The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-10-21
BISMARCK RECORDS SHOW SUP
PERINTENDENT'S PLANT IS
MERE CAMOUFLAGE

the State Board Of Administration. In
order to discover whether or not her
statement had a grain Of truth in It,.
or was pure pretense, an examination
Of records was made recently at Bis
mark. This inquiry shows Ma
tyred Minnie welding authority al
most as plenary and absolute as that
exercised by the late Gear Nicholas
Of Russia. Insofar as the conduct Of
the public schools is concerned she
has been Queen Of the Walk, and were
the people of North Dakota to grant
her any more prerogatives, they might
as we'll turn the state over to her
bag and baggage, allowing her to x
ercise the sovereign power OF a mon
arch.
The trouble with Miss Nelson is
that she is piqued and badly peeved,
because the people won't put a regal
crown on her head and curtsey to her
as subjects salute their queen. Miss
Nelson has the same p~oint-of-view
as the snobs of decrepit European no.
bility, and Americas aristocracy.
Powers Same As Ever
Miss Nelson exercises the same
powers as her predecessor did. Chief
among these are the following:
1. Full supervision over the expen-
diture Of $4,000 during the biennium,
which is $14,3O0 more than the sum
appropriated for any previous super
intendent by the state legislature.
2. Appointment Of assistants to help
her in her work.
8. Opportunities for educational
leadership and for determining the
educational policies in all the one-room
and graded schools. Prescribes and
prepares course of study for common
schools. Prepares and distributes q
list Of books, approved by her, for
public libraries, etc.
4. List Of school officials responsible
to State Superintendent Of Public In
struction: Fifty-three county super'n-
tendents directly, about 5000 teach
ers Indirectly through county super
intendents), Teachers Institutes, con-
ductors and assistants, inspectors OF
graded, consolidated and rural schools,
state high school Inspector, school Of
ficers in all districts not having state
high schools and not serving in special
or independent districts.
s. These are Miss Nelson's miscei-
laneous duties:
q. Member of board of university
and school lands. Sec. 11W OF the
General School Laws of North Dako-
ia.
b. Supervision Of the public schools
(Sec. 100 Prepare and cause to o.
printed all district clerks record
books, warrant books, treasurer books
schools registers, reports, statement
notices, etc. for all school officers,
Sec. 1108. .
{. Prepare and distribute lists OF
books approved by him for school IL
braries (1109).
d. Counsel and advise with county
superintendents on all matters involv-
inc the welfare of the public schools
and decide all appeals therefrom'
(1110).
e. Convene when and where he sees
fit all county superintendent for con-
ferences relating to the public schools
(1111).
+. Convene county Institutes, and ap'
point conductors and assistants there
fore. (1112).
.. Prescribe curse of study for in
stitutes and for teachers training
schools. (1112). +.
h. Assist at teachers institutes
wherever practicable.
/. Preserve records of official acts
(1114).
j. Prepare and publish a biennial
report. l1116). :
K. Obtain reports from county su'
nerintendents. (1116) & (1136).
/. Cause school laws to be printed
(1118). !,
n. Publish proceedings Of State Ed
ucational Association. (1119)
4. Appoint deputy, assistant, clerks
etc. for this work. 1120).
8. Outline work Of teachers Satur'
day association. 1125). ).
q. Obtain reports Of county instl'
tute funds from %. superintendent
(1391.) \.
/. Appoints and checks bills Of insti
tute lecturers. 1892.
8. The same for teachers training
schools. (1893).
!. Receive copies and keep list 70!
text books being sold IN state. (1S97,
u Appoint state consolidated, rura
ehndsgfaded school inspectors and as
sistants, and high school inspectors
(1429).
Z. Nominate ! high school inspect
81. (1429). /,
!. Receive applications from school
applying for state aid. (1444).
u. Appoint Inspector sof rural am
graded schools (1144) and who shat
report to the state superintendent 9:
public instruction. Clad. !,
I y. Keep q detailed account ct q
SH..-.a..--a.,. arrnr&Oood for state schools