The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-06-18
THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT
MR., T0WNLEY'S PROGRAM
Facts the Taxpayer Should Consider Before He Makes Up His
Mind How He Is Going to Vote in the
Referendum Election June rs
THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION

administrator the general supervision ana aOHll
istraton of all state penal, charitable and educational
institutions of the state AND THE GENERAL SUPER
VISION OF THE PUBLIC AND COMMON SCHOOLS
1uEs M 81 1 he PREs
DENTS OR HEADS OF THE SEVERAL STATE 1NST1-
TUT1ONS AND SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC IN.
STRgGTIoN ST. P% SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE
AS sop to public opinion, the state superintendent
of public instruction has been made member Of the
board OF to which she shall be responsible
AGAINST HER BY PROVIDING THAT THE CON1MIS-
SlONER OF AGRICULTURE AND LABOR SHALL
ALSO BE MADE A MEMBER EX-OFFlCIO AND THAT
THREE APPOINTIVE MEMBERS SHALL BE NAMED
BY THE GOVERNOR and that these three shall be the
governors own to make unmake as he Wills. We may
Judge the type of men whom the governor will place on
this board July 10, if the voters fail to reject the act
June 26 by recalling that when Mr. Frazier had oppor
tunity last winter to appoint two members the board
Of education he selected the only two county superin-
tendents in North Dakota who had supported Neil c.
Macdonald discredited in educational circles and
repudated by the rank and file of North Dakota electors
and the only two who avowed relentless enemies of
Miss Nelson The board of administration, therefore,
will be four-to-one proposition upon which the state
superintendent of public instruction will be merely
+ figure-head.
SMALL SECURITY PROVIDED
Mr. Towney, running true to form, has provided in
Senate Bill 1874 ridcuousy small security for the millions
OF dollars worth of state property which this act will COM
nit to the keeping of the three selected by Governor
Frazier No bond whatever is required of the exoffcio
members of the board while each of the three appontees
is asked for but $4,000 security At present much
or more security is exacted from each of the three
bers OF the board of control and from each of the three
members Of the state board Of regents which bodes to-
gether with the board Of education would be superseded
under the Townley plan by the board Of Administrations
The states security for the most valuable property pos
and for the millions Of dollars pubic fdswhch
will through this commissions hands is cut by Mr.
Towmley from for the board Of control alone and
$4,000 for the board of regents patry $3OOO0 In
all probability, THERE IS A REASON.
SPECIFICALLY CURBs POWERS
Mr. Townley's prostitute press has insisted that
Senate Bill 1874 extends rather than restricts the powers
Of the state superintendent of pubic instruction. 1nas
much as this act primarily conceived as means OF
so thoroughly drubbed him at the polls last November
this assertion is false and ridiculous its face The act
specifically provides that the board may employ such
administering assistants officers directors of vocational
training, and SUCH SCHOOL INSPECTORS, etc., may
be necessary, and fix the compensation of the same
The act further provides that the board shall have
power to appoint temporary school commission to nves-
gate the kinds and cost of library books and text books
for in public schools of this state and the question Of
ton of same by the state"
Imagine, if you please, the type of text books which
Walter Thomas Mills, Arthur LeSueur. A. 3. Bowen and
Kate Richards OHare might place in the hands Of
boy and girl under this clause Communication OF women
glorfied; anarchy idealized Townley canonzed; the
minds Of little children filled with all the filthy rot
which has emanated from generations of diseased
brains!
ANOTHER PACKED BOARD
No, the duties and powers of the state superintendent
of public instruction not curbed restricted say
Towneys licensed liars, BUT lin order to carry out in
detail the work Of administration and SUPERVISION the
board of administration shall appoint educational
mission to consist of the state superintendent of public
instruction and FOUR OTHER MEMBERS APPOINTED
BY THE BOARD to have charge and supervision Of the
certfcaon of teachers, Standardization of schools,
aminatons for eighth grade and high school pupils,
preparation of of study for the several classes
of public schools, and such other work may be
signed to it by the board" ~s~r
Again the cards nicely stacked against Miss Mel
For the third time in the construction of this act she
is made minority of board committee with
ma ajority of four against her.
It is nasty, despicable contemplate assault upon
woman who has won her way, unassisted.
The act takes every bit of public property the
state and consigns to the hands of group of
three politicians picked by the governor not by and with
the consent of the senate which less represent
tatve of the people, but by and with the consent of Ar
thur C. Townley. The states security against mall
feasance msfeasance defacaton upon the part of
these three politicians is reduced to ptifu 0O00 The
board of administration will handle millions of the peoples
money every and if the board should elect to hand
million or two million or more of this money to
Mr.. Townley Victor Berger Kate Richards OHare,
the people could not penny beyond the
for which the three apponve members of the board
bonded.
But, bad as that u.s. it is not the worst. The feature