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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

made in the class. Special teachers
are provided for exceptional cases.
Under this head would be classified
some mature foreigners who come to
us for language instruction particu.
larly. These foreigners are put in all
the language and reading groups, and
are allowed to drop classes in which
the language element is not prominent
They are also provided with special
student teachers who make a study
OF the speech deficiencies and give
them special training in the phonetics
and the pronunciation of the English
words with which they have the most
difficulty. The large number of groups
only a few weeks apart in advance.
ment, makes this school peculiarly at.
tractive to belated pupils, as they can
enter practically at any time and get
instruction in the subjects in which
they are delinquent In this group
also would come certain children who
are suffering from mental condition
with reference to certain subjects that
is analogous to color blindness in many
men, just as some men are blind to the
color "blue," so some children are
blind to mathematical instruction or
to linguistic training, as in spelling.
These children are also made the sub
ject of special study and examination,
and are provided with special coaches
who give them the extra assistance
they need in order to strengthen the
weak point in their mental makeup.
{ Continued Next Week.)
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
MISC FJEt0E pLAYo
BEFORE FARGO Auo4E4kE

Miss Katherine Ftelde, Of the PAao
department, appeared On. Saturday
evening at the Grand Theatre, Threo;
where she favored with StndinGs
funeral Marche'' and several selec-
tons from Chopin. The occasion
was that OF an address given by Miss
Marguerite Ourtiss, Of London, Eng.
on Authors I Have Known" Miss
Curtiss Is remembered as having
given several addresses in this city
a few weeks ago, besides speaking
to the students in chapel one morn
ing.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
MISS GETcHELL's STORY
TO De TOLD ATHENEuMs.

"A story by Miriam Getcheti and a
recitation by Josephine Wright will
be the features Of the program ot the
Atheneum literary society ct the reg
ular meeting on Saturday evening. Be.
sides these numbers, Helen English
viii read q paper, Emil Waudke viii
sing Q solo, and Anna Gflbertson wiz
give current events. The devotional
exercises will be led by the chaplain
and Eleanor Skinner will have charge
of the hodge podge.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
Palmetto Will Appear
With Strong Prestige

A report from Harry Culbertson,
Chicago, manager for Enrico Pal.
motto states that the Danish Car.
uso" will appear at the Normal audi.
forum on Feb. II, as advertised. Mr..
Cuhbertson comments on the tenor as
follows:
Palmetto, the tenor robusto, Is a
Dane by birth, but has Latin blood
in his veins, and has to a marked de.
gree the musical temperament and
dramatic talent necessary to sway an
audience. Mr.. Palmetto received his
musical education in Paris, under the
celebrated Mr.. Devillers, who has
always been interested in his voice.
His continental tours have endeared
him to the public in Paris, Munich,
Berlin, and other musical centers Of
Europe, where he is widely known as
the Danish Caruso'. He has power.
full voice Of high quality and gives to
his interpretations great dramatic
fire. and shows an art that comes only
from finished training"
The Minneapolis Tribune bears out
Mr. Culbertson's statements in the
following clipping. . recent criticism
Of Palmetto's recital In that city:
"sig. Palmetto has q tenor voice
which combines sweetness and pow.
OF and he has temperament which
makes him equal to any dramatic
climax or moment "Canios Lament"
from I. Pag1iacci. as sung BY Sig.
Palmetto was without question the
best number OF the program. It was
characterized by a dramatic fervor and
abandon and. exhibited q marvellous
vocal CONTROL lie Mage" by Mas
senet, was also well DONE"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
Normal Presidents to
Meet From II States

That State Normal schools are not
only progressive. but leaders as in
stitutions TOR the training Of teachers
is seen from the schedule Of business
to come before the annual meeting Of
the Normal school presidents to be
held at the Auditorium Hotel. Chi.
cago. on February 81 and 70, when
the presidents Of schools in the fol-
lowing states wilt attend: North Da.
kota, Illinois. Wisconsin. Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas. Michigan. Minnesota,
Missouri Montana, Nebraska, Ohio
and South Dakota. According to the
schedule the following important sub
jects will be among those discussed.
Should sex hygiene be taught in
Normal schools?
Appointment bureaus in Normal
schools.
Normal school extension work.
Leadership of Normal schools in ed.
ucatiOn.
Reports from each state on move
ments in erucation.
Should Normal schools license
teachers?
Relation of Normal schools to Uni
versities and Colleges.
Cooperation Of teachers in depart
ments and the practice schools.
Relation OF Normal schools to the
training Of. high school teachers.
Besides the discussion Of these
modern problems in education there
will be six addresses Of note by lead
ing educators. President Mcfarland
will attend the meeting.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
Mr.. James to Speak to
Minnesota Teachers

