The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-28
ON BEHALF Of EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS Of THE STATE BY WORST
President of Agricultural College Pays Respects to the Uni
versty, President McVey and DR. Merrifed-
ditions in North Oak ota Very Satisfactory
For state Institutions

Speaking for the North Dakota edu-
cational Institutions, President John
/ H. Worst OF the North Dakota agri-
cultural college said:
Ladies ard Gentlemen: IN speak
ing for our state educational institu-
tons, am reminded that they num-
Der no less than seven, while the time
allotted for performing this interest
ing feat is ten minutes-or less than
one minute and a half per institu-
ton.
Mr.. Chairman. could not begin to
voice my admiration for the least of
these institutions in less than ten
minutes, and for several Of them
certainly for one-I could make ex-
tended remarks.
Il shall not take even a portion Of
this precious time. however, for either
praise or criticism OF the wisdom Of
/ our constitutional convention which
so skillfully and SO deliberately sub
divided our states educational en-
ergies. Suffice to say, the deed was
done. whether for better or worse,
and each institution it designated is
| thoroughly organized for its special
line Of work: each institution is pre-
sided over by an earnest, efficient,
and loyal faculty and each enjoys a
satisfactory student patronage. Col
F., lactively. these schools enjoy, per-
haps, a larger enrolment of students
in proportion to the population of the
/ commonwealth than that of any other
state of the union. This speaks we'll,
both for our educational institutions
and for the parents of our children.
+ North Dakotans believe in education
and, wha, is more, they put their be-
/ lief to the practical test. They send
their children TO school.
'In addition to our state fnstitu-
tions no less than five or six Chris
/ tan colleges or academies are sus-
/ tanned within the state, each earn
est, ambitious, and loyal to our social
and religious welfare, while every
/ city or village OF any pretentions
supports a high school, most of thin
! first grade.
Doubtless, our state fathers and
religious societies intended to offer
our children a choic. Of educational
! food as variegated as the flowers that
erstwfile bloolned on our prairies.
/ Time will admit Of but brief mention
Of our numerous educational progeny.
School Of Forestry
away up north. in the village Of
Bottineau, is located the school Of
forestry. youngest of our institution
al family and, as its name indicates,
commissioned to still further diver
sify our crops by creating forests as
we'll as wheat fields. Should this
school persuade land owners to plant
and cultivate minimum OF even five
acre of forest trees upon every quar-
ter-section homestead. as it should.
the school of forestry will be worth a
thousand per cent on the investment
and cost of its maintenance.
Normal Schools
"At Mayville and Valley City re-
spectively, are located our normal
schools where young men and young
women-principally young women
are indicted into the mysteries of the
art OF teaching school. and where
they otherwise are trained for this
most important and responsible of all
professions. Of these normal school,
I may say in brief that they rank with
the best institutions of that character
in the whole country and are liter
ally overcrowded with prospective
school teachers.
Industrial Schools
Down at Glendale, near our
southern border. is located the indus
trial normal school, That the en-
tire pupil may go to school. hands
and eyes, as we'll as head, this in
stitution gives large attention to
manual training and domestic
science, in addition to those cultural
and information subjects required in
the common schools.
Academy OF Science
ITO still further enrich the course
of study, the academy of sciences was
located at Wahpeton in the far south
east corner of the state. Here the
sciences below, and extending some
what into, the college grades are
taught, to the satisfaction OF the COM
munity and a fair sized student body.
Agricultural College
"At Fargo is located the state ag-
ricultural college where numerous
student body is trained i'll the mystic
ries of Gods great text h'ok-agrt-
culture. Here the arts and their as
ISOLATED sciences having bearing
upon the industries Of life, more es-
pecially az related to agriculture and
engineering, receive paramount at
tention. It's purpose is to comply
with the requirements of its great
charter, the federal act Of 1862, viz:
To afford liberal and practical ed
ucation for the industrial classes in
the several pursuits and professions
Of life
These interesting descriptive re-
marks might easily be extended, but
time and modesty forbid.