The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-11
With Election of Officers and Commit
tee Reports Teachers Meeting
Adjourned This Morning.
JAMES LECTURE A FEATURE
Professor A. S. Kngsford, Gave In
teresting Talk on The Teach
er's Life of Service.

Last evening session of the North
Central Teachers association was
taken up largely with special music
James, Dean of the College of Edu-
cation, University OF. Minnesota, and
State superintendent C.. G. Schultz,
and reception. -~~.. =.
Music was given by the high school
orchestra during the. entire, evening.
The orchestra is under charge of Miss
Ethel Murray, supervisor of music
in the Bemidji public schools, and
| is recognized as one of the leading
musical organizations of this portion
Of the state.
A selection was given by the Girls
Glee Club.
A. ]. Linden, the Pine River sing
err, sang a solo in very favorable
manner
The Bemidji male quartet COM
posed of Andrew Rood, Sherman
Berge, Albert Barker and C. J. Wood,
mansee, sang.
The lecture given by DR.. James,
was one of the most interesting talks
of the convention.
| i, "A portion of the lecture of DR..
James was as follows
ut is hard to. forecast the-fnture
Of any nation, because we can not
realize the tremendous sweep of
human experience
"Human progress can not be mea-
sured by the material progress, and
mechanical inventions, but by abil-
ity of the human mind, to think, to
feel, and to remember.
"The progress of humanity has
been slow, for the periods of great
progress such as the Age of Per-
icles and Renaissance, have been
preceded by long periods when al
most no progress was made.
sour country has two valuable as
sets to further our progress, viz:
Our wonderful resources and demo-
cratic spirit.
"Education is not sufficiently ap-
preciated by us.
I'm order to progress we must ap-
preciate education; education must
be free, compulsory and universal.
"We need a higher standard for our
education, more expert control of
school system, and federal support.
"The government should assist in,
but not control, education.''
State Superintendent of Schools,
G. G.. Schulz, who was to have spoke
Thursday evening, but who could
not arrange his affairs so as to be
present, arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon from Duluth and gave
short address last evening. He
talked during the most of his speech
on the fact that "Our future lies in
the development of our agricultural
possibilities and that the sPeople
believe in practical education.''
After the program was over a pub
lie reception was held, so that the
visiting teachers might become bet
ter acquainted.
In the receiving line were, former
superintendent of schools in Bemidji,
A. P. Richie, President L. M. Larson,
of the teachers association, DR..
George F. James, President Lair, of
the board of education, Mrs. Lair,
A. A. Warfeld of the board of edu-
cation, Mrs. Warfeld, State Superin-
; tendent of Schools c. G. Schulz, E.
H. Smith, member of the board of
education, Mrs. Smith, Mrs Dyer,
Miss Eliza Loe, principal of the Be
midi high school, President A. G..
) Wedge, Jr., of the Bemidji CONNER
cial club, and Mayor Parker and his
wife.
During the reception frappe was
served by the girls of the high school
cooking class.
The program this morning was