The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-02-24
Grand rerk. A. Edue.t,o.., ce.ter.

s Grand FoFks An Educational Center.
The editor of The Evening Times
has from time to time said much In a
general way about the advantages,
educationally. to be had in our city.
and yet the half has not been told.
Only few days ago a gentleman OF
considerable prominence said to us, Il
have been looking up good location
for some time and it is the high stand
ard Of your schools that has interested
me and made me decide to locate
here" This is what others will do and
there is no way in which we can make
our city grow faster than to maintain
the same high standard in our schools
that has marked it's past progress.
The School Board Journal, a month
ly that should be in the hands of every
progressive school officer, says: "a
progressive board intrusts the SUPER
intendent with large power in the
management of the school, while the
non-progressive board curtails and in
devious ways overrides him." We have
the progressive kind of school board
here and they have been very careful
in the selection of superintendent
who, without having his powers cur
tailed, has brought our schools up to
their present high standard.
We wish at this time to call especial
attention to private school in our
midst that outsiders may know of
other educational advantages than the
public schools.
In June. 1908. Messrs. Thacker and
Hughes opened Commercial School
in the Security block in this city
and have rapidly forged their way to
the front until they now occupy
space Of $500 square feet and have en-
rolled since the opening of the school
year, beginning Sept. 1905, up to date,
218 pupils or students in their several
departments. These young men came
here and started without asking the
usual bonus or soliciting aid in any
manner and by their untiring energy
and devotion to their work have built
up an institution that is a credit to a
city many times larger than Grand
Forks. These students expend annu-
ally, to be conservative, in food, cloth
ing, and other necessary expenses, no
less than $4,000. What does this mean
to Grand Forks? More than this, our
business men, realizing the proficiency
of the work done in this school, are
benefited greatly as they have but to
phone their wants in the way of office
help and they are at once supplied.
There are three other private schools
and colleges doing extensive work
which we hope to report in the near
future. Besides these we have private
instructors. in almost every line one
could desire.
Our State University with it's extern
sive and competent body of instructors
are too widely known to need any
comment here.
This year will witness the beginning
OF extensive building of large college
with over 100000 already pledged for
its support.
The Y.:M. c. A. built at a cost of
over s5O.QQO. is doing splendid work
for our young men.
The Public library is furnishing a
grand opportunity to the self-made
man and to the general public in all
lines of literature.
Three daily newspapers are doing
their part to keep the public in touch
with the outside world and the man
ner In which they feel of the public
pulse makes it comparatively easy TO
Diagnose all political and social dis
eases Id the whole world.
Last, but by no means least, we have
churches. galore. and the pupils are
filled by some of the ablest spiritual
advisers to be found. To these we are
largely indebted for the healthy moral
and spiritual atmosphere that prevails
[ on the west bank of the Red River of
the North.
some Changes In Educational Forces.
Mid-winter is an unusual time to
make changes in the teaching force,
yet when one can better his condition
by SO doing it should meet no very
serious objection.
i: Supt w. e. Hoover goes to Fargo to
take the place recently vacated by
Supt. Hicks, who goes to a larger city,
while Supt. b. A. Dunbar of East
Grand Forks. Mimi. goes to Park
River to take the position vacated by
fMr. Hoover.
On general principles, however, we
would say this is a poor precendent to
establish. Our country school teach
sers will feel that they, too, have a
right to better their condition by
changing. What mix-up it would
make.
w. w. Shepherd was recently elect
ed president of the Glenburn school 10
I'LL vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of Frank Seaton. Frank had