The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-01-06
INSTITUTE FOR
CITY PEOPLE
University Plans New Form of
Extension Work to Be
Launched Soon.
CIVIC SUBJECTS TO
BE ABLY DISCUSSED
New Institute Plan Will Be
Tried Out at Lisbon and
Williston.

North Dakota cities and towns NAV
pe small and still in the infant stage
OF ,nc1r growth and development, but
theE have their problems, none the
less. 10 assist in the solution of some
OIL inc many questions that arise in
every urban community, the state uni
scrsltS has recently set on foot u new
FORM OF extension work, the "citiacns'
lhs,l'ute.' Two have already been
arranged for. n at Lisbon and one
at W1ll1Ston and negotiations are now
IN progress with several other places.
several men from the institution, men
Mno are specialists in their particular
lines Of work, will spend two days
IN each town visited, lecturing. demon-
strating and conducting public discus
SONS along the lines in which the citi-
zens OF the place are most interested.
tne aim being to contribute informa-
tlon and TO stimulate initiative in
ways nat will be most helpful to the
city. The Lisbon institute is set for
January 70 and 80 and the Williston
dates are March II and 12.
Practical Programs.
Public health and sanitation. medi-
cal inspection of school children, food
inspection, milk inspection, the dis
posal OF sewage and garbage, sex
hygiene for hoys and girls. mon and
women, are some of the phases of the
t'>.thC bSoilt NutStlbI lndL Will CONC
In or discussion. Public ~recreations,
parks and Fairgrounds. the worth to
a community of directed play for chi.-
dren. the necessity of providirr better
forms of recreation for boys and
young men. the social center move
ment and its possibilities for small
towns and the wider use Of school
plants FOR community purposes are
some Of the topics that will be in
Guided in the program. Business
problems. better methods of buying
and selling, the common interests Of
railroads and shippers, questions OF
taxation and public fance will be in
Guided in the topics treated. Discus
sions will be led by representative
DR.. G.. F. Ruediger. director of the
state public health laboratories. will
lead in the part of the program that
is devoted to public health questions.
Miss Bertha Erdmann, who is in
charge Of the nurses course at the
university. will take up topics of par
ticular interest to girls and women and
will talk to the school children. Pro-
fessor John NJ. Gillette will lead in
the discussion of the questions relat-
ing to public recreations and will dis
cuss some of current criticisms of our
school system that are attracting
much attention. President McVey
will lecture on questions of taxation
and finance and will lead in the dis
%cussions relating to business prob
lens.
Aim ia Service.
Commenting or tho plan and the
arrangements recently perfected with
their Commercial club, the Williston
Herald says: 1.-The work Of citizens
institutes is new in North Dakota. 1t
is IN o%utgrowth of the university en-
tension idea wherein the university
is seeking to make its several special
departments useful to the various
communities of the state. For some
time the university has been sending
its men out into the state as individual
lecturers at merely nominal expense
to those securing their services, but
now it is proposed to send these men
out in groups SO that enthusiastic
meetings may be held in advance
matters of good government and civic
improvement. A special program for
the institute in Williston has been ar
ranged by a. committee of the Com
mercial club and N. c. Abbott of the
university extension department. We
are looking forward to an interesting
and enthusiastic institute"