The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-03-11
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leges in Duluth, Hibbing, Virginia
and Eveleth? The people of this big
rural school district are one of st.
Louis county's most valuable assets.
By the sweat of their brow, laboring
under great difficulties and many dis
couragements, they are developing
st. Louis county to the glory and
prosperity of Duluth and the state.
They are straining themselves to the
utmost to give their children an edu-
cation; surely we who are more fort
unately situated, the, city of the I'M
sailed sea with its boosted bay, its
far flung docks and all its Wanted
vantages, with its famous hinterland
rich with iron ore, surely we out of
our abundance can spare q tenth of
a mill or two more for the necessity
of the these our neighbors whose toll
is daily enriching US. Frankly, it
i'll becomes the taxpayers league of
Duluth to come to the legislature
with tales of seven year old pur-
chase of driving gloves and travel
ing bags as an argument for deny
ing the rural people of st. Louis
county an education for their chill
dren.
We almost forgot to say that the
rural high school bill is now out of
the committee and on general orders
where Duluth, rumor says, is prepar-
ing afresh to fight it.
We Are FOrnenst It.
When this is read the first clash
between the Hill Billy prejudices of
the mountains of Tennessee and the
march of progress will have taken
place in the joint hearing before the
senate and house committees on eda-
which has at last found sponsors in
cation over the -anti-evolution bill
both senate and house. It is said
that there are some sections in Min
nesota where the sentiment is al
most unanimous for forbidding the
teaching of evolution in the public
schools. Thanks be that we live on
the iron range where they may some
times spend their money too freely
but where every man thinks for him
self. Thanks be also that the mem
bership of the senate and house COM
mittees on education can for the
most part trust science to probe for
the truth and still believe in God. In
dications are that il the fundament-
alists get the anti-evolution bill out
on the floor of either chamber they
will have to do so by the route of
minority report.
"Big Three" Attacks.
Opponents of the state reorganiza-
ton scheme inaugurated by the legis-
lature of 1925 are frothing at the
mouth a good deal in regard to the
big Three" The department of
administration and finance is the
butt of many jokes and the object of
some serious attacks. Meanwhile it's
friends are sitting still and stand
ing pat and awaiting DEVELOPMENTS.
1t is far too soon to properly Judge
the new system. 1t is not vet fairly
under way. Doubtless its administra-
ton will result in some mistakes
which time may rectify. If the sys-
tenn is fundamentally wrong, a fair
trail will disclose that fact. Mean
time it may be well to remember that
the big Three" has no power to
make appropriations for or withhold
appropriations from any state insti-
tuition or any state activity; its power
extends only to the proper regulation
of funds appropriated for a specific
purpose. The big Three" must
stand or fall on its own record and
as yet it has not had the time to make
a record.
A Falling OFF.
There are two fallings off in Min
nesota which must have their reflex
in the legislative enactments. The
total assessed valuation of the state
is less than it was two years ago; we
do not quite reach the 100000 900
mark; levy of one mill raises less
money than two years ago. It is
surprising to note, also, that the en-
rollment at the teachers colleges of
the state is decreasing. Is the sup
ply Of teachers reaching the famous
saturation point?