Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-02-12

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A Member: The Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. of the Baptist church will hold
food sale Saturday afternoon at Jor-
gensons candy shop.
One of Them: The Norwegian Luth-
eran Ladies' Aid will meet next Thurs.
day afternoon at the home of Mrs.
o. Holta, Eighth street and Avenue
B. All ladies are cordially invited.
Observer: Will our superintendent
of schools please give the name of
each graduate of our high school who
has entered eastern universities as
freshman without conditions being
imposed on him when entered?
H. E. Winslow: Don't say that there
is nothing in the musical line in Bis.
marck, but support what musical
events we have. Among them is the
leighton Winslow concert next Tues
day evening at the Presbyterian
church. You'll enjoy it.
Mrs. Quain: In justice to the teach
ers, whom Mr.. Cochrane has forced
into this controversy concerning "A
Systematic Course of Study" l will
say, no individual familiar with school
methods would blame the teachers
for the lack of a systematic outline
of work throughout our grades. This
is a matter in which the board and
superintendent are wholly responsible.
The ladies who visited the schools
and the school board have stated this
fact clearly to the board and to the
public. ,at+
The president stated in yesterday
Tribune that l suggested printed
course of study to the school board
seven years ago. AS superintendent
of Burleigh county urged it's adop-
ton.
The course was compiled by the
North Dakota State Educational de-
partment. It was and is still in use
in all of the graded schools in the
state except those of special districts.
Copies of this course of study could
be placed in the hands of every teach
er in our grades without any expense
to the city. This opportunity is still
open to our school board who are lab
oring under the mistaken idea that
a course of study conducted by
word of mouth" will meet the needs
of sixteen room school. s4s.e
]. S. Kanouse: From recent articles
in the Tribune concerning the city
schools it would appear that some OF
the members of the school board dc
not know whether there is a regular
course of study or not Mr.. Cochrane
says there is and Mr.. Will says there
isn't. Mr.. Will says it is trivial
matter anyhow.
! We understand from this that the
schools may be conducted in any hap
hazard manner and it is all right be.
cause the school board says it is al
right.
Probably no member of the board
has visited the schools more than once
or twice during the past five years
has not familiarized himself with thu
work being done and therefore knowe
nothing about the schools other thar
the financial part and yet the boart
sets itself up as being so far above
reproach that if anyone comes to it,
meetings and makes any complain
or offers any suggestion one of tn,
members at least calls it 'interfer
ence.''
The president of the board has, from
time to time, stated that its meetings
| were open to the public. Accordin,
to its attitude as at present indicated
the public is welcome to the meeting
provided the public keeps silent-say
nothing. The proceedings are too sac
red for the public gaze and the publ,
should not have the temerity to asl
such a thing. But provided there i
no criticism the common people Nigh
reluctantly be admitted 4sss,
Then Mr.. Will says that the boar,
is all-sufRcient anyhow, and is com
petent to manage the schools. w
take 1t from this that the board is en-
dowed with intelligence of such jal
cling brilliancy that it Is the heigh
OF folly for any of the patrons" o
the schools to make any criticisms
And especially when it is women
and members of clubs, too. Jus
think of 1t! 1t is too horrible to con
template. OF course there are n
mems clubs in Bismarck.
/ 1t will be admitted that, as Mr.. Wi
says, the board Is perfectly compaten
to manage" the schools. There ar
a long list of failures in the worrlI
| who managed their own affairs on