The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-12-31
NEXT meet
At BISMARCK
N. D. E. A. Elected Officers
Late Yesterday
CREEGAN'S FINE ADDRESS
FARGO MAN SPOKE ON IMPROVE.
MENT OF CITIZENSHIP
THROUGH EDUCATION AT MI.
NOT CONVENTION FRIENDLY
CONTEST FOR NEXT MEET

Minot, N. d, Dec. 31.-Bismarck win
be the meeting place OF the 1910 con-
vention OF the North Dakota Educa-
tional association. A spirited but
friendly contest for the next conven-
ton was lost by Fargo late yesCer-
day afternoon. The meeting next year
will be held in October.
The following officers were elected:
President-Supt. +. F. Smith, wah-
peton.
First Vice President-County supt.
Minnie Nelson of Barnes.
Second Vice President - Miss Eula
Miller. Fargo
Secretary-Professor Travis. May
willie.
Treasurer Superintendent Elli-
thorne. williston.
The last general session of the as
ISOLATION was held this afternoon when
the theme Extending school life into
life was discussed. The speakers were.
Prof. A. D. Weeks OF the A c.. Prof.
Charlton Andrews. Valley City. Prof
M. A. Brannon, State T.; President
Kern, Glendale normal; Superlntend-
ent Sherry, Rolette county, and Super
intendent Nelson, Barnes county.
The department of higher educa.
ton. the department of superintend-
ence and the department OF elementary
education held sessions this forenoon.
One OF the best addresses OF the con-
vention was delivered at the session OF
the department Of higher education
this morning by DR.. G. e. Cregan, pres
ident Of Fargo college. The general
theme of this department was Means
OF Extending the Influence OF Higher
Educational Institutions into Life. DR..
Creegan's subdivision being: For the
Improvement Of Citizenship He
spoke as follows:
within the past twenty years there
has been a great civic awakening in
this country, and as one of its results
the study Of civics is now require
ment In the common school curriculum
of many of the states. The wisdom
and necessity of such requirement Is
evident, when we recall what the public
schools are for--to make good citizens.
In so far as public education at the
expense OF the people fails 70 build
well the citizenship OF the state AID
nation It so far fails 20 justify itself.
1T is, therefore, most hitting, that in
the public schools there should be spe-
cific teaching and studying Of civics--.
the science and art of citizenship.
but / am not to speak Of the COM
mon schools-the peoples college -
but upon the topic:
Means OF Extending the influence
of the Higher Educational Institutions
Into Life-For the Improvement OF
Citizenship.
definitions
ID For the purposes of this paper
when speak of higher educational in
stitutions / mean all normal schools,
colleges, universities and professional
schools--in fact everything above the
academy and high school.
(2) When / use the word college Il
must be understood as standing for all
the higher educational institutions.
When speak Of citizenship, l do not
mean that fraction OF our population
who exercise the right Of SUFFRAGE, but
the body politic-the entire population.
What is the province OF the higher
educational institutions? It is their
sole purpose to produce scholars? Are
they set in their places for the one
great object OF training up a class Of
men and women--perhaps one i'm a
thousand Of our people-who standing
aloof from their fellows are known as
college-bred or the cultured class? If
this is the object OF our colleges and
universities and this fact becomes
known among the people & will not be
long until the legislature will refuse TO
vote funds for such institutions and
philanthropists will turn their mill
lions into other channels.
Let me quote President Thwing up
on this subject: Let the college be
splendid and magnificent in equipment
and its laboratories commensurate with
all the life OF nature; let its libraries be
rorfsr,,aS ~, rn,~s xrt.,.