Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-11-12
EIGHTH ANNUAL
MEETING NOV. Sc
ONE OF BEST MEETINGS EVER
HELD IN NTY--ADDRESSES
BY PROMINENT EDUCATORS

The eighth annual meeting of the
school officers of Williams county was
held in this city November fifth and
sixth.
The meeting convened in the court
room at / 80 P M, Thursday, Nov.
5, with an enrolment of 63 officers.
The Rev. T. F. Burns, Tioga, was not
present and Mr.. John Albrecht was
chosen president, pro tenn.
After musical selection DR.. F. w.
MacManus delivered an address on
Medical Inspection, which was very
interesting and beneficial to the Off
GERS, since this matter has been taken
up in some of the districts. State In
spector of Graded, Consolidated ,and
Rural Schools, N. C. Macdonald, Of
Valley City, addressed the meeting
on The Twentieth Century Country
School. Mr.. Macdonald showed what
progress has been made in the schools
of Williams county, stating that this
county ranks fourth in the state in the
number of schools meeting the re-
quirements for classification for state
aid, while all of the first three counties
are the older counties in the eastern
part of the state. You must also take
into consideration the fact that Will
liams county had more schools to
classify than any of the other counties
in the northwestern part of the state.
Following this address was Round
Table Discussion of the important top
les to school boards, led by County
Supt. Martha P. Tatem.
The feature of the Thursday even
ing session was very interesting and
practical address by President A. G.
Crane, of the Minot Normal School,
"Dollars and Sense"-which was lis
tened to by large and appreciative
audience.
The Friday forenoon session was
held at the Star Theatre, and was
opened by a violin solo by Mr.. Ralph
yelling, accompanied by Miss Mar
garet Monroe and followed by an IL
lpstrated lecture on Consolidation Of
the Rural School, by Prof. A. p Hollis,
of the N d. Agricultural College.
Prof. Hollis has very convincing lec-
ture, with excellent pictures of con:
ditions as they exist in the rural and
consolidated schools Of the state.
Miss Peterson, Field Deputy, gave
reading from Riley, Accompanied by
Miss Margaret Monroe.
State Supt. E. J. Taylor delivered
an address to the officers, containing
many practical points in the matter
of executing the business Of the school
districts. In the course Of his address,
Supt. Taylor commended the officers
for their very excellent condition Of
schools in Williams County, stating
that their success in beginning about
these conditions was due in a large
measure to the untiring efforts for the
past eight years of thier efficient
County Supt. Mrs. Tatem, and that
not only Williams county was losing
her, but that her loss would be felt
throughout the entire educational
realm of the state.
The Friday afternoon session was
opened with musical selection follow
ed by "Field Notes" by Miss Peterson.
Mrs. Lavina Amsberry, president Of
the Brooklyn District school board
gave very interesting talk on the
subject of "What Consolidation has
meant for the Schools of Brooklyn
District"
supt. Tatem gave very interesting
and instructive address on "The Model
Rural School," This is subject to
which Mrs. Tatem has given great
deal Of study as was shown by her
address.
After the response from the school
officers present regarding improve
ments, the president, with a fitting ad-
dress, presented Supt. Tatem with q
silver set in behalf of the school off,
GERS as prOOf of their appreciatiOn
Of her work during the past eight
years in ofdce.