The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-08-09
School Notes.

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The Teachers Training school,
held at Minot for Ward and Me-
Henry counties, closed last Fri.
day after three weeks ofvery sue
cessful work. Two hundred and
sixty-three teachers enrolled, OF
which sixty remained during the
entire session and took the CON-
pletion examination at the close.
In addition to the regularcl class
work several entertaining and in
structive lectures were delivered
by local speakers, as we'll as state
lecturers.
Herbert Blair, who recently re-
turned from tour of Europe,
delivered a very interesting lee
ture on geography and nature
study and explained the meth
dds Of presenting these subjects
in Germany and other parts OF
the world.
"The Latent Power OF Man."
as enlarged upon by Professor
A. J. Ladd, was we'll received and
appreciated by the teachers.
Supt. w. L. Stockwell address,
ed the Summer School in his u.s.
ual concise and convincing man.
ner.
Among the other speakers
were Rev. Mcmillan, Joseph De-
vine, Rev. Flint, Rev. Powell and
Miss Linum, a missionary re-
Gently returned from China.
AS a fitting close to three
weeks Of mental activity, a re-
ception was given the teachers
by the County superintendent
Of the two counties represented
in the summer school. A pleas
and evening was spent in becom-
ing better acquainted and in the
/ enjoyment OF a musical and lit
erary program.
Ross school district is adver-
Using for bids for a four room
school house.
At their last meeting, the coun.
ty commissioners granted four
petitions for the organization OF
general school districts. Three
OF these we're organized from
Norman school district, the third
one organized in the county.
District SO has recently com.
pleted three new school houses.
Glenburn special district and
general district No. 124 are
adopting a list offree text books.
Part of section SO, 1916 has
been appraised at $1,000 an
acre. Until very recently this
land would not sell at any price.
The new 500 in that part OF the
county has caused land values to
increase very rapidly.
The Carpio school board has
employed J. F. Hetrick as prin-
cipal for the ensuing year.
O. O. Adams, the versatile
school supply man, who had his
preliminary hearing and was
bound over to the district court
under $1,000 bonds, has taken a
change of venue to Ramsey
county. He and his attorneys
evidently intend to tire out the
prosecution if possible but, for
the general good OF the school
districts and the county, the d.
rectors who have been hood
winked will follow Mr.. Adams
until he is forced to seek other
fields Of operation.
The next teachers examina-
ton will be held on the oath and
25th OF this month at Minot and
Bowbells.
OF one hundred and twenty-six
applicants at the last examina-
ton, one hundred received certi-
fcates.
Palermo school district is dis
GUESSING the proposition of con-
tsolidation. 1t is probable that
Palermo will have a central
;SCQOOl IN Tue near future.
The law requires that all an
nual reports from clerks and
treasurer's shall be filed in the
office OF the county superintend-
ent prior to the first of August
of each year.
Several teachers have been
having entertainments to raise
money for the purchase ofschool
libraries. About fifteen libraries
of supplementary and reference
books have been placed in the
schools in this way.
Districts lO3 and 40 are
Bonding to build new school
houses.
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