The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-20
VALLEY CITY NORMAL.

have been given seats around the
room, forming fringe of beauty"
Miss Amidon, the instructor in
reading and vocal music. has organ
lied special class in reading. This
class will take up the work of the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades as
outlined In the state course of study.
Such selections as LIowelPs Vision of
Sir Launial, Shakespeares Julius
Caesar, and various works of our
great poet, Longfellow, will be analyz-
ed with view to teaching the same
in the grades.
meeting of county superintendents
was held Wednesday to decide on
course of study for the summer school.
State Superintendent Stockwell spoke
in chapel on the value of the person
ality of a teacher. The county sup
erintendents all spoke briefly and
wittily on various subjects to the stu
dents. The following educators were
present;
Mr.. Hutchinson of Lisbon, Ransom
county; Miss Josephine Paulson, '95 of
Eddy county. Miss Kain of Foster
county; and Miss Nelson of Barnes
county.
The class in sociology has spent
very interesting week on the analogy
between society and an organism.
Many interesting reports on related
topics were given. The text used is
IN,
Nearly fifty students have enrolled in
this class and Professor Gillette keeps
every member busy.
Prof C. C. Schmidt of the James
town schools visited the normal We'd
nesday. Professor Schmidt has been
superintendent of the city schools at
jamestown for several years, but has
now accepted a position in the peda-
gogical department at the university.
The election of officers for the stu
dent self government, Saturday re-
suited in no candidates receiving a
majority; therefore, the two receiving
the highest were voted on Tuesday.
The officers chosen were Burl Carr,
Leal attorney; Edward Cox of Valley
City, judge and Charles Campbell. al
so of Valley City, president. The
Australian ballot system was used,
each student registering before he
voted.
The class in physics, under the in
struction of Professor Ripley, visited
the telephone exchange this week.
This trip was taken in connectioni
with the study of electricity. The class
will now commence the study of
sound.
A baseball team was organized this
week under the management of the
athletic coach, Mr.. Hatch. There is
some excellent work being done by
members of the team and we look for
ward to some interesting games.
Harry Diller, 'O7, of Iowa is captain
of the team.
Election of society officers was held
last week. Miss Jennie Jones of VAL
ley City is the new president of the
Clionian; Miss Helen Anderson Of
Valley City, of the Atheneum; Burl1
Carr of Leal of the e. b. c.; and Ella
Schuler of Valley City of the Eclectic.
DIR. John Watson, or Ian McLaren,
appears here Saturday, April 20. This
will be the last number Of the lecture
course. The course has been very in
structive this year, numbering many
noted speakers; and in this last num-
ber the students will have a rare op-
portunity. DR.. Watson's Beside the
Bonnie Brier Bush, most successfully
dramatized work, was played here this
winter.
The tennis club met and organized
Tuesday. About thirty students be-
long to this club and several courts
will be used. Roy Cross of Valley
City is president.
Mr.. Mattson, former student, who
is now connected with the Northern
Colonization Co. of Sheyenne, n. d.,
was a visitor Wednesday in chapel.
He spoke briefly of the contrasts be-
tween the normal now and what it
was in 1894, when he attended the
school.
Mr. Forster, superintendent of the
I1dINSy SCtOOlS, ny lNO
grade teachers, visited the model school
Saturday, for the purpose of getting
suggestions to help them in their work.
Mr.. Forster spoke during chapel ex-
ercises on the value of the study of
history. He took up the period of Re-
construction and emphasized the fact
that pupils will be benefited by special
reading and reporting. He also made
good plea for broad view of history
| and said that the subject is usually
taught in a narrow way. making no
| allowance for different points of view.
Professor Kuhns of Wimbledon Wis
tied the normal Saturday for the pur-
pose of selecting members for his
teaching force for the coming year.
Superintendent Lereaux Of the Coop
erstown schools was also visitor Sat-
urday.
| Prof j. M Gillette was appointed to
a membership In the board of direction
Of the state historical society. April