The Ward County independent., 1921-10-13
Normal News Notes

Superntendents Erma Smith and A.
M. Waller are happy to arrange for
their Institutes at the Normal School
since it is thus possible to arrange for
Departmental work and thus make
the work more valuable to the teach
ers attending. Ali of the members
of the Faculty are assisting in the
Institute so that a varied program IS
provided. Ali this is in addition to
carrying on the regular work Of the
Normal and Model Schols. Some
four hundred teachers are in atten-
dance from the two counties which
taxes the building and equipment to
the utmost.
The Model Schols holds regular As
sembly periods once week on We'd
nesday when the entire Model School
NETS for common exercise. Last
week special feature Of the assembly
was the dramatization Of Rip Van
Wrinkle by members of the Eighth
grade. They worked out the dram
atization in connection with their
regular reading work under the. d.
teacher.
A dozen women members of the
Faculty enjoyed an impromptu pic
uAS ouppCL lh O0h ! ain OAI VAVAu0y
evening of last week. Supper was
named their event "A Bacon Eat" It
is readily understood what one item of
the bill Of fare was.
Miss Lulu Potts, Director Of Phys
ical Education, arranged for hike
on Saturday afternoon. A group Of
girls participated in this healthful
outing.
Mr.. F. c. Upton, Of Minot, spoke in
Assembly on Friday morning. He
took for his theme "Men have met in
Law Enforcement Campaign" He
stressed particularly the crisis which
comes into every persons life and
how the parting of the ways may
lead one to places of honor and es-
TEEN or disgrace and despair as the
choice is made With simple elo-
quence, he told the life story of one
particular young man with whom he
has recently dealt in his official ca
pacity.
Miss Johanna G. Soland visited in
Minot over the week end Since the
close Of the summer term, Miss Soland
has been visiting sister in Montana
and she is now on her way to her
home in Blair, Wis. where she will
spend her years leave of absence.
Miss SOland has been sixth grade
critic in the Model School for several
years. During her leave, Miss Ruth
of Norristown, Pa. is in charge Of
this work.
Many students are registered for
work in the extension department of
the Normal school. Much of this
work is given by correspondence ac-
cording to the individual needs of the
students. Where group of stud
ents unite on common course, class
conferences are arranged which pro-
vide the opportunities for personal
contact lacking in a correspondence
course. The first class to be thus
organized this year is in English, q
course in The Short Story under the
direction of Miss Julia McDonough.
Fifteen students, public school teach
ers, have registered for this class and
meet regularly twice week at four.
thirty in the afternoon. BY such
work, the Normal School tries to ex-
tend the service which it offers to the
people Of northwestern North Dakota.
Skovgaard, the Danish Violinist,
will appear in the Normal School
Auditorium on the evening of October
26th, at 8:15 o'clock. This eminent
artist needs no introduction to the
American public, having filled more
than a thousand six hundred engage
ments from coast to coast. Alice
McClug- -Skovgaard who is a brilliant
pianist accompanies Skovgaard and
contributes solo numbers to the pro-
gram.
VOTE "vEs" TEN TIMES
Jewish People Celebrated Yom Kippur
The Jewish people from various
sections of the Northwest gathered in
Minot to celebrate Yom Kippur, the
most sacred of Jewish holidays We'd
nesday. All Jewish places Of busi-
ness We're closed that day and the
members Of the faith spent the day
in fasting and prayer, gathered at
the Synagogue. Among those pres
ent from out of the city were: Jacob
Jacobson and Mike Parnes, Kenmare;
S. B. Sgutt and Mr.. and Mrs. Saul
Gordon, Dogden; Louis Rosenberg,
Ryder; Mr.. Birkowitz with his two
nieces who have just arrived from
Europe, arrived from Powers Lake;
Reuben Rasse, Joe Glickson and NJ.
Papermeister, Stanley; F.. Obedin,
Kenmare.
-vore ''yes" TEN TIMES
Chas. Geist Goes With Daily News
Chas. Geist who has been in charge
of the stock room and claim adjusting
dona rtnoopt fnr fhn Nf;no< A,,to r.