The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-18

under the excellent direction Of Or.
Putnam, the second and principal eve
ming session of the great Grain
Growers convention was by far the
most noteworthy of the big meeting.
President worst delivered his an
nual address before a packed house,
which followed a banquet at the Gard
ner hotel given by the Farm Hus~
bandry association at the A. c., where
both he and President Elliott of the
Northern Pacific railroad were heard
in happy, appropriate speeches. The
Fargo operahouse was crowded TO
OVERLOOKING last night, and it was stat
ed that the audience almost reached
the 1000 mark. Not a vacant space
was left on lower floor or gallery, and
many were seated on the stage in the
wings.
The for the band concert
was something unique n was pub
lished in Tuesdays issue of The For
UNI Of this week. The feature of the
musical programme was the rearrange-
ment of the faVorite selection, Winter,
by j. Bodewalt Lampe, which de-
scribed a sleigh ride Of A. G. students
to iCasselton and return. The pro-
BTdIllIhl6 WClOSGu Will IiO AOAA0ASAOAA ~
The Star Spangled Banner, and all
who were seated in the theatre showed
the true patriotic spirit by rising 70
their feet during the playing of the
well known strains of the American
national air.
President Worst's Address.
The only two numbers on the pro-
gramme for the evening were the
annual address of President Worst 70
the, grain growers and the address or
President Elliott of the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Last night President
Worst was indeed most happy in his
remarks. Starting out with that OPP
timism which cfaractsrizes all his pub
lie iutts@ noes and work of any nature,
Presidea Worst became a trifle IA
cetipus and created a great deal of
laughter by his opening remarks in
which he pretended the year was 1920
instead Of 1912, and that he was greet
ing the grain growers in a large and
commodious auditorium which the city
needs so much, instead Of the Fargo
operahouse.
This brought forth rounds of APP
plause, as did the rest of his address
y w AIAS4l Wd0 SO.OdI "a liz va AA4dIy lI1lS
year that it was without doubt the
greatest treat the delegates of the con-
vention have had since their arrival
Tuesday. During his discourse, Pres
ident Worst said:
President Worst said: Today, Jan.
IL. 1912. ]. greet with pleasure the
farmers and delegates assembled at
this the twenty-first annual Tri-State
Grain and Stock Growers convention.
What a contrast this magnificent
auditorium presents, with its seating
capacity Of 5000 and every seat filled,
when compared with the old opera
house we met in eight years ago!
What spacious wings, filed with agri-
cultural products of these states
products that cannot be duplicated by
any other section Of the country, and
everything so convenient! Instead of
rustling around as formerly to find
suitable roons, ofttimes widely sepa-
rated as was the case in 1912 In order
to accommodate the poultry show and
corn exhibit, we now have this mag
nifcent structure, combining under
one roof a multitude of people and a
midwinter carnival that fancy could
r. ~ P4lLAAO lA LIZ tASIOI " Ol
the Tri- state association. For these
evidences Of public spirit. we owe
thanks to the progressive and enter
prising citizens OF Fargo.
We review tonight. with pleasure.
the material and educational achieve
ments Of the past ten years North
Dakota has happily and with com
mendable unanimity revised and re-
directed her educational system. The
educational association and all the
higher institutions Of learning united
ine establishing a system of popular
education for the children-a system
that makes for industrial efficiency as
well as for intellectual training. In
stead Of educating the country child
rem away from rural activities and
other industrial pursuits. the public
schools have materially changed their
viewpoint. Vocational subjects are
now given due prominence. This sal
utary change had its inception with the
introduction of elementary agriculture
ia the rural schools in 1911 and the
establishment of I'VE subsidized agri-
cultural high schools in 1912.
At this date. 1920. agriculture. do
meSLAC science anu InAhuAl tFhlHluE ATe
regularly taught by specially trained in
structors in every village and city high
school. AS a result. the number 81
pupils completing high school courses
OF study. in proportion to the popula-
ton has nearly doubled. Boys nov
quite generally are insistent upot
completing at least q high schoo'
course OF study. many of them. es-
pecialIy those attending high schoo
from the adjacent country, electing thu
course in agriculture.
The Rural Schools.
The rural schools. now quite gener.
ally consolidated, have made ever
greater progress. The course of study
adopted for these country schools. EN-.
brace subjects directly related to coun'
try life and embody much that is cal.
cHlated to inspire enthusiasm for tfl'
open country. as well as TO improve
country ideals. Even the language ane
sentiments OF the text books lave bee,
materially eounbified. Animals. plants
soils. insects. and birds have displaces
lhe lingo of the counting room ans
much ssher matter thai MAS foreign !,