Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-23
TEACHERS MEET
CLOSES TODAY;
1900 PRESENT
Drive to Be Made to. In
crease Membership; Devils
Lake Man President,

Faro. N. D.. Nov. 2s.-The 84th
annual convention Of the North Da-
kota Teachers association closed this
afternoon after q three-day session in
the high school auditorium.
The l 500 teachers who were in at
tendance are returning to their sta
tons tonight, carrying in mind the
program of the welfare committee
which sets as its ideals the profession
alizing Of teaching, the making of bet
ter welfare for the teachers, and de-
veloping better citizenship.
There will be a. united effort on the
part of the membership Of the asso-
citation 0 increase its members. r. l..
Brown of Valley City, field secretary
Of the association. told the conven-
ton Tuesday hat the membership Is
not as large as it should be. due
largely, he said, to the apathy of
SCHOOL officials toward the association
and its accomplishments.
Most of the rural teachers are ig-
norant of most activities Of the asso-
ciation," NE declared. 1.-THE associa-
ton a be a wonderful. success for
the betterment of schools il it shows
a united front convincing the public
of %capability4 of educational leader
Ship
New Methods Suggested.
He said that in order to ccom-
plish this. a new method of organiza-
ton is Imperative in securing men,
berships. which must include respon-
sibility of the official for teachers I'M
der him and responsibility of each
district as state officials for his "
The big hit of construction work Of
the past year was the passing OF the
minimum salary schedule law, ac-
cording to SUPPLEMENTARY. E. Cod
dard Of Crosby, chairman Of the well
fare committee. He said that con
structive educational work must be
the center of the thought Of the
teachers. of North Dako and is the
one aim and object of the commit
tee having in charge the welfare work
of the state association.
F Suavain is President.
With the acceptance of the report
OF the committee On nominations,
schools at Devils Lake, was on Tues
day night elected president the
state association, succeeding c. W.
Hanna OF Valley City. The other two
officers were Miss Martha Fulton Of
Wahpeton, member-at-large of the
executive COMMITTEES, and Miss Char
lotte Jones Of Cavalier, treasurer.
The report. of the committee on
nominations was taken to the conven-
ton floor by Dean Joseph Kennedy
of the University of North Dakota
The other members of the committee
besides Dean Kennedy are Miss Min
ME j.. Nelson, Ne.son Sauvain, A. c.
Berg, S. T. May, J.. c. Gould, o.
Engh, Rose Wagner and J.. o. Sax
Wig. E"'
John Lee Coulter, president of the
North Dakota agricultural college. in
his address before the convention
tional work in every school, that ev-
cry student should be required to ex-
press himself through some vocation
al work at least in a small way and
that eac student should have ample
opportunity to develop himself along
vocational lines If desired.
A plea for the teaching of reading
in the public schools in q. way that
would make it a means of culture
throughout the entire life of the child
was made by Miss Mary E.. Downey,
Library commission. Iy=
Reading Emphasized! -.
The finest thing in the public
school curriculum" said Miss Downey
lis the mechanical process of teach
it may seem the Of our chill
dren come through the schools with
out learning how to read.
Many a child goes through the
pubic school system using nothing
! but textbooks and many a teache,
teaches the textbooks Of his or hel
grade or subject instead of children
year after year with no idea of kinkins
them into the reading habit Of the
child's life. Co. re- Sss1Pe :
only an occasional boy or girl I.
blessed with a father or mother
teacher or librarian who gives hin
the spark which EloMs into a love o!