The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-11-26
IN THE

by P.J.Wd lldCe
oort and Pertinent
cz158raphS Pertaining
- INNS and EI91ES
Of GREAT ana Small
C01C9h2.
~rr sCOBEY SENTINEL carries a
ri II-re this week which in effect
t. -. that petitions have been cir
- for the establishment of a
,-.- ,--tr High school in Daniels cOun-
This is q laudable enterprise and
i..rJ he supported by all good citi-
of our sister county. A County
L-b school is the most economical
IA - If am educational institution be-
90 Fl affords free education to
'--lrer uho want to go farther than
~. Grade schools and because it is
,.. ex0elsiye to the taxpayers than
oral high schools erected in diff
5.-ert towns. or districts. | under
...,d there are some people In our
tar county who are Obiecting to
~ erection of the school on the
--ound that it will raise the taxes of
h county. These people were prob
I'M, impressed by the prediction
,sris of Cal Coolidge and John Err
rk,on but refuse to give the sub
,s,f under discussion the cOnsidera-
an it deserves. Any economy pro-
cram that results in the starvation
x the educational facilities of the
raopIe is false economy and if there
are anv people in Daniels or Sheri-
Ian counties W 10 doubt this fact
their honest doubts should be re-
moved by a campaign of education
IN the newspapers OF the two cOun-
ties.
In the bigger counties of the state,
where modern high schools are main
tanned for the benefit of the town
dveIlers, there might be some room
for arguments against County High
Schools by the people who live in
ihe favored school districts. But in
Counties like the ones in eastern
Montana, removed as they are hun
dreds of miles from places where
we'll equipped institutions of learn
ing are readily accessible, here
should not be much ground for OBJ
lection. Let US loo k the a cts
straight in the face. SuppOsing a
farmers daughter or son, who has
graduated from the public schools
in any territory in the two counties,
wants some intellectual training to
fit her or him for such positions in
life bOOkkeeper, stenOgrapher,
clerk public school teacher or some
other occupation of like kind. Can
they find facilities for such training
in their home counties? NO. The
nearest places they can attend COM
mercial Colleges (and pay for the
cOurse) are Great Falls and MinOt.
Il a farmer an eastern M on t a
wants his daughter to get a Normal
Course which will fit her for a first
grade teachers certificate he has
20 send her six hundred miles across
the state to Dillon. The fact of the
natter is that even though we have
emerged from the pioneer stage up
here in Northeastern Montana WE
STILL HAVE AN EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM SUITED TO PIONEER
/ NEEDS.
Some time ago, in this column, ]
advocate d the establishment of
Junior College in Sheridan county.
Since that paragraph was published
much discussion has resulted in the
public schools and other places on
the feasibility of the project. While
most Of the comment has been fa-
yOrable some people seem to think
mat such an institution would be
legally impossible under our present
statutes. If they take pains to look
over the proceedings Of the 1917
session of the legislature they will
md that law was passed to per-
nlI the establishment of Junior Col
eges. The statute providing o I
such colleges is now written into the
code Of the state and can be- found
Chapter 102 of the Revised Codes
Montana 1921. But before such
junior college can be established
Ider the control of the Chancellor
q the University of Montana, and
i.lds be appropriated for same out
=, NE state treasury, a county must
INST have an accredited High School
20 The next question is: "HOw car
s-lh a school be established" AS
.s Is a practicable query, l hops
~ readers viii pardon. me taking III
ae space in this column to explain
Se various steps to be pursued
o'>'ion 1862 of the Laws Of MOntan;
a4'5: Any county in the state may
e'4ollsh a high school on the cOndi
so-s and In the manner hereinafter
EeSeH6ed, for the purpose of af
s.uag better educational facilitie
n INC pupils more advanced tha
-2se attendin g the elementar,
S'oo,s. The following steps mus
"a q, taken: lst A petition, signed b
~ HeehoIders, must be presents
Ue County Commissioners. Th
'y Clerk must then publish