Prot. NJ. c. James, of the agricul.
tural department, will be one of the
speakers at the sixth annual meeting
of the Northwest Central Minnesota
association at Detroit,
Mimi, on Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday of this week, when the theme
of 'The Conservation of the Child"
will be discussed. AT this meeting
conservation of effort, relating to the
mental qualifications OF the child;
conservation Of health, referring to
the physical; conservation of char.
acter, applying to the moral, will
each he thoroughly discussed.
Among the speakers that will be
heard at the meeting, besides Prof.
James, are; President George E Vim
cent, of the University of Minnesota;
J. Adam Puffer, president of the
bureau, Boston; Albert
principal of the Prescott
school, Minneapolis; DR.. Fletcher H.
Swift, of the University of Minnesota;
Prof. A. B. Weeks, of the Agricultural
college, Fargo; DR.. Charles o. Merica,
of the state training
school, Red Wing; and DR.. H. NJ.
Bracken, of the state board of health.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
Attends Inauguration
Of President Duniwdy
JESSIE MtTcHELI 90 REPORTS
As OFFICIAL REPRESENTA-. :.
TIVE or STATE NOR :;
NAL SCHOOL.

As the official representative Of the
Valley City State Normal school at
the Inauguration Of Clyde Augustus
Duniway on Jan. "a, as president of
the University Of Wyoming. Miss Jes-
sic Mitchell Of Rawlins Wyo, has
made her report Of the occasion to
President Mcfarland. Miss Mitchell
was member Of the class. OF 1909
at the Normal school, is now teaching
at Rawlins and was appointed the
official representative Of tho school
at the inauguration by president Nc
Farland upon the invitation of the
University of Wyoming.
The Inauguration program shows
the interesting ceremony followed at
the University auditorium. At 10:45
A. NJ, the professional march was
played by the University orchestra,
after which the invocation was pro-
nounced by the Reverend G. C. Raj
ter, Of cheyenne, Wyo. This was
followed by the address of the Honor.
able Timothy F. Burke, president of
the university board Of trustees and
in their behalf, who then introduced
the new president. The next number
on the program was the address of
David Starr Jordon, president Of Le-
land Stanford, Jr, University. Fol-
lowing this the University Orches-
ira favored again with Mozart's Ell
garo's Hochzeit.'
Then the congratulatory addresses
were given. in behalf Of the state of
Wyoming by Governor Joseph M.
Carey and Rose A. Bird Maley, state
superintendent Of public instruction;
in behalf of the delegates from other
institutions of learning, by ,Chancel-
lor Samuel Avery, of the University
Of Nebraska; in behalf of the faculty
by Prof. Aven Nelson; in behalf of
tne aiumnl Dy Charles l.. Rigdon,
Cheyenne; and in behalf Of the stu.
dents by Alice NJ. Downey, II. Fol-
lowing these addresses the president
delivered his inaugural address and
Bishop Mcconnell, OF Denver Col,
pronounced the benediction.
The institutions OF learning repre-
scented at these ceremonies were
Yale and Columbia univers-
tiles; the State universities Of Iowa,
Wisconsin. California, Washington,
Cornell, Minnesota, Nebraska. Colo
RADIO. Leland Stanford. Jr.. Oklahoma
and Montana; Colorado college, Mas
sachaesettes ,Ipstitute Of Technology
and the State Normal school, Valley
City, ~. D.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
Athletes Eligible to
Try For Honor Society

