The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-02-26
COUNTRY AND CITY
DEBATE EDUCATION
IN Light OF COSTS
Fee Rise Will Bar Many Rural
Children From City Edu.
cation, Is Plea
GOLDBRICK BAN Is PASSED
TiIlers Will Be Protected II They
Sign Away Too Numerous
Rights in Deals

NISuIIS W 0Oo'S
Long argument was had in the state
senate, Monday, on a bill to increase
high school tuition charges from $l.50
to $3.50 week.
The debate came on the recon-
mendation of minority OF the cdu-
cation committee that the bill be
killed. A majority favored passage.
The minority was beaten, 20 to e,
after hot non fractional struggle and
the measure will come to a vote to-
day.
Four bills, all Of which were OK
pected to provoke extended debate,
were held over until today. They
we're the bill to amend the law relat-
ing to the management of the state
mill and elevator. offered by Senators
D. H. Hamilton, McHenry county, and
L. O. Fredrickson, Nelson county; the
Watt bill to increase the state gaso-
line tax. giving the additional rev.
cnue to the counties: the Atkins bill,
providing uniform method of letting
contracts for public buildings, and
the bill to levy a tax OH grain de-
ivered at elevators, the money from
which would be used to support the
cooperative marketing movement.
Tax Collection Bill Killed
A bill which would have complete
~ changed the system OF collecting
delinquent taxes was killed % to q.
Instead of the present system Of SELL
ing taxes to anyone wishing to buy
tax certificates, the bill would have
required the counties to take over the
land when the taxes had been de-
unquent three years.
Only one bill was passed 1t makes
illegal any contracts which give to
either contracting parties any rene
dies not sanctioned by law and is
aimed at contracts for the sale Of
farm machinery. in which the pur-
chaser often signs away various rights
which he should retain in case trouble
arises under the contract, the senate
was told.
Opening the fight as to how much
tuition high schools should charge for
educating pupils who come In from
outside taxing districts. G. w. Fine,
Benson county, said he feels the pres
ent rate Of So year is enough.
Cities Get School Cream
Hamilton said most of the high
schools are located in cites on rail-
roads and the school districts get the
taxes paid by the railroads. Farmers
sending their children to such schools
must pay $3.50 q year for board and
room for the children, he said. and
commended that the farmer already
bears enough Of the educational bur-
den.
The law requires districts from
which the children come to pay the
tuition fee. but Dell Patterson, Rem
vile county, said an increase would
prevent many farm children from
attending high school.
w. d. Lynch, La Moure county, said
half the students attending the La
Moure high school come from other
districts which pay $54 q year, where
as, the cost to the district maintaining
the high school Is more than 500.
More are coming in now than ever
before. he said, and it is only fair
that districts sending children to high
school should pay their fair share of
the cost Of educating them.
G. E. Erickson. Divide county, said
the same situation prevails at the
Crosby high school.
Says Cities Bear Burden
p. O. Satire, Steele county, said
districts sending children to high
schools very often have low tax rates,
while districts supporting the high
schools are taxed and bonded to the
limit. He cited the schools at Coop
erstown and Finley as examples.
Recalling an effort to distribute
railroad taxes to districts other than
those in which the railroads actually
held property, Hamilton said the
argument. used was that children
from other districts received benefits
by coming in to the high schools
which railroad taxes helped to sup.
port.
A. A. Peck. Mclean county, said
districts maintaining high school.
must have more money or else refuse
entrance to children from outside dis.
tricts who want to attend, thereb,
denying them an education. He sale
many districts supporting high
schools are taxed and bonded to thu
limit and that a tuition boost is nee.
eSsary II each child is to have fail
{ opportunity to get an education.
Fears Schools Must Close
John Van Arnam, Cass county, sais
that some high schools may be forcet
to close unless the bill passes.
william Watt, Cass county. salt
that tWo-thirds Of Cas- county take
are paid outside the city OF Fargo