Morris tribune., 1917-10-05
MORRIS SCHOOLS TO
RECEIVE STATE AID
Morris to Have Consolidated School
Country Pupils to be Tran
sported Here

The state department of education
has approved of the application made
by Morris to become a consolidated
school and to receive state aid as
such. There will be a meeting of the
board within the next few days to
enter into contract for transporta-
tion of the rural pupils to and from
their homes each day. Superinten-
dent Utne expects the school board
to sign the contract and put the
transportation service into effect be-
fore the end of the month.
Any school district serving twelve
sections can get aid as a consolid-
ated school. Morris serves sixteen
sections of land. The Morris public
schools will receive $500 as fiat aid
and 8 cents per mile for each pupil
for each school day. Supt. Utne ex-
poets that the mileage allowance of
the state aid will practically cover
the expenses of transporting the
pupils. The service will be granted
only to those pupils who live two
miles or further away from school.
The service will provide for twenty
three pupils at once. Most of the
rural pupils that attend the Morris
schools live southeast of town. If
the mileage allowed by the state
does not cover the expense of tran
sportation, which must not cost more
than $4,000, then any part of the
$500 allowed as fiat aid can be used.
Alberta and Chokio each have been
consolidated schools for the past few
years and great deal of their re-
cent success and growth is due this
fact.
The superintendent of the Morris,
Hancock, Chokio, Alberta, Donnelly
and Herman were not able to have
their meeting scheduled for last Fri
day and at which time they were
going to adopt an interscholastic
athletic, decIamatory and debating
schedule. They have set this meet
ing October 13 and will meet in Nor
riS.
The relay races between the
schools of Morris, Chokio, Donnelly,
Hancock and Alberta at the Stevens
County fair last week were very in
teresting and there was a great deal
Of friendly rivalry between the
schools of the county. There was a
large delegation from each school
supporting their team and their en-
thusiasm affected the rest of the
fair visitors. The races Thursday
afternoon resulted in a win and a
second place for the Norris schools,
Chokio and Morris each winning a
first and second prize in the race for
boys under sixteen years. In the
race for boys over sixteen the AL
berta' school won first place.
The Norris schools won third in
the girls canning contest at the fair.
Tomatoes and corn were used in the
contest and both vegetables were
canned by the cold pack method.
There were three girls on each of
the four teams, and the first prize
of $12 was won by the Hancock
girls, second prize of SO was won by
the Chokio school girls, third prize
of Sc was won by Morris and the
fourth prize of SO was won by the
Alberta schools. The individual
first and second prizes in tomato
canning was won by the Hancock
school girls. The third prize in the
individual contest was won by the
Chokio girls.
Rev. Henry Nobbs of the Metho-
dist church delivered the weekly
lecture given by prominent Morris
people in the High School auditorium
Wednesday morning of last week.
His subject was, "The Work of the
Man." and in this talk he en-
phasized that mans worth is mea-
sured by the service that he renders
to his fellow men.
The literary program was to
have been given by the Minerva lit
erary society Tuesday afternoon Of
this week instead of Friday after
noon of last week The Philomath-
can Literary society will give an in
teresting program this afternoon in
the High School auditorium. The
Morris public is cordially invited.