The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-01-28
T0WNLEY WOULD.
MAKE SCHOOLS.
GREAT MACHINE
Complete Political Domination
Of Every Pedagogue Aimed
at in Harding Bill
BE GOOD OR OUT YOU GO
League Board of Education Can
Refuse Certificates or Re.
woke the Old Ones

The league fight on Miss Minnie j
Nelson of Valley City reached the
house Monday afternoon, when Rep
Fay Harding of Braddock introduced
bill which Macdonald is suspected
OF having drawn, with the approval OF
the leagues secret caucus and which
SO changes the present statutes gov.
erning the issuance of teachers certi.
ficates that with the aid OF retroactive
amendments, favorably interpreted b,
a state board of education upon which
Frazier has planted the only Two
county, superintendent out Of the
states total OF SO who have been
faithful to Macdonald, together with
other state educators holding their po.
sitiOHs by appointment and who have
shown themselves thoroughly rcspons,
: i've to the rule of the league, Miss
Nelson's professional, certificate may
be wrested from her, and the, state
""nertntendentS deprived of her quail.
ficatiops for the office to which she
was elected by more than. 900 major
ity over her predecessor.
~ "lnnoeert," says Harding.
Rep. Harding, interviewed last even
ing, said his bill merely was intended
to raise the educational standards OF
tne state bv raising the qualifications
required of successful applicants for
teachers certificates. He expressed
the opinion that the provisions of his
bill were not retroactive, while one
clause clearly states that If the board
OF education shall become convinced
that any teachers certificate already
in force was improperly issed, or If
for any other case the board shall
deem the holder entitled to the same.
the certificate, after hearing, at
which the holder may appear In his
or her defense, may be withdrawn.
Stage Is Set.
The stage is nicely set according to
Macdonald's liking. MIR. Macdonald.
or say L. NJ, Rockne of Renville, his
sole remaining friend among the cour-
ty supefintendeilts OF the state. or
Macdonald secured q tat federal job
after the people Of Cavette's home
county had turned him out, or Govern
or Frazier himself. will file charges
to the effect that Miss Nelson imprOl~
0rIy secured tne pTO1eSSlON8l tedCHeTb"
certificate which: she has held for
almost a quarter or ! century. miss
Nelson then would be compelled to-
appear before a court consisting OF
men entirely dependent upon the good
will Of the administration mil backing 9;
Macdonald. E'l'f''fT4 @' &t'E
Removes Another Power 'al
The bill further specifically pro.
vides that the state board Of educa.
ton shall appoint the supervisor OF
certification. This power has always
presumably rested with the state
board of education. but Macdonald
and his predecessors established
precedent by comforting this author
ity upon the state superintendent OF
public instruction. ex.officio presi.
ddent of the board. who always had
exercised this privilege without cues
tion until Miss Nelson removed E.
r. Grain, man after Macdonald's
own heart, and replaced him with }.
w. Riley. former county superintehd.
ent for Cass. Then Rockne trotted
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