The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-08-10
BOARD WILL
DECIDEQUEST|0NAT
MEETING THURSDAY
Plan Is Presented Tuesday
Night by Committee of
Interested Parents
permitted By STATUTE
Favorable Vote BY Two.Thirds
Majority Necessary to
Garry Out Scheme

Bismarck citizens probably will
vote within the next two weeks on a
proposal to establish a junior college
here.
Approval by the city school board
OF such a proposal is expected at a
meeting Of the board in the high
school building Thursday evening at
8 O'Clock, according to H. o. Saxvik,
superintendent of schools
The plan was laid before the board
by more than 80 Bismarck parents at
meeting Tuesday night, but no de-
finite action was taken by the board
at that time since only three OF the
board members were present. All
three. however, expressed themselves
IN favor of the plan, Saxvik said.
The board members at the meeting
Tuesday evening were DR.. w. E. Cole,
George M. Register and Burt Finney.
George F. Will. another member of
the board, is expected to attend the
meeting Thursday night. e. B. Cox,
the fifth member, is at Detroit Lakes,
Mimi. and is not expected here.
II the board approves the idea,
Saxvik said, special election within
the next two weeks will be called.
Under a statute passed by the state
legislature in 1881. a favorable vote
by two-thirds of the voters is neces-
sary before steps toward establish.
ment OF the college may be taken.
Cave Is Spokesman
Acting as spokesman for the par.
ents Tuesday evening was Frank e.
Cave, $40 Avenue E. He said the
parents are behind the move because
they will be unable to send their chill
dren to out-of-town institutions of
higher learning this year but would
be able to send them to a junior COL
lege here.
Under the plan, according to Sax
vik, there would be no additional bur-
den to taxpayers of the city because
all costs of the college would be borne
by tuition charges. Though the pro-
posed college would occupy the high
school building, he said, students
would be required to furnish their
own text books and supplies.
The superintendent said fewer Bis
marck high school graduates than in
many years have asked for tran
scripts of their credits this year SO
that they might matriculate at out
of-toWn colleges or universities. He
said he Believed that if the college is
established here, Mandan will send
more than a score of students to it.
No junior colleges such as is pro-
posed here has been established else
where in North Dakota.
SaXvik said the school board would
not conduct campaign for approval
OF the college proposal. declaring that
all work in behalf of the program
must be carried on by interested par
ents.
What Law Provides
Chapter 246 of the 1891 session laws
provides that the board of education
of any special school district in any
city Of the state having a population
OF more than 10000, when authorized
by a two-ti1irds vote Of the electors
voting thereon to do so, may estab-
lish and maintain, in conjunction
with the high school of such district.
department Of junior college work
to consist Of not more than two years
of work beyond q four-year high
school course"
The statute provides that 10 days
notice must be given voters before the
election and requires the state board
OF administration to prepare and pub
lish from time to time standards for
junior colleges, provide for their In
spection and recommend for accredit-
ing such courses of study offered by
them as may meet the standards pre-
scribed.