Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-26
EDUCATORS Will
MEET At FARGO
Synopsis Of Program Has
Been Announced in
Advance

The nexi emeting of the State Edu-
cational association will be held in
Fargo on November to 3, 1911. This
will be a banner meeting from all in
dications. There is considerable in
terest shown already and the local
committee will assure all of the best
that Fargo has. The general sessions
will be held in the Masonic Temple,
while all others will convene in the
high school building. Thus the sew.
eral meetings will be centralized and
this will add much to the value OF
the session.
Two lecturers of national reputa-
ton have been secured. Ernest
Thompson Seton will lecture on
Wednesday vening on "Scouting of
Wild Animals" while DR.. A. E. Win
ship Of Boston will speak to us on
both Thursday afternoon and even
ing, his subject for the afternoon be-
ing Rural School for Country Life
and for the evening, Education for
Prosperity, Efficiency and Service"
These two men come to us with mes
sages and will interest every one
| present.
A little later the entire program
! will be published thu ough the cour-
tesy of the press. At present the fol-
lowing will give some idea Of the i'm
portant topics up for discussion:
The program for the general associa-
ton for Wednesday will consist of the
address by President Macdonald OF
the association, address by the state
superintendent of public instruction,
and an address, Progress of the
Year." by Superintendent Hoover. On
Thursday this body will consider the
theme, Country Life in North Da-
kota." discussing the theme under the
four sub-heads: "The Country School
as a Community Center" "The One.
Room School," Consolidation" and
preparation for the Rural Teachers"
The speakers are men and women in
North Dakota education who have
given much time and thought to the
specific topic to be presented and
who will interest the educators pres
ent with liv thoughts which can be
put to practical use. On Friday dis
cussion of "The Bible in the School,"
scientific Management in North Da-
kota Education" and address by DR..
F. F., Knowlton of Fargo college, will
engage the attention.
The schedule for the department
programs has been arranged so as to
enable each present to find something
of interest and value to him each
morning. On Wednesday morning
the rural. industrial. music and his
tory departments will hold directors,
On Thursday morning the directors,
county superintendents secondary ed
ucators and the rural, industrial and
elementary departments jointly, will
convene. On Friday the departments
of higher education. of superintend-
ents and Of elementary education will
hold sessions.
The topics for the higher education
department are the case of the fresh
men. athletics and character. The
place of the small college in our edu-
cat1onal system. and the part each
state educational in titution should
have in the training of teachers.
The department of secondary educa-
ton considers. the high school social
unit, teaching of high school English,
some way of giving high school pupils
more training for the duties Of presid-
ing over the home. remedy for high
school laziness. How to take care of
the precocious and the retarded p,l-
pills and preparation Of high school
pupils for teaching.
The elementary section will study
crucial points in arithmetic. A sue
cessful public school garden and an
entertainment progrtm from the daily
school work Of the Fargo public
schools.
The rural folk consider the topics.
Ethics in the Schools" "The School
as Social Center" 1.-THE One Thing
Needful - Playground Plans" "The
Normal Course for Rural Teachers.
and Sources of Inspiration"
A Better Environment" "The
Teaching Of Lower Grade Reading"
School Gardens and Manual Training
Plans." will be presented at the Joint
session Of the rural. elementary and
industrial departments.
Department of Superintendence-l
Topics: Direct Ethical Training in
the Public School," "Back to the Es-
sentials." "Oh1cial Relations Between
State and County Suuerintendents,"
"Retardation Of Pupi1s." "The School !
Man in Politics and Religion" Meth.
DDS in Criticism"
Directors-Topics: Presidents ad- |
dress: school Supervision and Equip
ment" Grading the Rural Schools
Industrial section-Topics: DO
mestic Economy" Manual Training"
Artistic and Esthetic Training" and
Horticulture.
History, Civics. Etc. - Topics:
"Teaching of Civics in Secondary
Schools" announcement OF Investi- |
cation Among Teachers" General His |
tory vs.. Ancient and Modern" "The |
History Syllabus" and "Teaching His |
torv for Power"
Musical Observation-Disclosures: "The |
Work Of the Normal Music Depart
ment." Music Study and Mental Dis
ctnltne.' "Music in the High Schools"
What Should Be the Relationship Of |
the Music Department to the Collesi- |
ate?" Music Aid to Social Better.
men," what the Superv'sors Can Do |
for the Grades" and Music in Our