Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-01-06
ASSOCIATION AFTERMATH.

Some Interesting Aftermath Of the Re-
cent Educational Meeting at Grand
Forks.
The State Teachers Association
closed the largest meeting in it's his
tory last Thursday. The badge sys-
TEN of registration was inaugurated at
this session and it resulted in 118|
more names than last year. The reg
istration last year was 40, but this
meeting it leaped to 25S.
The joint ticket agent at Grand
Forks, Mr.. Mulvein, states that he has
never handled so many railroad GER
tificates for any convention in Grand
Forks. The actual attendance of
teachers was probably over 800,
though only 25s of that number regis
tered.
Supt. c. c.. Schmidt of Jamestown,
was the president. The two command
ing figures at the convention were
President E. BENZ: Andrews of Lin
coin, Nebraska, and Supt. John Ken
nedy of Batavia, N. Y.
President Andrews save an address
on Problems of Greater America and
proved to be a full fedged expansion
list, urging the extension of civilizing
agencies among the Filipinos and the.
ultimate extension to them of state
hood. He deplored' any attempt to
force the English language upon them.
He endorsed heartily President
Roosevelt's course in Panama and re-
GREETED that we had so long been play
ing ''the dog in the manger" in refer
ence to South America. He declared
that the United States has hitherto
put narrow Interpretation on the
Monroe doctrine, for while it declared
that other nations must not enter, it
itself refused to enter and help. The
policy of hands off, leaving the South
americans to self destruction, must be
charged for positive and helpful rela-
tions with our brethren to the south.
The speaker was in his happiest vein
| and the address was received with
! marked expressions of approval.
Superintendent Kennedy of Batavia,
N. Y, has been in the van of those
VINO are seeking for closer individual
| instruction in our grades. The plan
he started in Batavia five years ago
has been very successful and has
aroused much interest among edu-
Gators. The essence of the plan is to
throw all the pupils in room into
one grade but alternate the periods of
| recitation and individual instruction.
In some cases as many as, 80 pupils
were placed in one class and an extra
teacher provided to do the work of III
| divldual instruction.
| Tnls paper aroused more discussion
than any other and many teachers
| lAyed in the dark (for there are nc
| lights as yet in the nigh school build
| ing) to ask questions of Mr.. Kennedy
A notable feature of this meeting
| was the exhibit from the different
schools of the state preliminary to the
ST. Louis exhibit which is to be in
the hands of the committee by March
| 18th. : -. f5#&ssi. Il
| The various exhibits were the best
ever shown in the state. Prizes were
| given. to the schools of Park River,
Grafton, Larimore, Devils Lake, Buff
| falo and Harvey. ~ So 4.
The newly elected officers are:
President. w. Worst, Forge; First
| Vice President. H. Morley, Fargo;
Second Vice President Josephine
Paulson, Fessenden; Treasurer-P. T.
Berg, Larimore; Secretary-A. p Hol-
lis, Valley City. Z Ii, T
By time honored custom, the chair
manship Of the executive committee
| always goes to the man whom the
association intends to make its presi-
dent a year hence. For this Office the
| nominating committee placed the
name of President Webster Mortified
of the State University before the as
| sociation as it's candidate. But MI
Merrifeld could not be prevailed upon
to accept the nomination. It was then
rendered to President Joseph Carhart
Of the Mayville State Normal school
and he was elected. -. 4 ~
The next meeting Of the association
| will be at Fargo. d..