The Normal school students of col.
lege grade Chigh school graduates,
seniors and advanced students) may
be eligible to Sigma Delta Psi, the
honory atheletic fraternity, IS a state.
ment made in a letter from the mother
chapter to Mr.. Burckhalter, Of the ath-
letic department.. For admission to
fall membership in the fraternity, a
student must attain the marks set
opposite the following events in the
presence OF a majority Of the COM
mittee on certifcation to consist of
five members of the faculty includ-
ing the director of athletics:
100 yard run in II 3-5 seconds.
120 yard (high) hurdles in 20 Sc
conds, leaving all standing.
Running high jump at feet.
Running broad jump at IS feet.
Putting the shot ZIG lbs.) 30 feet.
Pole vault at s feet, 9 inches.
Throwing baseball $50 feet on fly.
Punting football 120 feet on fly.
100 yard swim (continous without
floating OF other rest.) 81.
Three mile run in 1S minutes and
30 seconds.
Ten mile walk in 2 hours and 80
minutes.
Tumbling: {a) Front hand spring.
(b) Back hand spring. (c) front
dive.
Posture; erect Garage, especially
Of head.
AS set forth in the constitution Of
the fraternity, It shan be its object
to offer Encouragement Of compre.
hensive physical development and
training among college students"
Besides the full membership entitled
to wear the ensignia, the fraternity
has a junior membership which may
qualify under the rules and records
ltss rigid than those emitting candi-
dates to full membership. No stu
dent shall be admitted to member.
ship who is found delinquent in
scholarship.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

Prof. G. .F. Beck, of the German
department of the State University,
who was the guest of Mr.. Burckhal.
ter last week spoke to the students
in chapel on "wednesday, compli-
menting them on their singing and
especially on their singing of 20,
Italia, Beloved" which has become
subject of mention in university
circles.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

The Clionian literary siciety enter
tanned the E. d. C. society and the
Atheneum literary society on Mon
day envening, with dancing in the
gymnasium as one of the features of
the evening.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
cLlONlAks HEAR ABOUT
COLLEGE soRoRlriEe.

"Sororities in American Colleges"
Is the subject OF a paper to be read
before the 'Clionian literary society by
Ovidia Gilbertson at the regular meet
ing on Saturday evening. Miss Ped
erson will tell an original story and
Marion Mske will give a reading.
Alice Gilbert will give a piano solo
and Marion Frazier will give the
weeks current events. The roll call
win be answered with jingles on fac
ulty advisors and Helga Berg will
have charge OF the "chip basket"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

President Mcfarland left Tuesday
evening for Bismarck to attend a
meeting of the temporary education
al commission in session with the
committee on education.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
ALICE HOUBET NORTON
VISITS NORMAL SCHOOL

Mrs. Alice Ploubet Norton, head Of
the department Of domestic economy,
university Of Chicago, was visitor
at the Normal school last Thursday.
stopping on her return from tho Boze-
man, Mont. farmers convention
where she was one Of the prominent
speakers.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

Captain and Mrs. Porter Eddy, Of
jamestown, and Mrs. Frank White, Of
this city, visited the Normal school
during the chapel exercises on We'd
nesday morning and later inspected
the Model school.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

Miss Mary G. Deem spoke to the
students at the general exercises on
Saturday on her recent trip to Mon
tana where she gave several address
ses before the farmers convention at
the State Agricultural college, Boze.
man,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

The Normal school faculty met in
regular session on Tuesday afternoon,
President Mcfarland, presiding.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
Pres. Nash to Speak
Here on Ober

President G. w. Nash Of the North
ern Normal and Industrial school
Aberdeen. s. D.. will deliver an illus
trated lecture ON "Oberammergau'
in the Normal auditorium on Sunday
evening, Feb. .16, under the auspices
OF the churches OF the city. The id
mission will be free and there will be
several musical numbers to be an
nounced later. Regular evening ser:
vices at the churches will be suspend.
ed. ,..,...-, -
President Mash Is young, fluent
and enthusiastic speaker. He is a
graduate Of Yankton college and spent
the year 1S94-95 in study at the Uni.
versity Of Leipzig, Germany. The fol.
lowing year he spent at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. He has taught at
and Yankton colleges, was
for some time joint editor of the Sioux
City News and was state superinten.
dent of public instruction in South
Dakota from 1908 to 1905, when he be.
came president of the Northern Nor
NAL and Industrial school. He is well
travelled and has had rich exper-
fence, having personally visited the
Passion play at Oberammergua and
will be an interesting speaker with
scenes from the play.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

Myrtle and Adelaide Phillips spent
Sunday and Monday with parents at
Chaffee, N. D.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

