Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-09-23
COMMITTEE SELECT BILLINGS
AS SITE OF EASTERN NORMAL

Helena, Mont Sept -Selsaessa
Of Billings as the new normal seAa@A
site over the other nine canAi&n&am
: for tAe school followed the rscoaaaan
datiOn Of three normal school rszs-
dents Of other states, who aeuEu
asked 10 make a survey and rspos4
Action on the matter was defeKrsd
just before noon until Representatives
from other cities in the nOrthsEn
part Of the state could be preseme
at the final discussion In the after
noon.
Pleads for High Line Taxpayers
#JadRe =M-B- -Rheades, OF Grwma
Falls, argued that the northern part
Of Montane was entitled 10 the nsw
institution, since the present schoasm
were all located in the southern para
Taxpayers along the highline and Ia
that section Of the stats north Of am.
east and west line on parallel wAsh
MissOula, are beginning 10 feel khs
injustice Of supporting institutions iR
the southwestern portion Of tAa
state. "said Judge Rhoades. '.It new
Is possible to locate the school souha-
where IN the northern part Of -
state. ''There were $4,000 vOters in
the northern part Of the state b
1890. as compared 70 $500 Ia ahs
southern section, which proves tA@s
the taxpayers in the northern part
ara entitled to consideration By ths
board"
Speaks for Havrs
c. Z. Carruth, OF Havre, spoks b
favor Of that town and presen1sA
figures, which, in his opinion. ah0eAa
warrant locating the new nornanl
at Havre or some other town on ths
highline. "The Great Northern rail-
way offers as good facilities as TIE
Northern Pacific. and Havre has ever
400 high school students" said 1ar.
Carruth.. Attorney C. g. Bishop Of
Havre. contended that the invemts-
cation committee spent too short S
time IN each city 10 give just eem-
sideration 70 the matter. aHawre
has made greater advancement Sc
cordinx TO its size,. said Mr.. BishD0,
@than any other city in the stmas
during the past year"
Presents Billings Claims
Attorney w. M. johnson Of Bil-
ings, then took the floor and de-
clared that the decision Of the cosm-
mittee should stand, for q more ins-
partial choice could not be obtained
seeing that each member Of the eom-
mittee was from outside the state
and having no interests here, and
were competent men in normal schsel
work. The committee was composed
of George H. Black, president OF tAs
normal at Ellenshurw,
chairman; President Frank =. Bakax,
" the Wisconsin stats normAl NJ
and Charles H. FisAaT.
president Of the BelIingham normal
Other towns seeking the scnOol
we're: GIendive. Miles City, Forsyth.
Roundup, Lewistown, Culbertson,
Wolf Point, Glasgow and Havre.
After an informal discussion. Ro-
'ert c. Line, Of Columbus offersd
he following resolutions, which were
adopted by the board:
Resolutions
"Be 1t resolved by the state board
# education, that that portion Of
he report Of Eastern Montana nor
nal school committee selecting BIZ
ngs as the location for the Eastern
Montana normal school, be and tire
anne is hereby accepted and APP
Iroved.
"Be it resolved by the state board
education that the tract Of APP
roximently 50 acres described i'm
he option signed by H. H. Rowley
!. M. Sheeman and Lewis C, Bah
ock, as trustees for the creditors
nd stockholders Of the Billings Re
lty company, and recommended by
ne committee, be and the same H.
ereby selected as the site for the
ew Eastern Montana normal
-hool.o
Committees Report
The report Of the investigating
ommittee went into detail regard
IL the investigation Of the ten sies<
rfered and gave many reasons wAx
iIIings should be the location. Ae-
sssibility is the big factor and fAs
-ibutary population to Billings from
hich students would be draws ia
n. 5S4. the report read Other
,ints in favor Of the Yellowsenm@
,Iley city werp. financial stabggs4x.
rong civic orcanizatforT banAn.
Irrational resources. pubIIc Iibrmrv
churches lodges. th~aere~