The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-07-17
T. J. Martin, Dr.. Shoemaker, Judge
Stanton and Superintendent
Schultz on Program.
DINNER SERVED IN BUILDING
One Hundred and Fifty Guests Sit
at Desks and Tables in Eighth
Grade Room.
One hundred and fifty school off

One hundred and fifty school Off
GERS of Beltrami county are in Be-
midi today attending the annual
school officers meetings which are be-
ing held in the High school. At noon
today a luncheon was served in the
eighth grade room. 1t was prepared
by Misses Newell and Probst and Miss
Beth Horton had charge of the SER
vice.
After visiting the summer training
school this morning, T. J. Martin, of
Nymore, was introduced as the speak
er on "The Needs of Present Day Edu-
cation"
Mr. Martin said that the school
should be a means of teaching the
children to accomplish something.
Not only should they be taught the
common branches but they should h.
kSAt0it w uoN tuVll W touoCl uCt
things. The school is not a place Of
leisure and the children must be edu-
Gated 81 that they can take their place
in the world.'
Following Mr.. Martin, Mr.. Carter
told Of the condition of the consoli-
dated school at Hines and Mr.. Krog-
seng, Of Saum, told of what had beeI
accomplished in that district. At
saum four room building is being
completed at a cost of $4,000 and it
is expected that the building will be
ready by fall. The school accommo-
dates about forty-two sections.
superintendent Dyer talked on the
relation Of the High school to the
rura! schools and was followed by DR..
W. A. Shoemaker, president of the
state Normal school at St. Cloud. DR..
Shoemaker, who addressed the officers
on "The Ideal Teacher" said that a
teacher must have the quality to in
splre and to lead IN order to be sue
ccssful. He said that those teachers
which had a larger influence over
scholars than others were not neces-
sarily those who have had a greater
amount of school training but those
who have character of enough force
to impress the children.
At the afternoon session, Miss Ella
Probst, of Minneapolis, gave an ad-
dress on ''Incidentals,' and was fol-
lowed by Judge Stanton on "The
Making of Better Citizen" During
the afternoon the summer school,
chorus sang several songs and twen-
ty-five students danced the folk dance
''Roaping of the Flax
{. G. Schultz, state superintendent
Of schools, made the closing address
Of the day on the "Better Rural
School, Mr.. Schultz said that tn,
things necessary for a good rural
school are good physical environ
lnents, better grounds, more equip
ment for the teacher, longer school
term, more regular attendance, and
better salary for Teachers "Consoli-
daiion is for the improvement of the
rural schools. The school state aid
which is given to rural schools must
be used to improve conditions, not as
means of lowering the taxation.
The better rural school will come
about largely from close supervis-
ion by the county superintendent. He
will be better able to supervise the
schools when consolidation comes
about. In order to have better rural
schools we must have better roads.
The movement in Minnesota, espec-
tally in Northern Minnesota, for bet
ter highways, tends towards the i'm
provement of rural schools