The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-06
are such a short distance apart.
Sections This Afternoon.

The sections holding sessions this
afternoon are the higher and profess
sional education, secondary education,
elementary section, rural school Sec
ton and school administration section.
Interesting programmes were given
at all of these meetings, most Of which
were held in the Fargo high school
building. One was held at the First
Congregational church.
Tomorrow there will be meetings of
the physical education section, the ele-
mentary section, the county superin-
tendents' section and the secondary
education section. The physical edu-
cation demonstration will be held in
the Agassiz school gymnasium.
Higher Education.
The higher and professional educa-
ton section convened this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the high school.
Prof. Wallace N. Stearns Of Fargo
college had the first paper, on The
Place of the Christian College in Edu-
cation in North Dakota. The discus
sion on this paper was led by F. B.
Taylor Of Jamestown.
The next paper was on Intercollegi-
ate Contests and What Ones Need
More Encouragement and What, If
Any, Have Received Too Much in the
Past, by Prof. A. e. Minard of the
North Dakota Agricultural college.
Lynn B. McMullen Of Valley City and
Pres. A. G Crane of the Minot nor
ma school will lead the discussion.
Special Qualifications of a High
excellent paper by Fred G. Fox Of
Mayvtlle. Leading the discussion were
Joseph Kennedy of the state univer-
Sity and e. w. Ackert Of the Ellen
dale normal school.
The concluding paper of the pro-
gramme was on The Cultural Element
in vocational Training by Prof. r. M.
on this paper was led by J., M. Gillette
Of the state university and A. D.
Weeks Of the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college. A general discussion
followed the programme.
Secondary Education.
The secondary education section
convened in the sub-assemb1y room
Of the high school at the same hour.
several fine papers We're read at the
session.
The first was by Louis p. Linn OF
Kenmare on The High School Princi-
pal, His Duties and Powers. The dis
c%ussion Of this topic IA led by Geo.
W. Hanna of Valley City.
Practical Instruction in German was
an interesting subject handled capably
by DR.. Max Bait of the North Dakota
AGRICULTURAL college n DR.. VIM. G..
Bek Of the state university.
Vocational Manual Training was the
topic Of two brief papers, one, by Tasso
Lindsay Of the university model high
school and M. r. Pitman of the Grand
Forks high school.
A third paper on this same subject
was read by Frank I'll. Selden OF Valley
City. Mr.. Selden's fine address will be
found on another page Of this issue OF
The Forum.
The last subject Of the afternoon
was What to do About Physical Edu-
cation In the High School. This was
handled by r. w. Burcl5halter Of Val
ley City and Miss Clara Dunlap OF
Mayyille.
Mr.. Burckhalter's ape will also be
found elsewhere in this issue of The
Elementary Section.
The elementary section had an in
ltsresting programme this afternoon
Historical Subjects Of School Plays
was the opening paper by @. G. Lib
by Of Grand Forks.
Triies was the topic OF a paper
read by Miss Helen NJ. Davies O
| Grand Forks.
Pres. "a. G. Crane of the Minot nor
NAL school read a. paper on Dollars and
Gents. "A general discussion followed
after which al musical number wa
furnished by the pupils of the Fargo
public schools under the direction d
Miss Fcyeirisen.
IL The closing paper Of the programm,