The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-08-02
the SUMMER SCHOOL
OF LAST week
From Students Point Of View.
The Best Summer School Ever
Held in MinOt.

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1t is growing more and more
business like. The instructors
have always been good; this year
they are better, and Conductor
Hoover, always good, has grown
better with his opportunities and
promotion to Fargo. By the
way, he says that was not finan-
cial promotion, but gave him
larger opportunities for his fam
lily. And it is refreshing to find
an educator who stands, and
"stands steady" in the front
rank; who also finds all the op-
portunities he wants for his fine
family within the boundaries OF
our own state, wherein he also
grew up since statehood began.
Why-he has helped largely in
some ways to make North Dako-
ia into it's present fine develop
ment
Supt. Alexander is a fine spec
linen of manhood, a man who
has made himself master of his
work, and the only lecturer on
the course of study whom l have
heard making it luminous. He
halls from Walhalla, our Dakota
heaven.
Mrs. Flynn made many friends
in McHenry county when she
was Mrs. Roberts. None knew
her but to praise her and her
work, so solid, so sensible it is.
Miss Stapleton is a fine worker
from Lisbon, where she teaches
in the high school. Before that
she was principal in Knox. Size
is a daughter Of the farm, and
loves to tell oft. She illustrates
her agriculture with a wealth OF
detail. She also knows our fine
farming school at Fargo we'll.
All her students are ladies.
Bother the men; they are not
alive to the signs OF the teaching
times, but are probably growing
up for our great field Of politics
through the study OF law. Girls
graduate out of the school into
marriage and boys into law and
politics or the press; the press
and che postoffice.
The lectures given in the sum-
mer school have been good. Pro-
lessor Blair of Duluth State Nor
NAL told Of his year in Germany;
it's social side and the work done
in school there, especially in ge-
ography and patriotism.
Rev. Mr.. Powell gave talk on
reading, wherein his dealings
with Herbert Spencer's hetero-
gencity was a piece Of exquisite
humor. State Supt. Stockwell
visited each department., then
gave an address to the whole
body assembled, which none who
heard will forget. He is a glowing
example OF the strenuous, and
every teacher within his reach is
urged to face the problems OF
the present and grow to the glo.
rious privilege of leadership
among the young who will SO
soon be the citizens and voters oil
the land. Current events was
his slogan. Read, read the dai.
lies. the weeklies, and the maya.
zines, student.
; The field studies of the summer
school are always a fine feature
Of the work in Minot; hill, dale
wood and river furnish such glo.
rious opportunities. The city
, itself furnishes such a rich collec
ton of the flowers known as
. weeds, and the gardens and
lawns are charming. So the
botany class has had feast.
The city homes are a wonder
full sight to the student who has
attended institute and summer
. school almost every year since
1891.
And large though the summer
school is, it has plenty OF room
both in town and school. The
new high school has such delight
fully arranged student chairs ad
ded to it's good lighting. etc.
The expense OF attending is ser
ious for the teacher who comes
from Sherwood, Upham or Ana
moose, and is only employed si1
months in summer. But thu
. work accomplished is we'll worth
while.
There is nothing so pleasant as tina
bright, cheerful, at-peace-wi th-the-worl'
feeling when you sit down to your break
fast. There is nothing SO conducive Il
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