The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-04
FINAL SESSION Of TEACHERS MEET
IS BEING HELD THIS AFTERNOON
Number of Interesting Addresses Have Been Rendered
During the Day-Teachers Given Automo-
bile Ride About Town This Noon.

What has been mi Of the most in
teresting and largely attended meet
ings of the Tri-County Teachers as
ISOLATION ever held was concluded this
afternoon with the annual business
session.
While some of the teachers have
returned to their homes in the vari-
GUS parts of Grand Forks. Walsh and
Pembina counties. a large number Of
the 800 who attended the convention
Will hear the program prepared by
the Ladies' Thursday Musical club to
be held this evening in the Methodist
church, and for which an invitation
was issued to the delegates yesterday.
This mornings session was a very
interesting one. Following a few
songs by the school children. state
inspector of rural and graded schools,
N. G. Mcdonald of Valley City, who
was to have spoken in the afternoon,
but who was compelled to leave the
city this morning. addressed the con-
vention.
He took for his subject Leader
Ship and gave a very interesting
talk on the value of that quality in
a teacher, and OF the many ways that
a teacher can assist the scholars and
make school more interesting to tho
pupils.
Following the address by Mr.. Nc
Donald. Miss Gertrude Wallace of the
Roosevelt school. led a practical ex-
and music, that proved to be one of
the most interesting features of the
entire session.
The phonetic system Of teaching
the child to spell vas demonstrated
by Miss Wallace, with the assistance
of some twenty of her small pupils.
The system has been in use in the
nriSrN n ~ NNra 80 A. ---p
schools for some time. and the prac-
teal demonstration was enthusiast
cally received by the visitors.
DIR. z. j. Boyle of the university de-
livered a very interesting address
Making Civics Interesting" in which
he stated that the lack of Interest
shown by the average citizen is de-
plorahle and that until the proper in
terest is shown in the government of
never be in truth q democratic repub-
lie.
To create interest among the pupils
DR.. Boyle suggested nine ways as fol-
lows: Organization of civics clubs.
keeping a school scrap book Of civic
problems. holding model elections and
congressional sessions. debates on po-
litical Issues. discussion on current
events, prizes for essays. speeches by
prominent politicians, photographs of
prominent men.
A. P. Hollis of Valley City discussed
Leaks and Economics in School Adj
ministration." In this address he took
up methods of handling the work in
the school room. and he touched on
various questions. urging e depar-
lures in school work as beneficial in
pupils.
Had Auto Ride.
At 1880 o'clock this morning the
many teachers were the guests OF
about twenty members of the Grand
Forks Automobile club who furnish
ed machines and took the visitors
o ma trip throughout the city. The
trip included a ride through the
parks. to the university and through
the residence and business districts.
Afternoon Session.
This afternoon DR.. Wallace N.
Stearns opened the program with an
address. the topic Of which was the
"Boy. the Girl and the Farm" In
speaking of the rural problems. DR..
Stearns argued that the rural prob
lem is today one of the most consid-
cradle if not the greatest before the
public. OF $4,000. 900 producers, ac-
900, 600 are assigned to the rural dis
tricts. Again, the farmer Is the fun
damental proposition in our civiliza-
ton. At the bottom Of the nations
prosperity is the farmer and his sue
| cess and his welfare.
Further. we face a changing order.
Currents of population are ever shift
ing. neighborhoods are giving up
their folk and new peoples with new
ideas, new standards and new ideals
often lower in characterize TAX
ing their places.
Two factors have wrought and still
are working-the church and the
school. But preacher and teacher
have looked upon the country posi-