Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-01-04

The STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Fargo Forum: John Orchard, secre-
tary of the North Dakota Sunday
School association, is just back from
GRAND Forks from board meeting
of tine state work. R. B. Grifith pre-
sided and the reports OF the state
secretary, primary secretary and the
treasurer were read. S s.
THE two secretaries have been carry
ing out the instructions OF the dele
gates Of the state convention in a
series OF institutes, that for butoadness
Of policy and depth of Interest ex-
ceeds anything yet attenapte ed.
These institutes have covered TWEEN
tyeseven counties. and over $50 towns,
reaching the workers in their own 10
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ealitiess and conducting model work
before the pastors, superint epdents,
and workers that has brought these
workers unto the realm of pedadgpgy
and psychology as in a regular school
of normal methods. a.
The old form of Sunday school
teaching must either go or else THE
boys and girls will. It is impossible
to hold the youth of today with the
18th century or 10Th century methods
or with the old cbildtlike forums Of
management, and 50 these friends OF
The state association enter the schools
and towns Mfting the BANNER OF a
twentieth century work.
MIR. Orchard reported a splendid
advance along the modern, lines, and
especially was this SO in the newer
towns and counties Of the state.
Possibly the graded school with def
mite promotions as in the day school
has had, the largest share of the gen,
eral secretary.s time tifis year, and il
Wiil not he long ere the entire state
us covered with these UP -to4diate
schools. # S5S ss.5s
a few OF the more prominent towns
land cities taking hold 81 this advane
ed work lis Fargo, in the Presbyterian
| Methodist and Baptist churches.
4 At Grand Forks, the Baptist, Pres
byterian and Methodist schools have
all entered upon the graded system
| Other towns such aS Valley City
jaime stoWn, Ganuington, Miniot, Lard
4 more, Drayton, Mayville, etc, have
adopted this plan.
4 Another Of the much needed de
i partments is THAT OF the training 8
teachers. The secretary reports class
] es is almost all the larger cities tina;
4 have adopted "a two years specifi.
course ard that covers the studies b
/ pedagogy, psychology, bible periods
Sunday schooI manage mnnt and pnim
4 airy methods. diploma is issued ual
i der the auspices of this state for thi
two ysaus course.
The laws and principles of teachins
epenansg into a prast heal form Of con
crete, rather than abstract study hai
8Ibeen outlined before the workers d
county convened ons and institutes unit
Il the entire stan of the North Dakots
Il teachers nave changed their plan q
4 teaching. s S5s
Mrs. Jclhn,5on, the state primary ser
retary. has had equal response i'd lie
every department &, cradle rolls an,
. springing up like mushrooms i1 tn,
might i5:5s
The new lesson for the children o
from three to six years OF age, hal
found great favor, in that ali advances
workers know that the child dc Bfre,
is unable 70 take The saIna lesson mai
| ter that a full grown boy or girl can
better equipment for the primarv
room js one or the essentials OF tlls
y elenle ntary dapar intent. This has bsea
felt more and more ais the day scGiDo
work has developed the need os th,
eye gate as we'll as ear gate. 5s
The wider door Is vet to- open be
fore the association Ia the SCHOOLS b
that Is ipsang asked for b,
The state institutions, several d
these viii be conducted by the stat.
secretarles during THE year, the mrs
one Will likely ibe befo,e the gra,dalat
Ding c,,ass of seventy att the Vaaie,