Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-13
PRESIDENT M'VEY
SPOKE TO CROWD
At EXPOSITION
LARGE NUMBER OF SCHOOL
CHILDREN VISITED BIG
LAND SHOW.
SCHOOL DAY we'll ATTENDED
ANTlTUBERcULosIs LECTURE BY
MRS. eoDENsTAe IN THE
AFTERNOON.
J. M. Hannaford, Second Vice Presi.
dent Of Northern Pacific, Was Guest
of Superintendent Gilbreath Friday.
Dickinson Delegation Viii Arrive
Tomorrow.

II did not know there were so
many children in the world" ex'
claimed Col. w. P. Tuttle Of Dawson,
as he viewed the march of little folks
into the exposition building this aft.
ernoon.
The number of school children pass.
ing through the gate at 2:20 this aft.
ernoon had reached about 1880, and
they were still coming.
The public schools of Bismarck
marched down like soldiers, differed
by their teachers. They were three
squares in length. Next came the pa
rochial schools, followd by the In
dian schools. They had hardly got
into the building when the train
from Mandan arrived with nearly 500
more. And the country schools con-
tributed quite a number. The little
people fairly swarmed the big build
ing, filling every nook and corner.
After seeing the exhibits they crowded
into the auditorium to see the vaude-
Vile. OF course there were lectures
preceding the show, but what inter
ested the children was the theatr1-
Gals. 1t was a great afternoon for the
little people of Burleigh and Morton
counties, and Superintendent Gil
breath was voted the best man on
earth. The gentleman is thoughtful
for the pleasure of others.
School day at the Industrial Expo
sition.
Superintendent Gilbreath, ever
ready to accommodate, to educate and
to promote the welfare and best in.
terests of the schools and the school
officers and teachers set apart Friday
afternoon for the entertainment of
the educational institutions of Bur.
leigh and Morton counties.
This afternoon the teachers came
ith their classes, looked over the
exhibits, listened to a talk from Mrs.
Bodenstab of the anti-tuberculosis
society, and heard mastery address
by President Frank l.. McVey of the
State university.
The teachers led their pupils around
'the big building, explained the ex-
hibits and finally conducted them to
the theater.
There is little in lectures to interest
the smaller pupils. They did not come
to listen to speech-making. What
they come for was to see the sights
and enjoy the vaudeville, and that
was the portion that proved the chief
attraction.
The doors of the exposition were
thrown open to the schools of Man.
dan, Bismarck and the Indian schools.
It was great occasion for the pu-
pills and an enjoyable time for the
teachers, the latter seeming to par
take of the youthful enthusiasm.
The weather for School day was
not propitious. The heavy rain last
night made the streets muddy and the
weather was threatening, but the
turmoil was quite large.
Mr.. Hannaford Here.
Superintendent Gilbreath had for |
his guest today J. NJ. Hannaford, Sec
ond vice president of the Northern !
Pacific railway The gentleman ar
rived at 10:45 this morning and
while here met many of the leading
citizens. Mr.. Hannaford is popular
in North Dakota and it was through
him that freight concessions were
made in transporting exhibits to the
exposition. He was very favorably
impressed with what he found and
declared himself in favor of having
the exposition made permanent. He
says it will do more to improve farm.
ing methods and develop the state
than ANYTHING which could be desired.
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