The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-05
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Board of Education to En-
gage Directors for Com
ing Summer Season

The board of education has decided
to put on a playground instructor dur
ing the summer months, this being
decided by the board last night when
the proposition was placed in the
hands OF the committee on activities to
consult with Supt. Arthur Deamer.
The matter was first brought up by
Superintendent Deamer. who called
the attention of the board to the
necessity of competent supervision and
instruction if the best results are to be
obtained from the Fairgrounds.
1t was suggested that Physical
Director B. H. Robbins could be
proposition will be taken up with him
by the activities committee.
Music Instructor
The coming school year there will
be a man instructor of music in the
public schools of the city. The board
engaged E. L. Hodson of Duluth as
supervisor of music to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Miss
Margaret Feyereisen. Miss Feyereisen
will continue as supervisor for the
remainder of the school year and Mr..
Hodson will take up his duties here
next fall. He comes to the city we'll
recommended. At the present time
Mr.. Hodson holds a like position with
the Duluth schools. He is a college
a. D.
A. NJ. and has had several Years
experience in teaching as we'll as Civ
ing instruction in voice and piano.
Another innovation to be instituted
at the opening of the 1917-1S school
year will be the employment of a
woman assistant for physical educa-
ton. There are several applicants for
not decided on who will be engaged
for the work.
More Elective Studies. -,
AS >the result of a plan worked out
by Superintendent Deamer there will
be more elective studies in the Fargo
high school,. especially in languages.
The plan is to institute the changes
gradually with view to the elimina-
ton Of Latin in the future.
Steps were taken at the last meet
ing of the board for the institution of
instruction of Spanish and French in
the language curriculum, ability to
teach these Languages to be one of the
qualifications to be looked to by the
board in the employment of instruc-
tors for the high school In the fu-
ture.
Desire Swimming Pool. -
Petitions were presented to the
board last night by the Fargo Y. w.
C. A. and the Cass County Nurses as
ISOLATION asking that the board pro-
vide for q swimming pool in the new
grade building which it Is proposed to
erect n the west part of the city this
coming building season. These petit
tions were received and placed on file.
The board has ordered the preparation
of plans for the new building.
Night School Success.
The night school which has been
conducted as a part of the public
school system during the past winter
has proven a great success accord
ing to report of the work made last
night by Superintendent Deamer.
: The school closed last week for the
season. having been open three nights
week during the entire winter
months. Since the fire of last Deem
Der, when the high school was burn
ed, the classes in cooking and drawing
had to be abandoned because Of a lack
of facilities. The remainder of the
work was continued, however, with
considerable success.
The report Of enrolment is as fol-
lows:
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