The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06
MAYvHL.E NORMAL.

MIR. Travis and Mrs. Porter were at
Neville on Thursday and Friday Of
last week to assist in institute work
for the southern half OF Nelson II
ty and were asked to be at Peters
berg for Friday and Saturday, March
g and z. The institute was well at
tended, practically every teacher be-
ing present. Superintendent Iverson
had the meeting well planned and pre-
sented excellent points to his teachers
from the superintendent's view. Sew
eral OF the Mayville graduates are in
and around Neville and they are max
ing good as teachers. Many Of the
teachers in the rural schools are I'M
der graduates OF the normal.
State Inspector Macdonald visited
the normal on Friday and gave an
excellent address. He Is full OF facts
and delivers these in a manner that
engages the attention and arouse the
interest in the theme, Rural School
Betterment. Mr.. Macdonald is bet
ter acquainted with rural school con
ditions han any other man in the
state and perhaps knows more about
conditions in North Dakota than is
known concerning n other state. He
is rendering an Invaluable service to
the boys and girls OF North Dakota,
If the people but heed his advice.
The rural school interests through
out the state will BIO pleased to learn
that the Mayville Normal school will
have its modern rural school in opera
ton during the coming surnme SEES
sion n that the am will be open
to study and inspection. A committee
OF the faculty is at work planning a
model course of study for this school.
This will be carefully planned and it
is hoped that something better than
any course in operation at present in
the rural schools will result. The oh
ject is to make a course that will be
practicable for all one or two roo
rural schools.
Mrs. Bowers, a state w. c.. n. U.
worker, delivered an illustrated lee
ture on scientific temperance in the
normal auditorium last Saturday
evening. This was an excellent ad-
dress and timely.
The Bccker-North concert, which
| was to have been given on Feb. 16, in
the normal lecture course, was can
celled because Mr.. Becker could not
come. Now arrangements have been
made for a North-Myer Concer to be
/ given SATURDAY evening, NldLCI I, III
stead of the other. Mr.. Myer Is the
violinist who SO we'll pleased the May
vile people some two years ago. This
concert promises to be one Of the fin
est musical numbers ever secured by
the normal. Madam North was very
highly spoken of as a soloist by the
people of Grand Forks, who have en-
gagged her Zach of the last two years.
The seniors planned a sleigh ride
for last Friday evening, while the
juniors had theirs scheduled for
Thursday. But the warn days spoil
ed their plans, so each class enjoyed
an evening in the gymnasium instead.
No regrets have been heard. from
which it is safe to conclude that the
events lost none Of their pleasure be-
cause of the lack OF snow.
The basketball team made a trip
last week, playing three games, win
ming from Jamestown college and los
ing to Moorhead normal and to the
industrial school at Glendale. On
Monday evening the team went to
Moorhead and played the Concordia
team-losing. This ends the season
SO far as conference games are con-
cerned.
The freshman class organized on
Monday afternoon and elected officers
as follows: President, Miss Rose Oh
son; vice president, Miss Mildred Nc
Crae; secretary-treasurer, Miss Edith
Peters; sargeant-at-arms, Marion
Scott; class councillors, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould.