The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-07
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section. the county superintendent
section, the elementary section and
the department of physical education.
Secondary Section.
The final session of the secondary
school section was opened by an inter-
esting symposium on the Efficiency
of the Russell Sage Foundation. Supt.
p. s. Berg Of Dickinson read a SPLEEN
did paper on The Value Of the High
School Syllabi which was perhaps
one Of the biggest efforts Of the en-
tire convention.
Following superintendent Berg,
Supt. J. T. Fuller of New Rockford
also read a brief paper on the same
subject.
Superintendent FuIler's Talk.
Supt. J. n. Fuller of the New Rock
ford public schools said in part:
thousands of recent graduates en-
ter the schools every year as teachers.
They come with too much of the col
lege viewpoint and too little knowledge
of just what parts of a subject aan
best be taught to the young boys and
girls who make up the schools.
"Such teachers are at a loss how to
begin and need careful guidance dur
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syllabus prepared by teachers Of sue
cessful experience, indicating what to
teach n something of the method
becomes of great value to these new
beginners.
But a syllabus, which is a help at
first, may become a means of narrow
ing the teaching. Syllabi should not
be followed slavishly, for the teacher
should be guided in many things by
1 pOnditions 1n5ep which. Che is xUorkilr
and by the characteristic interests of
members of her class.
Most of the syIlabi in use in North
Dakota are the work of practical high
school teachers and those yet to be
written should also be written by high
school teachers.
college professors are, in general,
untitled by lack Of contact with the
~immaturity of mind of high school pu-
pills, for the work of formulating syl-
labi in high school, SUBJECTS"
Charles A. Kittrell Of Devils Lake
talked on The Geometry Syllabus and
P. A. Mcmillan of LaMQure on Rails
ing the Standard of Scholarship. This
last talk was supplemented by a paper
On the same subject by r. Hayward of
Grand Forks, which will be found else
where in this issue of The Forum.
P. A. Anderson of MinneWaukan
lSou IlhS ldSI pdPSI VI LuS dlSS1I lOOA1
ON The Scandinavian in the High
School which was perhaps the paper
which offered the most absorbing
interest during the whole convention
County superintendent.
The county superintendent of the
state held an interesting meeting this
afternoon at the. high. school building.
After the roll call at 2 o'clock Supt. Z.
j. Taylor made d few remarks in re-
gard to the work Of county superin-
tendentS after which Supt. j. w. Riley
gave a talk or Under What Conditions
Should Permits Be Granted. Mr.. Riley
is Of the opinion that permits should
not be granted promiscuously, but
there are times, rare occasions, when
it is necessary to grant permits. The
only time when it is positively neces-
sary, said Superintendent Riley, is
when there is a scarcity of teachers at
the opening of the school, year.
Supt. Helen Sullivan of Cavalier
county led the discussion Of the after
noon which dealt entirely with the sub
ject touched upon by Superintendent
Riley of Cass county in regard to the
granting of permits.
A very excellent paper on How to
Secure Professional Study and to
Stimulate Professional Spirit Among
Teachers, was read by Supt. H. H.
Maxwell Of Eddy county, and the dis
~cussion led by Supt. Mary e. McGin-
mis- Of Stutsman county.
The Teachers Course in the High
School was the subject of Miss Helen
Davies, a. prominent teacher of the
Grand Forks public schools. Miss
Davies spoke especially of h normal
work which is now being offered in the
modern high schools. Supt. Mamie
Sorenson of Towner county led the
discussion and considerable interest
was taken in the high schools where
q teachers course is offered.
Superintendent Edmonds of Walsh
county gave an interesting address on
The Organizations Which the County
superintendent Should This
paper will b. found on another page Of
The Forum. Supt. Minnie Nelson Of
Barnes county led the discussion.
The Value Of School Credits for
Home Industrial Training was the
subject Of Supt. Roasanna Duffy of
Mountrail county, and the discussion
Henry county. Miss Duffy urged that
credits be given school students for
the work which they do at home.
Thus the children take more interest
In the home and at the same time are
not neglecting their school duties.
General topics were discussed at the
close Of the programme.
Elementary Section,
The elementary section Of the
teachers association gathered at the
lAgassiz school this afternoon where
a splendid illustration of Physical
lEducation was given by the Fargo
school children. under the supervision
Of Physical Director MacLean. This
was a fine exhibition and the first in
the state.
A musical programme was also CIV
en- after which p. S. Berg of Dickinson
told the members of the association
what improvements are needed in the
elementary education. Talks were al
so given by Miss M. McGinnis Of
jamestown and Miss K. A. Whitley of
] Grand Forks. Al short business meet
ing concluded the afternoons pro-
gramme.
An address given by Frank Vogel
will be found elsewhere in this edition
Of The Forum.
Domestic Science.
In her talk on Demonstrating the
teal Patrons, Miss Evelyn M. Atkins
OF Darlington said in part:
Demonstrating the value of do
nestle science to skeptical patrons is
a problem which keeps recurring from
time to time hi must he dealt with
Systematically.
Patrons question whether the do
nestle teaching OF the public school
lis practical, economical and whether
lit can be applied in the home.
They can be convinced that 1T is
all of these by careful planning and
systematic teaching.
"The work mugt be regulated to
inject the peculiar need Of the COM