Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-05-12

| and for reports from the North Dak0
ia delegations to that wonderful city
Mrs. J. Woodbridge Barnes, of New
Jersey-the mother Of supplemental
and graded work-came to us for the
| specialization, and her great exper'
fence was the incentive to similar
experience in North Dakota. There
are some things the east cannot yet
comprehend, and so amid the helpful
ness Of her work, there came ludi-
cruous illustration of the comprehen.
sion of the western go-aheadism. Mrs.
Barnes came to the secretary in the
hotel with program in her hand, and
with face as long as folders ell.
bow said, "Oh, Mr.. Orchard, l notice
by the program that you have topics
that include such lines as Psychology,
Pedagogy, etc. l suppose these are
simply given as ideals, and will not be
.-..>en up as matter of addresses or
topics. why not, madam" I re-
piled. "Why," she said, I'VE would
not dare to introduce such things in
our Sunday schools in New Jersey,
much less in the country schools OF
North Dakota" Not only was her
surprise when such men as Prof. Hol-
lis, Prof. Mcfarland and others took
up those topics for the back-woods OF
worth Dakota, but her establishment
was intensified, when she attempted
to raise the financial budget.
It was only two years since Wells,
the banner county of the state had
been organized, and with but five Pro
testent sunday schools pledged 500
at this convention, and when Mrs.
Barnes heard the amount pledged, she
turned to the speaker and said:
'"rhese people don't know just what
they are doing, am sure, because
our older people in the east would
not think OF giving like this" Herein
however, comes the. wisdom of the
executive committee in spreading out,
and gripping the west.
Passing Of Another Milestone.
Grand Forks again seemed to come
to the efront, for at this centre had
all the advanced movements had their
birth and so 1905 saw another mile
stone reached. The terrible long dis
lance between the two states Of Mon
tana and North Dakota, resulted in
change of base in Minnesota joining
with her instead of Montana, and so
for some time the speaker gave his
twelve months between Minnesota
and North Dakota. At this juncture
Minnesota came to the front with
desire to secure all time in a general
secretary, it was thought that North
Dakota could not support man all
time so the plan was for the speaker
to give his whole time to Minnesota.
Again we see the faith and loyalty of
Mr.. J. E. Clyifford, for he said. IF
Minnesota can support a secretary
surely North Dakota can Also" and
thus began the full time of service of
The speaker.
From this time on there seems to
have been constant and satisfactory
progress. We would not be egotist-
ical nor self-satisfied. but with the
movements Of the following years,
YOU are all more or less conversant.
Directly following the Grand Forks
convention a plan was outlined to
cover few counties each year with
institutes. This year 1905 saw 1875
planned, and their value none can
estimate. Thirty.one counties have
at this time fallen into line in organ
ization. The constituency of the
state work has increased from $1,000
pupils to $4,000, and from 4.OoO teach
ers and officers to nearly 5000.
This year also saw the founding of
our state paper, Live Wire," a paDer
that has. we are proud to say. taken
high rank with the papers of other
states. The name itself Ia so sug-
gestive of the forces We have to do
with, that we cannot refrain from
giving the origini of title.
At one of our conventions the
sneaker was asked to give in the
hriefest of sentences the four +h}nps
that in his estimation cons+i+"+>d
the teachers work for the Living
Child" without even time to coiu
words for the occasion. he answered.
"A Livinie Teacher" "A LIVING Ri
bile" and "A Living Christ" and so
for the naper, when we were looking
abroad for name. we chose Give
Wires" as our trade mark. Three
Things this year became the motto
If the state work, viz: "Bring to
Chrie+. Tr"in up in Christ. Send Out
for Christ" 49,
Studies in the Normal.
Another of the advanced move.
ments this year also was the studies
in the Valley City normal school.
Our entire week preceding the 1905
convention. was given to the future
teachers of the public schools in a
series of Bible studies. Sunday school
history, technical studies in Sunday
school various forms. These were
conducted by the two secretaries,
closing with special work by Mr.. w.
G. Pierce, who came on day earlier
for this purpose. $F&%s' =, .-M.,l
The most enthusiastic of$all con-
ventions up to this time, came at
Valley City. in 1906, with Wm. g.
Pearce of Chicago. This was I, the
high water mark in spirit, delegations
and in interest. the outcome OF which
was the stretching south Of the new
Milwaukee line a., far as Adams
county, and the new work on the
Indian reservation. These new
places opened three other conven-
lions yearly, with an institute In an