Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-04-28
CLOSING SESSIONS
STATE TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION FRI,
Superintendent H. H. Kirk Is
Elected President of South
eastern Division Miss
Harriet Perry First Vice.
President-Other Officers
Saturday.

Saturday.
| Superintendent II. II. Kirk of Cas-
selton was elected president of the
Southeastern Division Of the North
Dakota State Teachers Association
at the closing business session held
! here FRIDAY evening. Miss Harriet
Perry of Jamestown, superintendent
Of the Stutsman county schools, was
chosen first vice-president; Miss
Elsie Reed of LaMoure, second vice.
president; Miss Blanche Stevens of
Dickey county. secretary. and Miss
Edmere Robarge of Valley City.
treasurer. T he resolution commit
tee is composed Of Miss Mary Nc
Ginnis. formerly superintendent OF
the Stutsman county schools, and
Superintendent J. o. Saxvig and
Prof. J. T. Fulton. The welfare
committee is headed by Superinten-
dent Martha Fulton and the legisla-
tive committee by Superintendent J.
c.. Gould.
The place of the next meeting, ac-
cording to an amendment to the by
laws, is left to the executive commit
tee, which is composed Of the five Of
fcers.
The last session Of the Teachers
Convention was held in Voorhees,
Chapel, Friday evening at S:15. The
recital given by the music depart
ment of jamestown College proved a
most enjoyable preliminary to the
regular program. Every number was
thoroughly appreciated, and the sim
cere thanks Of the teachers is due
to Prof. Ringgenberg for his ar
rangement Of the program in their
honor. Es
The first number Of this program
WAS an ensemble arranged for the
violin. cornet, piano and organ, and
played in an unusually attractive
manner by Miss Bennett, Miss Mar
tin. Mr.. Bordwell and Prof. Ringgen-
berg. Miss Rose Strutz displayed
considerable ability in her rendition
Of piano number by MacDowed,,
while the aria, Care Selve" was the
delightful contribution OF Miss Ben
nett. This part of the evenings en-
joyment ended with two splendid
organ numbers by Prof. Ringgen-
berg, who met with his usual appre-
ciative reception.
Resolutions Passed
A short business session followed
tho musical program, at which time
tho resolutions were passed. Among
the things endorsed by the conven-
ton are: the employment of
county school nurse in every coun-
ty; q united effort to secure the sup
port of the Smith-Towner bill by the
N. D. representatives at Washington;
a radical improvement in the qualifl-
cations and salaries of rural teach
ers: more attention to the Camp
Fire Girls and Boy Scout organiza-
tions as character builders; one
hundred per cent attendance of all
teachers at the district convention.
Appreciation was also expressed for
the courtesy of and service rendered
by Supt. Koontz. the Jamestown
teachers. jamestown College, the
liberal publicity given by tho Alert,
and for the instructive and delight
full addresses of Prof. G. M. Barr.
The passage Of the resolutions was
followed by the election of officers.
Prof. Aliens Address
Prof. C. e. Allen, President of
Valley City Norma l,gave the first
address, CASTERS in SPAIN. He
advocated the cherishing of iedals,
declared the school was the place
for cherishing those ideals. and ed
UC6LlOu IOr T0h1 JIVlUk EdLucC Iuuu
merely for the "job".
He said in part, "Utilitarian ideals
must prevail in the world OF busi-
ness. but there is danger OF too
great emphasis on the concrete and
material rather than on the, ideal
and spiritual. A monument should
be erected to the dreamer, the So
called impractical man. II you
can't realize your ideal, idealize the |
real.
Prof. Barr's Address
Salaries and Service" was the |
title of the last practical and witty |
address given by the special conven-
tion speaker, Prof. Barr. He en-
phasized the fact that the ideas Of
salary and service cannot be separ-
ated. Salaries are not too high,
else the profession would be more
crowded than 1t is. Our normal
training schools are only two-thirds
filled.
The speaker outlined q budget for |
the teacher, providing for the neces-
stiles Of food. clothing. shelter,
then for insurance. personal necessi-
ties, medical care, mental growth.
and community welfare. At the
least possible estimate these items |
to $1,000; the present min
imum wage OF $3.50 was declared
inadequate. He said. To pay LEES
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