The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-26
BIG CONFERENCE
IS FINE SUC( IS
FIRST CONFERENCE IN TT
OF TEACHERS OF VOt 8
TIONAL EDUCATION
STATE HAS MADE FINE START IN { \
Prof c. n. Brady, First Dir~~.vr,
Plans Start Of Work And Selects
Schools With Fine Results

This week at State College has oc-
Cured the first conference of the vo-
cational teachers of the state and has
been attended by about fifty. Prof
c. H. Brady, who was loaned by State
College to the state to start this work,
called the meeting and it was attended
by c. V. Williams of Denver, federal
director for the Fourth district of the
United States, Of Agricultural Educa-
ton. c. G.. Carlson of Fargo, n. d.,
vocational director for North Dako-
ia, was also present and made an ad-
dress at one of the sessions. AS the
time for which Prof. Brady was loaned
expires July 1st, the state board of
vocational education and Governor
Norbeck rendered the appointment as
director for South Dakota for the
coming year to Mr.. Brady, but as it
would compel him to move to Pierre
he refused the offer and will remain
at State College as head of the de-
partment of training teachers for the
work as vocational teachers. Presi-
dent Johnson addressed the confer
ence, as did Mr.. Williams and others
in attendance and one morning, Mon
day was given to reports from the
nine teachers employed in the select
ed schools On Tuesday the day was
given to address and reports and ii
was decided that the organization be
completed and officers elected. |. N.
Salisbury, as president, w. P. Beard,
vice president, and A. H. Evans as Sec
retary, were selected and the new as
sociation will become part of the
State Educational Association at the
fall meeting as a separate department
of work They will hold two meet
ings per year, one with the state body
and one where their own work will be
considered entirely. Monday evening
a dinner was served in the dormi-
tories and the evening spent in visit
ing and sightseeing. The nine schools
selected by Director Brady for the
start of this work were represented
at the meeting by their accredited
teachers as follows: Belle FOurche,
]. F. Gilbert Brookings, w. P. Beard;
Clear Lake, A. H. Evans; Huron, NJ.
l.. Seder; Madison, J. P. Landry;
Ravinia, l. N. Salisbury; Watertowr,
c. E. Gates; washington Springs, d.
l. Schryock and Viborg, Ernest Nick
erson. In addition to these the fol-
lowing agricultural teachers who have
taken the course and those who are
in training were present: Teachers
Albert Browning, Columbus, Mont,
and A. Lawrenson, Highmore. Schol-
ars- Roy Aney, George P. Biggar,
Ephriam Tremmer, Carleton Smith,
Brookings; H. A. Mathieson, Water
town. c. S. Hall, city superintendent
of schools at Belle Fourche and w. c.
McCloud, president Of the school
board of washington Springs, were
also present. To these should be
added a number who are interested
in the work and are about to take
the course and fit themselves for the
work.
During the two days session at
State College the faculty gave of their
time in lectures, the following appear.
ing during the time: Howard Loomis,
agricultural chemist; DR.. c. c. Lipp,
veterinarian; c. r. Wiseman, profess
sor of agriculture; J. A. Bonell, pro-
fessor of mechanical engineering; H.
C. SEVERN, entomologist, and Director
J. w. Wilson of the experiment sta
ton.
At the request of the Register, Di-
rector C. V. Williams, prepared the
followings account of the work in
South Dakota, which is very interest
ing and important for the people of
the state to know. The Register is
under obligations to Mr. Williams and
President Johnson for the opportunity
to give this information to the public.
Professor c. H. Brady of State Col
lege was appointed by the State Board
for Vocational Education in Decem-
Der, 1918, to act as director and super
visor of vocational work, being loaned
by the college for the purpose for the
rest of the school year. Nine schools
were selected bv Professor Brady for
this work for the rest of the year and
are as follows, with vocational teach
ers in charge as Indicated:
"Brookings-W. p. Beard.
"Huron-Merlin L. Seder.
Belle Fourche-J. F. Gilbert.
"Clear Lake-A. H. Evans.
"Viborg-Ernest Nickerson.
"Ravinia-I N. Salisbury.
Madison. p. Landry.
"Wessington Springs-Delbert l..
Schryock.
"Watertown-C. E. Gates.
"The state conference Of vocational
teachers held at Brookings June "a