The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-29
DR.. ISAAC COX
NAMED PRESIDENT

Grand Forks. N. D., May 29.-At the
election Of officers of the Mississippi
Valley Historical association, DR..
Isaac J. Cox of Cincinnati, Ohio, was
made president and other officers Of
the organization selected.
The other officers follow:
First vice president-Guy Stanton
Ford, university Of Minnesota.
Second vice president-Frederic L.
Paxson, university of Wisconsin.
Secretary treasurer Clarence 8.
Paine, Nebraska Historical society,
Lincoln.
Members Of the executive committee
Milo M, Quaife, superintendent Of
the Wisconsin Historical society; VIM.
IF. Connolly, secretary Of the Kansas
Historical society and Edgar r. Har-
Ian, curator of the Historical depart
ment of Iowa.
Teachers Section.
The following were chosen officers OF
the Teachers section:
Chairman--KarI F. Geiser, Oberlins
Ohio.
ecretary-Howard C. Hill, Milwau-
kee, (re-elected).
Two members Of executive commit
tee: Howard c. Hill, reelected, and
Oliver M. Dickerson, state normal
school, Winona, Mimi.
The next meeting place was left to
| the committee and several cities, Min
neapolis included gre active bidders
| for the honor.
President George e, Vincent Of the
university of Minnesota, next in line
for the presidency, indicated his wish
that he not be chosen to an executive
office at this time.
The rain of the afternoon, in a meas
ure, lessened the attendance at the
sessions but the address by DIR. M. d.
Learned at the city hall auditorium,
the last on the program, was much en-
! joyed and heard by fair sized aud
fence.
| Press COmplimented.
Clarence S. Paine, secretary-treas-
urer of the association, took occasion
| to commitment the Herald for the re-
port Of the meetings of the associa-
| ton. He stated that issues of both
morning and evening editions, during
| the meetings, had been preserved by
| officers and members and that he per-
sonally should take pride In show
! ing at other meetings and when occa-
sion offered, the manner in which con-
Ventions are handled in North Dakota
and especially in Grand Forks.
His compliments, coming as they do.
| from a former seasoned newspaper
! man who knows something of the
sary to properly cover SO large a
| convention and so many addresses
were appreciated by the members Of
| the staffs of the two publications.
Last Sessions.
The morning session was held in
the auditorium of Woodworth hall.
Dean JOS. Kennedy presided. Two
exceptionally interesting papers were
read, and each was followed by a q:
Lengthy discussion; In IN which nearly
pr NJ Gi1gtte disGuSsed snG ed r4s
| Shambaugh of the University of Iowa
led the discussion. Prof. J. S. Young
of the University Of Minnesota read
a. paper on THE Civic Value, OF Pub
lie School History" and r. M. Black
of the Wahpeton science school led
! the discussion.
The final session was held in the
city hall auditorium in the afternoon
with w. H. Mann presiding. The ad-
dresses were given by Prof. W. G.
Bek of the university, who spoke on
| THE Germans of North Dakota" and
DR.. M. D. Learned of the University
of Pennsylvania, who spoke on Ger
man immigration to the Mississippi and
| Missouri"