The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-02-19
DISCUSSION OF
COMMUNITY GOOD
UNIQUE INSTITUTE HELD AT
GARDNER SATURDAY AFTER
NOON AT WHICH NUMBER or
FARGoANs SPOKE = MEETING
A SPLENDID SUCCESS.

Last Saturday at Gardner was held
an institute for teachers and patrons
of the schools for the purpose of dis
cussing subjects of community bene-
fit. This is something new and the
result was encouraging. The meetings
were held in the Congregational church
at that place and were well attended
by the teachers from Grandin,
Argusville and the rural districts
about.
In the afternoon Professor Talbot
of the Fargo college talked on General
Education Themes and there We're
general discussions among the teach
ers, some of the speakers being Miss
Rebecca Moore who talked on What
a Teacher Ought to Be, Paul M. Paul
son who spoke on How to Keep the
Boy on the Farm, G. A. Dean, princi-
pal Of the Grandin schools who spoke
on Essentials in Discipline, Miss Eliz-
abeth Emery gave some valuable facts
about Primary Number Work, Carl
Moore talked on Agriculture in the
Public Schools, Miss Esther Vinge on
Practical Physiology, Miss Minnie Da-
Wis on Reading in the Grades, and Miss
Hilda Vinge on School Environment.
There was special music by the grades
with vocal and instrumental music
that was much appreciated.
In the evening three addresses were
made by well known Fargo people. w.
L. Stockwell spoke on Consolidation of
Rural Schools, speaking very favorably
Of them as improvements for the ru-
raj communities. He said that the
cost of organization and the beginning
of a consolidated school must neces-
sarily be quite little, but that after
it was well started and in good work.
ing order, the cost per capita is much
less. He said in this way was seen
the solution to the problem Of keeping
the young people on the farm. A high
school could easily be established in
connection with the school and thus
afford the higher education to the
country young people.
Mrs. Santleman, state secretary of
the Young Peoples b anch of the w.
c. T. u, talked on Scientific Temper
ance. Her address was especially ap-
propriate, the day being the anniver-
odty III .NllldEu uSdilll' OlS
mentioned the teachers responsibility
and how the educational institution
was demanding more practical study
| of the temperance question. She dis
cussed the use of snuff and told of the
| harmful effects of the drug. Mrs. San
tleman explained the prize essay con-
tests that have been instigated among
the school children and the interest
| that has been manifested.
Supt. J. w. Riley was also a speaker
of the evening. His subject was Tenn
perance, and he put his seal of approx
al on what Mrs. Santleman had said
He talked from a moral standpoint
saying that he believed in an equa
standard for boys and girls and thai
he believed the school a splendid
source of inspiration along this line
Each talk was followed by discus
sions, which were eagerly entered
| into, making those present feel thai
the meeting was a decided benefit Il
is the aim of those interested to hold
these meetings as often as may be
| believing that the results are most
| beneficial in bringing the teachers, Of
ficials and patrons Of the schools to-
gether.