The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1920-03-12
DEDICATION OF NEW
CLAYTON SCHOOL

UlHIlUK 0jnUUL
A day to be long remembered by
the people of the Clayton school
district was last Saturday when
the dedication of the new CONSOLE
dated school took place, and Gov
ernor Lynn ]. Frazier delivered the
dedication address. In spite of
the extremely cold weather and
high wind the school house was
packed early in the evening, but on
account of some misunderstanding
the governor got off the train at
Niobe instead of Coteau and was
compelled to make the drive to
Coteau by team. AS the train was
about an hour late. it was nearly
ten O'Clock before he reached Co
teau. BY the time the drive was
made to Jim Uglums where supper
was served, and then tile drive TO
the school house it was past mid
night, but all present insisted on
staying until morning il necessary
to hear the great states executive.
The governor was willing that the
following day. but the people pres
Before the governors address
short program was given by the pu-
pills of the school, and this was in
charge of the two teachers at the
school. the Misses Mary Peake and
Martha KlitZke, who had spent
some time in preparing the chill
dren for the big event. The chair
man of the evening vase County
Superintendent C. H. Hecht. Fol
lowing is the program rendered.
Song-America a.. ...... school
Duet-On Patrol .... ......
Helen Bogus and Betilda Uglum
Recitation-Old School Days :.
.... Ruby Owings
Song-Yellow and Green ......
80. Helen Bogus
History of Clayton School District
..... ...... Clayton Bryan
song-Just Before the Battle
Mother ...y.... ..... School
Duet-All for Freedom .......
80. Miss Bryan and Miss Bogus
Reading-God Bless Our School
..... ......... Henry Bogus
Address of the evening, supt. C.
H. Hecht. introducing .......
..... Governor Lynn J. Frazier
Solo-Star Spangled Banner
.. ..... Cecile Bryan
Piano Solo Stars and Stripes
Forever ... ....... Ceclle Bryan
Every part of the program show
ed much hard work on the part OF
both the teachers and pupils. and
it was greatly enjoyed by everyone
present.
Governor Frazier's address with
out any question was more appre-
,;o4ad fh,n o1lx ha had ever
delivered in Burke county, and
showed that he had without any
question made a deep study Of the
educational system of the state.
Before making his talk he was
shown over the entire new struc-
ture. and told his auditors that the
building compared very favorably
with all other consolidated schools
in the state many Of which were
much larger and in better financial
condition than is the Clayton dis
trict. He said he could think OF
no way in which the building could
be improved with the exception that
it should have been built larger.
He said that nine-tenths Of the
school districts in the, state had
built consolidated schools which
they thought ample to care for the
children of the district for years
to come, but found that it was ne
cessary to build additions within
two or three wears. The reason
for this, said the governor, was the
fact that an up-to-date consolidated
school invariably brought in more
people into the, community, and
children from neighboring districts
soon saw the advantages of attend
ing a modern school, and enrolled,
leaving the one room schools i'll
their own district
The governor said he was proud
of the school system in North Da-
kota. and especially Of the fact that
this state has 526 consolidated
school buildings in it, whereas no
other state in the union could boast
of anywhere near that many, al
though many other states have
several times the population that
North Dakota has. He said he
believed the boys and girls living
in the rural districts were entitled
to Just as much consideration as
the boys and girls living in the cit
les and towns, and was doing ev-
erything in his power to help them
get it. This state pays as high a
school tax as any state in the union
which proves that the people here
are willing to tax themselves I In
order to give their. boys and girls
the best obtainable schools. but the
governor insisted that when the
money was judiciously spent the
school system was worth it no mat
ter what. it cost. The consolidated
schools do more than any other
one thing to help the; boys and
|. girls in the rural districts grow up
( to be better men and women, makes
them better citizens. and makes
the whole state a better place in
which to live. e
The governor explained the adj
vantages Of having a county school
nurse, and said he was glad tnat
the schools of Burke county were !,
soon to have an Official Of this kind;
He said that Grand Forks county in
this state was the first county IN
the state. and the first county in
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