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BELT. MONTANA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1926.
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VOLUME 55. NUMBER 15
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ACCREDITED SCHOOLS EXEMPT
ILL STH CHIDE EXAMS.
M«*, Sartt 18—M CL
Mrtrkfe, superintendent, ef jtba Biî
tM* school» end chairman of a
N pe eiel committee inne trigs ting the
Mundards on conditions ef el—len
aeheols with W. D. S wet
land, superintendent of schools at
Kalispeft; B. A. Wtnaaa, of Livinston
and Alexander Seaton of Columbus,
made their report on the state eighth
grade examinations, under the pres
ent uniform system. Many com
plaints had been entered objecting to
the uniform requirement of eighth
grade examinations on the ground
that high standards should exempt
certain schools.
New Schcsse-Ex pensive
The new uniform scheme «» pa**
ed by the state board of education
last spring has proved to
expen
sive," said Mr. Dietrich, "and has
cost the state more than 112,000
since it was established. This is al
most double the cost under the old
The
system
unsound pedagogy, administrative*
difficulties, it is contrary to tha
practise of other states, contrary to
îiirrrirMit:
Injustice on many pupils. The of
ficials In charge of the eight grade
examinations in Butte in July, are
still at work correcting papers, and
are drawing 86 cents an hour tor
"1 No school „Kalt Ka A^\
which maintedns . !ch^ ^ ^ i
less than 170 da vs net in 1 id™ °n
that 170 days net, including* all
their work,"
Afore Committee's Report
- After a careful study of the pres
ent conditions, the committee drew
up a set of standards, to which aH
elementary schools, jxfolic, privat«
or parochial, must adhere if they are
te be exempt from the eighth grade
examination * requirements,
school desiring to place its name
the accredited list must notify the
state superintendent of ' public in
fraction immediately, and submit ■
statement, sworn to before a notary
public, of its present standard. The
standards for accrediting were, un
animously adopted by the board, as
follows:
Any
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The New Rules
vacations and holidays.
2. TTie school premises, building
and equipment must conform to the
standards set for a superior rural
school an trust grade 90 per cent
perfect on these points.
"3. The teacher in charge of the
eighth grade must have at least a
regular four-year high school edu
cation and two years normal train
ing. carrying at least 9« quarter
credits or an equivalent amount of
college or university work including
16 hours in eduction. At least three
fourths of the entire teaching corps
of the elementary department of the
system must comply with the same
qualifications, and all teachers h*
reguarly certified.
"4. Only schools ranking well in
teacher tenure, In discipline, in,true
tion and general morel tone, as evi
denoed by ft. systematic inM-ction
of any of the constituted authorities
»««d'ted
5. Schools having no supervision
other than that of the county super
mtendent of schools, shall follow the
state course of study and the periods
per week or each of the following
su jec s a be five: Grammar and
composition, reading, arithmetic, his
tory, and civics or physiology.
" 6 . Schools meeting the require
mente will be accredited for the cor
rent year at the meeting of the state
board next following their recoin
mendation by a constituted author
tty, and will remain on the acredited
list for that year, provided no stan
dards are later violated.
No school shall be accredited
unless the regular blanks famished
by the state department for tnis par
pose shall hare been filled out and
■•nt to the state superintendent on
er before the date* specified there
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'■ OFF FOB COLLEGE
Among the number of last year's
school who are going sway to school
this fall are Ted Wynegar who will
enter the State College at Bozeman,
Dorothy Dammros« and Anna Finder
who «111 matriculate at Mtasoula.
Ted Childeshose who will go to Inter
tain and Billie Staffel who wilt
«star the University of Washington
graduate* of the Belt Valley High
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KICK ON LAKE FISHING
The State Fish and game com
mission has opened Flathead Lake to
commercial fishing. * This action is
reoantod by the sportsmen of Fiat
head County who at a meeting in
KaltSpell recently voted jfceek
legal advice upon the legality of tike
commission's action; to raise funds
to fight the case and to institute
proceedings against them.
