Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-03
Eighteen
Counties in
Organization
CONSTITUTION Is ADOPTED
AND ASSOCIATION Is NOW
ON PERMANENT BASIS.
Interesting Progam Held
Mandan Meeting, Though Not
Banner One as to Attendance,
Was Good One.

Banner One as to Attendance,
Was Good One.
BY unanimous vote of teachers
representing the IS counties included
in the organization known as the Mis-
souri, Slope Educational association,
that organization was permanently
organized yesterday, when constitn-
ton was adopted. The constitution is
practically the same as the one Of
fered year ago by Superintendent
Root of the Bismarck city schools,
but which was turned down cold at
that meeting.
The purpose of the organization as
stated in the constitution is to "ele-l
vate the character, Ito advance the in.
terest Of the teaching profession, and
to promote the cause Of education,
especially in southwestern North Da-
kota, and in the state as whole
Any person actively engaged in the
teaching profession or any person in
terested in the cause OF education
may become 3 member of this organ
ization by the payment of annual dues
Of so cents, which entities him to
membership for the association year.
The Office Of secretary-treasurer Is
created in the constitution and the
secretary elected Thursday evening
becomes treasurer also.
Counties Represented.
The following counties are repre-
sented in the organization: Adams,
Billings, Burleigh, Bowman, Dunn,
Emmons, Golden Valley, Hettinger,
Kidder, Logan, Mclean, !, Mercer, Nc
Kenzie, Morton, Oliver. Stark, Slope,
and Sioux. Sss, n
Curator Fish Talks.
Curator H. G. Fish of the State His
torical society gave very interesting
talk on the universal Indian language.
Other addresses were given by DR.. M.
Krauz. president ,pf the Mandan
school board; Superintendent Lydia
Hinman of Steele; Principal Nina
Aasved Of Carson; County Superin.
tendent Lois u Wall Of Manning;
Principal Mae Buckley Of New Eng.
land; County, Superintendent 70. R.
Thomas OF Stanton; Superintendent
Nugent If Glen Ullin und Rev. George
B. Newc6mb Of Bismarck. An operet.
ia by Mandan high school pupils last
evening concluded the program.
Rev. Mr.. Newcomb gave his well
known address on "The Fool-Froof
Boy" which the teachers greatly en-.
joyed. The, address is printed in
para: t.,.
The FooI-Proof Boy.
"The glory of young men is in their
strength" says the book of Wisdom.
A few years ago, when Julia Ward
Howe was 80 years young" she was
given a ride on the boulevards OF
Philadelphia in high power auto
mobile Upon returning, she exclalm-
ed: "How wish there could be one
more invention before die and by
means Of it we could produce 40-horse
power Mothers l would say II wish
there could be added to her would-be
invention a contrivance which, by the
pressing of button, we could pro-
duce dynamic dads There are plen-
ty of sires in North Dakota, but we
are quite short on real fathers.
Once l believed in the so.called
:bad boy problem There is no bad
boy problem. Decidedly there is
bad parent problem. A home minus
discipline is a home with delinquent
children. A reform school is cOmpOs.
ed of boys and girls from over the
state. coming from homes where the
parents have failed on the job Of prop
erly disciplining or have not disci.
plined at all.
Positive vs.. Negative.
Life is made up of the positive and
negative. Life to normal boy 'ls
like an American Beauty rose, full Of
fragrance if properly nurtured. He
will have none of the negative OPP
timism is his slogan. Pessimism ne
hates and to him nagging from bed
rising to bedretiring is worse than
whipping. Naggihg acts as a depres-
SAINT on his buoyant spirits and with
out that buoyancy in him there is not
much to develop and build on for MS
future usefulness.
In our home there is standing
agreement between father and moth
er that if either catches the other u.s.
ing the word, don't too often to
our children we are to call attention
to the same, not, however, in the
presence. .bf the children, which, OF
course, Would be wrong.
Z Bows did not come into this life to
get "don'ts,' but rather doughnuts,
and sugared at that.
A Successful Teacher.
A very successful teacher once told
another Younger teacher the following
incident in her life: 81 learned my
lesson in the first half OF the nrst
term | taught. In school ] had PAD
boy, whom We will call Tom. Otten
l punished him severely Tor mlsde'
meanors. Then for three days ne
was so quiet l most forgot he was
in the room. Suddenly he broke loose
and catching him unawarss rushed
upon him and gave him a good shak.
ing up, when to my surprise ne burst
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