The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-05

the next two days will be the intel
ieetual center Of the northwest for
the great convention of the North
Dakota Educational association } was
formally opened this afternoon at 2
o'clock at the Masonic temple. : -
1t is estimated there are over $500
of the state educators, besides many
visitors who always attend these
great gatherings! 5'.-..'s' , ~
Dean G. Dewitt Bowling of Geth-
semane Episcopal cathedral invoked
the divine blessing on the delibera-
tions OF the convention after which the
retiring president of the association,
President Crane of the Minot Normal
school took the gavel and presided
until he handed over the association
to his successor, Supt. J. Nelson
Kelly of Grand Forks
Welcoming the pedagoguesN to the
city of Fargo Pres. H. #. Emery of
the Fargo city commission made one
of his usual characteristic speeches to
which State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction e. J. Taylor responded.
Superintendent Kelly, president of
the association, was then introduced
and delivered his address. of, welcome
Congressman Fess.
After President Kellys fine address,
he sintroduced the main, speaker of
the afternoon. session Cong Simeon
d. Fess of the Sixth. Ohio CongresSion-
all district Congressman Fess, formerly
president OF Antioch college at yellow
Springs, o. spoke on A High Type of
Altrt1isIn. s'G e,t-t -eetfsy
Antioch college is one Of Ohios
smaller educational institutions of
higher learning: 1t has produced
many fine graduates WHO have taken
their places in the world. and have re-
Elected credit on the institution. ;s:L
Last year President Fess' was urged
to become a candidate for congress
from the Sixth Ohio district on the
republican ticket. He was one of
the few republicans chosen at the
= November election. Since taking his
place in the lower house at Washing
ton. he has again demonstrated that
am educator in politics is not alto
gether a theorist but is capable of
being a practical man, as seems al
ready to have been proven in the ex~
amples of Woodrow Wilson as presi
dent of the United States and Seth
Low, former president of Columbia
university, as mayor of New York.
In closing the speech today, State
Superintendent Taylor quoted at
length from Americas great educator
diplomat statesman, President Wilson
and his remarks were received with
great enCnuSlaSuls
Fess Speaks Tonight.
Congressman Fess will be the only.
speaker at this evenings session at
the Masonic temple.
The topic of his address will be The
Humanity of Abraham Lincoln. This
is one of his most powerful speeches
and everyone is urged to hear him. It
is predicted his audience will be a
large one.
Tomorrow morning Henry r. Pat
tengill of Lansing, Mich former state
sllperintendent of public instruction
of the wolverine state, will speak on
Hearts of Health. Mr.. Pattengill is
now editor of the educational journal.
The Moderator Topics.
History Section.
The section of history, ciyics and
social science convened at $3.50 o'clock
sat the Fargo high school building.
There was a large attendance and a,
fine programme was provided. The
first paper was read by @. M. Correll
of Mayville on the subject of the
Teaching OF History in North Dakota
Elementary Schools.
Mr.. Correll was followed by George
f. Foster, superint of the Will
1iston public schools, who is chairmans
of the committee on the compiling Of
a. syllabus in ancient history MIR.
Foster reported for the committee.
He carefully outlined the report
going into details and showing just
IN what way the report was expected
to be OF help to the teachers of his
tory In the state The other members
of the committee are DR.. O. e. Libby
of the university and Miss Pearl
Smith Of Fargo This is the commit
tee which compiled the syllabus in
American history two years ago.
III Boye's Address.
The next address Of the mornings
programme for this section was by
I DIR. James il. Boyle of the University
The Teaching Of. Ciyics in North Da-!
kota Schools.
Methods Old and New.
Every vividly do remember my
introduction, some twenty odd years
ago. to- the study OF civics, or civil
government as 1t was then called. We
were limited strictly to the study of
the dry bones OF the subject One
teacher, indeed spent a good part Of,
the school year In having the pupils
mennorize the constitution and recite
1t carefully day by day, word for word,
/. section by section, article by article.
OF course the textbook had the pic.
lures ia it, or course this long suffer :.
ing and worshipful study of the con-
stitution tended to foster in the minds
Of the pupil the half true theory that
this Isl government Of laws and not
OF men. It sended likewise to OBJ
scilre the vital fact that this govern
nnent is very largely q government of
men and of men banded together in
political parties. In short, we studied
the anatomy Of the political organism
but not its physiology or hygiene.
..Tsp0ay we synile at t hose old meth
nds ug teaching. just as. twenty -fya