The Bottineau courant., 1920-12-09
FORESTRY STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL

A Ladies Quartette called ''The Rain
bow Girls" will give the first number
of the Forestry Normal entertain
ment course at the Grand Theatre on
Tuesday evening, December IA, at 8
P. M. The course this year consists of
four high grade numbers, one of which
is to be Montaville Flowers who was
here last year. For adults the price Of
the four numbers is $2.25 or 75c for
single admission. For school pupils
and students of the Normal School the
price will be $1.5O for the season tick
ct and SOC for single admission. The
cost Of the four numbers plus the ex-
pense of the opera house for the four
nights will require filled house in
order to make the course break even.
The school makes nothing on these
courses and owing to the fact that all
towns regard such entertainment
courses as very good for the town, it
is expected that all Bottineau people
will do their very best to assist with
the sale of tickets and the promotion
of this years course. The canvass for
the sale of season tickets will start
next Saturday. Please be ready to take
your tickets promptly and assist those
who are doing the canvassing.
The schedule of faculty talks has
been arranged for the year and two of
them have already been given. Mr..
Learner addressed the school on Mon
day November 20 on the subject,
"What is an Education" The question
was raised whether a certain boy was
thinking correctly when he gave as a
reason for going to school, he wished
to be able to make a living without
working. "Experience will show you
whether you will need to work after
you get an education," said the speak
er. He pointed out the reasons why
the human species requires more edu-
cation than the lower order, Of crea-
hures The moth at birth is already
practically mature so far as it's inter-
nal organization is concerned. Coming
up little higher in the scale the fish
is more helpless at birth and has more
to learn, more nerve connections to
be worked out and established. The
horse is more helpless at birth and
most Of all creatures the human being
is most dependent upon others. The
greater the possibilities of a creature
in the way of educability the
longer the period of infancy. The
greater the number of educational
possibilities of any creature, the less
fully will be the nervous organization
at birth and the greater will be the
nervous connection that will be possi-
BILE. Broad, general education, distin-
guished from narrow types of training
lies in this matter of number and va
riety of connections between brain
centers. It is the task of the school to
discover the latent capacity and de-
velop the greatest possible number of
latent capacities. Subject matter and
methods then falr into places Of sec
ondary Importance; they are second
ary to the chief problem which is
the development of the individual.
On Monday, December 6, Mr.. Walk
er, High School Principal, gave the
school a most enjoyable series of read
ings from James Whitcomb Riley.
Among the poems read were: "Out
at Old Aunt Mary's, "Waiting for the
Cat to DE-" "Goodbye Jim, take keer
O. yourself" can Old Sweetheart of
Nine" "The Hearse," "The Big Red
Rose"
The DeKoven Club has invited a
limited number of guests to dancing
party at Wanner's Hall, Friday eve
ming, December 10. The hours will be
from 8 to IL. s'Tommie" Baird of La
kota has been secured to assist with
the music.