The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-01-25

general line with commissioner LAID,
who is also president Of the instt.
tuition, at the head. The reorganiza.
ton policy has resulted in the creation
of the following six schools: School
Of Agriculture, School Of Veterinary
Medicine, School of Home Economics,
School OF Education, School of Chem.
istry and Pharmacy, School of Agri.
cultural Engineering and Mechanic
ArtG.
Scope Of the Normals.
The State Board of Regents wishes
tho Normals at Valley City, Mayville
and Minot, as we'll as the Normal
Industrial at Hllsndale, to devote as
much energy as possible to the devel-
opment Of rural school teachers. The
demand In this state for properly pre-.
pared rural school teachers is so i'm
perative that at present the normals
can graduate about sufficient mum.
Der to replace those who abandon the
work each year. Because of the lack
Of teachers there was strong demand
for a new normal at Dickinson, which
was overwhelmingly endorsed by the
voters last November.
The normals will be confined very
closely to legitimate work and fads
and fancies will not be encouraged by
the board.
The State School Of Science at Wah.
peton will be converted ultimately
into a practical Industrial trades
school, somewhat along the lines OF
the Dunwoody Institute In Minneap.
oils and following in broad way the
Industrial school development in Wis
consin.
The State School of Forestry at Bot
tineau will not DO particularly boost.
cd, as such, as there seems to be
comparatively little use for purely
technical school Of forestry In . prai-
RE state, but that feature Of the work
will not be neglected, and in addition
the institution will devote great deal
Of it's energy toward the instruction
Of boys in manual training and along
industrial lines and girls In home eco
Monies work.
In addition to these eight institu.
lions, the board has succeeded to the
duties Of the public library commits.
sion located at the capitol The work
Of this department 1s largely sending
out farm and school libraries and gen.
oral extension efforts.
Uniform System Of Reports.
In q practical business way the
board has adopted uniform system
Of reports of each institution to the
board monthly. All bills from each
Institution are sent to the boards Of
dee for checking and approval before
being paid. Supplies Of all character,
as far az feasible, are being pur-
chased on bids submitted to the board.
This includes all dormitory supplies.
coal, janitor supplies, linens, furni-
ture, stationery and goods Of all
classes which are purchased In suff-
cient volume to make 1t profitable to
handle them in this manner.
The board has made many recon.
mendations to the legislature which
the members believe will be helpful
In the development Of broad and
uniform system of education in this
state.
After the completion Of the work of
the survey commission the board elect.
cd DR.. Edwin B. Craighead as commits.
sioner Of education in this state. He
will represent the board in an educa,
tional way, confer with the heads Of
Institutions and join In the recommen
cations made for changes in courses
Of study and changes in faculties, and
will also make specific and general
recommendations regarding the propev
deld of each institution to tho board
krom time to time.
The State Board of Regents 10 han.
ding large investment for the state.
Under the direction Of the board are
sight educational institutions and the
public library commission. In these
nine, the state Of North Dakota has
, Invested in land grants, lands, campus,
buildings. equipment and furniture
and libraries the large sum Of $780,.
s2s.97. This is divided as follow:
Federal Land Grand (sold), $4,202,.
D48.e5; institution and campus, $S7s,.
$4,000; buildings, $2.272,200.5O: equip
ment and furniture. S673,65151; H.
braries, $169.454.31;
The value of the unsold land grants
Awp al hv tho diAnron$ ano<1t,,<lon. !.