Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-21
keen interest
IN N. D. ].
North Dakota Initiates Prom.
slDg Movement, Declares
the Outlook

TIL Outlook in Its 'ssuc Of Decc,nher
10, comments most favorlbly on d move
ment initiated BY the University Of North
Dakota which has arc Used Geen interest
Says the Outlook: Horace st Greeley
be profltably followed by the young
mans teachers, Complaint If the piliable
in the Bible that is generally shawn by
youth instructed In other classics, an
cient and modern, has become painfully
common. but we are stu waiting for
something to be done for it,
Syllabus Of Biblical Study.
North Dakota has begun t, I'D /" pro,
missing thing. The initiative was taken
N 1911 by. the English Department. Of
tion Of the freshman lass had disel' sed
a wondrous and even ridiculous ignor-
ancc of that 'fount of English pure and
undefiled." On recommendation O. Fro
f e;S,t Vernon r sauires, : s]y'luh.s Of
educational Association and by the High
School Council Of all high school super.
~intendents and principals in the State
was adopted by the State High School
by public authority the scheme has since
been in active operation. Written OK
aminations by the State Board on the
proficiency required were held Hast Jan.
As TO Particulars.
L.. Local Boards are free to adopt
or. decline the scheme. 2, The proposed
course Is optio.al. an "eleetivs" 3;
hours. 4. It. requires as serious work as
any other course, and the same credit
Is given for 1t as for n otheraof eigh-
teen weeks with five recitations each
ledge of the contents Of the Old and
New Testaments without any definite
religious teaching: s. AS a home study
It may be directed by parents and relig-
version of the Bible is preferred. I. No
textbooks or books of reference are pre-
scribed. s. The examination papers al.
ready presented are certainly Stiff in
study; so an experienced teacher declares
Interest In Experiment.
The Sunday School Association of
North Dakota was quick to see It's op-
p9rtunity of stopping the leak suffer
away of adolescent pupils. 1t has GIVEN
wide publicity to this hopeful movement
by circulating a. reprint of the olftcia,
syllabus with a list of helpful textbooks
ters at Fargo through its monthly Live
Fires" Keen interest j. this experiment
has begun to stir both in this country
and in Canada. ytt,
Compliments North DAKOTA.
In an eastern publication is an lnter-
eSting article. on North Dakota In which
the writer, Mr.. Henry II. Pattensill of
Lansing, Michigan, comments most fav-
orably in the advance of education in
the State and on the broad progressive
spirit in which the State University, nor
mails, colleges, agricultural College, in
fact, the entire educationar force, work
tremendously for school betterment. He
says North Dakota is fortunate in hav-
ing SO loyal, en~thyslastic, efficient. and
capable a force Of teachers n educa-
tional leaders,"
In referring to the State University,
Mr.. Pattengill says. 1T was indeed !;
pleasure to find so excellent an institu.
ton. so well housed, so thoroughly up
to date; an enrolment of six or eight
hundred. an aggressive. capable and en-
thusiastic faculty."
But thirty. years from an unbroken
prairie, the Campus has now a dozen
substantial brick buildings for the accom-
mediation of its several departments.
Among other things we notived that tha
school of pedagogy has a much finer
housing than that Of our University ut
Ann Arbor."
"One of the most artistic and attray.
tive buildings is The Commons" TJis
Is a neat beautiful, sanitary and mod
eIn, brick building of two stories. Tho
dining hall is especially beautiful, iiSht,
airy, tiled and most tastil FURNISHED. we
b~reakfasted and lunchcd there while 500
or more students were served. There was
the utmost freedom but no rudcl ess
whatever"
In a large room below was a cafeteria
10 serve late corners or lunchers. such
a building is most certainly q valuable
adjunct to n university. The food sr-v-
charges were reasonable. The oppor,un-
ity for fellowship and general set tpgeth-
erncSS Is a most valuablc ally in build.
ing up y true democracy