The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-22

umes by more than 2,901 districts.
The reports of our county superinten-
dents for the year showed that out of
the 1858 school districts in the state,
5,S47 have Libraries, with a total of
956,371 volumes, valued at $617,S6s."
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Miss Robinson, state secretary of
the Y. w. C. A, arrived in the city
Friday night, to be the guest of
Wheeler Hall for a few days. She
on Friday evening, and arranged for
several meetings on Saturday and
Sunday, including a Saturday ves-
per service.
! Mr.. Kingsford went to the northern
part of the state on Friday to take
part in an educational convention.
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! Mr.. Tang and Miss Lovsness, county
superintendent for Clay and Norman
counties, were at school on Friday
comforting with regard to the work
and attendance of the summer school.
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The tennis court on the east cam
pus, which was. a promised improve
ment of this season, will probably not
be laid out because Of the disturbance
incident to the construction of the
new dormitory.
On Wednesday evening, Miss New
man entertained the members of her
sociology class in the new domestic
science rooms of the model school
freshingly informal and what with
good feeling, bright flowers, and de-
licious refreshments, the evening was
marked by a fine flavor of the spring
Mr.. Quigley spent Monday and
Tuesday visiting the normal schools
of Duluth and Superior. .
Miss Scof1eld, an adept in bird lore,
has been initiating several of her
colleagues of the faculty into the
mysteries of discovering and Identify
ing the many species of birds that are
thronging the groves and hedges at
this season of the year. She makes
it plain that this region is not barren
of either song birds or birds of fine
plumage.
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The juniors party of Monday eve
ming in honor of the seniors is spok-
en- Of as perhaps the most brilliant
thing OF its kind ever given at the
school
Erick Allstrom gave a talk on min
ing before Mr.. Kingsford's frst-h hour
class on Tuesday. In his special re-
port for American literature he has
written a quite elaborate paper in
criticism of the work of Jack Lon
don and Rex Beach as exponents.
through their fiction, of life in Alas
ka.
Curtis Pomeroy, who was a visit
or at school on Wednesday, reports
that Julius Skaug, former graduate
of the normal who is now practicing
law in Minneapolis, is making his way
with marked success both in his pro-
fession and in business.
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Among the people known to this
community who will take part on the
programme of the National Educa-
tional association, which meets in
July at Denver, are Thomas A. Hin
yer, president of the Mayville nor
NAL, and w. G. Chambers, head of the
department of psychology and child
study at the Greeley Col, normal
school. Mr.. Chambers, in fact, is TAX
ing very vital part in the affairs OF
the session. He is secretary Of the
department Of child study and mem
Der of the local committee of the de-
partment of norm@s schools; he gives
a paper before the music section or
The Psychology Of Music; one before
the religious educational department
and one before the department o.
child study. Mr.. Hillyer's topic i:
Professional Training for Teachers ol
Secondary Schools in Colleges ant
Universities.
| Among the alumni who were in at,
tendance ait the various performances
of the class play. the following wer,
observed: Agnes Scott, from Gary
Henry Megrund, from Shelley; g. c
skeinn, from Audubon; Susie Pagel
from Dakota; Grace Mckenzie, an.
J Curtis Pomeroy.