The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-09-03
County superintendents Meet.

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Summary of the proceedings Of the
first day of the meeting of the county
superintendents held at Valley City
August 10th and 2Dth.
The entire session of the first day.
Thursday, was taken up with the dis
cussion of elementary agriculture. 1t
seemed to be the consensus of opinion of
all superinteDdents that if some feasible
plan could be devised, an effort could Le
made to introduce this subject in all the
schools OF tho state the coming year.
The following plan was suggested: That
a committee of five, of which Prof, Ran
lett of the Agricultural college should
be chairman, be appointed This com
mittee to formulate course of study,
prepare data, giving complete outline
OF the work to be done, the methoas to
be used and furnishing the subject mat
ter to be taught and the work to be car
rled on for sixmonths, each months work
being 2 complete whole in itself and di-
vlded into four lessons: the idea being
that these lessons should be given once
week in the fern of general lessons,
all ct this mateeial to be published in
connection with the reading circle Bul-
letln during the conf: g year; it also be-
ing understood that every county super
lntendent and every teacher In every ru.
raj school is expected to do this work
After thorough discussion Superinten.
dent w alace moved that it be the sense
OF the county superintendent that a
standing committee of four superinten-
dents with Prof. Randlett as chairman,
be appointed to take charge of the mat.
ter of formulating plan for getting the
matter OF elementary agriculture intro
duced in all the schools of the state.
This motion was carried unanimously
and the following county supeninten-
dents were chosen to act with Prof. Ran.
lett, Supss. Mcdonald, Groom, Nelson
and Davis.
~ out Of the 46 county Superintet
dents were present.
The following resolutions were adopt.
led:
l. We believe that the most impor,
tantsipgae educational interest in the
state is the rural school. 1t demands
our best efforts as superintendents; it
must have the larger appreciation of the
rural community and a more genreous
support from its patrons.
2. We believe that the rural school
OF its kind should be as good a school as
the best;town or city schools.of it's kind.
10 'bpiRg this about the mural school
needs.and ought to have better build
angs. .and'mors attractive snhool grounds
longer terms, better prepared land better
paid teachers, more effective gu pervision
and aoourse of study ~hlch while re.
tainingthe real substance af,the present
program shall be enriched blythe intro
duction of those vocational subjects
whicd pertain to rural life.
3. We. believe that the consolidated
school a6ords the ultimate solution of
the rural school probien. And while
most heartily endorsing theconsolidated
school it is our opinion that every phase
at such u school should be thoroughly
understood before adopting the plan Of
coasoidation.
We are convinced, that the rural
school shoaald be made more and more
the center Of the social and civic life of
the community.
3. We renew our declaration IN be-
half Of state aid to rural schools which
end e@ndeeyor 70 maintain q high staadard
and meet certain reasonable conditieos.
9. We believein North Dakota and
her people and feel that her future great
ness depends upon the right education
Of her sons and daughters.
Z. To this end we most earnestly oom.
mend to the people Of North Dakota the
serious consideration Of the needs az the
rural school. Vi Is8s