Williston graphic., 1918-06-20

MISS NELSON FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
It gives US considerable pleasure to have the op-
portunity of saying good word for Miss Minnie D.
Nelson, superintendent of schools of Barnes county,
regarding her candidacy for State superintendent OF
Public Instruction. This Office is of the most I'M
portant in the state taking it does the supervision
Of the education of the children Of North Dakota For
such an office the best is not too good and we believe
we can safely say that Miss Nelson is of those i'll
the state best qualified for the office.
She pledges herself "To the Highest welfare Of the
Children of the State" and ask more All we
should want in addition to such pledge is the assur-
that the making has the ability to carry the
pledge out with credit to herself and the state.
Regarding her ability might state that after
completing the grade and high schools of Valley City
Miss Nelson took advanced work in the Universities
of North Dakota Michigan and Chicago fought two
years in the rural schools of Barnes County and IL
years in the grades and high school in Valley City, IS
now and has been for the past IL years county supen
tendent of schools for Barnes County, She has travelled
extensively and held many responsible positions where
ability in organization and leadership was demanded
and has made good. Is now and has been for a num-
ber of years member of the executive committee OF
the North Dakota Education Association. Was pres'-
dent of the North Dakota Federation of Womens Clubs
for four years and chairman Of the Department OF Edu
cation of that organization for six years. Has been
a member of the State Board of Education and chair
man of the Woman's Liberty Loan committee for North
Dakota during both the second and third drives. She
is also state chairman of the War Victory Commission
Her long years of service in educational work IN TINS
state has been sustained effort in the locality
and has stood the test of time. Miss Nelson is quail
fled in every particular for the Office of superintendent
of Public instruction for North Dakota for which she
has been drafted by hundreds of educators from all
parts of the state. ....-.
Just remember that vote for Miss Nelson is
vote forward in school work and child education.
G-R-A-P-H-1C
HOW A CITY MAN SEES SMALL TOWN LIFE
In the June American Magazine, Bruce Barton says
about his home town:
$50 twilight comes soft to Foxboro, and wander
up to the village to indulge in the great afternoon
game Of waiting for the Boston papers to arrive.
Sometimes-not often, but sometmes-the train is
time, and the game is spoiled. But generally we
count it's being reasonably late and there is time to
talk of the war; and of politics, and of death and
riage, and of what Jed Perkins saw yesterday when
he Hghrock way. We stand the Main
Street sidewalk, in front of the Odd Fellows Hall.
Everyone in Foxboro belongs to lodge, two
And frequently when have picked up the weekly pa
per have been astonished to learn of the death of
someone WnOm IN my ignorance, nave O1ten address,
ed merely as Hello jack How they coming, Ned?'
And, behold he was a Knight and Past Master and
after his initials than were after Lord
Kitcheners) So stand, talking of many things
The settles down little lower toward its resting
place, which is just the hill at the other end Of
lake. After while the papers come; and go
lesurely home wishing again that someone might in
cigar long enough to last clear through the Sat-
urday Boston Evening Transcript that the harmony
of my existence might be complete"
..~..r G-R-A-P-H-I-C
THE LIBERTY MOTOR
In this month of June, when one days from
France bad it can be, till the next days
comes, there is small consolation in having
favorable report on the Liberty motor, contrivarce
that threatened to be of the saddest of failures
as an ingenious war-makng people. representative
Of Golfers has visited of the principal aviation
camps where he has had the advantage of daily asso
citation with the who is perhaps best qualified tt
give expert opinion. It is the sincere opinion o.
this authority that the Liberty motor is SUCCESS
Before his article is published the plant mentioned
will deliver twenty fighting planes day. These planes
will have speed of 12O to 135 miles an hour. The!
will be equipped with two machine guns, camera,
wireless sending and receiving outfit, and bomb
dropping outfit. They capable of flight to height
of $4,000 feet at least
Golfers Investigator had opportunity Of sitting
in the observers seat while of these machines die
all the stunts" of the advanced flyers repertory-the
Immelmann turn the loop, the tail spin, the dive
and the side slip. He is aviator of considerable
perence and he tells that the sensation through
out was one of stanchness, stability, and power.
AS understand it, the Liberty is not now intend
ed as pursuit plane" The pursuit plane is lighter
and smaller carries only passenger, and is capable
of somewhat higher flights than the Liberty The lat
ter is classed as combat plane" and as such il
promises to fulfill the expectations of the Aircraft
Board. The efficiency of the engines depends to some
extent on the skill of individual manufacturers. Some