The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-15
DRASTICCUTS
IN SCHOOLS IN
PROPOSED
Meeting of Members of Boards
: of Education at James
town Take Action
FORM ORGANIZATION
Permanent Body of School
Board Members in North
Dakota Is Formed

JaINeSLOWII, D'i w.
tic steps to curb expenditures 1or
the public schools of North Dakota
and to reduce taxes were urged IN
resolutions adopted by group OF 70
members of school boards OF the
state, including smany of the larger
cities, at the conclusion of meeting
here late yesterday.
The recommendations Included:
Elimination of courses in CONNER
cial subjects, laboratory sciences
such as physics, zoology, botany and
chemistry.
Elimination of manual training and
domestic economy courses.
Standardization of high school
courses to greater degree and Inn
4 itation of elective courses, especlall'
in the high schools of the smallei
cities.
A permanent organization wa
formed and the acting chairman and
secretary of the meeting elected Of
ficers, namely, John w. Carr OF
Jamestown, president, and Harry =.
Dickinson of McClusky, secretary. "A
motion uthorized appointment by the
&president of an executive committee
of five members to draw up bylaws
and constitution, the committee to
include the president and secretary.
1t was voted to hold meeting Of
the association at least once year
at a place to be named by the exec
utive committee.
Resolutions Adopted
Resolutions adopted, in part, said:
We believe that the teachers will
be fair and honorable in the matter
of salaries to meet the emergency
caused by the increased tax burden
\ and where salaries have not been
reduced from wartime levels we rec
ommend the reduction of such sal
aries. f-'s
We recommend the amendment OF
the tuition law that will permit a
maximum charge of non-residents OF
$40 month.
I'VE are convinced that the people
of North Dakota will not counten-
ance a decrease in school privileges
nor are they willing to take back
ward step in the matter of educa
tion.
In order to maintain efficienc!
and vet cut the cost of education
We commend the following to al
school boards and school, superln
tendents:
ITO arrange courses so that eacf
teacher will carry the maximum
teaching load consistent with eff
cient service;
THAT small classes be eliminated
md classes be combined to eliminate
extra teachers wherever possible;
The expense of private and public
{ transportation be curtailed whereve
practicable.
Against Tax Cut Measures
Another resolution said:
After careful consideration o
the so-called tax reduction measur
which is being sponsored by the tax
payers association and which aim
ut flat reduction of all levies w
unreservedly oppose the passage o
any such law. We reach the con
clusion that the passage of this SO
called Gunderson measure will oper
ate to the end that some high school
! and some rural schools will be close,
and great many of schools tina
would not be closed would be serious
ly injured from the standpoint of eff
ficiency. We are also convinced tina
this measure is unscientific. impraC
ticable and unworkable."
The committee included G. M. Reg
ister, Bismarck; M. E. McCurd,
Washburn; w. H. Hutchinson, La
Moure; C. E. Garvin, Grand Forks
o. b. Tripp. Hettinger; !. Phelps
/ Steele; H. E. Dickinson, McClusky.
Local Men Return
George M. Register and w.
Jones of the Bismarck board of edu
cation attended the sessions of th
conference called yesterday in Jane!
town.
Mr.. Register, who was named
member of the resolutions commi
tee, said that the sentiment prevail
ing at the afternoon discussion we
that taxes should be reduced, e.
>tenses of schools reduced, but thu
the good of the children should M
be sacrificed.
The feeling, he said, was that II
matter Of elimination of courses W,
largely local matter, and there al:
was the feeling that the schoo
should not lower their standard
teaching but cutting salaries ito
point where they would have to en-
ploy teachers less able than tho
at present employed.
When shown resolutions, as repor
ed to have been adopted in jaime
town, Mr.. Register said that he ar
Mr.. Jones were forced to leave on tt
1880 train, and that he was surprise
that resolutions were adopted whit
urged elimination of courses spec
fically named. ~
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