The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-10-05

he was the best governor we ever had
and that he was going to be reelected
by the largest majority ever given a
governor in this state. He showed up
the extravaganza and Inconsistencies
Of the late Frazier regime and con-
tended that the fight today as it has
been in the past few years, is social
ism versus Americanism-tha is the
tissue and nothing else. Mr.. O'Connor's
keynote speech was one favoring con-
structive legislation by the federal
government for the development of
resources of this section of the coun-
try and also the running of the state
government along business and eco
nomical lines. His address was we'll
received and we think will help his
cause. Mr.. O'Connor is level headed
clear thinker, and we figure that if
North Dakota voters elect him Unit
ed States senator the state will have
a representative in the senate whom
we can respect ana nOnOr.
President C. E. Allen, Of the State
Teachers College, speaking before the
Congregationalists at Fargo yester-
day, said that the state needed new
teachers law with a minimum quail
Ification. He said: "Since the repeal
of the minimum salary and training
law, June 2S) we have had no re-
quirements for teaching in North Da-
kota except $500 fee for certifi-
cate, the passing of an examination,
which a person Of average intelligence
can, with a little preparation pass, and
the possession of a good moral char
acter, which in practice means that the
prospective teacher must have kept
out of JAIL" Dr.. Allen told his audi
fence in discussing the need of a
teacher qualification law in the state
, and urging their support for the mea-
sure. 1--WE ought to do as a great
many states have already done, re-
school training, including some profess
, sional preparation for teaching" The
idea of DR.. Allen calling for a real
qualification for teachers is good
one. 1t should require a minimum
qualification from those who want to
teach. The trouble in the years gone
by has been that certificates have been
given to people who have not had the
educational ability or training to teach
others. We are speaking now of the
early history Of the state. In later
years OF course students turned out
from our colleges and universities
have had better educational training,
yet there is room in many cases for
much greater efficiency along educa-
tional lines. Our schools need the best
teachers possible to obtain in order
, to impart knowledge to those whom
they teach. The old bill had a mini
, mum wage and few other objection
able features that could be cut out in
the new bill and with a few amend
ments will stand good chance of be-
J ing passed by the next legislature.
The Fargo league paper is now
, making fun of Mr.. O'Connor because
the democratic candidate for United
Y States senator wants TO do something
to help the farmer. In a speech re-
! Gently at Grace City Mr.. O'Connor adj
vanced the idea that "if the people in
the large cities really want to assist
: the farmers at this time of depression
: they would buy their winter supply of
flour now. Flour can be purchased
cheaper now than later and the buyer
y would get this advantage as we'll as
= assist the farmer. People buy win
K ter supply of coal, then why not
$ flour?" There is nothing silly OF
S foolish about such proposition, in
: fact it smacks of being very sensible
v yet the Fargo league organ sees much
e in it to ridicule Mr.. O'Connor and
= while they are doing this they are
a sticking up for candidates who have
, placed the farmers of the state in the
J. hole, burdened them to death with
J. taxes and advocate the election Of mer
l. like Lemke as governor who has trieo
le his level best to wreck the state tt
10 the enrichment of a few like Lemke
J. Frazier, ct. al. The league organs d.
h not want the farmers to prosper, the!
,e want to arrange matters so that the,
t. can put such heavy burden of taxa
D. ton upon them that they will los'
1e their farms and if they could elect ;
to governor and legislature that will pas
te the laws they want it would not b.
n very long before this condition woul,
tie be brought about. Mr.. O'Connor i
~ making every effort within his powe