The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-13
HOOVER ELECTED
TO Y. PRESIDENCY
FARGO EDUCATOR ELECTED TO
OFFICE IN SOUTHEASTERN AS
soclATloN-KERN's LECTURES
WERE FEATURES OF THE FIRST
DAY.

En+hused with the success or the
first days programme OF the Twenty
fifth seni-anuual convention of the
Southeastern Educational association
at Wahpeton yesterday, supt. Matte
M. Davis returned last evening and
was at her office at the court house
today.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term:
President-Prof. Morris Johnson,
vice vice President-supt. w. d. Hoover.
Fargo. -, c,...
Treasurer--G. w. Walker, Lisbon.
THE features of yesterdays pro-
pramne were the illustrated lectures
INV sunt. o. J. Kern OF Rockford. ILL.,,
recognized as one of the greatest edu-
GATORS In county work in the United
states. Concerning the convention one
! ~ the returning educators this morn"
| ing said:
@From 500 to 400 teachers and citi-
zans are attending the sessions. The
Yesterday morning session nelo at tne
! Commercial club lecture room, was oe-
voted principally to an ADDRESS ny tne
president. Prof r. M. BACK, formerly
superintendent Of Richland county
During the afternoon and evening
| supt. o. J. Kern of Rockford, H., IL
| lustrated with 200 or 800 lantern
slides, various aspects of the good ana
had in presnt country school condi-
lions. His thesis in the AFTERNOON
was that the future country school
will have much to do WITH making
| farm life more attractive, and that
tba dollars and cents phase Of farm
inc IL by no means it's only one. The
! future farm home will have most OF
| +ha conveniences of town, and coun-
fry school children will be housed In
buildings relatively better than the
farmers stables.
Mr. Kern's evenings discourse was
given largely to showing the inherent
lbeautv of nature and the opportunity
to make country children love 1t SO
well that they will want to stay on
the farm.
WaIdron Spoke.
In the absence of President Worst
, who was to have spoken yesterday, but
who had to answer a peremptory call
to attend governors board OF the
Dry Farming congress at Spokane
Prof. C. B. Waldron spoke in his stead
: on the question, Why Should the Study
of Agriculture Have a Place in the
= Country Schools. Professor Waldror
!, showed that this was desirable from
the standpoint Of pupils, schools, the
farmers themselves and national pros
r lperity.
; AS setting one trend in education II
: relief against the other State Supt. w
: L. Stockwell gave an inspiring address
. lon the value of liberal education. HI
said that the we'll trained man has al
y advantage in practical life, while on
! broadly educated has an insight int
the higher pleasures of the mind whicl
gives him the greatest possible salts
a faction in living.
The sessions today are being hel'
at the state science school, The speak
ers from outside Richland county ar
y Mrs. Una B. Herrick and Prof. Mau
i rice Johnson Of the Valley City nor
NAL, Miss Cecil Ward of Hillsboro AM
2 Supt. H. L. lockwood of Enderlin
Supt. F. r. Barnes of Richland count.
I is receiving many congratulations TO
: the programme which he has worke'
u up and which has appealed not alon
: to teachers but to great many citi
: zens.