Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-13
VISITED STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL
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Status Of Afilifs
BY II. /. VOL, Tribune over.andsr,

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BY ". 1. VOL, Tribune ove4andsr.
Glendale, N. d, July 12.-Upon ar
irving In Glendale last Wednesday,
we at once met one OF the trustees
| of the state institution here. He soon
concluded that we were not such BAD
characters as we appeared to be. so
he turned us over to one of the pro-
~iess;ors, who took us over TO- the
| school.
We were taken to the main Office
and introduced to President John.
son, who with wide tsxperience with
students and his clear ins1t& Of hu;;
man nature, at once put Rf4SSsO. IL.
STAMPS upon us and we were shown,
through this great vocational school,
Although the classes were not in
session at that time, We could easily
understand what the nature OF the
work is TINT is being done here. We
were told by Professor Dunphy that
most of their products We're at pres
ent in Fargo for the state exhibition.
Nevertheless, there were enough fin
ished products here to convince us
that they accomplish things here i'll
the way OF industrial work such as
one cannot find in any other school
throughout the northwest. One of the
many splendid specimensin woodwork
that we admired especially is a large,
beautiful maple finished chest. TO
describe it one must necessarily have
more knowledge of designing and
woodwork; to appreciate 1t one must
see it. 1t would retail in the market
for about one hundred dollars. Fur
Their on we saw q beautiful mahogany
sideboard with bevel French mirror.
This elegant piece of furniture was
designed and worked out entirely by
a student taking the woodwork
course here. Each student is permit
ted to keep his own products after
paying for the wood used in the cOn
%strnction thereof. This article of fur.
niture could not be purchased from
local dealers for less than one hun
dred and fifty dollars. Z,
It must, however, be remembered
that the work done here. although
based upon scientific theories: 10
practical and can be applied SUCCESS
fully In the many great industries
Of this state. All practical work has
scientific underlying principics.
t The machine shops are t%itqieAtiOtr
ably the best eqliipped in the North.
west, and the results produced here
cannot be surpassed anywhere. This
work is supervised by a man who Is
q pioneer in his line OF school work.
He has worked out many original
ideas dealing with industrial training
and vocational education. He be.
lieves that the IS per cent Of young
people who must later earn their liv-
ing by using their hands Should have
some such training as will enable
them to increase their wage.earnirg
ability. That is the prime object Of
this school,.
Boys can here take 4 short. winter
course and learn to operate various
kinds of farm engines, do repair
work. and learn how to take care Of
tools properly. Those desiring a
more extensive and thorough school.
ms take the four and five.year
courses, the completion Of which en-
titles them to teach in the, high
schools of the state, or fits them out
as iirst-class engineers, machinists,
carpenters or whatever work they
might have chosen.
If only the North Dakota girls and
their mothers could see the sewing
and cooking rooms here! Unfortun-
ately, too many people think that
surely there can be no science to
cooking and sewing. But, alas! how
badly mistaken they are. know
whereof | speak when I say that n
who has seen this work done on a
scientific basis can easily point ont
the housekeeper who has been train
ed in scientific and economic house
keeping. Could it only be possible
for the young girls Of our state to. pay
a visit to this institution and see a
cooking or sewing class at work, 49,
per cent of them would approve Of
training in domestic sciences.and no
less than Is per cent would be deter
mined to take a course In that inn
portant line of work. !. \,
Young people, note what is here
said. There is just one criticism to
be made on this school, and that! is
this: The Normal and Industrial
school deserves to he. known more
widely throughout Our state
There is every reason to believe
that with President Johnson at the
head Of this institution, 1t will make
rapid progress along practical lines
OF work. President johnson was
elected to this place just.a few days
ago, and he comes very highly rec
commended. He was formerly con
nected with the State Normal school
at Aberdeen, S. D.. He is the author
of several school textbooks nov In
use in several states.
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TO KEEP RAD ANNlvERsARY
Lawrenceburg, Ind, July 12.-Dr.
John W. kilgonr. who was a lienten-
ant OF Morgan's Confederate cavalry
the civil war. has arranged to
hold . reunion Of the. Biie and Gray
Veterans on his large estate near
here tomorrow, to celebrate the for.
ty-ninth anniversary o Morganss
thrnNSh nparhnrn comfy. N