The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-11-23
|,o,rn DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

.osrH DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
1856 teachers were registered
y the thirtieth annual meeting
# # fine North Dakota Educational
is,ociation held at Fargo.
That the convention was one of
the most successful ever held was
ihe general sentiment of the hund
reds in attendance.
The feature of the first session
vas the address of Gov. U. N. Fer
lis of Michigan on Human Nat
|ure." The story of an Irish boy
,hc grew to manhood thru the
fght with brute instinct and then
IF love conquer, thereby illust-
,ating to the teachers who heard
him that the truth of his asser
lion that only in the training of
suman natures can the shool boy
be graduated a finished product
of the higher and nobler typee, the
world now demands.
The Agricultural College Ar
nory was filled Wednesday even
Ing with an enthusiastic audience
yhen Oscar Seagle, American bar
tone, appeared in recital.
The entire program was a thing
Of beauty. IL the first groupe
made up Of French and italian
songs, and in the second and
1hird made up of French and Ger
nan numbers, the artist proved
bis ability in a splendid manner.
Thursday afternoon was given
yer to various department meet
pgs.
A resolution approved by the
apartment of rural education of
D. E. A., demands high school
ducation be brought literally 70
|hildren on every farm.
Adoption of the resolution fol-
bwed an address by Prof. A. P.
lollis, in which he summoned up
be needed improvements in rural
ducation under nine heads.
Vocational school year for rur-
high school pupils and a nine
h0nths' term for rural grade
upils.
Industrial subjects taught on
by specially trained teachers. |
requirement Of three teachers
or high school subjects.
Same qualifications for county
md city teachers.
Improvement of. buildings as
eial centeys.
Special courses in Industrial
&aects.
A state teachers employment
ureau.
State aid in transportation.
Organized system of credits for
(ome projects, caculated to add to
nal examination marks.
The second days session was
ompleted at the city auditorium.
nth addresses by Gov. Ferris on
Fundamentals" and f. A. Kirk
patrick of Fitchbury, Mass. on
Democracy and Efficiency" fol-
owing a day of department mee.-
hes. Music by Fargo public
(ehools. Morning addresses by
hes. Kirkpatrick and Supt. f. j.
aylor and reports of committees.
The members of the Associa-
ION were keenly disappointed
men announcement was made
pat Pres. Vincent of Minnesota
University who was scheduled for
ne main address. had missed his
faln and was unable to he pre-
(ent.
His place was we'll filled how
yer by DR.. Walter Rouse71busch.
Rochester. N. Y. noted for his
[el'slous writings.
"The school is the creates;
|nlng in the child's life" said the
oeakor. Tttakes the child away
rom his home and mother for Il
umher of hours each day. II
earAe> him :he social side of life
10 10 makes a social being of him.
Dr Rouschenbusch appealed to
ae teacher to secure reverence
om the child for his parents.
said that in recent years. esq.,
aIIy. the child had lost to a
snaln extent, the reverence for
rs Parents
An impressive feature of She
OSlne session Friday was 'he
memorial service for the late Web
er Mlnifeld. president of the N.
~. ~. for 25 wears.
bismarck was chosen as meet
x Iar" for 1917 Educational As
eoeiation.
T. R, Edwards. State H. s. Insp-
''''f was elected president.