The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-03-19
DYER TELLS PUPILS
OF OPPORTUNITIES
Superintendent Addresses Students
Explaining Relation to Community
Welfare Two Objects in View
ENCOURAGES WORK AND SAVING
Relates Manner In Which Public at
Large May Take Advantage of
Various School Departments

That a high school is closely con-
nected with the progress of it's res
pective community was evidenced in
an address given by w. P. Dyer, SUI
perintendent of the Bemidji schools,
before the high school students yes
terday. Two chief objects were
brought out as examples by the SUI
perintendent. First, that contrary
to the ideas of many in which it is
claimed that high school students
are not prepared to meet with the
problems of life following gradua-
ton, they are given preliminary
experience of practical nature which
is of much value, and second, that a
student is given the opportunity Of
trying out the various studies taught
and in this manner gains knowledge
as to just what his market value is
worth, to find out whether he can
by taking up some certain business
make good. Whether it be in agri-
culture, carpentry, chemistry, cleo
tricity, engineering, sewing, writing
or along commercial lines, the std
dent can thus measure his ability.
Encourages Saving
That whatever money a student
might make by work done outside of
school, or by some that might be
done during school hours, should
not be spent foolishly, but should
he placed to the credit of a savings
account, was advocated by Mr.. Dyer
He told the students that money
saved in this manner could at some
later period be used in furthering
education or in establishing some
business. Not this alone, however,
for it taught student the lesson Of
work. and also that of saving, two
things which pave the way to real
success. ~, So.
Manual Training.
- That the public in general was in
vited to make use of the manual
training department was brought
OUT by Mr.. Dyer. For instance
where certain job, suppose it to be
that of building a small shelf in
some home. was to be done and no
carpenter could he secured, a pupil
of the manual training class could
be secured. The work could be done
for merely the price of the lumber
and the lad paid some small amount.
Where a sleeve board, ironing board,
screens frame or quilting frames
were needed, a person by visiting the
department could secure the wanted
article. Students could build chick
en- coops and repair furniture, and
at cost of only the material and
time.
An Aid To Farmers
That the agricultural department
is direct aid to the farmers of the
community was made plain. A
farmer can have his milk tested or
he may wish to test the seed value
of some corn. BY asking the aid
of the agricultural class this advice
can be obtained. Information re-
garding a proper method for plan
ming crop rotation could always be
given to progressive tillers of the
SOIL "Just in these ways are we
teaching to the public that our
school is of community value" said
Mr.. Dyer.
Just recently a large bin was
needed at the school building to store
some grain. Four boys were Sc
lected from the manual training elias!
to do the work. One of them wa!
appointed foreman, and the worl
was all done outside of school hours
They were paid at fifteen cents al
hour.
AoAS MASSEY SOON0
Then there is the cooking elias
which has for it's use hundreds o
tried-out recipes. That the publi
may make use of these was recon
mended by the superintendent Mr.
Dyer explained that it is the desir
ito make the domestic science de
partment as helpful to housewife
as possible. Where parties are t
be given special dishes could he pre-
pared by the cooking class girls, sue
as timbale cases, saratoga chips, sal
ads and cakes. In this way the stu
dents will be given valuable train
ing. ..r -..-.....
The sewing girls may learn tina
they are especially fitted to becom
seamstresses; the mechanical draw
ing students that they are capabl
of making success in engineerin
or architecture; the physics pupil
that they are adapted for work i
electricity; the English studen
journalism; and the chemistry worl
ers for, druggists. Food analysis
now being studied by the students {
the chemistry class.
Commercial Department