The weekly times-record., 1914-04-02
DIPLOMAS CONFERRED
UPON SEVEN AT THE
NORMAL SCHOOL
PRES. MCFARLAND ADDRESSES
GLASS At GENERAL ExER.
CiSES IN AUDITORIUM.
Saturday, March 28.)

Diplomas were yesterday conferred
upon seven students at the State Nor.
NAL school, they being the members of
the March class. At the simple, yet
impressive exercises held in the audi
torium, beginning at II o'clock, the
program was opened with a concert of
half an hour by the Ladies' Band un-
der the direction of Prof. Perfect.
Following the concert. President Nc
Farland called the members of the
class to the platform and presented
the diplomas. Those who responded
are:
Glenn Granger, Valley City.
Eda c. johnson, Minor.
Marie Tress Finn, Noonan.
Anna Mae Schmoll, Valley City.
Emma Adelia Woodland, Valley City.
Harlin Moore Mahin, Tappen.
Winnifred Mcdonnell, was absent
from the exercises. having completed
her work some days before and being
permitted to accept a teaching posi-
tion at Calvin.
After comforting the diplomas, Presi-
dent Mcfarland opened his address to
the graduates by congratulating them
at having completed their courses, and
being about to enter upon the duties
Of a teacher. President McFarland's S
address was concise and he made men,
ton that the teaching profession was
being recognized today as one of the
most honorable. The teacher at the
present time has in his hands the fu-
ture as he has control of the future
generation of citizens. He laid stress
upon the responsibility of a person in
such position.
1T is hard to establish permanent
conviction in an adult, but establish
a conviction in the heart OF child and
it is here for nearly seventy years.
The old idea that parents had abso-
lutte control of children even to the
point of exposing or selling them into
slavery has given way to the idea that
the community has a voice in the fu-
ture of the child and it is for the
teacher, with the parents, to take the
responsibility to furnish personalities
in children that will make for progress
in the world.
Mr.. Mcfarland mentioned several
points for the teacher who is success
sul to keep uppermost in this practice.
Among these was to cater to the
questioning spirit of the child and al
low for his activity. 1.-THE questioning
spirit is the spirit Of childhood" said
the speaker, encourage It," ITO
know, to act, to love-" should be the
governing motto Of the teacher that
wishes to be successful, the speaker
said, and then bade the graduates Cod
speed in their chosen profession.
A lengthy rambling letter has found
its way to the Times-Record editorial
desk which is not intended to be COM
olimentary to Chief Swanson and his
assistants. The writer might take up
the matter of the destruction of dogs
With the members of the state legisla-
.ure with better effect, as Chief Swan
son is simply doing his duty as an Of
icer and has nothing at all to say
about the matter. As a matter OF fact !
Z f1ve-sixths Of all of the dogs in Val
ey City were destroyed it would help ,
he appearance Of the town very ma ,
.erially. A law which would permit !
he chief of police to take up every
log found on the streets not accom- i
>anied by its master, II rig:dly enforc- ,
ID would also be help. There is al.
Ways an over-abundance of dogs and
he dog catcher ought to De encourae-
ID r&ther than traduced. !