The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-26
GOVERNMENT TO PAY
TEACHERS Salaries
FOR THREE MONTHS
Temporary Aid Obtained
Through Intercession by Su-
perintendent Thompson
HELP IS ONLY TEMPORARY
Emergency Period to Continue
Until Legislature Can
Meet Problem

Uncle Sam stepped forward Fri
day to halt the possible closing Of
North Dakota rural schools with Z
promise to pay salaries Of teacher,
for the next three months.
Asserting an emergency existed, the
federal government pledged itself tc
the payment In school districts moi
having cities Of 5000 or more popu.
lstion, and in which financial re.
sources are exhausted.
Announcement OF the federal aid
which has been obtained through,
intercession Of Arthur Z. Thompson
superintendent Of public instruction
was made by Z. A. Wilson, state fed.
eral relief administrator. Both
elementary and high schools in the
districts are affected.
Federal officials made It plain the
extension Of aid was only until the
North Dakota legislature could take
to meet the pressing problem.
Effective to Jan. 81.
Payment Of salaries under the
plan will be effective as OF October
% and will continue until January
81.
Thompson has estimated that ap-
proximately 1000 teachers will be
eligible for such relief aid, ana ap-
proximately 100 school districts.
Thompson Immediately began for
mutation Of statistical forms, work
ing in cooperation with DR.. Howard
A. Dawson Of Washington FTRA
and with Wilson. Through the forms
eligibility Of the various districts
will be obtained.
It was expected by Thompson and
federal officials that monies would
be available within the next two
weeks to begin payments under the
schedule. The teachers will be paid
on the basis Of the prevailing FERA
white-collar rate in the districts.
In formal statement, issued fol-
Lowing conferences between Dr.. Daw-
son, Wilson and Thompson. the
plan was outlined:
THE federal emergency relief
administration, upon the request OF
the president, has decided to pay, for
a period Of three months, the salaries
OF teachers in school districts not
having cities Of 5000 or more popu-
letion and whose financial resources
ere now exhausted" Wilson an
rounced.
Only . Relief Measure
This program Is purely 4 relief
measure and Is In no sense . pro-
gram Of federal support Of educa-
tion." the statement continued. THE
support of public schools Is considered
by the relief administration, in the
absence of congressional action, ia
be solely a matter Of state concern.
But. owing to the fact that the
state legislature will not meet until
January, 1895, the relic. administra-
ton Is willing to pay the salaries Of
teachers to keep schools open until
January 81, by which time it Is ex-
pected that the state Legislature win
take action to meet the emergency
in public schools.
THE eligibility Of school districts
to have their teachers paid from re-
lief funds will be determined on the
basis Of statistical reports to be made
ky local school officials.
IT financial resources Of the school
istricts are exhausted on or after
= n, the teachers Of such dis
IA" be eligible to receive pay
lUfes:,. f1 1..op II: d =: =. On
!. =, before October n,
ID W alaries are to Be
[tbility Of . dis
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may be Of necessity.
Octa40pin the payment Of sal.
mould not be necessary for
Turbol to close or remain closed
as the period Of the next three
birth Dakota Is one Of three
Latex in the nation Is receive sim.