The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-24
N. v. EDUCATORS ASK
| VETO OF S. B. l&

Declare State School System is Fac
N ing Great Crisis Just N0w--Make
~ Appeal to People of North Da.
kota That They Reject Law.
Strongly condemning Senate Bill
h 134, the Townlev measure aimed a
placing the public schools under tn
thumb of political board to be ap
Y pointed by the governor, which tht
electors ofjNorth Dakota will vote OF
at the special election in July, recon-
mending that that body take charge
4 OF the campaign against the obnoxiou:
legislation and wage a campaign OF
u education to keep the schools out OF
politics, heartily endorsing the states
educational program, as outlined by
! Miss Minnie J. Nelson, state superir-
I tendent of public instruction, and en-.
A dorsing the Towner- Smith bill now
/ before congress, and the League OF
n Nations, the convention of the North
western North Dakota Education as.
u sociation was brought to a close Sat
h urday afternoon.
4 Saturdays session adopted resolu-
\ tions submitted by the resolution com
\ mittee, heard addresses by Maj
4 Crane, president of the Normal school
u and J. F. T. O'Connor Of Grand Forks,
ISthe latter speaking on the league of
Snations, and elected officers for the
Sscoming year as follows:
VI President-Superintendent " F.
N Goddard, Crosby.
First vice president-Supt. l. 7.
Il Smiley, Rugby.
n Second vice president-Supt Sarah
I'M. Guss, Pierce county,
II neutrality-suspicious. Elizabeth
& M. Gill.
Il Treasurer Supt V. A. Lowell,
( Stanley.
q The resolutions submitted by the
\ resolutions committee and unanimous
1 ~ adopted paid tribute to Minot for
! the splendid reception given the
teachers, thanked Retiring President
Supt. White for the splendid program,
{ extended greetings to the state and
National associations, heartily in
dorsed the seven points in the states
program Of education as outlined by
Miss Nelson, endorsed, Individually
and collectively the program of thrift,
endorsed the Tow11ley-Smith bill now
before congress and also the League
Of Nations. The associations posi-
! tion on the last two matters will be
made known to the representatives of
this state at Washington.
No Uncertainey.
A special resolution committee was
appointed to submit resolutions on
/ Senate Bill 1874, the measure aimed at
I putting North Dakota's schools into
l the political arena. The committee,
composed of Superintendents C. f.
Blume. chairman, Seney Nertrost and
aEl. t. Smiley, submitted the following
SresolAtions, which were adopted
unanimously amid great applause:
I've, the special committee APP
\ pointed by the Northwestern Educa-
4 tion association of North Dakota to
consider Senate Bill 1874, after care
Fful deliberation, and not unmindful
$of the apparent unanimous express
4 sion of the association yesterday af-
Il ternoon, together with the profession
Val opinion of DR.. George D. Strayer,
president of the National Education
4 association, and professor of educa-
stional administration, Teachers col
%lege, Columbia University, New York
u City, in which he states that Senate
bill 1874 "as enacted, violates the
s,most fundamental principle of .educa-
Stional administration we therefore
Mdo recommend that this association
Sdo hereby go on record as condemning
@Senate Bill 1874 as educationally un-
soEnd. =, J. !. pa,.,,o,.
2.-ssWe recognize and believe that
Blthis is not a political but an educa-
Etional question and that therefore
1.-THE educators of the state, thru the
Estate Education association, should
Mpresent this bill in it's true light to
lSthe people, to the end that it may be
Mdefeated at the coming referendum
Xelection July 8th, 1919.
n Ask Sectional Aid.
3.-"We recommend that the presi-
atlent of this association be hereby
to appoint a member of
Il this association to meet with and
Npresent to other sectional education
meetings to be held in the state in
99the near future, the urgent necessity
ssof immediate action.
II Ave further recommend that
kthis association do hereby request
1.-THE executive committee of the State
II Education association to meet and
ktake such steps as it may find nee
Eessary to defeat Senate Bill 1874 at
1.-THE coming referendum.
5.-sWe hereby respectfully ask
THAT this resolution be given the
widest possible publicity by the press
lin the state, particularly the Minot
papers, the Fargo Courier-News, the
Fargo Forum, the Grand Forks Her
Eald, the. Grand Forks American, the
\ &Bismarck Tribune, the Devils Lake
q journal, the Devils Lake World, and
Hother papers Of statewide and local
Mcirculation."
Signed by the Committee:
C. E. BLUME, Chairman.
SENEY NERTROST.
]. T. SMILEY.
g. Facing Crisis.
w Mrs. Jean McNaughton Stevens of
Rrowner, pioneer educator, made .
dramatic appeal for the veto of s. B.
l84.
Arcmrteen Years ago. she said.