The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-01

ton, held Wednesday morning by
the English section, resulted in the
choice Of the following executives
for the ensuing year: President, Miss
Julia McDonough, Minot; vice-presi-
dent, Miss Abbie Dixon, Dickinson;
secretary treasurer, Miss Hila Tay-
Tor, Jamestown; members OF execu-
| tive committee, @. II Paine, May
Vile. and Miss Lena Rowe, Grand
Forks.
-. Committee Continued.
Prof. A. e. Minard of the AgricuI-
tural college, chairman of q special
committee named at Fargo last year
to ascertain the condition Of gram
mar in the North Dakota public
schools. presented an interesting re-
port to the English section, and the
work of the committee was found to
be Of so important d nature that 1t
was continued for another year.
Voice Cultivation.
Voice cultivation--not of the sing
Ing but of the speaking voice-as a
means OF keeping peace in the fam
lily was advocated in the English
section by Julia @. McDonough Of
the Minot normal. Arnold Bennett
affirns that 80 per cent of all the
daily friction in the house or office
(and would add. the school ROOM,
Ia caused by tone-mere tone of
voice. Do we use to it's greatest ex-
tent the power that rests in the
human voice? feel that this par
ticular section. dealing with students
representing a score of nationalities
in whose homes the English language
is secondary, q consideration Of vo-
Called English may find responsive
note in the minds of some of the
teachers present, air of whom are
striving to impart to their pupils an
appreciation as well as a speaking
universal language-English."
Fewer papers and more voice will
mean happier students and longer
lived teachers, as well as live teach
ers-both worthy ambitions" said
Miss McDonough In concluding her
very interesting paper on Essentials
in the Teaching Of English.
Solves Homet Problems.
Along somewhat similar lines was
the address of Miss Susan Mccoy
before the English section on How
to Solve Some OF the More Common
Problems in Spoken English. mo
matter how radical the exponents of
various educational theories have
been. they have all agreed in respect
ing the position OF the teacher of
English. He has been regarded as an
indispensable aid to educational sal
walton. We are therefore under no
necessity of defending our right to
an important place in the school
system" said Miss Mccoy. Our
work is not simply to impart infor-
nation but to establish habits.
WyhAthAVs tEa afa
these habits depends on himself"
The Swedish and Norwegian Ian
guages, Miss Mccoy finds, presents
the most pressing problems for
North Dakota teachers of English.
This condition presents difficulties
Of enunciation, accent, articulation
and peculiar grammatical con-
struction exceedingly hard to master.
In conclusion she said: in no other
way is an attractive personality so
evident as in the ability accurately
and pleasingly to express oneself in
precise English.
Universal Music.
May we not some day hear the
music Of the spheres, the coEpmun-
ity music Of the universe?'' asked
Dean Eugene woodlands of the de-
partment Of music at the Valley City
Music and Its influence, before the
Music section OF the N. d. e. A. this
morning.
THE procession of the ages adj
vances to the sound Of music" said
Dean woodlands. Types of 5000
year-old instruments are in use to-
day, The march Of time has not alt
cred human nature in any great de-
gree. We sing and play upon instru-
ments Of many or few strings. We
play upon pipes of different lengths
and shapes, and so did they in those
long, long centuries ago, when the
earth was comparatively young.
Wars rage and subside; contin-
ents change; peoples rise and fall,
music in its varying forms goes on
great armies, accompany
ing hours of ease and soothing those
in sorrow. Music, like the kindred
arts, literature and painting, must
undergo a revival, a renewing OF its
integral parts. In these days we are
passing through such revival. We
have community singing, community
concerts, community bands and other
outcroppings of the community
spirit, not forgetting community
Christmas trees and community pag-
eants. Where there was one COM
munity center of music ten years
ago, there are today literally hum
dreds of cities and towns where
community music in it's varied forms
not only exists but fourishes."
Our Social Problems.
who is going to solve our social
problems? You anticipate the an
swer: The peoplel In q government
like ours. the people themselves
Tn4ruf satxxa THAR fvzrva s.oriaI v1y.n1HIav,a.
IL they are ever solved at all. / can
hardly keep up with your thinking
now when say that the people cam
not solve problems that they know
little or nothing about. They must
therefore be taught and the high
school is the institution that must do
II" said DIR. Ross L. F1nney Of the
State normal school at Valley City,
addressing the department OF history,
civics and social science Of the N. ID.
e. A. this morning.
UNLESS IN the high school the ris-
ing generation Of American citizens
are taught the economic principles
taxation, immigration,
trust legislation, collective bargain
ing, stock watering and a dozen 9TH
err problems equally vital, they will |
blunder in their attempts to solve !
such problems. Social stress, perhaps |
even social disaster, will result"
DIR. Finney sees in the present situ- l
alton OF social unrest dire cOnse-
quences unless movements now gain
Ing considerable momentum are prop /
erly dealt with. Among such move
ments are the struggle of labor 1
against capital; the uneven distribu-
ton OF wealth. high prices that are i
not the result Of supply and demand, j
the unrest among the laboring class
es, all OF which Is bringing the social I
pulse of our body polite a dangerous /
and gradually Increasing degree Of
fever.
'In the long run" said DR.. Finney,
tocrat at home than we are from the
autocrat abroad, and while others are
lighting the one over the seas, let us
show our far-sighted patriotism by