The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-04

nish mental food for your hungry peo-
PIE They want something to think
about.
a. G. u Accommodating
Our state agricultural college you
will find most kind In responding to
requests for speakers in communities.
Just invite them to talk to your peo-
pie on some phase OF farm life--good
roads or kindred topics and see how
gladly they will respond.
Make the special days such as
Thanksgiving day. Christmas. wash
ington and Ldncoln'a birthdays. moth
ers' day. eighth grade graduation ex-
ercisea occasions for a gathering OF
the parents and friends at the school,
hous. Have an exhibition of the hand
work done by the children. Parents
do so enjoy seeing the work on display
which was done by their John or their
Mary. It not only gives them a pleas
ant afternoon but VIII aid you mater
iah In obtaining the sympathy and Co
operation Of the home. Have these
gatherings often. Do not spend DAYS
and weeks of the school chiIdrer's
time In getting ready for these oc-
casions. Simply use the literature
and material which your lower grade
pupils have dramatized. The course
OF study gives appropriate selections
and material for each seasons utilize
them.
The introduction of domestic science
into our rural schools is TO do much
in promoting sociaa life IN these dis
tricts. I have In mind a country
school where last year they Installed
cooking and sewing. The school board
bought a blue flame stove and the
the other necessary equipment and
the teacher gave an elementary course
in cooking, principally In the prepara-
ton OF the MONDAY lunch AS this is
not talk on domestic science It win
not be necessary to so into detail as
TO the course given, but the point 10
that during the winter the ten girls in
the school prepared luncheon and
invited the patrons to the little dis
trict school as their guests. The
boys helped too in preparing the i'm
provised tables, carrying water, etc.
After dinner short programme was
given and then the parents Just Wis
tied the rest of the afternoon. It was
a day long remembered by these peo-
pie as bright spot in their unevent-
fun life.
Play Games.
At these neighborhood meetings
sometimes let them play games They
need to laugh. True. many OF our
schoolhouses are too small for them to
stir around very much, but whenever
possible introduce games. Truly
Men are but children OF a larger
growth" and just as the children
need to play so do the grown-ups.
Don't forget that cali work and no play
makes Jack a dull boy" There are
many games that can be played in a
small space. For suggestions read
Education by Plays and Games by w.
e. Johnson, formerly supervisor of the
Pittsburgh Playground association.
At these neighborhood meetings the
phonograph can be a great factor in
educating the taste Of the locality for
good music. Familiarize them with
1t. Play good records again and
again until they love the selection.
They do not care for that class of
music because they do not hear
It enough. Possibly devote whole ev-
enings to this. You may be able to
get q musician to explain the selec-
tiCns to the people before each is
played. II you can't get musician
do it yourself Read up about the Sc
lections. Any teacher Of music will