The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-30
SCHOOL
CLOSING EXERCISES
DR.. L. c. LORD ADDRESSES SUM-
.MER SCHOOL, STUDENTS FROM
STANDPOINT OF SCHOOL
MASTER, ON ORGANIZATION,
. AND GOVERNMENT,

A yarge audience gathered at the
auditorium of the normal school to
witness the exercises to mark. the
closing of the summer term which
Acting President Ballard stated was
the largest school ever assembled. In
the institution at Moorhead and the
most satisfactory and successful.
Surrounding Professor Ballard, who
presided over the exercises, were x
Pres. L. C. Lord, now of Charleston,
ILL.,, who made the address for the
OCCASION; Resident Director Dosland,
Judge Nye, B. F. Mackall, president
of the commercial club; ex-Mayer
Davy, Superintendent Edwards of the
public schools, Attorney Hammett and
party. Of Hawley and seated in the
balcony were a number of ladies from
over the city, and there were some
visitors from the eastern part of the
state with Professor and Mrs. r. r.
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After the usual selection Of hymns
and, the reading of a selection from
the scriptures an address, was deliver
'er by DR.. Lord, or rather he. gave a
talk to the seniors INK assembled
teachers who were included lin the
enrolment for the summer term. DR..
Lord said his remarks would not be
in the shape of a formal commence
ment, address, but rather a good plain
talk from the schoolmaster's stand
point. In. the plainest of language he
defined school government and school
organization, and the fullest and
broadcast meaning of the word instruc-
ton, as applied to the teaching of
boys and, girls. instruction he said
was not simply informing the mind,
but rather, the arrangement and disA
ciplining of the ofrces. The organization
and government Of a school were es-
sentials but not. all important. They
were required for the. economic hand
ling Of instruction. A school must not
be judged by it's organization and gov
eminent and to illustrate his points
Dr.. Lord used several we'll applied
word pictures. In a well organized
school the class in recitation would
move from their seats to the black
board in proper order in five seconds
and there would be no. repeating of
the problem and the pupils would be-
gin their work promptly. The reverse
would be the use of five minutes, the
repeating Of the question four. or five
times and it would be four or. five
minutes before the pupils were proper
ly at work and all through the latter
would be carelessly DONE.
The speaked counselled his hearers
to bear in mind the difference be-
tween affection and respect in the
~schoolroom and here DR.. Lord paid his
respects to the parents and others
who disrupted school work by their de-
mand for the teacher winning the af-
lection of the pupils. The school is q
state rather than a home, when simply
affection is required then the boy and.
girls is not being given a square deal.
However, there are, Isolated cases
where the affection of a teacher is
required, where a certain boy or girl
would, never know what it meant If it
We're not exercised by the teacher.
Fifty years ago there was better be-
havior In the home than in the school.
At the present time the conditions are
reversed. Home recognizes character.
The school recognizes conduct, study
the definitions Of the two words.
Following the address the class of
seniors, forty of them, was presented
to Resident Director Dosland from
whose hands they received their well
earned diplomas.