Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-21
SUPT. n. c. MCDONALD
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=, OUTl. N. u. III UUNHLU
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> on few of the forms of the imagil
. alton which may be thus put to us,
"The first form of the imaginatio
y is perception. Each one of us build
+, his own world, and in so building h
= creates himself.
The second form of the imagina
ton is the reproduction of the mag
after the act of prescription has take1
place. Memory depends upon per
ception. Your success as a teacher
and the future success of the child
depends. largely upon the vigor, inten
sity and keenness of the exposure o.
the first PERCEPTION, in order that il
can be accurately and readily recall
ed to memory.
"Thirdly, there is the constructive
form of the imagination. The seeing
of all things you have never seen
must be developed by the constructive
activities of the imagination. The diff
ference between people is the differ
ence in what is going on in their
heads. And for this reason teaching
is the most difficult, the most delicate,
the most intricate and the most subtle
of any other profession in the world.
"The fourth form is the scientific
imagination, the approaching of every
thing with all tentacles functionary,
and generally with a theory Seine
call this thinking. The mind is eX-
! cited to find out the reason for
things.
'The fifth form of the Imagination
is the fancy. What charming power
of the soul is fancy. Fancy is the i'm
agination at play rather than at
work. 1t explains the pleasure we
derive from wit. Of all the beautiful
realms of the imagination what is so
very delightful as this?
1.-The sixth and the last form of
the imagination is the creative-that
which embodies the conception into
objects or images. 1t might be call
ed the artistic FORM The highest
achievement of all is the creation of
ideals. If we could only excite The
artistic sense of the young, inspire
them to create for themselves high
ideals, and then make them hold to
those ideals-that is the greatest priv.
ilege of the teacher"
Tribute to Julia Ward Howe.
At the close of DR.. Cooks address
Superintendent Stockwell announced
that he would lead in the singing of
two of the verses of 1.-THE Battle
Hymn of the Republic" This was
done. as mark of respect to Julia
Ward Howe, whose memory will live
in the hearts of the men and women
of this great nation for all years to
come. And as the chorus was reach
ed, the entire audience took up the
burden of the refrain "Glory, Glory,
Hallelujah" and their thoughts revert
ed for the moment to the grand and
noble woman to whom they paid this
tribute.
Health of School Children.
President Smith then emphasized
the fact that the directors of the North
Dakota Educational association had
thought that it was time to lay par
ticular stress upon the question of
health, and that they had chosen
speakers with regard to their fitness
for handling their respective topics.
The general theme that was discuss.
ed was "The Schools Relation to
Public Health"
The first of the papers to be pre-
sented was that of DR.. G. F. Ruedi-
ger of the state university on "The
Need and Value of Medical Inspection
of the School Children" DR.. Ruediger
showed that wherever this plan had
been followed it had been a decided
success and he related many Incl
dnts of the benefits that had accrued
both to the individual pupils and to
the schools through it's use. At the
close of his remarks, DR.. Cook also
mentioned several incidents where
medical inspection would have stood
in good stead.
Mrs. Una B. Herrick, teacher Of
physical culture at Valley City, then
presented a paper on "The Place of
Physical Education in Our Public
Schools" She handled her topic
we'll and showed that physical educa-
ton was not only important but that
it was absolutely essential to the gen.
eral welfare of the pupils.
Supt. w. A. Godward of Devils
LAM, uloCoO1oCu upOu CAC Iop1\
"Schoolhouse Construction and SAM
tation and Their Effect Upon the
Health of the Children" He said that
the school building should be the most
permanent, the most scientific, and
the most beautiful building in the
city. Every building should be we'll
lighted, directly ventilated and SAM.
tary. That these things are not al
ways assured are due to a lack of
knowledge, a lack of wisdom, and lack
of finances.
The Playground as Factor.
County Supt. Minnie J. Nelson of
Valley City, then presented a very
able paper on ''The Playground as a
Factor ;iAs Health and 'sEducation."
HerAaddress was very Interesting and
will be published in full in a later
Tissue Of the Tribune.
Election Of Officers.
Following the closing paper of the
days program, the session then took