Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-04-27
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES

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| Prof. Barton gave talk after morn
ing exercises, Tuesday morning, on
E"Manual Training" and how It can be
made Of practical value in the com
mon schools. He advised those who
wish to teach it, to take Up q study 81
manual training work and thoroughly
understand it before attempting to
introduce it in schools. ~.
The class in methods, consisting of
one hundred members, is now study
. ing methods of teaching history, I'M
der DR.. Gillette. This course will be
followed by method in geography by
Miss Deem. sG..i
\ The physics class is at present
studying light. Prof. Ripley. conducts
many experiments and makes the sub
ject of great interest to the members
of the. class. The, practical and. eco
, nomical methods Of lighting buildings
, will be studied.
Prof. Hollis took the fifth grade
from the model school through the
mill :, Wednesday. j.. The class was
much interested in :, the process, Of
! making -four and paid special atten-
ton to the four changes Of wheat to
flour: .-,. -. ..
Mrs: Herrick's eloeutiop,, class; ,g 81
a recital SATURDAY, evening. The pro
gram. was carefully. prepared and the
study hall artistically arranged. The
? Misses. Sinclair, shadducl1,g Annette
| Anderson, Mabel Campbell, Helen
, Anderson. Amanda, >Longfeilow4 and
/ Hilda Anderson recited. Miss Camp
4 bell gave a scene from an Italian play,
}. Guido F.ranntati," ii manner which
showed true dramatic ability: the
members. Of the class showed the
q benefit of thorough class training.
I About forty members of the senior
2 class have secured positions for the
2 coming year. This week several have
k signed contracts. Miss Mcintosh OF
I ST. Thomas goes to Bathgate; Miss
r Farnham to Bowbells; Miss Barnes to
Pembina, and Miss Trainor to Fargo
Tom Burke, 1905. principal Of the
city schools at Bowbells, visited the
: normal this week. {. - - b i ,.ys5~s
It was the pleasure Of. number Of
Cur students to hear the great south
ern orator, Col. Balm, Thursday even
ing, at the armory. Col. Bain's sub
ject was "The Searchlight of the
Twentieth Century ~ ~.
The senior class pins have beer
ordered and the class memorial
selected and now the important worl
of the seniors is to have their photo
graphs taken for the normal gallery o
81 aduates. .. . ~. '....s
The drawing class, under Mis-
! Deem, is sketching from nature. Th'
basque flower and various trees wer,
|paiDted in water color this week. III
Z Prof Craig talked for half an hou
! on earthquakes Thursday. He ez
planned the scientific theory of tn
s cause of volcanoes, eruptions an,
earthquakes. Principal McFarlan
then spoke on the social and cuisines
aspects Of the great calamity that ha
fallen upon San Francisco ,Ss IA
Prof. Shank spoke in the assembl
: hall recently on the practical difficu
ties Of teaching mathematics. Thi
j is one Of a series Of valuable instrut
lions given by the heads of variou
departments on subjects related I
their work. The aim to help th
young teachers who will begin thei
work in the fall of 1906 III y jss
& Mrs. Shank, critic teacher in th
a fifth and sixth grades, spoke befor
e the faculty during it's regular meetin
a last Tuesday on 'The Place of til
81 Model or Practice School in the Trail
s. ling Of Teachers" AS. Mrs. Shank
q an authority upon this subject. hi
talk was a pleasure to those presen
81 Events of social Importance in tt
= near future are: the &elionian ninstre
81 "Belles from Blackville, yArmor
q April 3oth; the Junior reception Z
II the seniors; and the Glee Club Cant
"a ia, king Rene's Daughter. IL
81 Among the visitors to classes tn
"a week were several representatives
ia book companies. One, Mr.. Wilso
81 gave an interesting talk to the gener
"a history class on j. the o influence \
81 climatie and physical conditions K
81 the history Of the world. Il He ;llu
~ trated his talk with a set of reli
ia maps. rs. r "
ri The Junior Oracle" is out and
81 truly an artistic number The articl
ri published are of considerable meri
IN the jokes bright and witty. and an g
8H cellent cut OF the class makes Il
II number Of special interest. The Jul
III number will be edited by the senipl
s8 The GIee club has commenced Il