Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1913-02-27
A CITIZENS
INSTITUTE
TO BE HELD HERE ON MARCH
IL AND 13-SHOULD BE WELL
ATTENDED

About the most acClVe JnlnS III VIC
world is good ideas in the minds OF
few people possessed Of the force and
initiative to put into action. Every
where there are things waiting to be
done, resources waiting for develop
ment and possibilities for growth and
advancement waiting for the coming
of ideas. It is the purpose of the
Citizens Institute that the Extension
Department of the state University ex-
poets to hold in Williston under the
direction of the Commercial Club on
the ~ and 13 of March to stimulate
new thoughts and new ideas along
the lines that will be most helpful to
Williston. The institute staff will be
made up Of some of the best known
members of the University and pos
sibly one or two outsiders. Presi-
dent McVey, Doctor Ruediger, Dean
Babcock and Professor Gillette are
pretty sure to be among the number.
The complete program is not ready
for publication just yet, but it prob
ably will be announced next week.
An institute of this kind was given
1t Lisbon on the goth and 30th Of jan
uary and was very successful in spite
Of the fact that bad storm was IN
progress through practically all OF the
two days. Commencing on the work
Of the first day the Ransom County
Gazette said in part:-"Despite the
fact that the clouds were lowering
and feathery snowflakes were falling
rapidly down to clothe the earth in
mantle of white, the opening session
of the Citizens Institute was we'll at
tended. 1t was estimated that about
three hundred people attended the
educational moving picture exhibit at
the Scenic Theater, two-thirds OF
them being people from the rural dis
tricts.
Following this, the assembly flocked
to the opera house where Doctor Gus
tave F. Ruediger discussed most ably
the topic, "Is the Health Of School
Children a Matter Of Public Con-
cern?" Superintendent Minnie Mel
son, county superintendent Of Barnes
county and state President of the
Federation of Womens Clubs, spoke
interestingly on the topic, "The Wo-
mans Side of Farm Life" After a
general discussion led by Supt. Sim
cox Of the Lisbon schools, the ladies
adjourned to the high school assem-
bly, room and listened to a helpful and
inspiring address by Miss Nelson on
practical Work for the Club Women
Of Lisbon" Miss Bertha Erdman,
Director Of the Course for Nurses at
the University, gave. splendid dis
course on "The Health and Hygiene
Of Sex" At the same time Doctor
Ruediger addressed mems meeting
at the Opera House on Plain Facts
that We Ought To Know. His talk
was designed to be very helpful, es-
pecially to young men. The educa-
tional moving picture show given at
five o'clock to the school children was
also excellent and duly appreciated" !"
"The evening session at the Opera
house opened with an instructive lee
ture by Doctor Ruediger on "The
City's Interest in Public Health" AS
this was illustrated with stereop-
tican views, the truths contained
therein was brought home very for
chilly. Professor John NJ. Gillette,
professor of Sociology at the univer-
sity, drew a delightful picture Of the
ideal city in the course Of his talk on
"The City a Home for It's People" /"