Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-02
BIG Slope
TEACHERS
MEETING \ |! j
ABOUT ONE HUNDRED TEA.
CHEERS ATTEND THE FIRST
DAYS SESSION AT MAN
DAN MEETING.
new Officers ARE ELECTED
Stronger Organization Is to Be
Perfected; Constitution Is
Being Drafted. ~

About one nunQf6I teacnerS attend
ed the Thursday evening session of
the seventh annual meeting of the
Missouri Slope Educational associa-
tion held at the high school in Man
dan. The teachers will be in session
all day today and the meeting will
end with the presentation of an oper-
eta. "Windmills of Holland by the
Mandan high school tonight.
Elect Officers
NJ. E. Nugent, Glenullen, president.
Lydia Hinman, Steele, vice presi-
dent.
G. E. Ward, Dickinson, secretary.
The new president is "live-wire"
in educational circles. The new vice
president is county superintendent Of
schools in Kidder county and Mr.
Ward is county superintendent in
Stark.
The teachers voted to hold the next
annual meeting in Glenullen, the time
to be fixed upon by the new officers
Draw Up Constitution.
The president was empowered to
appoint a committee of three to draft
constitution for the organization,
and this committee was appointed. as
follows: NJ. E. Nugent, chairman;
Superintendent Stegena, of Mott, De-
putty County Superintendent H. X.
Jenson, of Mandan. This committee
will report to the convention this af-
ternoon.
Superintendent J. W. Brown of the
reform school gave very interesting
lecture on Juvenile Delinquency
Its Cause and Cure and Superintend.
ent W. A. Peterson of the Northern
purpose of his institution and the
method in which it's work is accom-
plished. ~3aa1a~
| 4Bt Presidents Address.
\ 4CaL. Love, president of the asso-
citation, delivered an address yester-
day afternoon in which he urged that
the teachers make sure that they are
obtaining the most good out of each
dollar Of the taxpayers money ex-
pended in the schools. He also urged
that this organization be strengthen
ed. Mr. Love said in part:
81 should like to see this organiza-
tion have more machinery of govern
ment There should be an executive
committee to prepare programs. A
treasurer should be elected and men,
bers should pay small fee A writ
ten constitution should be provided.
If this were done our organization
would mean more to us and, through
us, would mean more to the hundreds
of schools under our guidance"
.-... Supt. Roots Talk. "'
Superintendent c.. G.. Root of the
Bismarck public schools gave a talk
on Improved Methods in School Rec
ords." Mr.. Root has installed fine
system of keeping the records in the
Bismarck schools and he told of some
good systems employed and the ad.
vantage and necessity of same. His
talk was instructive and the teachers
enjoyed it.
Miss Gertrude Ritchey of Mandan
read paper on "Credits for Home
Work." which was also greatly enjoy.
ed by the teachers. Superintendent
Colebank Of Swastika, who was to
have talked on the same subject was
not present at the meeting yesterday.
About seventy-fve teachers attend
ed the opening session Of the annual
meeting. The morning was spent in
registering going out to the expert
mental farm and the reform school.
Attorney B. W. Shaw delivered the
address of welcome and Rev. Robert
Hedtke offered the invocation.
Superintendent E. j. Taylor of the
state department of public instruction
delivered an Illuminating address on
recent school legislation.
The Misses Cecilia and Florence
Connolly and Clara Therberg furnish
ed musical numbers which were great
lv appreciated. .-.-.
Bismarck Representatives.
| Curator II. G.. Fish Of the Statel His
torical Society, State Superintendent
z. J. Taylor, County Superintendent
Vigness. City Superintendent c. G.
Root, the Misses Towle, Jennie and
Jessie Mcleod and Mrs. Martin from
Bismarck attended the meetings yes
terday. The Bismarck ladies and
Superintendent Root and Curator Fish
took trip to old Fort Lincoln in the
morning. ... rs
Curator Fish today delivers an ad-
| dress on "History of the Mandan In
dians" and Rev George 3. Newcomb
will deliver his lecture on "The Fool
proof Boy