Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1928-05-25
(By Our Helena Correspondent

(By Our Helena Correspondent
Nearly three thousand public schools
are required to provide instruction for
Montana's younger generation, the new
Montana book will say. This Is In adj
dition to 191 county and city high
schools. A staff of about 5000 teach
ers is required to direct the state
system.
Except in the extremely sparsely set
tied sections, there is q school within
what the state department of education
considers reasonable distance of every
child. The latest survey shows 2.479 one
room schools, 121 two-room schools. $50
or cities. Most Of the grade schools
maintain a nine months term and no
high school may be accredited for COL
lege entrance credits unless it maintains
at least 10 days OF actual teaching
Montana's acher average about four
years of service. Certiication is required
of teachers and this means "a quarter
hours of professional training in dbl
ton to a four-year high school course.
After Sept. l. 1929. these requirements
will be increased. Teachers in the larger
grade schools are usually required TO be
graduates of standard normal colleges
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yersities.
Montana farmers have planted 121. 900
more acres of winter wheat this year than
in 1927. This years crop. deducting loses
by winter killing and other damages, to
May l. is estimated at TAG, 900 acres. as
compared with 625, 900 acres harvested
in 1927 II the hve-year average Of 508.-
900 acres. says the first official state and
federal May crop report. which was re-
leased recently.
Although the acreage is larger, the re-
port estimates that the yield. granting
average weather conditions between now
and harvest, and rating the May ! con-
dition as 80 per cent Of normal. will be
$4,000 bushels, as compared with 49,
10000 bushels harvested in 1927, 6,272,-
900 bushels in 1926 and a hve-year aver
age of 1896, 900 bushels.
TIL relationship of the May l condi-
ton to final yields during the last 81
years would indicate, says the report, an
average yield of TIA bushels an acre for
the present year. Last year an unusually
favorable season resulted in a yield of
% bushel an acre, while the estimated
yield May 1, 1927, was almost two bushels
less an acre h that of 1923.
A favorable season, similar to that Of
last year. would, it is estimated, result
in a 1923 crop Of 5000 900 bushels. A
repetition of the ~unfavorable season of
1919 would cut the 1929 crop to 4,644 900
bushels.
Although the Protestant Episcopal
churches in the number of churches de-
creased from "a to 81, the membership
of Montana increased from 4,607 in 1919
to 8,721 in 1926. These figures were
contained in reports to the United States
bureau Of census. Seventy-three churches
reported expenditures of $106,613 during
1926. Fifty-four churches estimated the
value Of their buildings at 1866, 1877.
All applications for certificates to op-
crate motor bus service between Butte and
Helena and Butte and Great Falls were
denied by the state railroad commission.
There were four, on which an extensive
hearing was held. The commission took
the view that there Is no particular de-
mand for this class of service and the
territory is sufficiently we'll served by
established rail lines.
Montana's S counties have since Jan
uary /, this year received $911 ,405 .65
from collections Of 1923 license plate
fees at the motor vehicle department
under the direction Of Austin B. Middle
ton Of Deer Lodge. Warrants conveying
the April distribution in the amount OF
$196,930, have been mailed to the re-
spective counties. The distribution Is
made monthly based upon the collec-
lions with administrative expenses de-
Quoted. Under the policy adopted by Mr..
Middleton the receipts are sent to the
counties of origin.
Silver Bow county leads for the April
distribution with $12, $50 rs, followed by
Flathead with s12, 1913. rs: Yellowstone
SO, 954.25; Lewis and Clark 90, 1855. rs; VAL
ley $8,731.25 and Cascade S7.481.50.
With a total fee collection Of S22, 786 81
during January, February and March OF
this year, a new record has been estab-
lished in the secretary Of states office.
Only one quarter in the history OF the
office did the collections exceed that Of
last quarter. 1t being in the first quarter
of 1928, when a large Montana corpora
ton increased It's capital stock, when q
fee Of $50, 900 was collected. This, how
ever, Clifford Walker. chief clerk explains,
was an exception to the rule and for the
average quarter the last showed the
greatest collection In history.
The first quarter Of 1927 showed COL
lections in the amount Of 820 1913 80, this
years being 81, 1879 greater. Collections
for January this year were IS, 1858 .O3;
February $7,220.88 and March $10,012.3O,
showing a steady increase.
The greatest source of income was from
the establishment OF Montana corpora
tions, denoting an improved economic
condition in the state. This source alone
accounted for $13, 801 80 for the first
three months of 1928.