The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-11-08

these matters carefully consider the
rights and interests of each faction,
always with an eye on the scale of
Justice. Then in case any are dissat-
isfed they have the right of appeal to
higher authority. We are not en-
dowed with the wisdom of Solomon,
but let US do our duty to the best
Of our ability.
| have been servant of the people
for many years and in several differ
ent capacities, viz: 33 terms of
school, U. S. postmaster nearly six
years; school clerk, serving my 30th
year. Early in life l resolved that l
would learn my duties as a servant,
charge myself with all responsibility
belonging to my position and endeav-
ored to meet that resolution regardless
o ffriend or foe. l am we'll satisfied
with the result.
may say to you that it is far from
easy to do this, but when you are able
to do 50 your conscience is easy, and
when you are called to defend that act
by either friend or foe, that easy feel
ing fully repays all the pain you suf-
fered.
Finally consider you are one in the
vast human family and as such are
bound to all classes, socially, mentally,
morally and in justice. Now, my
dear friends, here is the best rule that
I have ever found to live by and think
that it will materially comfort US
when we are called to pass to the
"other shore:"
"DO unto others as YOU would have
them do unto you"
During the afternoon a demonstra-
ton was given in preparing a warm
noon day lunch for the children. The
instructor, Mrs. NJ. M. Hollis, prepared
the lunch on a kerosene stove and
samples were passed among the dele
gates. Preparing warm lunches for
the children in the rural schools is be-
ing practiced in some of our rural
schools and the custom ought to be
adopted in all Of them. Often in the
cold winter mornings, the youngsters
eat an early breakfast and leave home
at seven o'clock and without the warm
lunch would be compelled to 60 until
five o'clock in the afternoon with only
cold bite.
An interesting talk was given in
the afternoon by Miss Sullivan, dep
uty superintendent of public instruc-
ton.
A. E. Winship, editor of the Journal
of Education, Boston, spoke for an
hour in the afternoon. He is an unus-
ually entertaining speaker.
In the evening Mr.. Winship again
addressed the gathering. For an hour
and half he talked on the subject of
rural education, bringing out each
point forcibly with some interesting
story. Mr.. Winship is lecturer of
national reputation and every teacher
and school officer in the county should
have heard him. The speaker made a
plea for the farmer boy and girl. He
said that this is different age from
that in which the parents of our chill
dren lived when they were young.
This is not the ox-cart period but the
automobile period of our schooling.
We have to speed up and adopt diff
ferent methods from those of the past.
Father may have been a lf-educated
man, but in these days of specializing,
the children have to receive differ
ent sort Of instruction. This is not
the time to look back but forward. He
referred to Lots wife who turned to
pillar of salt when she looked back
and said that some of those in charge
of our schools were evidently salted
down. He paid high tribute to the
North Dakota schools as a whole and
says that North Dakota has reached
the speed limit educationally and in
spirationally.
The following is list of the school
officers attending the meeting:
Minot Special No Mrs. Florence
Perkett, Martin Jacobson.
Harrison, No. IT. N. Wold, NJ. M.
Chatfeld, B. B. Mouck.
Evergreen, No. ED Robinson, J..
L. VanBuskirk.
Nedrose, No. &C. D. Lambert.
Burlington, No. 7-Chas. Wistrom,
J. M. Reiner, John Halvorson.
Bell, No. 1O.-D. J. Mahoney, VIM.
Hecker, Robt. Waldref.
Pleasant, No. 16.-C. S. Bieghle, L.
G. Bunker, E. D. Skinner.
St. Mary's, No. 17.-Geo. Pritchet,
Chas Scribner, Adam Esser.
Eureka, No. 19.-Joseph Linnertz,
Fred Trumble.
Stammen, No. 26-Jas. l.. Keough,
Frank B. Schmidt, Ole o. Rostad,
Mrs. Gretha Hooke, Joseph Haider.
Denmark, No. 30.-Soren X. Paul
sen.
Elmdale, No. Sc. W. Wester-
gren, A. E. Newman.
Baden, No. 34.-H. L. King, L. C..
Christensen, M. E. Lundt, Carl T..
Larson.
Mckinley, No. 9:-B. Solberg, R. C.
Peterson.
Surrey, No. 41.-H. J. Young, J. A.
Timroth, W. M. Brey.
Spencer, No. 46.-Nels Karmgard,
Carl Christianson.
Sunny Slope, No. 53.-Dave Ska
koon.
Berthold, No. Sd. w. Calnan.
Roosevelt, No. Ssh. F. Neumann,
N. D. Welty, Mrs. Name Neumann.
Tatman, No. Mrs. Ada M. Co.
win.
Margaret, No. 80. J. Kulseth-
mo, Mrs. A. w. Ebert, F. j. Freund,
Joe M. Freund.
Willis No. 40. A. Saastad, E. A.
Walker.
Freedom, No. 7O.-M. o. Hulberg,
Frank Jylen.