The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-09-23
EDUCATIONAL MEET
WILL FEATURE :.
COUNTRY
Rural Life q Problem That Is
Given Prominent Place on
State Program

1A6O 0uU u1lb WILL 6VO muCu 70 Lu0
value Of the session.
Two lecturers Of national reputa-
ton have been secured. Ernest
Thompson Seton will lecture on We'd
nesday evening on Scouting Of Wild
Animals while DR.. A. e. Winship of
Boston will speak on both Thursday
afternoon and evening, his subject for
the afternoon being Rural Schools
for Country Life" and for the even
ing, Education for Prosperity, Eflci-
ency and Service" These two men
come to with messages and will
interest every n present.
A little later the entire program
will be published. At present the fol-
lowing will give some idea of the i'm
portant topics up for discussion.
Country Life Theme.
The program for the general asso-
citation for Wednesday will consist Of
the address by President Macdonald
OF the association, address of welcome
and response. address by the State
Superintendent Of Public instruction
Taylor 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 subheads-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 present with live
thoughts which can be put to prac-
teal use. on FRIDAY discussion of
THE Bible In the School," Scientific
Management In North Dakota Educa-
tion." and al address by DR.. F. G.
Knowlton Of Fargo college, will en-
gage the attention.
Department Work.
/, The schedule for the department
programs has been arranged so as to
enable each present to find some
thing Of interest and value to him
each morning. On Wednesday morn
ing the rural, industrial. music and
history departments will hold meet
tngs. On Thursday morning the d.
rectors. county superintendents. Sec
ondary educators and the rural, in
dustrial and elementary departments
Jointly. will convene. On Friday the
departments Of higher education, of
superintendents, and Of elementary
education will hold session.
The topics for the higher education
department are the case Of the fresh
men, athletics and character. The
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ucational system, and the part each
state educational institution should
have in the training of teachers.
The department Of secondary edu-
cation considers, the high school a
social unit, teaching of high school
English, some way Of giving high
school pupils more training for the
duties Of president over the home.
remedy for high school laziness. How
to take care Of the p~recocious and
the retarded pupils and preparation
Of high school pupils for teaching.
The elementary section will study
crucial points In arithmetic, q sue
cessful public school garden and an
entertainment program from the
! daily school work Of the Fargo pub
lie schools.
Rural Problems.
The rural folk consider the topics,
ethics in the schools, the school as
a social center, the one thing needful
playground plans, the normal course
for rural teachers. and sources of in
SEPARATION.
A better environment, the teaching
of lower grade reading, school gar
dens and manual training plans. will
be presented at the joint session of
the rural, elementary and Industrial
departments.
Department of Superintendent;
Topics-Direct ethical training in the
public school, back to the essentials,
official relations between state and
county superintendent, retardation
Of pupils, the school man in politics
and religion, methods in criticism.
Observation-Disclosures adj
dress. school supervision and equip
ment. Grading the rural schools.
Industrial Section; Topics-Domes-
tic economy, manual training artistic
and esthetic training and agriculture.
History, Civics, etc.; Topics
Teaching Of civics in secondary
schools, encouragement Of %investiga-
ton among teachers. general history
vs.. ancient and modern, the history
syllabus and teaching history for
power.
Musical Education; Topics-The
work of the normal music department.
Music study and mental discipline,
music in the high schools. what
should be the relationship of the mu-
sic department to the collegiate? Mu-
sic aid to social betterment, what the
supervisors can do for the grades and
music in u colleges and UNIVERSE
ties.