The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-05-01
GOOD CONVENTION
OF S. S. WORKERS
FINISH FINE pRoeRAmM oAkEs
THURSDAY EVENING

Mrs. T. II. Ferber Is New President
and Mrs. o. e. Elmer Secretary
Both Of oases
The 32nd annual convention of the
Dickey County Sunday School Asso-
citation held in Oakes on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week was de-
cided success in every particular. The
inspirational and educational talks by
State Superintendent Jas. c. Garrison,
together with his practical outline Of
work needed to raise the standard
of local schools, thereby raising the
county standard were real treat to
the interested Sunday school worker.
One pleasant feature in connec-
tion with this convention was the
fellowship luncheon in the church
dining room given by the Sunday
school workers of Oakes to the at
tending delegates.
The educational session held We'd
nesday evening was well attended.
The community singing was under
the efficient direction of Miss Wright
and two fine numbers were rendered
by the Victory male quartet,-Messrs.
Wright, Dill, Briggle and Gould. G.
H. Cottam Of LaMoure spoke on the
subject "Jesus, the Master Teacher"
Prof. Gould in few well chosen re-
marks showed the value of the North
Dakota High School Syllabus and al
so the need of it.
Mr.. Garrison's address was right to
the point and showed the danger at
tendant upon the new world democ.
racy without religious instruction as
basic principle.
The children's division session was
enlivened by a demonstration of
opening and closing exercises by the
primary department Of the Presby
terian Sunday school in charge Of
Mrs. A. P. Guy the primary supsrin.
tendent. The splendid work being
done by this department. shows re.
suits -obtainable by separating the
primary division from {, the main
school and one of the strong points
brought out in the discussion follow.
ing was that an up-to date school will
follow this plan and not be content
with the antiquated custom Of having
the primary pupils assemble with the
other divisions of the school.
The business session in which the
standings of the county schools were
checked showed plainly the necessity
of bringing the schools up to higher
standards. The Fullerton school had
the highest standing in the county
having IS per cent.
elected as follows:
Pres, Mrs. T. H. Ferber, Cakes.
Sec. Mrs. o. e. Elmer, Oakes.
Treas. Mr.. j.. G. Cooke. Monango
District Presidents
Dist. No. 1. Mrs. G. p. Jenkins,
Oakes.
Dist. No. 2. Mrs. E. Magoffin. Mo.
mango.
Dist. No. 3. Mrs. Mizen. Forbes.
Dist. No. 4, Mrs. o. L. Schulstad,
Glendale.
Dist. No. S.. Mrs. Chas. Denison
Guelph.
Divisional superintendents
Children's Division, Mrs. A. p. Guv,
Oakes.
Young Peoples Division, Prof. ]. C.
Gould, oakes.
Adult Division, Mr.. Frank Jarvis,
Oakes.
Administrative Division, which in
cludes workers conferences and
teacher training classes, Mr.. E. Mag
offin. Monango.
Educational Division, which in
cludes temperance and missionary in
struction. Mrs. D. T. Youker, Ellen
dale.
q. Magofin, the retiring president,
has very efficiently filled this Office
for the past three years and has not
laid down the work by any means
and hopes in his new work as super
intenent of the administrative d.
vision to have a regular workers
conference held and a teachers train
ing class organized in each school in
the county.
In boosting Dickey county projects
the public in general is asked not to
forget the Dickey County Sunday
School Association, the aim Of which
is to, disseminate religious instruction
to old and young, thus building safe
foundation on which the principles of
or new democracy may rest.
The committee on resolutions ap-
pointed. by the 8. s. Association of
Dtckey county which met in conven.
tion IN Cakes Wednesday and Thurs
.dsy, April 2srd and s4th. 1919, hereby
tenders the sincere thanks "a! the M.