Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-09-27
'CROM1|NC'' IS
DISCUSSED AT J
INSTITUTE
Miss Nellie Farnsworth
Gave Very Interesting
Discourse to Teachers.

Miss Nellie fFarnsworth Of st. Paul
gave q very interesting and instruc-
tive talk today TO the teachers attend
ing the institute held here. Miss
Farnsworth had for her subject
.'Growing,n and used a jar of beans
and walnuts to illustrate her talk.
The walnuts were placed in the
bottom of the jar and the beans.
much smaller in size, were put on
top. With a shake or two the walnuts
all came to the top. She compared the
walnuts and the beans with the two
classes of people in life-those who
succeed, and those who continually
tlnd themselves at the bottom.
.daTisn't fair the latter are often
heard to remark. Were always
crowded down. BY the big fellows and
never -given a chance But no matter
how often the beans Were placed on
So it is with mankind, the lecturer
pointed out. Only those. with large
intellectual and moral dimensions
can stay onatop, no matter how much
..puW'' or external help they are CIV
en-,
but contrary to the BEANS Miss
Farnsworth continued. I'VE humans
are not limited in our growth. They
are NOT limited in our growth. The sky
comes from within. not from without.
1t is up to us whether we remain
beans or walnuts, fguratively speak
ing, .
Life is Not Static.
Another thing we must remember
is that nothing in life is static. There
is either growth or degeneration. AS
the bright and juicy plum is evaporat.
ed into a prune, so the individual
who does not grow shrivels into a
"prune."
1t was also pointed out that much
of the dissatisfaction one hears SO
much of nowadays is due to the I'M
bition@of the beans of society to re-
main on top of the much larger and
broader 'Walnuts '.who have devoted
a lifetime of preparation for the work
they are doing. There is}no short cut
to uccess it was pointed out. but as
has before, been stated, genius con-
sists in ten per cent inspiration and
ninety per cent perspiration. Nc, child
can fill It's fathers boots, built must
gradually grow into them, and That
means cultivation, care and nourish-
ment for many years.
Education, it was said, is just one
of the tools used in the process-a
means to an end, but one Of the best
means known to rise to the top and
avoid rattling to the bottom in the
various turnnoils of life.
Reading Discussed.
In the afternoon session Of the in
stitute;a,5Miss Bertha Palmer. of Bis
marck, discussed the subject of.read-
ing with athe teachers assembled
dwelling chiefly with the phoneNc OBJ.
stacles to besAovercome in this sub.
iect, and pointing out the importance
of teaching correct enunciation.
Monday evening. Miss Beatrice
tombstone. county superintendent OF
schools, entertained the visiting teach
ers in her office in the court room
The evening was spent informally
playing games and visiting. The host
ess served refreshments.
Wednesday evening Mrs: Gertrude
Hasbrouck of Providence. Rhode Isl,
and, representative of the Nationa
Child Welfare association will arrive
here. On Thursday and Friday Mrs
Hasbrouck will address the teacher
on the subject of infant hygiene. Sh'
Is a specialist in this subject and yer!
interesting discourses are. anticipated