Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-17
SLOPE HELPED BOOST
supts. Love Of Mandan and Barg
Of Dickinson Loyal in Their
Support
PREDICT REST MEETING
IN ASSOCIATION ANNALS
Probable Attendance Will Be 600
Greater than that Of 1914
Sessions

1917, 1000 strong" was the slogan
adopted this afternoon by the North
Dakota Education association in unan.
imousiy accepting the invitation of the
Capital City, rendered through its Com
mercial club and presented by solid
Capital City delegation.
While 1t had been generally taken.
or granted that Bismarck would get
the big convention in 1917, Grand
Forks turned up at the eleventh hour
as Q strong contender for the honor,
and the Capital City prevailed only
through the excellent work of IFS re-.
presentatives, with the splendid assist
ance of Supt. C. L. Love of Mandan
and Supt. p. S. Berg of Dickinson.
Loyalty to the Slope was evidenced in
the voting, central and western North
Dakota standing solidly by the Capt..
tai City jamestown and Valley City
gave excellent support, and in the final
vote 1t vas decidedly Bismarck.
The Folks Who Did II.
The people really responsible Tor
bringing the convention to Bismarck
in 1917 are, In addition to Supts. Berg
and Love. w. =. Parsons. newly elect.
ed county superintendent Of schools
for Burleigh county, now serving de.
putty state superintendent Of public In
atructi0n. and reelected this week secs:
retary of the North Dakota Education
association; j. NJ. Martin, superlntend
ent OF the Bismarck public schools,
who attended convention Of the N. d.
<hA ~
himself q power; C. L. Vigness, county
superintendent of schools for Burleigh,
who presented the invitation from the
Bismarck Commercial, club and backed
it up with strong argument; State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
E. J. Taylor, for the Capital City first,
last and always, and Miss Laura San.
derson, assistant state superintendent
of public instruction, who proved one
of the, most effective campaigners
among the ladies'.
Much Advance Work Done.
Even though Bismarck anticipated
no competition. large amount Of ad-
vance work had been done by the Bis
marck Commercial club, by individual
members of the association in the Cap
ital City and through the Slope coun-
try generally, and when the delegates
assembled here Wednesday it at once
became apparent that Bismarck would
get the next meeting. At,fQ.fa.
The 1914 convention. held An Bis
marck, was the biggest meeting Of the
association up to that time, and the
1917 convention is expected to find
fully 1000 delegates in attendance, 600
more than were present at the banner
sessions in the Capital City three years
ago
Only Three Can Handle II.
The North Dakota Educational asso-
citation has become such great organ.
ization that only North Dakota's three
foremost cities-Farg0. Grand Forks
and Bismarck-can now accommodate
its annual conventions. Grand Forks
turn in 1918, unless in the meantime
Minot should so improve its hotel facil-
ities as to place the Magic City line
to succeed Bismarck.
More Officers Elected.
Three additional officers Of the
North Dakota Education association
were elected today, completing the ros.
ter Of officials for the coming year.
For vice president, P. J. Iverson, of
Lakota, defeated Miss Helen Davis, of
Grand Forks; for second vice presi-
dent, L. "A. White, OF Williston, defeat.
ed Miss Ellen Dougherty, Of Grand
Forks; for treasurer, F. w. Reinoehol.
OF Larimore. defeated c. E. Ward, OF
Dickinson.
Yesterdays elections placed f. r.
Edwards in the presidents chair;
made w. E. Parsons, of Bismarck, Sec
retary, and Miss Minnie ]. Nelson, of
Valley City. board member.
A series of group meetings were
held this afternoon.
Two Governors Talk.
In the school administration divi-
sion, Hon. ]. G. Gunderson, of Aneta.
was elected president; B. Gehrke,N of
Adams, vice president, and H. C. Fish,
of Minot, secretary.
Two governors-Hanna Of North Da.
koat and Ferris of Michigan-address-
ed the section.
Taylor Heads Superintsndents.
In the county superintendents' div:
sion. E. J. Taylor Of Bismarck is pres
ident. C. E. Ward, Of Dickinson, vice
president, and w. E. Parsons, of Bis.
marck. secretary.
The musical section elected Prof A
J. Stephens, of Fargo, president; Eh
gene WOodhall, of Valley City, vice
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