Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-09-11
MEASURES 80 and "a.
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR.
STATE INSTITUTIONS
Will Garry Says Linebarger
Who is Boosting for it in
N. E. Montana

People throughout Montana are
alive to the needs Of their state
institutions and to the demands
OF young people for higher edu-
cation and as a result they are
rallying to the support of Ref
erendum measures 33 and "a, the
proposed bond issue for construc-
ton purposes at state ~institu-
tons and the millage tax design
ed to replace the one voted ten
years ago for the support of the
University of Montana, and
which automatically expires
this year. according to r. e..
Linebarger of Havre. secretary
of the Northern Montana Com
mittee. who was in Plentywp0d
this week in the interest of the
measures.
Reports received by our commit
tee" said the secretary, "indicate
that the voters will place the stamp
of approval on both measures,
"Ae bond measure is intended to
provide funds for immediate building
needs at fourteen state institutions
by authorizing the legislature to en-
power the state board Of examiners
to issue bonds up to 100000. Par
ticularly stressing are the needs at
the state prison, where inmates have
increased from 356 in 1922 to 100
this year and are housed in accom-
modations designed for 470; at the
state insane asylum, where inmate ,
have increased from 1884 in 1919 to
1854 in 1921; at the industrial school
for boys where 1873 are cared for in
facilities planned for only 100; at the
orphans home where 1854 are in quar-
tiers made for 245; at the school for
those who cannot talk or see; at the
institutions for those unfortunates
whose minds have not fully develop
ed; at the two new units of the IN
iversity your Northern Montana col
lege at Havre and the Eastern Mon
tana Normal at Billings still with
out buildings and at other over
crowded state institutions.
"The millage tax would give the
legislature authority to make an an
nual levy up to three mills for the
support of the six teaching units of
the University of Montana, the ex-
detrimental station, e~xtention service.
soil survey, grain labratory and other
higher educational activities and
would replace the tax voted ten years
go, which automatically expires this
year, and which must be replaced.
"Since the vote of ten years ago
the number of students at the state
university has increased 40 per cent
and the number of teaching units has
increased so per cent, yet the sum
levied for higher education has not
been increased. High school at
tendance has risen from 14,517 in 49,
20 to 10000 in 1929 in spite Of a de-
crease in grade schools enrolment
from 1909, GIG, in 1920 to 95,085 in 49,
%. Last year the University OF
Montana gave diplomas and certlfl-
Gates to 763, this year to 866. Our
high school graduated 1901 in '2S,
around 37OO this year, 200 more than
the total enrolment at the university
units. Soon these graduates will be
asking for admission for college
study. We are facing a big increase
at our colleges and must be prepared
to art for it.
statistics show that GA per cent
of the successful men and women are
college graduates, n per cent col
lege trained, SO per cent with col
lepe. normal or academic training
and only 8 per cent with less than
high school preparation. The need OF
providing college training for our
boys and girls is obvious.
Realizing our needs for education
and the obligation to take care of the
less fortunates of society the two re-
ferendum measures have been en-
dorsed by the Montana Women's club,
the State Federation of Labor, the
State Conventions of Rotarians, Lions
and Kiwanians and a large number
of other state gatherings.
"Now and then, however, someone
raises the talk Of high taxes and the
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