The number of fish taken by hook
and line from the lake is not num
erous, the best fishing being in the
streams which flow into it but the
lake was stocked some years ago
with whitefish which by this time
should have reached a commercial
sise.
An order from the commission al
lowing residents to use nets in se
curing fish would be much more
acceptable to the Flathead and Luka
county residents than is the order
already promulgated by the Com
mission.
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MONTANA G.Ö.P.
LAY OUT PLANS
Released For Publication On Receipt
By Republican State Committee
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Action of the executive committee
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T"** *° nÄme a W ° mBB mem ^ r ° f
1 L. StatC committw
Helens, Sept 14—Frank Hazel
baker, state senator from Beaver
head county and Republican floor
leader in the upper branch of the last
Montana assembly was the unan
imous choice of s reunited Repub
lican party in this state as expressed
in hie election to be chairman of the
state central committee by the con
vention held here Saturday.
Following his election ths new
chairman was empowered by the con
vention to select a secretary and
treasurer as well as a woman to be
vice chairman of the committee.
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The keynote of the campaign was
sounded by Congressman Scott Lea
vitt who presided over the convention
ag both temporary and permanent
chairman. He dwelt upon Repub
Mean policies and stressed the inten
tion of the administration to bring
further relief to the farmers of the
country. He pointed out the work in
reclamation that already has been
dona and dwe!t upon a
apon Republican principles as s real
remedy for the remaining post-war
ffl..
H e war seconded by Edmund G.
Toomey, attorney for the Montana
Railroad and Public Service Com
miasion. who in a ringing speech de
cUred pmapect8 ncver wer e brighter
from a complete Republican victory
in Montana. Mr. Toomey is county
chairman for IyPwis a „d dark.
Complete party harmony prevailed
thmugEmt Sw deliberetion. 0 ^
conventions and old "war horses"
the party commented upon the
tieeable absence of any incident. '
ln turning over the committee
chairmanship to his successor, re
chairman Dowlin of Billings
expressed application of the support
that had been accorded to him by the
rank and
file of the party carrying ;
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He dwelt »*pt>n the
appeatt to preTail within the party
and p^ictod that the state
wU1 in the future count at the polh
the Rcpubucan majority to which it
ig entitled. * <
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Resolutions adopted commend the
, national administration, claim credit
for laws which improved the finan- !
cial condition of the state govern-!
ment, pledge to the aid of the farm-!
er its candidates for congress, defend
ing the tariff, express concern foi J
{labor and American war veterans, !
oppose the p r opoae d repeal of the
state's prohibition laws and offer
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severs! suggest »<>«* for state kgis
lation.
Discussing the state administrât- !
i*®. the platform says, "the present
Democratic »täte administration is
now maintaining the functions of
state and claiming credit for a re
jjnrtion in Indebtedness which fot-1
low* an economic policy and (be en
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Twenty Years Ago
Frank Jeaea f y n and family visited
the Gardner** in Oora Creek Sunday,
aceompained by Mr
Gardiner» sister and children from
Denver.
Cha», Werre sold a team of borsaa 1
to George Browning last week for
$150.
Jessie, twelve year old daughter i
of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Johnson of
Neill Creek died last week follow- '
ing an operation for appendicitis.
Mrs W. E. Nimmons and son of
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Great Palls visited the Millards here ■
this week.
on Sheep creek . They were bought
in lllinoi. and Minne**..
. rackwork o« A* *•****(
ing of Carlson and Edita* is nearh.»
completion and work on the roof is
being started.
A car of purebred Psreheren
mares were unloaded at N
this
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wRita anven to stnaftm
C. L. Crane at Armingtee is mak
ing arrangements to erect s Urge
building to malm room for his in
John KoskeU went to Sand Coutat
recently to get help to stack the hap
the Sara House and DanlsI
creasing trad*.
on
ranches.
( Joe Morris was the guest of hls
'grand parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. P.
Bferri» on Willow creek Tart week.
A. J. Stough of Stanford, on* of
the Belt Mercantile Co. was in town
last Friday. He was accompanied
home by Mr. Purdy on the drive uo
through the Otter Creek Valley.
