The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-03-17

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IMPORTANT DATA
The regular session of the 18th Leg
islative Assembly came to close at
midnight on Friday, March 4th. One
of the last bills passed was Senate
Bill 25, the omnibus Appropriation
measure which carried appropriations
amounting to approximately $8,OOO,-
10000 for the support of State de-
partments and institutions for the BIZ
ennial period from July 1, 1921 to June
80, 1923.
Senate Bill Is, as finally passed aft
er conference committees from both
houses had reached an agreement on
points Of difference, makes the follow
ing appropriations for the Valley City
Normal SCHOOL,
Maintenance ]. .......... .$275, ,0O0.O 90
improvements and repairs Il, 10000
gymnasium 6O,VvV.vO
equipment .S.......,.. lb,UOU.UV
Miscellaneous items ..N.... 18,686.l6
Total $685. ,6S6.l6
In addition to the amount appro-
priated by the Legislative Assembly,
the school has an estimated income of
SS5 100000 for the biennium, from in
stitutfonal collections, and interest
and income from public lands. This
brings the total resources of the in
stitution for the next two years up
to $467,886.16, ors $4O7, 886.16 ex-
elusive of the appropriations for, a
new building, assuming that the items
contained in the bill will be approved
by the Governor. ~.
The omnibus appropriation bill was
the center of discussion and the cause
of contention during the closing hours
Of the session. In the case of appro-
priations for educational institutions.
several items that were passed by the
Senate were cut out by the House
committee on appropriations, and oth-
err items were materially reduced be-
low the amounts carried in the Sem
ate bill. Considerable opposition to-
this action developed among legisla-l
tors who felt that the educational in
stitutions were not being properly pro-
vided for. These legislators expressed
their intention of supporting the Sem
ate bill, as embodied in the minority.
report of the House committee, which
resulted in revision of the majority
report before it was finally adopted by
the House, and still further conces-
sions in favor of the educational in
stitutions were made by the confer
ence committee Of the House when it
met with like committee from the
Senate. -.-' @
While the appropriations made for
this school are less than the amount
requested, and do not fully meet the
immediate and urgent needs of the in
stitution, conditions existing in the
state and country at large made it i'm
possible to.secure for the educational
institutions all that they ought to
have. An appropriation of 100000
for the purchase Of real estate to make (:
possible an extension Of the campus
and provide needed room for future
building was, through the efforts of
Senator Ployhar, made by the Sen !
ate, but this item was cut out by the !
House.. We are therefore confronted
with the difficult problem of finding !:
on our present campus suitable To- !!
cation for the new gymnasium.
Another perplexing problem is that
of erecting with an appropriation
limited to $6O,000.OO, a gymnasium
which shall meet the needs of CO. ,
educational teacher training institu-
tion in state where daily instruc- !
tion in physical training must be
given to all students. But expressions
of regret over what we failed to get
will serve no good purpose, and will
not solve the problems that confront !,
us. The thing to do is to make the
most of the appropriations that have
been passed, and see to it. that every !,
dollar shall bring to the institution
and to the state the greatest possible
of good. Il. |
The gratitude of all friends of the
Valley City Normal School is due Sen
ators Ployhar and Noltimier, and
Representatives Olson and Gran
gard for their active interest and ef-
fective, work in securing the appro-
priations.n All of these men except
Mr.. Grangaard had previous legisla
live experience, and Mr.. Grangaard
took such keen interest in the nor
NAL school appropriations, and did
such effective work in behalf Of our
bill as to lay us under the deepest
obligation for the great service which
he rendered at times and places where
help was needed. Without the help of
these Barnes County representatives
no such appropriations as were made
10 this school could have been secured.
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