The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-11-18

Tuesday, Nov. 16, was red letter
day in the history of Barnes county
educational affairs. Then occurred the
dedication of the new township con-
solidated school in Noltimier township
BY II o'clock in the morning the build
ing was full of friends and neighbors
from the surrounding towns and coun.
try who had come to rejoice with the
inhabitants of Noltimier township.
Louis Noltimier, the first resident
of the township and the person for
whom it was named, was chairman and
announced the program which was
opened at the morning session by a
chorus of school children. c. A. Fish
er, president of the school board. then
welcomed the guests in hearty man
ner, stating also in enthusiastic words
some of the ideals they had in mind
for their new school. Miss Minnie j.
Nelson, county superintendent of
schools. was next introduced and con-
graduated the district upon their en-
terprise in conceiving such school
for the boys and girls in Noltimier
township and upon the realization thus
far of their plans, as they have built
q school house and obtained a teach
ing force second to no rural consoli-
dated school in the state. Prof. James.
head of the department of agriculture
of the State Normal school, was the
next speaker. He was principal for
four years of the famous John Swa-
ney consolidated school in Illinois and
spoke at length on the education of
the boys and girls for their life work.
He was enthusiastic in his praise of
the work of the consolidated school
in the open country. Mrs. Knute
Froysaa then sang beautifully two
numbers.
After this the chairman announced
that dinner would be served to all
assembled guests. A bountiful chick
en- dinner was served in the gymnas.
ium to 400 people. The ladies of the
township and Miss Evelyn Smith, the
domestic science teacher of the school,
co-operated in giving the feast. It
was served in dairy lunch style and
the tables fairly groaned with all
kinds of good things to eat. During
the noon hour the visitors inspected
the building and the large industrial
exhibits displayed.
The exhibits of vegetables were
very good, most of them having been
prepared by the children. In the grain
exhibit a sample of macroni wheat
was shown which had yielded 81 bush
els per acre and weighed GO pounds
per bushel.
The display in the woman's depart
ment was splendid tribute to the dex-
terity of the hands of the women and
girls of the township, and equally
good was the display of baked and
canned goods. 1t is to be hoped that
much of this fine exhibit will be en-
tered at the midwinter show here in
December. The woman's exhibits
were judged by Miss Mae Macdonald
of the extension department of the
Agricultural college and Mrs. E. R.
Roberts of this city.
The building of the Noltimier con-
solidated school is certainly a monu-
ment to the ideals of this community
in the way of an education for their
children. Is consists of four recitation
rooms. an Office for the principal, do
nestle science room, large. we'll
lighted gymnasium, an engine room,
toilets and several roomy cloak rooms.
The building is supplied with rum
ming water by an air pressure tank.
The two rooms for the high school ate
so arranged that they can be thrown
together into one large room for CON-