The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-05-02
SUPT. White HEADS
EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
Northwestern Teachers Listen to Ad.
dresses by Learned Educators
Splendid Social Time Enjoyed.

The thirteenth annual meeting of
the Northwestern Educational Asso-
ciation held at the close of the week.
April 25 to 27, was fully up to the
standard of that Association in point
Of enthusiasm, program excellency,
and effective results, if not quite up
to the number of members of a year
ago.
SGT membership badges were issu-
ed, with capacity house at all gen.
eral sessions, and good attendance at
the sectional meetings.
The executive committee is to be
congratulated upon the splendid tai
ent brought to the city thru its ef-
forts.
From outside the state DR.. Lotus
D. Coffn.an Of the University of
Minnesota was secured, giving three
strong actresses on educational top
les. His National Program in Ed
ucation" gave a sweeping compari-
son of the school systems or educa-
tional policies Of the United States
with those of other countries, show
ing up the weaknesses in our unsys-
tematized policies-especially evident
in this critical period Of unrest. His
address was constructive in pointing
out the remedies for the weaknesses
of an incompetent teaching force,
poorly paid, and short lived. He re-
minded his hearers of the need for
rising to the emergency which the
present situation has produced-and
pointed the way, with force and con-
viction, how that situation should be
handled by the teaching force.
Miss Helen Harrison Of Minneapo-
lis gave some helpful work on "The
Junior Red Cross" This is a topic
that all teachers were keenly anxious
to get help on-the Red Cross exhibit
in the domestic science rooms was OF
especial interest to the visiting teach
ers.
North Dakota has many strong
workers within its own boundaries
who contributed generously to the
success of the convention. Among
others is President r. M. Black of the
Ellendale Normal school, who ad-
dressed the convention Saturday
morning on the Teacher and the
Community. He stressed the person
al side of the teacher-and the intiu-
ence she may WELD for good-if that
side is properly developed.
President Black is the present pres
ident of the State Teachers Associai
ton which meets in Minot in October
of this year. President Black ex
pressed himself as being we'll pleased
with the prospect of visiting Mlnot
at that time with the State Teachers
convention. -.
1t seemed most opportune that this
section of the state had the privilege
of getting acquainted with DR.. Thom-
as F. Kane, president of our State u,
at the convention. He spoke Satur-
day morning on "The Teacher" and
emphasized, in the course Of thoro
discussion of the topic the need OF
education as safeguard for democ-
racy. It was evident that there were
many persons in attendance Saturday
morning because of DR.. Kane's ap-
pearance on the program
The wisdom of arranging TOR a
strictly musical evening of a high
class order was emphasized by the
enjoyment of the large audience IN
attendance upon Miss Frances In
grams concert of exceptional merit
With each successive number she
grew upon her ,1earers-and respond
ed to the enthusiastic applause with
generous encore numbers. A Minot
audience will certainly vouch for Miss
Ingram's ability to inspire while she