The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-20
Senate IS More
Kind Than House
UPPER HOUSE ALLOWS $1,000, 900
FOR STATE SCHOOL AID; CUT
OUT SCHOOL NURSE AID.

Minus provision for state aid for su-
pervision of ungraded elementary
schools, for school district Librarians,
or for health supervision in school
districts and counties, the state school
aid bill was passed by the senate late
Friday with Magnus Johnson alone
voting no. The bill provides appro-
ximately $3,500,000 state aid for each
of the coming two years.
Senate amendments increased to 81
the monthly remuneration high schools
shall receive for country pupils who
81 over the previous figure and 81
increase from the figure set by the
house. The money will be deducted
from aid assigned to the district from
which the child comes in all districts
levying less than 6 mills for school
purposes.
AS it passed the senate the bill pro-
vides state aid for four items disallow-
ed by the house, these being agricul-
tural instruction, industrial train
ing, home training and commercial
training. These are the socalled spe-
cialties which the senate committee on
education replaced in the measure af-
ter the house had amended them out.
Principal differences of opinion were
developed by the amendment proposed
by Senator A. j. Rockne, eliminating
state aid for school nurses, and health
supervision. Senator Ole 0. Sageng
and H. N. Benson pleaded for reten-
tion of this aid. They pointed out that
while many families are intelligent
enough and financially able to give
their children medical supervision 9TH
ers are not and the latter's children
are greatly benefited by health super
vision in the schools.
ssSignboard on Socialism Road"
Senator Rockne countered by point
ing out that nothing prevents any
county from establishing health super
vision on it's own account. He warned
that too great an extension Of special
school activities, draining the public
purse and enlarging the tax levies,
should be recognized as signboard on
the road to socialism. Senator Mag
nus johnson told the senate he had
seen similar governmental steps IN
Sweden lead to socialism.
In explaining his vote, which he
cast for the Rockne amendment strik-
ing out school nurse and health super
vision aid, Senator Charles r. Fowler
of Minneapolis said he thought state
activities of that sort we being over
done Just a little bit. He expressed a
belief that passing too many laws Civ
ing aid tended to weaken the morale
of the public.
Rockne and Sageng were again In
debate over the formers amendment
to strike out aid for supervision of
ungraded elementary schools, to which
Senator Rockne referred as "super-
vision of supervision" The amend
ment carried despite Senator Sageng' S
plea for providing someone who could
give just the right advice to the youth
full country school teacher, to whose
support so mueh of the school aid
money goes.
Just before the measure came to a
vote Senator Magnus johnson warned
that eff you put too many OF these
modern improvements into the schools
the people of the state will sit down
on them," and moved that the bill be
Indefinitely postponed.
Measures Prospects Called Doubtful
The prospects of the measure as il
rassed the senate were said last night
70 be doubtful because Of the radical
difference between the house and SEN
ate actions and because neither col
formed at all with the recommends
tions of the house appropriations COM
mittee. The whole state aid matter, it
was pointed out, may be placed in the
hands of the proposed interim COM
1,.ioy, RI thresh o11t educational mat
tiers if it is created.
Six minor educational bills also were
passed on the senate special order yes
terday One gave to night schools the
same state aid accorded to day schools
another provided for the maintenance
of school libraries and another to put
teeth in the compulsory school attend,
ance law.
Inspectors Report.