The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-01

INSTITUTIONAL htAUS UN
ASSOCIATIONS PROGRAM
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day Of presenting his response in full,
no advance copies of the president
manuscript have been provided.
'TwOuld be useless; to endeav0r to
quote from memory the mastery han.
ding of President Kroeze's subject
which made his brief talk stand out on
the program with the clearness of q
many.faceted diamond.
&4. ir,pp Talks.
Walter B. Trip OF the Emerson
school OF oratory, who addressed two
general sessions Of the association at
the auditorium Wednesday afternoon
and evening, this morning spoke be-
fore the English section. The parent
teacher section is having some very
interesting sessions, featured by ad.
dresses from C. r. Tingley of Grand
Forks, in charge of Baptist lied mis-
sions in North Dakota, who has had
wide experience with parent-teacher
clubs and is an entertaining and bril-.
liant speaker; DR.. Gillette, professor
of sociology at the Univec Nv Of
North Dakota, who has made special
study of. community life, upon which
he is the author OF several textbooks;
Miss Leigh, supervisor OF music ct
Grand Forks, whose hobby Is con'lnln'
ity singing, and Miss VI. Beatrice
tombstone. county superintendent, and
president of the state association, pre-.
ceding E. r. Edwards. eleanor M.
Uongnerty presides over this section
The attendance was unusually good.
Two days programs were concentrat'
ed in one, and every subject was Tree
ly discussed The election OF officers
resulted as follows; President, Glen
Mcclellan, agricultural college; vice
president, Mrs. f. R. Edwards, James
town; secretary.treasurer, Superin'
tendent Moe of Hillsboro.
Community singing featured the SEES
sion. Secretary McLellal came pro-
vided with large amount of litera-
ture on child wellar, for distribution.
1t is the ann or tie league to cooper
ate with the sla.e department of edu'
cation in the PUBLICATION CT a hand
book for the use OF the slate in parent
teacher 0rga aiZatiOas. .r.Est
Minot Normal Folk Here.
The Minot normal has an excellent
representation here for the conven,
ton. H. C. Fish, former curator OF
the state historical museum, leads the
discussion on higher learning and the
war before the higher and profession
al section: Miss Huldah Winsted. IL
brarian and Instructor In the geog'
raphy department, has a paper OIL
'"The Modern Viewpoint in Teaching
Geography" Mrs. Amy Simpson
paper on Cooperation vi the Super
visor and the frivate Teacher In the
Musical Development of the Commun
ity;" Miss Julia G.. 'McDonough yes
terday read a paper before the Eng
lish section on IAN Essential In the
Teaching OF English" Miss Eleanor
Bryson leads the round table discus
sion of "'rhe Rural Phase of the DO
nestle Science Problem" and H. w.
Collins gives five-minute talk in the
manual training department on How
| Start My Courses and Why"
~ Commended on Showing.
The Bismarck high school is being
commended ON the showing 1t made
yesterday In the musical numbers pre-
ceding the general session at the Au-
ditorium. The boys and girls glee
clubs and a mixed quartet all showed
evidence OF careful training and prop
er grouping. Miss Lancetta Steele, in
structor in music, directed, and the
high school orchestra accompanied
the numbers. The girls chorus was
exceptionally good, and all the num-
bers drew repeated encores. In view
of the fact that it is very early in
the season and that this is the first
appearance Of the young people In
public, their performance Is regarded
as exceptional.
History and civies.
The sessions of the history, civics
and social science division of the N.
ID. E.. A. proved Of especial interest.
Wednesday morning was occupied
with a series Of special papers and
discussions. Miss Crabtrec of Ellen
dale spoke on the Dickey county pa.
geant in which she was a prominent
factor. She made plea to the teach
ers to make history live and real She
was followed by Miss Dewey Of the
Valley City normal, who, while study.
ing in the School OF Players" in New
Hampshire helped to write, at the re.
quest of the recreation department of
the United States department Of edu-
cation, pageant for general use.
Copies of the scenarios for this pa.
geant, which is to be reproduced at
the various training camps, may be
procured from Miss Dewey.
DR.. Finney's paper on the teaching
of social science in the high schools
called for an animated discussion, and
a resolution embodying the conclu-
sions of this division, favoring the
teaching of social science, drawn up
by a committee consisting Of Prest.
dent Black Of Glendale, Supt p. s,
Eerg Of the Dickinson public schools.
and DR.. Finney, was adopted at this
mornings session.
Constitutional Convention.
Pres. Black, whose work on the
constitutional convention is we'll
known, gave a discussion of the de-
alterations of that body which was
timely and informing. The symposium
under the direction of Miss Hazel
Nelson of Fargo took up the discus