The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-05
State Legislation
Recommended and Endorsed by Gov
trnOr NOrbeck in his Message
to the Legislature.

Recommended and Endorsed hy HOv-
trnOr Norbeck in his Message
to the Legislature.
In the opening of his address to
the legislature, Governor Norbeck
congratulates the people Of this
state upon their wonderful pros
perity. upon the resources OF the
state and upon the high class of
other citizenship generally. The
first subject taken up by the
Governor is that Of prohibition.
He recommends law putting into
effect the prohibitory amendment
adopted by the people at the general
election asking for law which can
and will be enforced. He rec
ommends the creating Of an officer
to be known as the state Prohibi-
tion Commissioner. 1t shall be the
duty Of this officer to gather
evidence as to the vilating of the
prohibitory law and If necessary
to make complaints and generally
to secure the enforcement Of the
law. Recommendation is also made
that the Governor be empowered
to remove states attorneys or
sheritfs who fail to enforce the law
The Governor says that this is a
power which would be exercised
only in extreme cases, but one
which would greatly strengthen law
enforcement.
Governor Norbeck says, speaking
Of the state educational institutions
Our state is fairly we'll provided
with educational institutions,
although the location of some is
rather unfortunate and consequently
reduces the attendance. He
suggests that the report of the
board of regents be carefully read
and that SO far as possible their re-
concentrations be needed. He
urges upon the legislature the need
Of more trained teachers for our
common or rural schools, where
ninety per cent Of the people of our
state get all the education they
ever receive. The lack Of trained
teachers is possibly thinks Governor
Norbeck, traceable to some needed
revision in the course of our normal
schools. He advocates that our
normal schools be enlarged and
shorter courses offered and that
every advantage possible be given
that class of our youth which are
preparing themselves to teach.
Provision is asked by the Governor
for a law permitting the forming
school districts in unorganized
counties.
Norbeck emphasizes the greater
need Of practical education at our
institutions and especially at the
Agricultural College, in order that
the student graduates may have
the practice as we'll as the theory
Of farming. He maintains this
can only be done by actual labor
performed in the various lines. He
believes that this would get the
student graduates in closer touch
with the people in the various
communities; for the farming COM
munities justly look askance upon
the young farm experts from the
college unless they can perform
we'll each and every piece Of work
connected with the operations Of q
farm, and he recommends that the
legislature provide the necessary
means for adopting more Of the
practical part of farming.
The Governor recommends that
careful consideration be given to
the matter Of state educational
survey, such as was recomm ended
by the last meeting Of the State
Educational Association.
Taking up the charitable and
penal institutions, Governor Nor
beck very strongly endorses the rec