Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-06-27
Notes From County
Superintendent

school district an election will be held
in the west half of the district July
9th for the purpose of alecting q
school board.
The Hull school house which is an
old building has been condemned and
the school board is planning on a
new building.
A silver pin for three years perfect
attendance was given by the superin-
tendent to Verle Weaver of Hazelton
who has been neither absent nor tardy
during the three years he has at
tended school.
The superintendent has been asked
"Why Community Picnic 2" and SO
we ara glad to tell you little about
what we are striving for. If we de-
sire to get anywhere We have to start
from somewhere. The best point of
contact with the world problem raised
anew by the war is to be found in
the community where we live for thu
world problem exists in every COM
munity in America. The three most
urgent national needs are to mobilize
intelligence food and money. But
it is not best to attempt to mobilize
them until we first mobilize the peo-
pie. The Nations present need has
made apparent the necessity of organ
izing local communities. The Bureau
of Education had begun the task be-
fore we entered the war. The Coun-
ell of National Defense discovered it
through it's experience in the war.
These two organizations have now
united their forces for the accomp-
lishment of their common purpose to
pomote community organization
throughout the Nation. The slogan
of the one is every school district
a community council of national de-
Tense" The slogan of the other is
every school house community cap
itol andd every community little de-
mocracy."
President Wilson has clearly indi-
Gated the profound significance of this
movement in the letter he wrote to
commend it. He says that our pres
ant need is ito arouse and inform the
people so that each individual may be
able to play his part intelligently in
our great struggle for democracy and
justice" This is perfect state
mant of the aim of our movement.
With the addition of one word it
would be complete description of it.
That one word is Organize. The
aim of the movement-to arouse and
inform the people to enable each in
dividual to play his part intelligently
can be achieved only when the peo-
pie organize themselves.
These community picnics are the
first attempt to get groups of people
together for mutual benefit and the
Red Cross was made strong feature.
1t was impossible to schedule more
than five gatherings with such an elab-
crate program ar with speakers from
so many differen. parts of the state.
1t will be or. Elan to get smaller
groups together in the near future and
to organize these communities in such
manner that they can be easily COM
municatad with and SO that plans
for any line of work can be quickly
and easily carried out. These meet
ings will be held in schoolhouses and
we aim to assist in carrying out Com
missioner of Education Claxton's ideal
of
Every community little democracy
Every schoolhouse a community cen,
!. ter"
Harry Beal of Kintyre district re-
ceived a certificate for nine months
perfect attendance.
Marguerite Reynolds of Burr Oak
district and Lauretta Fischer Anna
Volk and Thomas Hildt of Hague dis
trict received certificates for three
months perfect attendance
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
New Vegetable Wax From Ecuador.
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