Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-20

program Sl1nllar. to the following
shoNld be i~naugurated:
l.. Tho state should estA blish them
as training departments for rural
teachers, provide state supervision. q
Director for training departments.
Provide state support or aid from
$500 to $1,000 tor each department.
2. This work given to 18th and 18th
year pupils, and. post graduated.
5. Instructor in the professional
subjects, q person particularly quail
fed for such work, the snperintend-
emit or specially appointed civic teach
er-not anyone.
S. The professional subjects should
include:
] Semester rural education.
l Semester psychology.
] Semester school management.
Semester methods.
s. Observation and practice teach
ing: Liberal provision. should be
made for this, a most important part
Of teacher training. At least two
weeks in rural schools, total of 100 to
$50 hours practice teaching during
last year or post graduate car
Commercial Education.
An intensive study. of the problem
Of commercial education was given by
superintendent f. A. Trubey. The
aim Of the high school commercial
course should be beyond the six
months college course. more theoret-
teal study being necessary. Selection
of the different subjects in commerce
to be taught must be made according
to the individual institution. a few
OF the subjects available are: audit
ing, public accounting, s%ecretarial
work, retail selling. store service,
banking, advertising, finance. etc.
Students should not be. given instruc-
ton in any particular field unless he
is fitted for the work.
! Home Economics.
The Smith-Hughes law and home
economics in the high school, Super
intendent c.. l.. Love discussed, re-
viewing the WORK required under the
Jaw in the teaching of economies. Mr.
Love took an ~unfayorabIc stand il
regard to the giving of this course by
any nigh school, since he tried a -four
year course several years ago n al
present has dropped the length Of the
course ito one yea"
Japan and America.
At the afternoon session, Or. F.,
Heron Smith, who served as a mis-
sionary in Japan for sixteen years
spoke on the relations between Japan
and America. DR.. Smith gave an au,
thoritstive and informing address
ne told Of the suspicion Of Japan
that n finds in this country and the
suspicion of the United States tina,
one finds in Japan. Many Americans
he said. think hat Japan cannot
wage war. but they arc mistaken
Ninety per cent of the Americans
however. consider Japan a, militar,
~nenace--the| Frussians. of the Orient
Japan looks upon Americas trcmen.
dous navy. and army as a preparation
for war with her.
The speaker discussed two possible
causes of war. First, he said. there
is the treatment by America OF ia,
psnese immigrants. He said the
present policy is unfair and un
christian discrimination. This doe:
rot mean that there should be unlim
lttcd Immigration. he said, but limited
Immigration from all countries. If 4
limited number Of Japanese are al
lowed to como to the country ever,
year and are assimiliated, 1t will b,
found thai they will be more highly
Idcsira BILE citizens than three-fourtl,'
OF the horde that 0ocks in through
tho eastern states.
'Then.>there is the conflict of inter
ests in the. Orient-Sap, ShantunG ant
Korea. The question Of zap can on
1y be settled by tho supreme council
he said. The cruelty shown in tn,
Korean uprising has been offset b,
the granting of government with
measure Of home rule in It. As To-
Shaptung. Japan would return it t.
China could the government Of Chin:
proved able enough to carry on tn
negotiations.
The chief reason why no trouble il
to be anticipated with japan by thi
country. he said. is the tremendou
movement toward democracy, liberia
ton and Christianity in Japan.