North Dakota State College of Science - Agawasie Yearbook (Wahpeton, ND)

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ifovernor tlnris offers eon ijra in lot ori note Congratulations to the staff of the AGAWaSIE for their fine publication, and my thanks for the invitation to offer these few words. The administration of affairs for the state institutions of higher education is an increasingly difficult task, and the dedication of this issue to Mrs. Vernon Johnson. President of the State Board of Higher Education, is particularly fitting. Mrs. Johnson has shown her intense interest in our educational institutions of advanced training and learning, and such interest coupled with her proven ability makes me confident that your institution. and all others in the state, will receive the utmost in school advancement. The state stands at a very important point in the process of its development. Wahpcton State School of Science is fully capable of providing the type of men and women necessary for its continued growth and development. I hope that the graduates of the school will take their part in the progress of North Dakota. To the Class of 1957 I wish to extend my sincerest congratulations, and my best wishes for success in their chosen fields. 8 Sincerely yours. JOHN E. DAVIS Governor

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state boar it of higher edavatiou Dr. A. D. McCannel Minot Martin (I. Kruse Kindred A, F. A mason Bismarck Elvira Jestrab Wllliston Mildred II. Johnson Wahpoton Albert Haas New Rockford M. S. Hi rue Bowman Fred Orth Grand Forks The institutions of higher learning in our state are governed by the State Board of Higher Education. This board is made up of seven members appointed by the governor, and a commissioner elected by the board. Mrs. Mildred Johnson is president, Mr. Martin Kruse is vice-president and Dr. A. F. A mason is commissioner. The board of higher education was created by a constitutional amendment in 1938. This amendment gave it the power to organize or reorganize any part of the seven institution under their control, and to specify or change the prescribed curriculum of these schools. Budget requests and reports to the governor are also part of its extensive job. In this day of educational change and skyrocketing enrollments we look more and more to this board to find answers to our problems. 9