Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-03
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SCHOOLS : J MAY! Be. B / !
], ! D||0lgEAW 1 J ! ! WITH I | ! 1.
Totten Tells Miss Nelson
That Office May Be
\; Cancelled.
. State Superintendent Not
Given Chance to Exam /.
inc Reports.

Bismarck. N. D., Dec. 3-"And by
the way. Miss Nelson, Z will be cam
did and inform you that in, that re-
port we are advising abolishing the
omce OF state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction" Rev. George A. Tot
ten, chairman of the state board Of
administration, advised Miss Minnie
]. Nelson, on Tuesday afternoon at
the close of an interview in which
he had informed Miss Nelson that
DR.. Stangeland was responsible for
the presence in the state library OF
treatises on free love, anarchy and
Socialism; that DIR. Stangeland was
still inth 9 employ Of the state board
and that he now was getting out the
annual report Of the board to the
governor.
am not surprised" was Miss
Nelson's reply. "You have done your
best to do that as far as you had the
power at present. by taking away all
NY duties." t,S
"So,' she continued, "the board of
administration is recommending do
ing away with the state superintend-
eat Of public instruction's Officer"
/ in line with progress" 1E.
May have a copy Of that re-
port" asked Miss Nelson.
1T is in the hands of the printer
:, replied Totten. 4.
e Miss Nelson then asked for copy
of the manuscript and was advised
that it was in the hands Of the prin-
+ ter. ,,
Wanted Report. VIZ
Miss Nelson asked for a copy of
! the report which DIR. G. e. Stange-
!. land has made to the state board
covering his library survey. and she
was informed that it also was in the
hands Of the printer.
@ ST might say" said Miss Nelson to-
day, that I had no opportunity to
. examine any of the reports to the
board made by Mr.. Stangeland and
the proposed report Of the board tc
the governor has not been submitted
for my examination"
Totten's Courtesy.
When Miss Nelson found the board
in session and protested that she had
not, as q member been notified OF
the meeting, Chairman Totten ad-
vised:: Were not going to chase
+. after you every time there's a. meet.
ing: IL you want to. attend the meet
ing you will have to do the chas-
tng." !; .S3.sS
EARLY this afternoon the house ii.
brary Investigating committee, which
is to make its report at o'clock
went into session with the board Of
Thsfs T i !, n majorit, m Il
and minority reports may he present.
ed. The majority reports which vii
INCLUDE an n.sexplanation = by Miss Pc,
terson. deputy librarian, viii say tha
the books named by Mr.. Burtnes.
were found AN the library; that some
Of them were In a travelling librar,
box, but that: they had not, been cir.
culated. It also Is expected to de-
clare that many Of the books wer.
on the shelves Of the state library be
fore the board Of administration wal
created. 2T,s' "-
J. +. 7. >o'connor of Grand Forks
one Of the minority members Of tn.
committee, has q. minority repor
ready but before meeting with tn,
board Of administration he could no
tell whether 1t would be presented
He said It depended upon what tn,
majority report contained. a copy o
which he had never seen at that time
The bill repeating the anti-cigarett,
law was reported in the house toda!
for indefinite postponement.
The taxes committee recommended
for passage the bill dividing the tim,
Z for payment Of taxes.