News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-18
A LETTER FROM THE WEST
Leonard T. Cole Writes about the
Educational and other interests
of North Dakota.

Editor NeaUs and Citizen:
Your paper is welcome visitor. We
read it in full, even to the advertising
matter.
We have just returned from the Union
Thanks iviDg service. All the ministers
of the town sat in a pew together while,
on their invitation, we delivered the an
nual discourse from the NJ. E. pulpit on
what Hath God Wrought
No one here appears to think that the
School superintendent is out of place in
doing religious work too. Ga tie con-
trary, the Department of Public Instruc-
ton has laid out an excellent high school
course in the study of the English Bible;
and credit is given to all who pass exami-
nations therein at the close of the year.
At the request of the school patrons, Il
session of the "High School Bible Class"
is held Sabbath evening, when we review
the lessons of the week (previous to
preaching seryice); and many adults JON
us. In this work we hold to the good,
old truth. We are not like the Clergyman
who said to his congregation, MY dear
brethren, you must remember that the
Lord operated in an age when scientific
knowledge had not thrown its illumina-
ting beams upon his pathway"
Indeed, the educational outlook for
North Dakota is magnificent. This state
has land endowment for educational
purposes, which already exceeds fifty
million dollars in value. When to this
noble fund are added the resources of
legitimate taxation and the power of
growth, nothing seems impossible in the
way of educational triumphs in this com
monwealth.
The State University, located at Grand
Forks, under the presidency of f. l.. Nc
Vey, had 90 professors and II lecturers,
Que of whom travels about the state rem
dering general aid to high schools and
clubs of non resident students who are al
lowed to do a part of their work in ab-
sence. The Agricultural College, Fargo,
President j. H. Worst, with SO professors,
parts of the state; and the same is true of
the State School of Science, Wahpeton;
the Industrial School, Glendale; the
School of Forestry, Bottineau; while the
State Normal Schools of Valley City,
Mayville and Minct provide institute con-
ductors for the teachers of the several
counties.
Other high institutions of the state are
School for the Blind. Bathgate; Institu-
ton for the Feeble Minded, Grafton; and
the State Reform School. Mandan.
A most helpful and enjoyable expert
ence was the visit of our schools to the
State Industrial Exposition at the CAPT
tai, Bismarck. The school board, the
clergy, most of the county officers, the
brass band and many other citizens
Joined the teachers and pupils. The spec
ial train bore us along the Missouri,
amid vast grain fields and over the very
ground where, in 1904, Lewis and Clark,
guided by the Indian Bird Woman,
marched on their famous exploring expe
dition at the behest of President Jeffer-
son. The exposition was rich in products
of the praries artistically arranged; and
Vermont must hustle or North Dakota
will overtake and pass her in the dairy in
dustry.
The local school spirit of this western
country is in sharp contrast with that of
the East. Thus when we became super
iptendent of the Lamoille Union, the |
school boards of Stowe and Morrisville |
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