Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-05-12

seven OF CneSe children were OF school
age. l know the father and / know
that he is a poor man. AS I said in
the beginning, ours is new country
We invite the intelligent and thrifty
OF every European nation to come and
settle here and become citizens. The
family Irefer to are English speaking.
Suppose they want to attend one of our
schools. 1t takes all the money the
father can raise to buy flour and the
necessaries of life. How is he going
to buy school books? There are seven
children TO be supplied with an average
OF three books each. We will say the
average price of each to be Is cents, we
have a total expenditure of $15.75 be-
fore them children can go to school,.
This is a practical example of our
boasted free school education. 1t may
have other glaring defects but we
think that the failure to supply text
books is one ofits greatest defects at
the present time. 1t we spend $4,000
a year in Cavalier county we should
see that that money is going where it
will do the most good to the greatest
number.
Prof. Cathro, assistant state super
intendent of public instruction then
outlined the work Of the department
and briefly stated the object of the diff
ferent methods for instructing the
teachers and fitting them for their
work. Space will not allow us to give
the professors speech in full.
Tuesdays work at the Institute was
conducted by Prof. McNaugEton. The
program was as follows:
TUESDAY. A. M.
Opening exercises. Geography, with
form lessons. Name and describe the
mountain systems of North America.
Give five river systems in like manner,
naming main trunks and tributaries.
Locate and describe seven principal
bodies of water surrounding North
America. Draw straight lines and
angles. Draw sectional map of your
own township, locating village, school
house, railroad, etc. Describe the
process of wheat raising in North Da-
kota, fully.
Arithmetic, with number work-Sec-
ond grade. Find greatest common
divisor of 8, Is, "a and 80, by factoring,
and explain. Find greatest common
divisor Of 396 and 512, by dividing
greater by less. Find least common
multiple of first set Of numbers. using
both methods, Practice in rapid COM
binations in number. Give mental
problems. Construct original problems
suitable for this grade.
Lecture by conductor. Subject, how
to secure good study in school.
TUESDAY P. NJ.
Reading and language lessons-sec-
ond grade.
Selections from second and third
readers. Emphasis, pronunciation,
expression. Definitions and use of
words used. Phonic and literal spell
ing of words in lesson. Drill on ele-
mentary sounds. Construct sentences
suitable for this grade.
U. S. History and biography-Give
twelve leading events in chronological
order from landing of the pilgrims tc
the American Revolution. Twelve
noted characters or persons covering
same period, relating incidents in theil
lives. Methods and historical topics
Lecture by conductor. Subject
Recitation-its objects and methods.
Tuesday evening the hall was agai1
crowded to it's utmost capacity. Tht
occasion was the Sunfower concer
under the auspices of the Ladies Of thu
Presbyterian church. The program
consisted Of solos, DUETS, ,quartetts ant
recitations by Messrs. Mcpherson, Nc
Leod, and the Mcdonald family, inter
spersed with music by the Langdol
City Band. Rev. Robson presided ant
the proceeds were donated to Rev
Mcleod.
~ p WEDNESDAY A. NJ.
Geography with form lessons-Thir'
grade-Miss Ingmundson.
| Name and bound all the zones of tn
earth, giving characteristic climat
and productions. Define Latitude an
Longitude, and explain how longitud
and time may be estimated on tn
earth's surface. Give approximat
latitude and longitude of the followin
places: Columbus, Ohio; Washington
| D. c.; st. Petersburg, Russia; Rome
Italy; Toronto, Canada; Valparaiso
South America; Sitka Island; Charles
ton, S. c.; Alexandria, Egypt; James
town, North Dakota. Map drawing
Draw circle, square, right-angled tr
, angle, oblique-angled triangle, an
entire set of surface figures. DRAWN
; corresponding solids. A map of th