The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-24
TELLS or MEET
IF EDUCATORS
MRS. i. MeNAuoHToN STEVENS
WRITES VERY INTERESTING
LETTER TELLING OF MEETING
OF THE NORTHWESTERN Epu-
cATioNAL ASSOCIATION.

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Towner, N. D. April s2-ITo Th
Forum: Towner was a large facto
in the Northwestern Educational asso
citation when the seventh annual meet
ing was held in Minot April 10 ana "a
The president for 1911-12 was Profasso.
u r. McLain, and his whole star o
teachers complimented him BY COINS
IN a body. They were well repaid, fol
II was an excellent meeting, ana tht
attendance was so large that the aisle:
We're filed with chairs in the higf
school auditorium.
The chief address was that OF Pro.
lessor Ladd of the A. c., whose pure
food activities have made him a ma.
tional figure. Every teacher who heard
nm felt grateful for the lesson he
taught in pure and simple living, and
these lessons viii be handed on.
We will all be e. solid wall OF sun
port to DIR. Ladd in withstanding the
insldious attacks OF big interests thai
have learned to aduIterate and to pro-
mt by doing it.
VA 6NbUy OF the university
VINO 10 also state historian, gave q very
interesting lecture On The indian and
Buffalo, Illustrated with lantern
slides, M of which was a picture story
made by a Turtle mountain Chippewa.
depicting a big Buffalo hunt he had
seen as a boy, when his father hunted.
Next morning Professor Libby gave
us a dramatic rendering of a story
from our own North Dakota Indian lit
eratures and called on ali who heard
him to put in writing whatever pio-
neer story OF the state they should
hear, or any other story of one OF the
Five Dakota Tribes. This u we
hand on to all who read
State Superintendent Taylor corapli-
mented his co-laborer OF the early COS.
Mr.. McLain, on his good work Of then
and now. He also paid an ELOQUENT
tribute to Professor Ladd's priceless
work.
Then he spoke Of the liberal pro-
vision made by the constitutional con-
vention for state educational institu-
tons, and the earnest efforts Of pio-
neers in the state to build up the nor
mails, the state university, and the A.
G., with the present grand results.
Next he outlined the movement that
followed in form Of high schools, which
has succeeded SO well that our high
schools rank with the best in the ma
ton, and are second to none.
Finally he told how the passing years
showed that our foundation in the
rural schools needed. broadening, and
deepening and upbuiIding, even though
they are doing such loyal work in
Americanizing the youth sprung from
every nation in Europe. And he spoke
warmly of the liberality Of the people
OF North Dakota acting through our
state legislature OF 1911.
1t only remains for the teachers OF
the rural schools to wake ND to the
full measure Of their opportunity. For
they must study the standard set In
the law, and measure up to II.
And the district school board needs
to study the standard. too, in order to
get the Grant-in-aid.
How many rural schools are going
to apply for said Grant-in-aid this
summer?
How many have notified the county
SARNAA ANSAAACAAL Va Ih1GAI OGSlIG .H
School officers, do you near the call?
Minots excellent city schools pre-
scented music all the N. w. y. A, en-
toyed. The physical culture and PEN
manship exemplihed by the second
grade and up to the seventh and eighth
was a liberal education given to us by
Mrs. WEIGH. City superintendent Wolfe
has been twelve years in control in
Minot, and his work is admirable.
Time fails me to tell of all the fine
features of the meeting. Of the Civic
Betterment of Fessenden told hy Mrs.
Beiseker, and how the boys are busy
there all summer: of the Manual
Training paper of Mr.. Cotton, in which
he trains the whole boy into robust.
useful manhood, and of the studying Of
Professor b. A. Wallace, which was a
fine conservation OF effect.
The resolution contained two note-
worthy points of general usefulness. 1t
was agreed to urge our congressional
delegation, n especially Mr.. Hanna
OF the house committee on agriculture.
to support senate bill No. 3, and house
file No. 24.1s0, which is the vocational
bill to promote trade. technical and q
ricultural schools at the price Of one
battIeship.
The other resolution favored q four
year term Of Office for superintendent.
state, county and city. and agreed 10
recommend legislation requiring school
boards to equip each school district
with apparatus ana equipment as ma
be prescribed by the state association
Of county superintendent.
This does not mean further expen-
diture, but only expert advise In hand
ling present expenditures,
The officers for 1929 are: Presi-
dent Louis p. Lewis, city superinten-
dent Kenmare; vice president. ri. Glea-
son. principal at White Earth; treas
urer, O.. Lokken, principal Velva, sec
rotary, Miss Dallagers principal at MI
not, sentinel, ]. McNaughton stevens.