The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-06-18
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.

House Bill 1874, known as the educational or administration
thousand votes the people Of the state had elected Miss Nelson
state Mssn supe5inte ,is 5. Of public Ms. instroet ion in lnd place nrafe Of n: e;
we'll fitted for the position to which she had been chosen, but
shG i pr coatge1 o. OVEN eae the row schoel g nTstems som Mtij q m n9ane BE- as d %e.
The first attempt was made through the courts. There it was
the position to which she had been elected, and to retain the
defeated candidate in office. The complaint was too fimsy
Beaten at the polls, and without standing in court, the
Socialist bosses undertook, not exactly to legislate the state su,
over educational matters out of her hands. It was for that
presented.
In the meantime a disagreement had arisen between Mr.:
10y ana a CERTAIN 4 an mem9erS o r i n 0 echoof OF a c4ni ;net;t MhaGn
for various detectives. There appeared the possibility Of killing
penal and charitable institutions in the new board to be Great
ed was tackled onto the educational bill. If the scheme worked
ost of existence, and other officials, who had become politically
Unsatisfactory, would be removed by the abolition Of the board
of control.
In that form the bill was passed, and in that form it is
n a&a before e6as the people ex for IT their cir decision dec Two particularly
One Of these is the composition Of the board of administra-
tBn; .Gn IS f tss fo7 is t1 BE- s sSa2 RSs 6tS sa h txo % fhe sfate ts snper ap-
ten dsaa;o and the commissioner on mis- lone q sgEifultqre and nhd Labor IT,, being
been supposed to be devoted entirely to educational work, that
is, the administration Of the public schools, is now to divide her
fms : aRe G insttste @f fef IL e ! b 5G de- t Rsn9 deaf' agd 'a SO ' forths a TSs
commissioner Of agriculture and labor has duties of his own
on that board than has the commissioner Of insurance or the
railroad commissioners. The three appointiye members are to
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tire time to the work of the board. If we are to have a board
of this kind we need the best men in the state on it. The position
is not a professional one nor it is expected that the board mem
bers will do professional work. Their duties will be super
vmqry, and largely Of a business nature; They must employ
professional experts for the professional work. It has been
found p%ossiblein other states, and til possible in North Dakota,
to obtain the services of men of the very highest standing for
the general supervision Of educational work without compen-,
sation other than the payment Of their actual expenses-mile-
age and per diem-while engaged in such service. The honor
able nature of the service makes men of the right type willing
to devote the necessary time to it without other remuneration.
But where are there to be found men of the requisite qualifica-
lions willing to abandon their own business and devote their
entire time to this work for S., 1000 a year? The positions will
be attractive to mediocre men and aspiring politicians, and>it
is by such men that they are certain to be filled.
The other principal objection is that the bill proposes the
combination in one department of classes of work which are
not related. An excuse is often offered in the assertion that
according to the enlightened views Of the age, the management
Of penitentiaries and similar corrosive institutions is education
al work. In a way it is. But it is a stigma upon the youth Of
our state, and in insult to the parents, to say that the education
of the normal children of the se1f-respecting and law-bidding
citizens of the state is educational work at all resembling the
control, repression and reformation of thieves, forgers and MUIR
derers.
This bill has been condemned by many of the best known
and most capable of the educators Of the state. No educator Of
recognized standing speaks publicity in it's defense. It is no
part Of the league program, for league members never heard
of it until the legislative session. For the general interest of
it should be defeated-Grand Forks Herald.