Mrs. Al. Rowe of Armington visit
ed her -»-ter Mrs. Tem Atktoen on
Core creek Sunday and Monday.
Eari and John Healey left lart
week for Spokane where they will re-.
U»ir .«dte, l„
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Prank Polutoik left Monday for
for Helena where he will enter Wes
leyan college.
David Pimperten and sons of Cora
creek were visitor» in town.
^ Heron and Earl
Young left Monday for Helen, where
they will enter the Wesleyan college,
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B 8 and have mov <' r '
u P° n John Kleffner ranch wh.ch
will operate for three years
Next season Mr. Baker will summer
,,inow his Wayne ranch and do hi*
f » rTnin » °" *•" ®rfft«w ranch. M»
Kleffoer and family started overland
*■ **** **° tor Westphalia. Mis
*» ori w here both the Bogners and
Klefoera have relatives and where
*** w 111 make home '
The surveying crew traveled in
two Dodge trucks and stated that
right inches of snow drove them
down from. Big Baldy. Mr. Bandy
«tated that daring next summer they
would survey the township in which
ot'Neihart is located. Their headquarters
in HeUns and upon their arrival
there they wiii disband for the muni.
Many hunters were out Sunday but
few getting their limit, Hungarian
and Chinese pheasants appear to be
as wild a* native fowl and have evi
dently been dodging shot.
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ONE DAY TUES.
ONLY SEPTEMBER
Pythian
The Liskum Sisters
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Son# sad Dane* Artist* in Coresdy, Toe sud Eccentric*.
Dancing, Clog Dancing SpedsHtico and Singing
Feature Picture —• "With First Show at 7:30 Sharp
Dave Crochet at the Fal!
of the Alamo."
Note»We have penonaiiy known this high chan act for
several years and can recomend their entertainment to
our patron*
Price« 25 Ä 5Ur
Raymond Rohbrnj*
Mr. and Mrs. M. Rtchardaoa, Mr
and Mrs. M. Larson, Mr. and Mrs.
iWm, Junkermeier, Mr. and Mr*. Jim
Cooper and Mr. Crane visited the rail
'road camps at 'Spion Kop, Sunday.
Mr. Holden Gray and Mr*. Rache'
Raset were married last Saturday at
Great Falla by the Rev. C. D. Crouch.
Abe Hedrick and wife of Willow
creek were shopping In Belt this
week,
According to the papers Mr.
Tolliver (former owner of the Jos
^ nnck) k TU)W band ing an air
FBOMI INITIATED IN
or»» wwxj mwn *vw
This week a peculiar mottled ,
effmt ^ ^ thp
^ ^ of our
school students. People have looked
ship at the country home of Mrs.
H aar»t . t Verona, California,
* these faces and have conjectured
whether they are shedding their
skins or whether they are turning
Mack. After diligent re s e a r ch we
hare discovered that the freshmen
ware initiated last Friday night at
the high school and that these marks
are only badges of honor showit^f
jhat the bearer ha. been accepted
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' "-f ^ JÏLLm othlït
'J " 1 , * n * th f auditorium, others
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LvTT
. j , o - . secured and
WM thp wto
„„ ^ Krantad the privlleire ^ mak .
ing . two ^, lnute speech Pat Larkin
,howsd a wonderful ranee and tre
dH rr-ST hTS,. n
Go H ome." As a reward for their
^ conduct the freshiys were .1
lowed to est their lun^h upon the
«tage while older classmen watched
them for pointers upon the use of a
knife as a conveyor. Dancing fore-1
ished the amusement after the Initia
tion ceremonies were over.
U P°»> >«>c»tlng a township corner
they mark it with a two-inch iron rod
with a bras. cap. Section corners are
marked with an inch rod of similar
construction. In a timbered country
four trees are blared, ■« "pointers.*
^ and ^ H , hoIM . y
M town Monday ^ had , an .
