The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-10-15

ment of psychology, state normal
school, will address the Higher and
Professional Education Section of the
North Dakota Education Association,
on October % at Bismarck on the SUBJ
ject of "Eugenics and the Public
Schools"
On the following day, Prof. L. B. Nc
Mullen, of the department of science,
will address the Science and Mathe-
matics Section at the Bismarck meet
ing on Everyday Physics"
Prof. S. H. Donson, head of the de-
partment Of history will address tho
History, Civics and Social Science
Sections of the N. D. E. A. on October
% on "The Criterion of Value Applied
to Ancient History"
Miss Nellie W. Farnsworth, head G.
the department of domestic science
will conduvi a round table l!s"uss!''n
on Household Economics in the High
School before the Section on Indus
trial Education, and Miss Fannie c..
Amidon, head of the work in public
school music will address the Section
on Music Education on the subject Of
Correlation of Music Study with 9th
er School Subjects.
Prof. Anders Froysaa, of the musi-
cal department of music, has been se'
lected among those to appear on the
musical program before the General
Association of the N. D. E. A., at Bis
marck on Wednesday evening, Octo-
Der 21.
The annual meeting of the State
Education Association at Bismarck
will be made the occasion of grand
banquet and reunion of Valley City
Normal School graduates. The
Alumni Association through its official
organ, The Alumni Quarterly has is
sued a general call, urging all gradu-
ates in the state to be present. Pres
ident Mcfarland has seconded the call
with a circular to all graduates. An
effort will be made to make this the
biggest gathering Of Blue and Red
graduates in the history Of the institu-
ton.
The Normalonians, the girls glee
club of the state normal school, which
extensively toured the state last sea-
son, are working diligently in prepar>
alton for like concert tour this year,
under the direction of Dean Goodseh,
of the department Of music.
A symphony orchestra composed of
music students and local citizens is
being perfected by Dean Goodsell for
the coming season. A series of popu-
lar concerts given, one each month,
throughout the winter in the auditor
ium has been arranged for. A concert
tour about the state is also being
booked.
The progressive spirit of the young
ladies of the Normal school Y. w. c..
A. was again shown last week in an
All Normal school tea served in the
Association room. Hundreds Of stu
dents partook of the young ladies' hos
pitality and listened to a fine Victrola
concert.
The members of the Young Mems
Christian Association are planning a
stag party for the near future.
A total enrolment of $50 students
thus far gives the normal school a
registration slightly above that of last
year for the fall term.
Through the efforts of the school a
brass band has been organized at Oris-
ka. Kenneth Mcfarland will conduct
| the band. A similar organization at
| Fingal will be in charge of Prof Per-
feet, conductor of the Normal school
band.
Private piano lessons are given once
each week at Spiritwood by Marion
Towne; at Oriska by Josephine
Wright; at Leal by Bernice Widdifield
and at Fingal by Miss Olson. In the
first three places the ladies have sup
ervision of the music in the schools
also. All Of the young ladies are ad-
vanced music pupils at the Normal
school.
An exhibit of handiwork and dress
making done by the students in the
domestic science department is being
shown this week at the meeting of the
State Federation of Women's clubs at
Jamestown. Miss Farnsworth, head Of
the department, attended the meeting
as the delegate of the Sorosis club of
this city. She was accompanied by
! several members of her department.
Prof. Ross L. Finney, who has re.
Gently become the head Of the depart
ment of education at the normal