The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-27
one THOUSAND
DELEGATES, AIM
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL GATH
ERINe AT GRAND FORKS WILL
BE LARGE If THE PLANS OF.
THE OFFICIALS MATERIAL
IZE,

Grand Forks Times: Walter A.
| Snow, general secretary of the North
Dakota Sunday School association
was in Grand Forks today looking
after the interests Of the coming
state Sunday school convention to
be held here June 10, IL n IL next.
Last evening he met with the onVen
ton committee of the commercial
club and they agreed to back up the
movement in every possible way, In
deed they acceeded to very request
which Mr.. Snow made of them. Hav-
ing united with the churches and Sun
day schools in the invitation to have
the convention come to Grand Forks,
they felt that this was the least that
they could do.
Mr.. Snow says that the programme
is well under way already and that
some of the finest talent OF the coun-
try is to be heard here in June. One OF
the features which, always attracts
wide attention is the teacher training
| department graduation exercises. The
| one to be held this veal will be the
fourth annual event of this kind. Last
year at the Valley City convention
| there were sixty-seven graduates and
the number this year Is expected to
| reach 100. DR.. Wallace N. Stearns,
1 formerly OIL TIC SLdLS ullAfNAoASy, AO"
| of Fargo college, is superintendent or
| the department and is devoting a gen.
erous amount of his time to boosting
the work of his department. The
work has been growing at a phenom-
| inal rate this year and DR.. Stearns
says that there are now about 1900
enrolled making it the largest college
in the state. The larger number OF
the graduates this year will be from
n. n..A rAon5onA nntIrca xyhinh Va-
ouires one year to complete. But the
advanced course will have a number
of classes and many of those who will
receive their diplomas will be men
and ON who have spent three
years in study and count their teacher
training diplomas as of as much
worth in their line as any other diplo-
ma which they hold.
Experts Coming.
Another feature which will attract
many delegates here will be the music,
which will be in charge of two experts
from Philadelphia, Pa. DIR. Adam
| Geilbe is a blind composer Of note and
will undertake to compose q hymn in
the presence of the convention dedi-
| Gated to that convention. This most
interesting and novel feat will be
awaited with keen interest. A large
chorus will be formed of local mu-
4 E1ClA1B anu the HluSlC VIII DC Oue Oh
the inspiring features Of the conven-
ton.
A. l.. Bishop Of Fargo was Ii town
yesterday and says that the plan to
have two special Sunday school trains
come, one over the Great Northern
and one over the Northern Pacific, is
coming on well. Mr.. Bishop says that
there will be no doubt about having
the full 1000 delegates and If the
Sunday school specials are the success
which they should be there will be a
possibility of 1900 to 1000 enroll
ments. He is confident that the Pres
byterian church which had been gem
erously offered to the state associa-
ton for it's use will not be large
enough and that 1T win be necessary
to secure the auditorium. The con-
yention committee Of the commercial
club proposes to see that the largest
auditorium needed shall be provided.
R. Il. Griffith, chairman of the exc
cutive committee of the State Sunday
| school association was seen and says:
ssIf the plans Of the committee carry
this will be the biggest thing which
ever ann to Grand Forks. From our
experience last year and from tho
plans which Mr.. Snow has in mind, I
am sure We shall SIC a great
ton here In June
Thomas Porte, president OF the SUI
| p~erintendents' union of the city, says
that every indication points to a con-
ventiOn twice Us large as anything
which had ever yet been held.