The Normal school board OF trus.
tees viii convene at Bismarck on
Feb. II.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06
WHAT the MAILS SAY ABOUT OUR ALUMNI

the past two years has had charge
Of the sixth grade work in the Red
Wing, MINI. school.
Miss Cora Campbell, IL, writes
from Wyndmere we have put sew
ing and manual training in our course
Of study and it has proven quite a
drawing card. Several who had stop
ped going to school have returned
and our high school is fourishing."
Miss Alma Wiehe, 10, writes from
New Rockford, where she has been
teaching since graduating, II am well
pleased with my work here and feel
that have been successful"
Miss Minnie Bagem1el, '09, writes
Il have been doing departmental
work In the eighth grade in the Crooks.
ton, Mimi. schools for the last two
years. Recently, I have been appoint.
ed principal Of the central grade
building, which has been remodeled
and into which we shall move in a
few weeks"
Miss Lena Nelson, '09, writes from
Hankinson, II have forty pupils and
tnjoy working with them. get "The
Bulletin regularly and am always
glad to get 1t, for I am proud Of the
Normal and wish to keep posted on
what it is doing. Our county super.
intendent at home once said in speak
ing to an audience Of pupils, If you
wish to fit yourself for teaching, go
to the Valley City Normal
Miss Ruth Love, 10, who has been
teaching at Michigan, N. D., since
graduating, says, ''Our school has been
very progressive the last two years,
having put in manual training and
, domestic science and hired special
music teacher and also drawing
teacher"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

Maude Engle, of Enderlin, has re-
turned to school after short illness.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

Miss Dorothy Sommerville, 10
writes enthusiastically Of her work In
Tower City. She has the advantage
of teaching in new well.equipped
school building where there is a
fine management and splendid spirit
Miss Nora S. Serbo has been teach.
ing at Emerald since graduating from
the Normal school in 1911. She men.
tons in her letter that she receives
The Bulletin" regularly and is glad
to hear from her Alma Mater.
Miss Bertha Brunette, 10, has
charge Of the intermediate grades q:
Hansboro. N. D. this being her se
cond year In the schools Of that town
and her third year Of teaching. Prev
ious to accepting the Hansboro school
Miss Bruunel1e taught in the Darcy
schools.
Miss Ruth Willis, II. is teaching
in Grand Junction, COL, a town Of
about 10000 inhabitants with mod
ern schools where the Batavian sys
tenn is in vogue. Her recent letter
says that she likes her position and
her community.
Miss Margaret Ruddy, ~, has
charge of the intermediate grades al
Havana, N. D., with twenty-nine pu
pills.
Miss Lucy E. Brown, II, writes un
der date Of Feb. 1, Things are per
fectly satisfactory at Ardock." She
has charge OF the intermediate grades
in that town.
Miss Kathrine Bergsland, 'O9, says
During my four years Of experience
I have found my profession a very
interesting one" After graduating
Miss Bergsland taught in the fourth
fifth and sixth grades in the Upham
N. D. consolidated school and during
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-02-06

Alma Rorvig spent Sunday with
friends at Courtenay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

Of the oldest resident American families
of Paris, l.. Huffer. the banker, and s. +.
Il. Biddle of the Philadelphia family.
Three American doctors of Paris the
board of governors We're among the most
active of the hospitals organizers. Their
reward-shared by all the otheys-is to
richest patients needing hospital watch
ing. appliances and specialties. 1t is the
mark of this extraordinary institution
that the very rich and very poor alike
enjoy il.
All the American physicians rally
round it Here they bring their cases for
analyses and examinations by special in
struments and deviceS-sO to treat their
patients with a clearer insight in their,
homes and hotels.
Open two years, ii is now at the height
OF It's vogue. In spite of the enlarge
ment mentioned-masons and plasterers
making a discreet mess-the rush con-
tinues. Two parents are the limit for
boarders accompanying a patient; ana
they are all over the place.
/ met young American from Dayton
true social favorite. Fathers got some
thing with his kidneys" he said, and
he's having the time of his life. Scien-
life? Fathers just struck on 1t. | don't
mind. the place is jolly. Why, last week
they cut leg off each from two Amer
lean mllionaires, each over seventy years
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have been asked to give no names of
physicians or patients. That | acquieSce
Will indicate the high patronage under
which the article is written.
The N-ray room is probably the most
complete in Paris. With 1t they are away
past the days of photographs. Its con-
tinual use is to examine patients directly;
they watch the stomach in motion, see
the heart beat, see the lungs expanding,
with all the miraculous advantages &C
companying, and then come back and look
again, There is now scarcely an organ
of the body that cannot be studied di-
rectly.
There is an ultra-modern electrical out
fit. including the d -Arsonval cage, of
which all Paris talks. Last week the
French Academy of Medicine, by a SOL
emn vote of thanks, consecrated the vir-
tues aScribed to this device In arteriO-
ScleroSis, heart disease, and affections Of
the liver and kidneys.
AS to the complete laboratory for bac-
THEOLOGICAL, chemical and serum exam
nations and analyses / will tell you a
story that | heard on the lawn.
An American girl student of grand
opera lived in the Paris pension of a
dear French widow, really, truly kind
and sympathetic. Does the miss desire
And such croquettes. and such meat
salads and such sauces. What a pity
that the girls good looks and voice went
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Government Protects the Excwrsiomist.

