The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1911, 1911-04-07
Minutes of School Directors Meeting
Thursday and Friday, March so and 81

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ~
Minutes Of the School Directors
Meeting, Thursday and Friday, March
30th and 31st.
Meeting was called to order at 9. p.
M, March Both, by County Superinten-
dent j. A. Haig. In the absence Of |
President Silver Serumgard the Hon. 0.
r. N. Anderson Of Starkweather was
chosen chairman. After Supt. Haig
had named the big guns who he expect
ed would address, the school officers and
reading Of the minutes Of the 1910
meeting which were on motion approx
ed, the roll call of the officers for each
district was had, Supt. Haig desiring
one Of the members from each district
to respond when their names were call
ed, telling how school matters were
progressing or otherwise.
The following officers responded:
Frank Shook of Bay, G. R. Bottolfson
of Bergen, John Regain of Cleveland,
Julius Anderson of Creel, Geo w.
Mooers, of Devils Lake, who told of
the city schools being still cramped for
room, of q teachers employed, good
organization, efficient work, of their
experience from the practical side Of
education in the special subjects Of
manual training and domestic science.
Boys do their own figuring, prepare
blue prints, make, finish and varnish
the articles made, promising an exhib-
ition Of some of the articles made OH
the table Of the court room on the NOR
row, also some garments, showing the
girls handiworS and skill.
Chairman o. p N. Anderson and Co..
supt. Haig asked questions of Mr..
Mooers. Mr.. Haig marvelled at the
work turned out by the manual training
classes, saw complete model frame barn
that was made by the scholars in a
Minnesota school near our state bound
airy, we'll made and finished chairs, etc.
Prof. J. G. West of Webster also spoke
on these specialties and had seen some
good work turned out by the Larimore
schools.
Mrs. Horne responded very interest
ingly for Dry Lake. She thought the
teachers had all they could do with the
present course of study when there was
SO many grades to be taught by one
teacher. She would be pleased if the
scholars would only learn darning, tt
make good buttouholes in garments ane
put on neat patches and would be pleas
ed to give prizes for good work.
H. P. Minnette responded for Fresh
water. He said their teacher had al
she could do with IS to 80 pupils wiz
out having additional subjects. He tolt
of the unsatisfactory supply of goot
drinking water as provided by els
tern.
w. E. Goozee, clerk, on invitation
from the chairman, told of the fin
work being done in the joint distric
graded and second class high school a
Webster under the energetic and efic
lent. management of Supt. j. G. West
He said he knew whereof he spoke, hav
ing five children going there. He sal
the best was none too good for tn
Ramsey county farmers, who were tn
"salt Of the earth,' - and if their chill
dren could not have the benefit in thei
rural schools Of the extra subjects O
manual training and domestic science
why not send them to the agriculture
college where they would get the best
James Michels responded for Graha1
Island. He said that it would be
good plan to send the boys and girls t
the Glendale training school and ais
spoke strongly on the necessity of goo
drinking water for the scholars, proviG
ed either by bored wells or cisterns
which caused considerable discussion
DIRECTORS David Turner and H. P. M
nette said it was their experience tina
water would not keep good unless FRI
quently pumped out
Mrs. Devaney responded for Grow
J. H. Regain spoke for Lake-pump on
the wells by windmill if not by ),an'
was his idea. He advocated maxim
the school grounds more attractive All
beautiful and urged that more shoul
visit their schools, thereby enconragin
the teacher. John f. Thclin respon1c
for Minnewaukan, james Flummerfc7
for Morris. He said his district ha
been trying to get central school S
as to get more children together instea
of having four or five at each it'll
school.
Marshall Colebank responded fl
Newbre. He enlpha*;cal]y favored
central consolidated school. Presidc,
c. A. Morton Of aanrdcn spoke flo
Mortified and told IF the trouble the
had had in attaining consolidation, III
taxpayers being fraid OF the cost, bu
they had succeeded II spite Of the az
position and now they were ycttin
good results and value for t1Ieir money
Fred Reinholt responded for Caklant
He said they had . school well where