Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-27

onstration farms and stations and
farmers institutes. What he said
was needed to double the present
average yield, was a better, or more
usefuk education for the boys and
girls of North Dakota. Under the
present school system the child is
taught continuously the three RS and
relative intellectual subjects, through
primary, grammar, high school and
college, and kept away from useful
work. They gain book knowledge
only and as a result turn to business
or for the professions and land in
the over crowded cities. Of the co.
100000 people in the United States,
10000, 600 are in the cities and but
30,000,000 on the farm.
Consolidate Schools.
Prof. Hoverstad suggested differ
ent educational system training The
| children to work with more home
| training; consolidation of the coun-
try district schools often poorly
taught, to a large township school,
which could afford a high class in
structOr North Dakota being Young,
! is in a position to introduce consol-
idated rural schools in which the ele-
ments of agriculture should he
taught Education is fundamental.
| Doing things means the development
| of habits and bundle of habits from
| the character that shapes the destiny
of it's possessor.
Prof Hoverstad closed by stating
| 90 1,no ~ f,11
was as great an artist as the man
who painted it; the hoy who raised
! the most perfect calf was as great
as the artist who chisled it's mag"
| from stone; the man who acted the
| hero, as great as the writer who des-
cribed him in perfect literature
North Dakota has a splendid o2por-
| tunity to introduce this better edll-
| cational system which would be OF
! irestimable value to the state.
Prof. Hoverstads address was heard
with great interest.
Presentation of Trophies.
The program closed with the pre-
sentation by Hon. w. c. Gilbreath,
commissioner Of agriculture and Ia
Dor, Bismarck. N. D., of silver
trophy in the butter contest and the
awarding Of butter prizes.
Commissioner Gilbreath again told
of the Importance of the creamery
! business to this state and its farmers.
I;airying, he said, is the best and SAT
est money maker: the creamery is
closely allied to the farming inter
est, especially to the dairy branch OF
farming. and must have the sympathy
of the farmer Mr.. Gilbreath stated
that in the thirteen creamery entries
but ~, per lent separated the high
est frcm the lowest, and then pre-
s"ntcd tn" trophy to Mr. ]. NJ. Helm
CT New Salem, whose creamery but
ter ranked 93k per cent the product
butter that was delicious. gilt edge,
and what the public and housewife,
the 100000 consumers Of North Da-
kota, craved."
The Prize Winners.
In the creamery class there were !
"a entries besides some that were de
layed by trains not reaching here in !
time The judges commented favor
ably upon the packages. as the but
termakers worked under extremely adj
verse conditions due to the sudden
cold weather, cream being delayed in
delivery and frozen. The test was
severe.
Those ranking over 80 in the cream
cry class were J. H. Helm, New Sa-
lem, winner of first prize; NJ. J.
Johnson. Kenmare, 93A; Hugo Dorm,
Streeter, 90; p. F.. Schultz. 92h: H.
C. Jensen, Galesburg, 92k; w. A.
Gerson, Glen Ullin, 90; Paul 'Hoerz,
Youngtwon, 91k; Hanse Larson, Nc
Kenzie. 81; F. w. Pawleson, Cassel.
ton, 81; Otto Gaebe, Blue Grass, 81;
Only those above 80 are given.
In the dairy class, first prize was
won by Mrs. P. J. Husfloen, Haywood,
scoring 911h. She also has taken
first prize at Fargo in two successive