^ ^ ^ ûamàhi m Tupl>dliy
, f ^ wag no n{n
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^hunting will be ""ore diffi
CO . *. ,* V f r
P° nd * f°rmer y vi*ited by the ducks
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th * r * *■ ^ ^ mteT ""**?'*
U P°° which the duck, may light.
Villa and Harry Browning visited
their father here Sunday.
Camille Polutnik of Minneapolis
arrived in Belt Monday to visit a
few weeks with her parent* and sis
ter. %
Lou Clergy is confined to his bed
again fois week,
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COMMITTEE SELECT 8H.UHCS
AS SITE OF EASTERN HOMME
HISTORIES NOT CBANGKD -
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Um statt texhook commission, at
a meeting at Mm statehouse Satur
day, renewed the contract for hit
tories for use in the public schools,
for a period of four years. December
18 was the date set for consideration
of textbooks dealing with the sub
jects of reading, a major subject, and
agriculture and civics. The law pro
vides than only three subjects can
be definitely acted upon in one year.
R. J. Cunningham of Helena, ex
State
ecutfve secretary of the
Teachers association, was re-elected
chairman of the commission, and
*** Tn " rip< ' r ' * ut * 8Up * rin '
tendent of public instruction was re
(elected secretary. The other mem
hers are, A. G. Berthot, Boseman;
«wetland KalisneU and Miss
D ' Sw * tUnd * **'"*"' M "
Minnie Shoup, Kalispell.
MOHTOH THINKS
TOM COT CREDIT
YeBtenU H wa , annottncad ^
Great PalU that one Albert Gaines.
wanted for murder in SsnU Ana,
California, had been captured by
the ,herifr * to ™ ln Cascade c0unt >'
fcut {% ^ ##t mentlonad ^ hii j
arrest was the result of the activity I
of Sheriff Morton of this county.
A short time ago a cord was sent
* very excellent ^oto
graph and description of Gaines.
H « <*"* her * with *• ««««hting
forces several weeks ago, and was
b, U-.Pl.an«. M**.,**"
•""«* h. ». rHn,
n » m * * * T - Wil *° n - Throu « h
co-operetton of Flathead forest of.
*** ^ ™ ^ ^
en ' ctn P Pol«bridge but by the
time 0,6 otfken had Hrrivtd ** I
^ 14 w "» lMrMd ** Bil,hl A" (
-;^ 8 hi > destination and his partner,
* man n * med We ] r ^ * ior ~ !
warding address mail.
Morton then wired Sheriff Stone of
Yellowstone county to be on the
lookout for the pair and gave their
description and address.but by thati
time they had moved again, this time
to Great Falls. Cascade authorities
were advlaad to be on the look
out and they successful ln
mf)ldn? the amlt of t he men. who
^ a , employees
Thejr wa „ no charjre .gainst Weir,
and hp waa but Gaines was
held for the California authorities.
Gaines, it is said, is wanted for a
p.^arty atrocious crime. The
„heriff of Santa Ana rtated that
Gaines and another man had taken
^ Hfa ^ tbf|p vict4n| by wWnR<
him to stakes and burnng him,
. froftl d|#fterent
that Gaint-s
„ n V emon Conway alias Ed
J *' V'™ r*ZT *Sm*on
' , Abe aliaa Rob .
ert R , Cam>l( a)iail Arthur, had
contJnually kept ' on the move, and
wIdom atayed more than a week
or tw0 - n a p ) acc xh e c anl* sent
on t describing him showed him to
be a decidely good looking young
man of excellent physique.
(Interlake Kalispell)
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PURR HEED GROWERS LISTED
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As a result of the effort put forth
on the campaign to produce "quality"
seed in Cascade county and the other
counties of the State, a larger num
her of pure seed growers than ever
before have produced pure seed un
der the rales of the Montana Seed
Growers Association. A list giving
the names of farmers that produce
registered seed of approved varieties
have been received at the County
Agent's office. Farmers who are in
te re* ted in securing recommended
seed of any of the leading varieties
of small grains or alfalfa can be sup
plied with information on request,
Registered grain includes Marquis
spring wheat. Supreme winter wheat
Montana W, Mmtdak. Karmont and
Federation winter wheats. Victory
and Markton oats. Trebi, Han neben
; od Horn barley, and Reserve flax
Also a laftre number of growers of
pur» elfslfa *e»d of the Grimm and
fV)S»»/ k variety hav» been received.
