The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-05
Hayward REPORTS ON
Big n. {. A. MEETING

Grand Forks. N. D., March 5.-R.
Hayward, state high school inspector,
has just retSrned from Richmond,
Va, where he attended for three days
the conferences of the commission of
the National Educational association
for the reorganization of secondary
education. The department Of supe--
i~ntendence of the N. E. A. was in
session at Richmond at the same
time.
Mr.. Hayward reports a very profit
able meeting. There were over 1000
enrolled. Those present from North
Dakota were: superintendent Kelly
of Grand Forks, Superintendent Hoov-
er Of Fargo, superintendent Rein
oehl of Larimore, State Superintend-
ent Taylor, Pres. Fred E. Smith of
Wahpeton, and President Mcfarland
of Valley City.
The discussions emphasized educa-
ton for efficiency-the curriculum and
the m~ethod-both in urban and rural
schools. An attempt is being made
to form a curriculum for the four-fold
purpose of physical education; gen.
eral education, or education for ap-
probation; education for social eff
cheney, and special education for Vo-
cation.
James H. McCurdy of the Interna-
tional Y. M. c. A. college at Spring
field, Mass, asserted that schools are
now training the muscles Of the eyes,
tongue and hands by means of such
subjects as reading, drawing, writing
and manual training, and are neglect
ing the muscles of the trunk and
limbs, which should be developed
tice, playground activities or some
form of work that might make the
"backache." He advocated a. strong
foundation in the grosser structure Of
the body on which to build the finer
structure.
Speaking of ventilation of school
buildings, Mr.. McCurdy said that by a
plan for washing and purifying the
aid added to their ventilating system,
they had reduced the cost Of fuel to
IS per cent or 70 per cent of what it
had been.
Commissioner David Snedden, of
Massachusetts advocated. at least for
a time, separate institutions in large
urban communities for special in
struction for VOCATION; but it was the
concensus of opinion, especially in the
commission conference, hat for all
smaller communities (%including any
that we have in this state) education,
or training for physical strength and
health, for appreciation Of what is
valuable and useful in life, for social
efficiency and for special training for
vocation, should be attempted and &C
complished in one institution.
Mrs. Josephine G. Preston, state
superintendent Of Olympia, Wash,
told how, in rural communities, homes
q been provided for teachers when
1t had been found difficult to find a
suitable boarding place. In such cases
two. three or four-room houses had
been built on the school grounds |
where the teacher and her mother or
other member of her family-or
the teacher, If a man, and his family
lived. This plan received general APP
prevail. " -@
United States Commissioner of Edu-
P. P. Claxton advanced the
tdea that in sue communities, the
should be consolidated, about |
twelve sections of land forming the
district, and that around the |
schoolhouse there should be the school
farm of about fifty acres: that the
and his family should live on
his farm; that the teacher should
manage and work it as a typical and |
experimental farm and should receive
the products in addition to his salary |
as his compensation. In this way ag-
riculture could be taught in a proper
manner.
Mr.. Hayward said he visited repre-
of the United States Bureau |
Of Education while in Richmond and
learned that it was not the intention |
of the bureau that the education and |
exhibit at the exposition at San Fran
cisco in 1916 should be a collection Of
industrial work, such at water colors,
making from the manual
training benches, etc, but that exhibit
shall represent the progress OF educa-
tsona1 thought,
He believes, therefore. some scheme
should be devised to present at the ex-
position the North Dakota plan for
credit in high school for Bible study,
and any other plan or idea regarding
education that is progressive and IN
any way peculiar to North Dakota.
For this purpose moving pictures Gre
10 be used by some states.
MIR. Hayward arrived in Richmond
in a snoWstornl. Three or four inches
fell and the weather was QUITE cold
for three days-G above zero was the
reported.
The people OF Richmond were very
hearty In their welcome and royal in
their entertainment.
DIR. Thomas and wife, formerly OF
the University OF North Dakota, but
now residents OF Richmond, Va. very
g~rgciolsly entertained the visitors
from North Dakota at dinner.
The next meeting of the N. E. IA. and
commission will be held In st. Paul in
July. 1914, and the next meeting Of the
department OF superintendent of the
d: -, "A. Kill be heiG In Cincinnati in