Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-07-21

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James ! Miehaels, Peder 81
Glerum, Arns A. Bye and Peter
Morgan of Grahams Island; Mrs.
Mary DevaHsy, j. w. RKRdan q
Bert Riordan, Mrs. Laura Stew,
ard and John e. Olson Of Grove; ),
BENZ. Bert, Julius Nelson,
George M. Leith, u. A. DAY of
Hope; j. b. Johnson of Irvine.
T. 7. Andersen and JohnaA Van
LIew of Lake, D. +. Humphreys
of Lillehoff; George H Locke
and J. E. TheIdn OF Min1aewan.
kan; w. H. Bedford and Mrs.
Minnie Belfora Of Morris Hemrry
Whittkopf and George SearIas of
+Newbre; M. j.. ShObe Of Noonan;
A. c. Davis OF NoFthfelds j. p.
J Johnson, Thos- Wilcox and H. j.
Regelstad Of Oakland :. John,
Mullen, and EFEand ChistoffEar-
son Of Odessa James a. Brown
of Pleasant; ID VI. Parkinson Of
Prospect; M. W. Revis, Tfnos.
Strong and George w. Snith Of
Royal; Frank Fuller, Il. I. Stem,
seth, P. G. DEgrbin and ]. Chris
Jefferson of South MinneWaukan !;
10. p. N. Anderson of Stark
weather; John Mcbride and
Phillip Greenburg Of Sullivan !;
Abram Calof and Charles CaIof
of, Victoria, Rasmus Sorenson,
Thos. Sullivan and Alex Cock
burn Of Webster; Albert South
am and John Laurie Of Wheat
land.
An executive committee and
| a committee on uniform text
books were appointed by the pre-
sident. The following was the
program of the meeting: lice
a. m. to 1850 Call to order;
organization; appointment of
committees informal discussion.
LOO to $50 p. nj. Topics for
discussion and action; recent
school legislation; discussion led
by Hon. w. l.. StockWell; school
census, clerks and treasurer's re
ports; school house and grounds:
care of school property; What
should a school room contain !?
How should a modern one room
school be built? Hiring teachers !;
books-text books and library
books; winter terms as compar-
1 ed with summer terms; means
flor better training Of teachers /;
teachers wages; pupils reading
circle; visiting schools. !; election
of officers; adjournment.
The committee on resolutions,
consists of Mr.. George Fulton Of
Bartlett, Mr.. Ole Anderson Of
Edmore, Mr.. ]. N. Gill Of CouIee
land Mr.. John Laurie Of Wheat
band, submitted the following
RESOLUTIONS which were adopted
by the meeting:
I'VE, the committee on resolu-
tions appointed by the chairman
of this meeting of the school off
ers Of Ramsey county after care
i fully listening to, all that has
4 been said in the discussions by
the different speakers before the
meeting. Resolved, That we
). sincerely believe that to best
y further the education Of til,
J, pupils in the schools Of Ramsey
county, it is advisable to have
system of free text books in al
] the rural districts in the county
{ Resolved, That we advocateRtha
the directors Of each district il
: Ramsey county do everything ii
their power consistent with law
and economy in the setting Oh
of trees on the school grounds
: and in beautifying the ground
so that it will be a pleasure t,
!. the pupils and thus give an,
incentive to attend school an,
!, thus further the interests in ths
education Of the pupils. Resolved
!. That we tender our thanks 4
the Hon. w. L. Stockwell, sup
! erintendent of public instruc
ton, to E. G. DISCARD, superin
!, tendent of schools Of Nelsol
: county, to G. E. Lackor by, sup
: erintende of schools Of ToWne
county and to superintendent T
3. Norton for the many practi
Ell cal and helpful suggestions pre-
~ sented for the betterment Of Oh
e schools through the medium q
the county superintendent an
81 the board Of directors. 4
81 FoR SALE 160 acre farm 4
miles moth Of Devils Lake. l33
acres under cultivation, fair buile
81 ings Easy terms, address 3. I
= y b other. Perth, n. Dakota.
John W. Maher has plenty q