The Ward County independent., 1921-01-27

2. The main building has neve,
been finished. It lacks the west wins
and an auditorium. -..-.--,----.---.
q. The appearance Of the mair
building is greatly marred by tn,
lack of the west wing. 1t is not com
plimentary to the state to leave tn,
building for SO many years in thi,
unfinished condition - particularly
when the wing is SO badly needed.
a. The enrolment at the Mino,
Normal is increasing rapidly. It hai
increased thirty percent in the las,
year. Provision must be made fo,
this growth by the completion OF thu
building and by additions to the fac
ulty.
5. The manual training and dpmes.
tic science departments are crowded
into quarters never intended for them
and are seriously handicapped for the
want Of room. SF fES Il
6. The Model School does not have
room for, all of its classes and has
been forced to use, for. this purpose,
Railways, 3vestibules, normal class
rooms, the gymnasium, etc. #
z. The library is crowded into
quarters too small for it. The book
stacks have to be crowded into the
reading room-which is already too
small to accommodate those who need
to use the library.
s. The school has no assembly
room for study purposes. Students
are compelled to do their studying
in class-rooms, laboratories, corridors,
etc. Supervised study is impossible
under such conditions.
9. The school has no auditorium,
being forced to use for this purpose
the gymnasium down in the basement.
This necessitates much additional lab
or and expense in connection with all
the schools public exercises. When
ever a stage or platform is needed
it has to be carried in in pieces, built
up and then torn down and carried
out again. Chairs in large numbers
have to be carried in, set up and then
carried out again. All of this neces-
sarily interrupts also the regular ac-
tivities carried on in the gymnasium.
Besides needing the auditorium for it's
own use, the school regularly enter
tains the Northwestern Educational
Association and other large educa-
tional gatherings in this part of the
state. An auditorium is badly need
ed at such time
10. The gymnasium does not make
a satisfactory assembly room at any
time. 1t has to be lighted artificial
ly, even in the daytime: and frequent
~, in severe winter weather, it has
been impossible to heat it sufficiently
for assembly purposes,
II. The Model School has no as
sembly room for its own use. 1t is
very desirable to get the children all
together frequently for programs and
exercises Of various kinds-an audit
orium would provide a good place for
such meetings
II. The girls dormitory is crowd
ed. 1t has even been necessary to
turn two of its parlors into living
rooms in order to accommodate the
students and then there is not room
enough. Soon it will be necessary
to build another dormitory. If the
west wing and auditorium are not
built now the state will have all three
to build at the same time in the near
future.
l3. The state has only $1,000 per
student invested in the Minot Normal.
At Valley City and the University
there is an investment Of $4,000 per
student and at the Agricultural Col
lege an investment of $4,000 per stu
dent.
Ia. A dollar invested at Minot be-
comes available for more people than
at any other institution in the state.
'Look at the map. One third Of
the population of the state is with
in relatively easy reach of Minot.
Is. The people Of the Minot ter
ritory supply thirty percent of the
money appropriated for the mainten-
ance of the University and Agricul-
tural College. But only fourteen per-
cent of the students at these institu-
tions come from the Minot territory.
In other words, they contribute 80
percent of the cost but get only IA
percent of the service rendered by
these schools. This is explained. by
the fact that the University and Ag-
ricultural College are 50 far removed
from the Minot territory. The con-
clusion is that the Minot school ought
to be equipped to supply young, peo-
pie of the Minot territory, the edu-
cation at present denied them be-
cause of the remoteness Of the other
institutions.
16. The school could profitably, in.
stall and operate light and power
plant of it's own. The necessary
power is being unavoidably wasted
and the plant could be run by the
present engineer.
II. The school should also have
money to complete a water plant Of
it's own. 1t has already fine well
and a good power pump capable Of
delivering two hundred gallons pei
minute. A reservoir and connecting
pipes would complete the plant.
18. It is highly probable that the
next two years will be q period Of low
prices and therefore good time TO,
state to put in necessary improve
nents. E t tl&4
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