Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-10-27
Northwestern Minnesota Educational
Association Holds Successful
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Meeting Here.

Z 0Upt. 0utN JOuuSOu udu S0Cu1cu jill
institute for his rural teachers with
Misses Coral Osborn and Margaret
Bieri in charge. You may, thus, see
that an intellectual feast Of no small
import was served in Warren, Oct. 18
to %, by reading the program which
appeared in last weeks issue.
The instituted opened Monday morn
Z ing with approximately perfect at
tendance from the rural sections..It is
to be regretted that few misunder-
stood the value Of an institute course
and absented themselves. "In union
there is strength and Misses Osborn
and Bier1 felt that Marshall county
teachers were behind the big problems
in rural education and that each was
determined to do her part in placing
Northwestern Minnesota on the map as
progressive and leading In educational
problems. 80 ~
Among the big features of the insti-
stute was that Of the reorganization of
the Teachers Patriotic League under$a
revised constitution. One Of the pro-
visions was the subdivision of the coun-
! ty into the following sections with lead
ers as indicated !: - Z = so5s
Grygla-Roy e. Burhart j..
Gatzke-Beda Peterson. e. s.--,.-..zz
Middle Riyer-Gaya Olson "a
Holt-Clara r. Larson.
Strandquist- Ruth Anderson. ~
s Newfo1d en.-Selma Shefyeland.
Viking-Hattie Anderson. -
Radium- Bessie Setback. ia
St als.sa..
Argyle Mabel Kellberg. {
Warren Amy Whitman.
Oslo Alvarado- Judith Peterson. -
Each of the sections functions indie
dependently under the leader appointed
by the County Superintendent The
following officers we're elected by the
Teachers Patriotic League. President.
Amy Whitman, Warren: Vice Presi-
dent, Jessie Leslie, ROLLS; Secretary,
Judith Peterson, Alyarado :: Treasurer;
Hannah Gje1haug, OSLO County Supt.
David Johnson. is an ex-oficio member.
. Each group not only prepared to
work out problems along school. linz $
but also Health with Eleanor Lee as.
chairman Thrift with Hannah G jel-::
haug, chairman; Citizenship, Mrs.
Sheldrew, chairman. One of the acts.
taken by each group was to improve
self thru reading circle study along pro-
fessional lines. The book "Our Living
Language, by briggs, shall receive
careful study during the year. A bet
: ter choice Of text could scarcely have
been made.
One Of the last, tho far from the least
of considerations, was that of rural
school delegate to the M. 3. A. Amy
Whitman, of Dist. ~, was the person
elected to represent the Teachers Pa
triotic League at st. Paul next week. !.
The institute participated inSthe N.
w. M. b. a. from noon Thursday to
enable all to attend the convention. :.
Attic few additional teachers ar
rived Wednesday evening, it was not
. until Thursday that the large numbers
gathered. Nearly every city and vii.
lage reported one hundred per cent at
Tendance Crookston's large enthusiast
tic faculty was especially noticeable.
Yhe keynote Of the convention in
spiration, enthusiasm and general help
fulpess was sounded at North Star
College Wednesday evening. The
chapel was crowded to capacity. =
Thursday morning was spent in visit
. ing. the local schools s +
81 At the afternoon general session,
Dean Kennedy, of the College Of Edu-
cation, University Of North Dakota, de-
livered an address in which he pointed
out the function OF. the school in its eff
forts to hand over to the child In one
year what it has taken humanity thou
sands Of years to amass. He enlarged
7 on the teachers position in the center
az the vast school problem. He depict
ed her three-fold duty Of preparing the
soil Of the pupils mind sowing therein
the seeds Of helpful suggestion and
watering them with the sympathetic
guidance that brings forth noble thots
4 instead Of permitting them to die I'M
born in the mind He likened the
teacher to hypnotist sending out liv-
ing enthusiasm to permeate and stimu-
iate the minds Of her pupils Whether
or not salaries had really advanced in
consid Iteration Of the doubled cost of
living was still a question in his mind.
Artisans are paid higher salaries than
artists in this case, for the teachers
who possess creative powers must be
content to continue to strive for self
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