cause the inspection that follows covers
every detail of the vessel from top to
bottom
One of the most important points COW
cred in passing upon the right of vessel
to navigate is the life-saving appliances.
The law provides that so many boats of
a certain size must be carried. depending
on the capacity of the steamer They
must be able to carry a certain number
of people, fact which is not only cal
culated in their design, but tested by
actual experience and demonstration
Their construction, whether OF wood or
metal, must also reach a government
standard. ana they must be lifted with air
tanks 10 make them unsuitable
he equipment OF lfeboats, according
10 the government standard, consists OF
oars and oarlocks, hfellnes that hang
from bow TO stem over both sides
boathook and water key. All OF these
articles must be in each boat at all
times
Not the least part of this detail of the
inspection is demonstration of the
means of lowering the boats into the
water. of loading them with passengers
and of casting off from the steamer. At
each insnecti0n therefore there is a boat
drill which has been nracticed Frequently
throughout the wear bv the crew demon
strating their ability TO comnlv with
these POINTS new law has recently
oone into effact nv which aacb Of tbasa
Iifaboats mI,s. ha ,oaded 70 ;,s .a,a+;tv
and TINS lowered int tbo 49,
IN To ,ar, az. hn., Al, of -, ..,,
o., tbaro ,ra ono nv ,,,nra Gtohnt Thaso
I ''e .a, o'e VI hloie iti ; ,
60 .,c 81 wv a., ISL ,ioai
s.aps 'uoes Dee" Zen =" lnch - Mouuei n
81 Suit VI Tue idISei SIZES VI THESE
lai'S wiz as nian9 as slAtS
must oe equipped with oars ana oarlochs
the same as poats, paddles ana a noat-
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IN Congress erects the hospital into a fed

French lady. badly chosen food, insult
ficient in nourishment, improperly and
imperfectly cooked. Today they are
beautiful. rollicking creatures.
l don't eat much. My fear is pneu-
monia. Or typhoid. Or Uremia. Or
The resident physician interrupted.
You are right" he said, Americans
are frequently taken with pneumonia
in Paris. You can go down with it in
midsummer-all the more so, being un-
used to the climate. Now, pneumonia
and typhoid are two maladies which
simply cry for hospital treatment
Pneumonia is short sharp attack
that must be watched like a hawk. Ty-
phoid can develop perforatiOns-
Perforations mean death. don't
they" l said, remembering a dolorous
experience in Pennsylvania town
years ago.
mo, not if the patient is under good
hospital care he answered. "Uremia
also tackles the tourist in his Paris
hotel. How are you going through
with such things in Paris hotel?"
l know how we used to do. In the
old days many Of us died and many
were turned out.
In those days, before the hospital ex-
isted-just three years ago-a tourist
friend of mine, falling sick in {. palatial
hotel. desired an American trained
nurse. An American physician now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-22

saw the proprietor, who claimed to have
no other room free. After pickering he
found two sunny front rooms. 1t was
decided, accepted; yet the moment | had
left he sent for a French hospital am
bulance and began taking her things
down. Her fellow-t tourists stopped this,
promising TO remove her. Why his
change of front? He had learned that
one of the two sunny rooms was for a
trained nurser'
Using influence. the physician got the
old lady accepted by the girls bijou hos
pital of Trinity Lodge. She was moved
in an expensive automobile ambulance,
but, frightened and harried. she'went into
delirium and died the next day. Usual
termination in advanced age said the
doctor but what do you think of that
hotel man.
Such was the old way.
The new way is the countess. She is
not seventy, but she surely will be some
day. such is her high courage. Years
ago. beautiful and talented daughter OF
New York, she married a French title. If
it brought her happiness it did not bring
her luck