State Superintendent of
Public Instruction N. C. Macdonald is
calling the attention of instructors
over the state includes Senate Bill Z.
which sets apart the third Friday in
January Of each year as Temperance
day." and requires that not less than
one hour on that date shall be given
over to instruction and appropriate
exercises relating to the history and
benefits of prohibition and to the pro-
hibition laws OF the state; Senate
Bill 80, which requires a majority
vote for changing Of school district
boundaries; and Senate Bill 81.
amending the present laws relating
to medical inspection. '.nstf.
This amendment provides for the
hiring by the county commissioners,
when petitioned for the same by two
thirds of the school directors, of a
graduate nurse or license physician
to visit the schools of the county and
inspect and examine the pupils there.
OF, at least once each year. All other
features of the old law are retained.
Senate Bill 121 amends the old
laws relating to compulsory attend
ance and transportation. 1t changes
the compulsory school age and makes
it definitely from the seventh to the
flfteenth birthday, inclusive; and un.
less the eighth grade is completed it
requires attendance, if necessary, un-
til the seventeenth birthday is reach.
ed. This is designed to do away with
soldering and time-serving on tho
part of the pupils who look forward
to the fifteenth birthday as the date
of release, and care little about learn.
ing in between.
The amount paid for transportation
IN districts where there are no con-
solidated schools is changed so as to
provide for not less than 25 cents ana
not more than so cents per day for
each family. Other provisions Of the
law remain the same.
TO THE VOTERS Of BISMARCK
Being a candidate for member of
the city commission at the coming
election, I desire to state that nv
platform, public improvements with.
out Confiscation Of Property; Modern
ERE Equipment; Passable Streets and
oldeWalks,' expresses exactly the
kind of city government for which
would work and vote, should 1 be
elected.
l favor paving in the business dis
trlct, and am willing to contribute
my share towards the cost OF same.
believing it substantial benefit to
the property and city, as we'll as Civ
ing employment to many of our citi-
zens. +.
l also favor paving the streets in
the resident district, where the major
lty of the property owners desire the
same; but think some of the OUTLYING
docks and the streets on which the
majority Of the owners have protest.
ed against paving should be cut out.
II, however, the supreme court up-
nolds the present contract, I shall On.
deavor to have the paving done IN a
nrst class manner and in the best in.
terest of the property owners.
Delleve the growth and needs Of
the city now justify the purchase OF
modern automobile fire equipment. to
cost not more than $4,000, 90 40 tho
resident portions Of the city NAV re-
celve better fire protection.
This should reduce insurance and
Delleve we can bond for this sum
anu the money obtained from the
STATE at four percent interest.
AS 10 streets and sidewalks, I most
certainly will insist upon keepine
them In good passable condition at ali
seasons Of the year. -
II elected, I pledge fair treatment
70 an citizens, regardless of their 90
cial or financial conditions.
A. c. HINCKLEY.
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