The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-05
Richland county, at Wahpeton. four
S1,onlxs, honixanis,o.

lAAOO WOShos OCSA.lIiGSo July =.
Benson, Pierce and Ramsey, a!
Devils Lake. gaining June 2G.
McHenry and Ward. at Minot, three
weeks, beginning July 9.
One week institutes will be held in
the following counties.
Billings and Stark. at Di.hinson.. be-
r ginning May %.
Bottfneau, at Dos.i1eau, 5aSi ming
June 4.
Burleigh, at Bismarck, beginning
May 21.
Cavalier, at Iaagdon, b.s.nring
June T.
Dickey, at Glendale, beginning
August ~.
| Emmons, at Linton, beginning June
Foster, at Darlington, beginning
June IL.
Kidder, at Steele, beginning June o5.
Logan, at Napoleon, beginning June il.
| Mcintosh, at Ashley, beginning june
Mclean, at Washburn. Dat. not
| fixed.
| Morton, at Mandan. Date not fixed.
Rolette, at Rolla, June is.
Sargent, at Forman. Some time in
| October.
Towner, at Cando. June II.
Williams and Mckenzie, at Willis
ton, June 25.
Oliver and Mercer counties will
| probably join with Mclean at Wash
burn.
The various faculties of the several
summer schools and institutions are
not complete, consequently no definite
announcements of the same can be
| made at this time.
During the past month we have at
tended large and enthusiastic direc-
tors meetings for the following coun-
ties: Stutsman, A. Jamestown RAM
sey, at Devils Lake: Wells. a, Fesscn.
den. The principal topic under dis
cussion was How to Make the School
More Efficient" This, of course, in
cluded better buildings, better heat
ing, lighting and ventilation, better
teachers, longer terms, free text books,
more supplementary reading, haautify.
ing Of school grounds, the Importance
OF school gardens, and the teaching of
elementary agriculture. In all of
these meetings there was marked in
terest, earnestness and enthusiasm On
the part of school officers. and this
means a great deal for the betterment
| of schools III the various localities.
| While there is mach to be done, we
cannot help feeling that the rural
! schools of our state are receiving
very marked impetus through The
medium of these meetings.
We have also had the pleasure of
attending two very fine teachers
| meetings; one, the Cavalier County
Teachers association at Langdon, and
the other, the initial meeting of the
Northwestern Educational association
at Minot. The central theme at the
Cavalier county meeting was the teach
ing OF elementary agriculture, togeth
| er with the improvement of school
houses and school grounds. Prof. Nc
| Dowell, of the Agricultural college.
was present and succeeded in arous-
| ing great deal of interest in the
teaching of elementary agriculture.
The first meeting of the Northwestern
association was successful in evety
particular This association includes
Ward. Williams, McHenry, Bottineal,
Pierce and Wells counties The at
tendance was considerably over 100.
| The papers and addresses were Of an
unusually high order, and i. is en-
pected that the influence OF this as
ISOLATION will be strong in that part
of our great and growing young state.
The State Teachers Reading Circl,
board met in Fargo on Wednesday,
April 20, fer the purpose of adopting
books for the coming year and The
transaction of such other business as
might come before it. Every member
OF the board was present. Superin-
tendents Barnes and Hasselquist were
reappointed for term of two years,
beginning July /, 1906. The books
adopted for the coming year are:
Swetts American Public School," and
MYERS History of England" These
books cost, respectively, 80 cents and
continue the publication of the Read
ing Circle Bulletin for the coming
year, and it is their intention to en-
large the present bulletin so as to in
clude Il bulletin on current events, it
being the opinion of the board That
there is a great need among our teach
ers for more definite knowledge of
current history. The board also rec
ommends the use of THE Little Chron-
icle" in connection with the teaching
of current events, and also the use 90
Wizards Story of the Prairies' as
an exceedingly valuable book in the
teaching of the geography of our state
The board will make an effort this
coming year to interest the teachers
in the graded schools of our towns
and cities. 1t is the opinion of the
board that the teachers in the grades
are in almost as much need OF this
work as the teachers in tie rural
schools, certainly Inc teachers in the
grades are more apC to become thor
oughly self-satisfeI than the teachers
in the rural schools, and t,l:s is the
age when every teacher who expects
to be progressive must be UP and do
ing.
During the month of May there will
be number of important educational
meetings: The Southeastern associa-
ton meets at Hillsboro on the 4th and
| 5th; the, Tri-County association, at
Grafton on the 18th and 18th, and the
high school conference at the uni
versity on the 18th and 18th.