The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07

It was a battle royal between the
state capital and the city of Crane
Forks, each striving to land the 1914
convention, which marked the closing
general session of the North Dakota
Educational association this morning
So uncertain was the outcome thai
the interest was most spirited unit
the very last morlent when a rising
vote told that Bismarck had rallied
supporters outnumbering the Grand
Forks hosts. This was a distinct sur
prise to many for the city up the river
put UP a formidable fight to the very
end. @ss, -
When all was over and the matter
definitely decided Prof. Vernon p
Squires, who led the fight for Grand
Forks, moved that the choice of Bis
marck be made unanimous.
A Spirited Battle.
Professor Sauires brought. an. in
vitatien from the Grand Forks Cons
nnarcfaf club, the GRAND Forks pub
lie school teachers, the faculty of the
state. university, and the Grand Forks
county teachers IL Rs 555cs Vt .$&s5l
!. He presented flgures showing that
when the association met in Bismarck
once before there was only an at
tendance of 600. The following year
1t convened in Fargo where there was
an attendance of 1000. Last year 1t
went to Grand Forks where 1900
turned out from all parts Of the state
and this year 1900 came to Fargo
From this he endeavored to show. that
1t was the eastern section of the state
to which the teachers would come
s<hShere the railroad facilities were the
best and to the states two largest
cities which were the only ones equip
ped to entertain such big crowds.
Professor Squires went further to
predict that if Grand Forks landed the
convention next year the attendance
would be 1900 and 1000 or $500 in
1915 when Fargo's new auditorium
will have already been in use.
Bers's Big Speech.
Superintendent Berg of Dickinson
led the fight for Bismarck. He made
big speech, and a witty one which
won the hearts Of everyone in the
convention hall.
He said that out Of twenty -four
conventions held by the association,
twenty three had been held in the
cities of Fargo and Grand Forks and
it was time when the western part of
the state should be considered.
Mr.. Berg's speech was one of the
hits of the convention. At once he
won good will of his audience and car
ried the fight along in a mastery man
ner until he had it won
Fight Over Revolutions.
Perhaps the most progressive set
OF resolutions ever drawn by any
organization In this state We're adj
opted this morning by the North Da-
kota Educational association.
The resolutions. which will be found
in oyA rnnYn xriY1 O. npI fa tIf a
account of the, conyention's proceed
ings, in their original form were even
aespre radical than those finally adopt
Besides endorsing woman suffrage,
a new code OF ethics for the edica-
tional profession, the passage of a
state teachers Insurance and retire
ment bill by the next legislative ses-
sion, vocational guidance for high
school pupils, a new state normal
school at Dickinson, state education
al exhibit at the San Francisco ex-
position, a mothers pension law, the
consolidation of country schools and
the furthering of the interests of the
American School Peace league, the
original resolutions advocated the en-
dorsement of dress reform for female
school teachers, the instruction of sex
hygiene in the public schools and the
compulsory enrolment of every school
teacher in the state In the associa-
tioIl.
Three Points Eliminated.
Dean Kennedy of the state uni
yersity led the fight against the three
points eliminated, viz, dress reform
OF the women teachers, the instruc-
tion Of sex-hygiene in the public
schools and the compulsory enroll
nlent Of every school teacher in the