The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23
ACTING PRESIDENT CLARKE
APPEALST0 LEGISLATORS FOR
SUPPORT OF MIN0T NORMAL

the school. In as much as the school
has had no building appropriation
since the original appropriation made
more than eight years ago, it now
feels justified in asking for funds with
which to make these additions to it's
main building. The sum asked for
is modest. Pres. Burton, of the Uni
versity Of Michigan, is asking for an
appropriation of $8,OOO,OOOOO for
buildings the coming biennium.
The immediate needs of the institu-
ton are numerous. A light plant of
its own could be operated at a great
saving to the institution. The nee
essary power is now unavoidably vast
ed. A water plant of it's own-for
which it already has an adequate sup
ply of good pure water in it's new
well-would enable the institution to
grow lawns, trees, shrubbery, flowers,
etc, to an extent now prohibited by
the excessive cost of the present sup
ply. Considerable is needed in the
way Of equipment in the various lab
oratories and departments. A proper
floor covering is badly needed for the
dormitory halls and for the library
The main BUILDING has never been
decorated and the girls dormitory
needs rcdecoration. The outside wood
work Of both the main building and
the dormitory has not been painted
since they were originally painted sew
en- years ago.
Money is also needed to buy the
small tract of ground between the
Normal Campus and Lincoln Park,
thereby making the two continuous
and consequently, in effect, adding
Lincoln Park to the Normal Campus.
Lincoln Park Is beautifully laid out
and is being rapidly improved. 1t
contains fine little lake which affords
excellent bathing facilities for stu
dents in the summer and equally good
facilities for skating in the winter.
It's addition to the campus would make
it a splendid asset for the school.
Money is also needed for better sal
aries FOR the faculty of the Normal
School, Within the last year the
school has had to let two members of
it's faculty go to high schools that
we're willing to pay better salaries
than the, Normal School could pay.
This condition ought not to exist.
The faculty should also be increased
so that wider service could be rem
dered the people Of this region. In
particular should the school provide
rural department for the special train
ing of teachers for work in rural and
consolidated schools. For such de-
partment there are no funds at pres
ent.
Funds are also needed for an ex-
tension department which would take
care Of correspondence study and pro-
vide lectures and addresses by men,
bers Of the faculty going out from
the school and bringing directly to the
people of the region the latest and
best ideas regarding public schools
and their work.
1t seems important in this connec-
tion to remind you that dollar spent
for higher education at the Minot
Normal becomes available for more
people than dollar spent in any other
institution in the state. This is for
the very simple reason that the Minot
Normal is more readily accessible to
a large greap of patrons than any
other such institution in the state.
"L.Qok at the map" The city Of Minot
is easily reached by railroad from
region comprising one third Of the
state. No other institution in the
state is so we'll located geographically.
1t is important, too, to note in this
connection that the people of this re-
gion furnish more than fourth of
the funds paid cut by the state for the
purpose Of higher education and yet
they get back for their institution, the