The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-10-14
COUNTY BOARD
Or !, Ed ] UCATI0N
M MADE
Superintendent. Ward, President
of Southwestern Division,
Outlines Plan
OLD METHOD HELD WRONG
Musical Program Also Party Ac-
tivities IF Slope Conven-
! ton
OLD METHOD HELD WRONG


The North Dakota State Teachers
association, southwestern division, op-
ened it's meetings in Bismarck today
in the ~ Presbyterian church. Th ?
meeting was called to, order by Supt
G. l.. Love of Mandan, secretary OF
the association. Z
After invocation by Reverend II. G.
Postlethwaite and a musical number
the address of welcome was given
the visiting teachers by the president
of the Commercial club, c., L. Young
He urged upon teachers their duty
and opportunity in promoting civic
affairs.
Superintendent M. E. McCurdy. of
Mclean county, responded in most
happy manner. emphasizing the pleas
ure the teaching group feels in at
tending this meeting at Bismarck and
thanking the city for the cordial well
come delivered by the president of
Bismarck Commercial club.
Ward Speaks
The chief address of the afternoon
was that of Superintendent c. E.
Ward Of Stark county, president of
the Southwestern division of the State
Teachers association, President Ward
discussed '"The necessity of reorgan-
ization in administration, as it at
fects the office of county superin-
tendent." 49,
We need legislation, President
Ward stated, to bring about change
in the method of securing the county
superintendent. He advocated cOun"
ty board Of education, selected as
any first school board is elected, from
the ranks of farmers. business, and
professional men ana women OF the
county at large. They should be
nominated and elected as any other
county officers at the general cleo
ton for a term specified by law. There
should be three or five members, he
said. -
The chief duty Of this board should
be that of appointing the county sup
erintendent. The county superintend-
ent should be chosen, as high class
city superintendent, from any place
in the United States or our own state
or county, who is the very best mate
rial available, with the very highest
qualification and general fitness, and
with a salary necessary to secure the
best talent, he said.
Duties Of Superintendent
The county superintendent, so ap-
pointed, should stand in the same re-
lation to the county board of educa-
ton as does the city superintendent
to his board of education; that Of
professional adviser, and chief admin
istrator Of all matters in the admin
istration and supervision of the
schools of the countyN a.
Reasons for Change
The necessity for better rural
schools, to be brought about in the
shortest possible time. The one-room
school, the speaker stated, is waste
full Of the public funds; it is ineffi-
Client; it does not educate The chill
,dren in rural communities must have
the very best schools available, un-
der thoroughly qualified teachers.
Inere must DE Well equippeu Hi5A
school for every community, right in
the community, with the children re-
manning in their homes on the farms,
he said
Plan Well Tested
The plan urged, Mr.. Ward explain
ed, is not a new one. 1t is working
in Iowa and many southern states,
such as Georgia, and in the east in
Delaware and other states.
Following the presidents address,
which was listened to with intense
interest, was discussion of pri-
mary methods by Miss Grace Ran
dali, of Owatonna, Mimi. /
The evening session will begin at
500 o'clock this evening. in the Pres
byterian church The Thursday Mu-
sical club will render short pro
gram, followed by an address by Rev
erend E. F. Jordan, the new pastor OF
the First Baptist church. The chief
address of the evening will he that
of DR.. Leslie Pidgeon, until GENTLY
world president of the Association
of Rotary clubs. DR.. Pidgeon is ad-
vertised as a traveller and speaker OF
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