. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. istricts toequip the boys and girls for their life work as well as to relieve the state institu-tions from doing secondary school work. In lucid, pertinent and persuasivelanguage, Hanna recommended the adoption of a uniform system of accountingand reporting by the state. The same system should be used in every stateintsitution and there should be a uniformity of system in all county auditors andtreasurers offices. The state institutions should have such a system as wouldenable their managing officers to render a trial balance of


. North Dakota history and people; outlines of American history. istricts toequip the boys and girls for their life work as well as to relieve the state institu-tions from doing secondary school work. In lucid, pertinent and persuasivelanguage, Hanna recommended the adoption of a uniform system of accountingand reporting by the state. The same system should be used in every stateintsitution and there should be a uniformity of system in all county auditors andtreasurers offices. The state institutions should have such a system as wouldenable their managing officers to render a trial balance of receipts and disburse-ments at all times and should send such trial balance at the close of each monthto the auditor of state. He expressed the hope that legislation would be enactedto warrant and empower the governor to employ a firm of expert accountants toinaugurate a uniform system of accounting throughout the state. The Legislature responded to this recommendation. It empowered thegovernor to employ accountants to devise and inaugurate a system and appro-. Dairy Building Ceres HiUl Enginecriiii; Hiiikliiig I^ibrary Chemistry Building Dairy Barn Administration BnildiiigBUILDINGS OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE AT FARGO HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA 427 priatcd funds to cover the expense. For the Hrst time in the history of the statethe huul grant of the state was checked up and adjusted and every depart-ment of state was accurately audited from the beginning, and a uniform systemof accounts was estabhshed in each department of the state, and in every stateinstitution. The system is in force in many of the counties and is being extendedto incorporated cities and towns. Its vahie can not be over-estimated, and creditmust be given Mr. Hanna not only for suggesting this system, but also for puttingit in force. lie suggested the desirability of a state fire marshal and the Legislaturecreated the office and authorized him to appoint one. He further recommended that some provision be made where


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