Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-10-23
OVER 1850
ENR0LlEDON
SECOND DAY
Eastern Educators Deliver Ex-
cellent Addresses at Many
Meetings.
MANY SOCIAL EVENTS
Generally Conceded That Grand
Forks Will Get the Conven-
tion for 1915.
MANY SOCIAL EVENTS

The number of teachers in the city
cf Bismarck for the twenty-eighth an
nual meeting of the N. D. E. A. was
increased by $50 yesterday, and the
total enrolment had reached 1850 at
II o'clock last night. A driving rain
storm kept the visitors from the
streets last night, but the hotel lob.
bies were crowded and the Auditorium
was filled ror the musical program
given in the evening.
A Convention City.
At every turn were heard compli.
ments upon the way Bismarck has
handled this biggest of all state con-
ventions, the smoothness with which
all of the different meetings have
been carried out, and the manner in
which the hundreds of visitors have
been entertained.
The social features of the conven-
tion occupied prominent part in the
program yesterday, at least five alum
nj associations of different education
al institutions holding ibanquets in
the evening before the general associ-
alton meeting at the Auditorium.
The Next Convention.
The selection of the, convention
| city for 1915 will%not be made uatil
today, but the question was UP for in
formal discussion in every little group
yesterday. The delegation from Grand
Forks is confident that it will land
next years meeting, and every indi-
cation points that way Minot is MAX
ing no fight for it and neither is Far
go. Grand Forks tried to land this
years meeting, and was beaten out
by Bismarck. Therefore, it had been
generally conceded that the 1915 con-
ention would 60 to the city in the
eastern part of the state. Literature
boosting the qualities of Grand Forks
as convention city was distributed
widely yesterday by the delegation
from that city.
The General Session.
The first meeting of the day was
held at 8 o'clock in the morning, when
the association was called together to
listen to three addresses. The Audi
tOrium was crowded.
The first address was given by A.
R. 7. Wylie of Grafton, who discuss
ed the problems presented by the in
creasing number of feeble-minded
people. Coming with a fund of infor-
nation, obtained from a thorough
study of the segregation Of these peo-
pie, Mr.. Wylie's talk was excellent.
He analyzed the thoughts and actions
of these state charges, and followed
it up with discussion Of the results
! that obtain if they were free to take
their place in society, could attend
schools or could live their lives out
in their homes.
The Ne'er-Do-WeIIs.
The neer-do-wells which are seen
every day, Mr.. Wylie characterized
as on the same plane with feeble
minded people, and stated that they
should be treated in the same way.
The proper way to control them, he
said, was to put them in institutions
where they could receive special
training. Keep them busy and
they're happy he said.
President Sparks.
"The Simple Virtues" was the sub
ject of the address given by President
E. E. Sparks, of the State College of
/ Pennsylvania. It was an exception
ally interesting talk.
DR.. Sparks said in part:
"The school system is part profit
sharing enterprise and the people
have right to a proper return for
their investment, not only in lives OF
usefulness for the young peoples edu
cation at public expense but they
have right to demand that these
young people shall have certain ele
ments of character likely to be OF
value to the communities in which
they live.
First among the simple virtues o1
demand of any school boy or girl, is
a willingness to serve. The WORD
servant has disappeared from oul
modern vocabulary. Nobody wants
to be a servant. We all want to be
employees. Horace Greeley served
six years as printers apprentice il
order that he might become an editor
He performed menial labor. want
young Americans to believe that Goo
made all labor, and made no labor
however menial, disgraceful so Ions
as it is honest labor
Next, would have American
| children taught the Gospel of toll
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