The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-15
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Senate Report Favors
Closing Four Schools

would seem the part Of wisdom Il
close Valley City normal and turn
the buildings over to the insane hos
pital."
Mayville Land Grant
The subcommittee report pointed
out that Mayville Is q land grant
school, and ut will probably be nee
essary to have q constitutional
amendment In order to permanently
change the institution. However, II
would seem that by failing to make
the annual appropriation and max
Ing the special provision for the TEN.
porary use Of the building by the in
stitution for feeble-minded during
the emergency, there will be . ma
terial saving during the biennium.
and q constitutional amendment
should probably be offered changing
the type Of the institution"
The report cited "alarmingiy over
crowded conditions" at the Grafton
state school, which, the report said,
would require considerable additional
housing facilities.
It also was explained the budget Of
the Grafton institution calls for .
SOC, 1000 additional building as Q dor.
mitory for girls. Transfer Of the
overflow from Grafton to Mayville
would obviate the necessity for the
appropriation, It was stated.
Summarize Financial Details
The subcommittee summarized
budget requests Of the four schools
recommended closed and balanced
them against appropriations asked
for buildings at the three other state
institutions which would benefit by
the change.
The subcommittee estimated the
following appropriations could be
eliminated: School Of Forestry, 462,-
1877; Glendale, $75,l75: Mayville,
So, 1863: Valley City, 1921 ,279, q total
Of $466,720. In addition the SUBJ
committee declared 1t would be I'm.
necessary to make appropriations to-
falling $365.000 for the state hospital
for the insane. the Grafton school and
the state training school at Mandan.
Experience has demonstrated that
there Is little or no demand for q
School Of Forestry in North Dakota, !"
the committee report claimed.
The few students desiring to take up
this subject could be taken care Of at
other institutions much better than
having the state attempt to maintain
an expensive establishment ct Bot
tineau.
San Haven Overcrowded
ION the other hand we find that
the tuberculosis sanatorium at San
Haven Is overcrowded and with q
large waiting list OF those who should
receive care at this institution. With
out the construction Of new build
ings the San Haven institution Is un-
able to take care Of the needs Of the
state.
The United States government Is
at present engaged in an expensive
project in the planting Of trees In
North Dakota and other western
states. It has established the North
ern Great Plains field station ct
Mandan for the growth and distribu-
ton Of trees.
"Such q plan could be carried out
by legislative enactment because the
School Of Forestry established under
the constitution Of the state did not
definitely locate It as q School Of
Forestry but the constitution speci-
fically provides that the institution
at Bottineau may be a School Of For.
estry or such other institution as the
legislative assembly shall determine"
Glendale for Refoematory
The subcommittee report explain
ed that the Glendale institution 6ri-
ginally established Is an industrial
school and school for manual train.
Ing has developed largely into nor
NAL school, with q very great portion
Of the enrolment being students from
our neighboring state Of South Da-
kota.
IAN investigation shows . very ser.
ious demand for girls reformatory.
The Mandan institution Is not able
to take care Of the situation and their
budget contains . request for . $75,.
900 appropriation. In view Of the
fact that there are adequate facili-
ties In the state to take care Of the
demand for teachers training courSel
and for other courses at Glendale we
would make the following recon-.
mendatious: That Glendale school
be closed and buildings and property
be turned over to the state training
school Is q girls reformatory."
Reconstruction Of buildings At e.
lendale to place them in adequate
condition as . girls reformatogy would
cost approximately $4,000. the report
said.
Would Transfer Students
Students Of the various schools
would be transferred to other insti-
buttons Of the state while additional
teachers necessary to meet the In.
creased enrolment "can be hired at
cost far below the cost Of maintain
ing unnecessary colleges" the report
stated.
The report asserted "the time ha.
arrived to reduce duplication to TIKI
minimum In educational institutions
Five first class institutions having
right ideals and sound conception d
their duties TO the students and citi.
seus Of North Dakota can bring moe(
credit and better service to the PEG.
Iple than nine institutions forced X
Icperate on inadequate budget and