The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-08-20
SCHOOL BOARDS
NONRESIDENT
VIEWS GIVEN
Will Care For All Outside
Pupils Possible, 1t Is
Decided by Board
FACILITIES ARE LIMITED
Tuition Fee to Continue the
Same as in the Past, 1t
Is Announced
FACILITIES ARE LIMITED

The city board of education will
accommodate all the nonresident pu
pills it has facilities and money to
accommodate, in the high school during
the coming year, it is announced by
the board. This is announced by the
board in resembling. resolution to
raiser the tuition fee in the high
school from $54 to $1Os per year per
pupil. The actual cost to the city
board of caring for a nonresident
pupil is figured at $12O per year.
After States Attorney Allen called
attention of the board to the matter
on request of some parents living in
the county outside Bismarck, tele-
graphic communication was undertake
en- with school boards in other cities.
In all but Williston $54 per year per
pupil is charge, while in Willston
$94 per year is charged nonresident
pupils. The local board also sought
opinions from Alfred Zuger and the
Attorney Generals office, which
were to the effect that $54 is the
maximum legal rate which may be
charged.
The Bismarck High School, how
ever cannot accommodate all pupils
of the city of Bismarck and outside
the city who desire to attend. The
high school was built for but 800
students, and last year, according to
board members, the attendance was
so large that freshmen could not be
seated in the assembly room.
Position of Board
The position of the board is out
lined to parents of nonresident pu-
pills in letter of Superintendent II.
o. Saxvik, as follows:
Bismarck, N. d.
Aug. 20, 1924.
Dear Parents:
Owing to the tax limitation law
and the mounting cost of maintaining
our schools, The Bismarck Board of
Education finds it impossible to fur
nish building and equipment suffi
cient to accommodate all nonresident
students who would like to enter our
High School and Grades. The Board
has contemplated an advance in the
high school tuition fee but is advis
ed by it's attorney that the legal rate
of $54.0O per year is all that may DO
charged, and the tuition has accord
ingly been fixed at that sum.
In addition to the above tuition
there will be an annual laboratory
fee of $500 in all sciences and
similar fee for work in the CONNER
cial department. These fees apply to
all students, whether resident or not.
Each nonresident student must
present at time Of enrolment a GER
tificate from the district board that
the board recognizes it's liability for
the $54.O0 tuition fee and will pay
it. Unless this certificate is furnish
ed the students parents must assume
liability for the amount.
We shall accommoda all possible
nonresident students but shall have
to draw the line when the limit of
equipment and room is reached.
Cost OF Pupils
During the past year the cost of
maintaining our high school was ap-
proximately $4,000 per student and
it cost US approximately $4,000 for
each grade pupil. Nonresident pu-
pills last year cost us more than $10,-
100000 over and above the tuition that
we were able to collect. We would
gladly stand this loss if the laws
would permit us to levy sufficient
taxes to meet it. There has never
been a disposition on the part of the
Board to discourage or prevent non.
residents from entering our schools.
We have always been glad to accom-
modate them. They have been an
asset to our schools but it has be-
come q matter of self-protection and
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