. Helen«, Mont, Sept 20—SeleeMsai
of Billings as Mm new normal _
she over the other nine ca n d i da t » —
for the school followed the INCMMI
I datier of three normal school reaï
dents of other states, ~ who
asked to make a survey and repast.
Aktion on the matter was defer r e d
noon.
just before noon until represents three
from other cities in the northern
part of the state could be prssmt.
at the final discussion in the after
Pleads for High Line Taxpayers
Judge W. B. Rhoades, of Gre a t
Falls, argued that the northern put
of Montane was entitled to the new
institution, since the present schools
wens all located in the southern
Taxpayers along the highline and hi
that section of the state north of
east and west lins on a parallel
Missoula, are boginnirqr to feel
injustice of supporting institutions hi
the southwestern portion ef the
is possible to locate tits school
where hi the northern part of
state. "There were 75,000 voters In
the northern part of the state hi
1020 , aa compared to £ 6,000 in the
southern section, which prove* that
the taxpayers in ths northern past .
are entitled to consideration by Mm
board."
warrant locating tha new normal
at Havre or some other town on Mm
|highline. "The Great Northern raH
way °** er * ■« good facilities as the
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ittoL^r' RUhoJ^
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contended that tha inrean
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c ] aM< ^ decision of the
ftrw * ^ decision of the
Speaks for Havre
C. E. Carruth, of Havre, a poke ki
favor of that town and présentai
figures, which, in his opinion, shoal*
rni4t *« shouid <t«nd. for a more Im
P * rtil11 boire could not be obtained
•*•*"* • >c * 1 "»ember of the
WB * ^ ron ' "«tilde the *tete
^M having no interesta here, ^
wer * co "»patent men in normal schuel
work ' ^ committee was tempere d
of Owgt H. Black, president of «5*
Washington normal at Ellensbarg,
chairman; President Prank E. Baker.
°* Wisconsin state normal m
Milwaukee, and Charles H. Flsfcer.
«f the Bellingham nonwl
Other town, seekii* the sc*m>I
Olendhre. Miles City. Forsyth,
Roundup, Lewfctown. Culhert*».
Wolf Point. Glasgow and Havre,
After an Informal discussion, Ro
4>ert ^ ^ ine ' of Columbus offsrsd
the following resolutions, which were
Un * n,Tn00 *^ • do * >ted ^ hon4:
Resolstlons
"Be it resolved by the state board
of education, that that portion of
♦ Via PAnAp) nt CP ailam 41 nnf ana mv.
tut "pi/i t Tji X3iF*ivm jfjwiiMinn iiwi
msi school committee selecting fill
ing» sa the location for the Easters
Montana normal school, be and the
same is hereby accepted and ap
proved.
"Be it resolved by the state board
of education that the tract of ap
proximently 62 acres described -Jn
the option signed by H. H Rowley
B. M. Sheeman and Lewis C. Bab
cock, as trustees for the creditors
and stockholders of the Billings Re
alty company, .and recommended by
the committee, be and the same is
hereby selected as the site for the
new Eastern Montan. normal
school." .... ....
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Committee's Report
The report of the investVrattag
committee went into detail regard
ing the investigation of the ten site*
offered and rave many reasons why
Billings should be the location. Ac
cessibility 1 » the big factor and foe
tributary population to Billings ft**
which students would be drawW ja
177, 644, the report read,
points in favor of the Yell©
valley city w»re. financial stshlBly,
strong civic onranixatiœp. haulm,
educations) resources, nubile f'hrarjr
facilities, churches, lodge*. th-eOfo'.
health and recreational foeflitinw. bear
pitals, publication», honainr and
(Cor. on page 4)
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