Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-20
(Tribune's Helena Bureau)

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Helena, Sept. 19.-No steps Will be
taken by the state board of education
TO relieve the congestion at the state
school for the deaf, blind and feeble
minded until the state shall nave sue
ceeded in acquiring additional land for
farming purposes in the vicinity of the
school. This was made known at the
meeting of the board, which adjourned
Tuesday afternoon, when a committee
representing the town of Boulder APP
reared before the board and urged ac-
tion toward the erection of additional
buildings as provided for in the
$1,000 900 educational institution bond
issue.
With a view to disposing of the ques-
ton, the board, before ~adJournlng, rec
commended to the state board OF exam
iners that it maxi an offer or SZO,oOU
for a tract of land adjoining the school
farm, or &c., 500 in the event the sale
carried with it all the crops on the
land. The owners. who had asked
S25. 900 for the land without the crops
are to be given 15 days in which to
accept the offer. /.
Governor Dixon took the stand that
the owners of property which bad been
offered to the state seemed TO thlnk
this an opportunity to obtain fancy
prices for their land and insisted that
none of il was worth near the figure
asked.
Governor Gets Angry
DIR. A. /. Leighton of Boulder SAID
the board had gone over there severa,
times. had looked over the ana
the people of Boulder thought 1t wouid
be a matter of only a few hours until
the state would start to build the
structures for which appropriation mad
been made.
nothing
Don't shake your hoary locks at
me- exclaimed the governor, VINO took
the view that the speaker was ADDRESS
ing his charges at him personally.
7.Well. I mean the board" replied DIR
LEIGHTON. land YOU are the presiding
officer. so I addressed my remarks to
you"
He admitted that some of the prices
seemed high. but that some of the OF
fers were reasonable and he felt some
thing should be done to get away from
the delay on the part of the state.
On the other hand, J. E. Kelly OF
Boulder said that the latest figures
had been submitted in the form OF
sealed proposals, that the owners
wanted to sell and he felt they had
made the prices very cheap.
H. J. Menzemer, president OF the
school,. ted of the crowded condition
and of the urgent need for more ouilu-
ings TO accommodate the large number
Of Predetermined children who were
awaiting admission. He said there are
about 700 about the state who should
he admitted to the school. but VINO
cannot be accepted through lack OF
accommodations.
Authorize Bible Course
Prof. John Dietrich of Helena.
member of the board called attention
TO the great need of the removal OF
the deaf and blind from the school tc
an institution of their own TO be es'
tablished probably in Helena, Great
Falls. Kalispell or Billings, where tn
pupils would have better o~pportunlt9
of coming into contact with peoples II
general and in obtaining employment
during or at the conclusion OF thell
school studies.
Mr.. Kelly said Boulder would have
no objection to the removal from M
school of the deaf and blind, but NJ
insisted that the school plant be Duli
up as had been planned for the accom-
mediation of the hundreds of waiting
pupils.
No action as to the erection of thu
necessary buildings is likely to be
taken init the matter of the acqulsl
ton Of additional land is settled.
The board decided to authorize the
establishment of a four-year course IL
Bible study in connection with the high
schools but to be conducted apart from
the regular studies. The board had
previously left the matter 10 State
superintendent Trumper and Chancel-
lor Elliott. but Miss Trumper reported
thew had been unable to give the matter
due consideration and she suggested
that the board adopt the recommends
tions previously made by Professor
Dietrich of Helena, and Professor s
ID. Largent of Great Falls, represent
ing the State Teachers association
that the syllabus prepared by the ma
tional committee on Bible study, this
suggestion thereupon being adopted by
the board. Under the plan adopted
one credit is to be allowed pupils tax,
ing this course.
Increase Agents Salary
The resignation of G. B. Edwards
director of vocational education, wht