The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1909-01-01
Convention 1908 Brought to an End Last
Night s Hzy Before Death Of Year-Iast
Day y z|lsy One Departments Elect.
cd Of and General Session List.
eneo reports Of Committees
ouuge Lindsey's Address

Mrs. Edith Beaumont, Madison, vice
president; Mrs. j. Jones, Jr., Miller,
secretary.
Associated School Boards ~ Mr.
Fell, Lead, president; Mrs. H. II. Will
liams, Centerville, secretary.
Following the business sessions of
the departments each one listened to
it's closing program. That Of the as
sociated school boards was Of special
interest, paper on Manual Train
ing being read by President G. w.
Nash Of the N. N. & I. S., which at
tracted much discussion. The paper
advocated the establishment Of man
ual arts courses in the public schools.
This view was upheld by the depart
ment in the resolutions it passed lat
er. Principal Greed Of Warner was
also a participant in the program.
Last Business Session.
At the business session of the en-
tire association @. M. Stevens of Alb
erdeen and A. "A. Mcdonald were add
ed to the legislative committee of
seven, of which President Cook of
the Spearfsh Normal is president.
Other members are M. M. Ramer,
Pierre; M. Moriarity, Redfeld; A. H.
BigeIow, Leaii:: G. E. Swanson,
Pierre; G. ]. Lawrence, Canton G. j.
Anderson, Oacoma.
The award of tho loving CUP a
ii = III eisl ~ si2u county
having the greatest percentage OF
teachers represented at the session
was not made, as the committee did
not have statistics giving the NUM-
ber Of teachers in each county. The
award lies between four counties
Day, Deuel., Edmunds and Sphinx, with
the chances favoring Edmunds.
Committee Reports.
The report of the legislative com
mittee endorsed the juvenile court
and advocated the appointment Of an
educational commission of five mem.
bers, one of them a lawyer Of stand.
| ing to revise the school laws abf the
state.
The resolutions committee express
Il ed the thanks of the association fol
1.-THE hospitality Of Aberdeen and thu
work Of the county and city superin
ttendents and local teachers for theil
efforts, the regents Of education AM
1.-The faculty Of the N. N. & /. S. fo,
1.-THE use of the school buildings, th'
press for its sympathetic reports, ex
pressed sorrow over the death of tn
ilate Dean Young Of the state univer
4 lsity, commended Superint Us
trud for his work in behalf OF tn
rural schools, recommended chang
lin the school law to allow the count,
superintendent to hold his county in
Istitute whenever he saw fit, adyocat
led a change in the present system Q
renting school lands for pasturage
approved the new county option bill
i favored the estab blishment OF burea1
LOT education independent OF the de
\ lpartment Of the interior, extended t
1.-THE retiring president, DR.. Nicholson
4 appreciation for his energy and un
4 tiring Efforts In the past and favore
4 la movement Of education for NOR
'Isanitary conditions In schools.
4 Afternoon Session.
d The program at the afternoon gel
A sion of the association was one I
great merit. G. Fred Knappen /
d Brookings delivered an address upo
Lathe Commercial Value Of Hight
a Education. He was followed by ]
.IC. Ericsson Of Elk Point, president
1.-THE state board Of regents. who toe
Il for his topic 'sThe Social and Civ
flvalue Of Higher Education. Z Mi
. Helen Peabody, principal Of a
a Saints school at Sioux Falls, spol
on The Educated Woman In Soc
3 Iety, and Superintendent w.
] Thompson OF Webster told how
4 stop the leaks between the grad
and high schools and the high schoe
!. and colleges BY making the educ
& pltional courses In the higher instit
Itions more practical. a. =. Bras
sIMdtchell, publisher Of the South .
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