The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
NORTH DAKOTA
A COURSE OF STUDY
Special Committee Upon Revision
Will Have the New One Ready
in December.
Work Divided and Arranged by the
State Superintendent and
His Colleagues.
Special to The journal.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. PA new course
Of study for the eight years work in the
common schools of the state will prob
ably be ready for presentation to. county
superintendent at their next meeting In
December. The special committee upon the
revision of the course has completed its
meeting with State Superintendent Stock
well, the work has been mapped out and
divided, and the committee has agreed
upon the non essentials that can be elm
mated and the new work that can be
added with benefit to the schools.
Each member of the general committee
has been assigned one or two branches
for revision and will call to his assistance
the specialists at the different state educa-
tional institutions. AS the work is divided
Superintendent Stockwell will revise the
courses in civics and United States his
tory; Superintendent Paulson of Wells
county will revise the courses in reading
and spelling; Superintendent Barnes of
Barnes county will have arithmetic and
writing; Superintendent Alexander Of
Pembina will take language and gram
mar; Superintendent DISCARD of Nelson
will take geography and assist in Ian
guages, and Superintendent Croker Of
Ransom will revise the new course in
agriculture and assist with other work.
The question Of teaching the science Of
agriculture in the common schools has
been discussed for some time, and the
preparation of a manual in this study is
more to show teachers what can be done
than for the immediate education of pu-
pills. 1t is expected to bring the manual
before the summer schools another year,
when it is hoped to obtain the aid of spec
1al lectures from the agricultural college
to instruct the teachers In how best to
educate children along scientific agricul-
tural lines.
The report of the general committee and
the revision of the different courses are
superintendent by Dec. 1, and the new
course will be issued in time for the
school work next year.
Not the First Special Session.
Altho the country press has not had the
opportunity yet to express itself upon the
matter of a special legislative session,
that part Of the state press that has COM
mented so far speaks favorably of the
governors decision. A large share Of the
population is interested directly In some
one or other Of the educational Institutions
and what may benefit the institutions is
particularly desired by the communities
where they are located. ~, -
The only thing that Is suggested in op-
position to special session is the fact
that there may be a wrangle among the
institutions over the division of the money
now available, or that other questions1may
come up to prolong the session. - ~
There are two reasons to believe neither
place. the session will be called at a. time
when the farming element will be anxious
to adjourn In order to finish fall farm
work. And again. the governor states thai
he will reach an agreement by the tnstitu-
tions regarding the appropriations before
the session is called. .. a..r..
This will be the second special session II
the history of the state, the first havtns
been called in 1892 by Governor Burke tt
take action regarding a worlds fair ap
preparation. That session lasted only
three or four days and there is no reason
why the forthcoming session should no
be equally short.
Abandonment Of Fort Yates.
Preparations for the abandonment O
Fort Yates, near the Standing Rock In
dian reservation, are In progress, and OF
the first of September the troops nov
there will start on practice march over
land to Fort Lincoln, near Bismarck
where they will be stationed. Auction
sales of quartermaster's stores that ar
not needed at the new fort are being he'll
and next month the fort will be memory
Fort Yates has been prominent anon
the frontier posts, from its proximity t
Standing Rock, where the Sioux wer
taken after their surrender, following tn
Custer campaign, and from its intimat
historical connection with the Indian UP
rising of the early nineties when sittin
Bull was killed.
Captain Rose Of Yates will be the ne,
commanding officer at Fort Lincoln, vic
Major j. 8. Parke, who has been pro
NOTED. New barracks, hospital officer!
quarters, administration and other build
tngs at Fort Lincoln will be completed
October.