The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-30
SCHOOLS OF WARD COUNTY
SHOW REMARKABLE GROWTH


with any in the state. The growth
nature of an educational boom but has
gradually increased in efficiency I'M
til our schools are now among the
best In looking back over the past
eighteen or twenty years, one cannot
help but remark upon the progress
which has taken place in the schools.
In those days schoolhouses were
neither plentiful nor stately but they
served the purpose for which they
were intended. Teachers were hard
to get to fill these schools and many
who were unframed and uncertificat-
ed were pressed into service. In
many localities, where funds were
lacking, little one room homestead
shacks were made over into temper
airy school buildings and were furnish
ed with books, furniture and other
equipment as well as finances would
permit. Time has changed these
conditions very materially until now
there is no we'll settled community
which hasn't its school facilities fur
nished either through a one-room
school, or rural or town consolidated,
graded or high school. Teachers now
hold the required credentials to teach
and permit teachers are unheard of
except in emergency cases.
Rural communities have kept pace
with the times in their school life,
erecting new and larger buildings and
properly equipping them as occasion
demanded and funds permitted. The
most marked growth has, to be sure,
been in the village and city schools as
has been the case in every county Of
the state and in every state Of the
Union. This great growth was due
to a rapidly increasing population,
and it's demands for the education of
its youth. Numerous incidents could
be cited where large and thoroughly
modern school houses have supplanted
the little one room schools. Space
does not permit detailed account Of
each school Of the county but brief
summary Of the village and city
schools may be Of general interest
to our readers.
Six of these schools are classified
as high schools, viz: Minot, Ken
mare, Donnybrook, Berthold, Surrey,
and Ryder; while nine are classed as
town consolidated graded schools, as
follows: Carpio, Foxholm, Burling-
ton, Sawyer, Douglas, Makoti, Des
Laos, Lone Tree and Wolseth. All
of those classed as high schools are
giving full four years of high school
work as are Carpio, Sawyer, Douglas,
Makoti, Des Laos and Lone Tree of
the consolidated schools.
The Minot schools with some eighty
teachers are under the supervision Of
City Superintendent l.. A. White. As
a complete write-up Of these schools
appears elsewhere in this issue, fur
ther comment is unnecessary in this
article. -
Kenmare's schools are housed in a
large5and commodious brick structure
that is credit to a city much larger
in size. This building, large as it
is, is filled to the limit with local
and nonresident pupils who are taxi
ing advantage of the splendid educa-
tional privileges afforded. The reg
ular grade and high school work is
done besides which are offered courses
in Home Economics, Agriculture,
Music and Art and Commercial sub
jects. The destinies of the Kenmare
schools are presided over by Supt.
C. H. Wright and his corps Of sixteen
assistants.
Donnybrook has undergone re-
markable growth in educational at
fairs in the past decade or two. In
her infancy, a small 16x20 bu. .olnG
was, sufficient to house the pupils OF
the village. Later this building was
supplanted by larger one room
structure which in turn was enlarged
by an addition Of equal size. The
school population outgrew these two
departments and building was rent
IoI
ten or twelve years ago, it was found
necessary to erect new buildings to
provide needed room and eqripnert
This building sufficed until two yeas
ago when the school board was author
lied by a vote of the people to buitd
an addition to the older structure. Tbs
was done at an approximate cost OF
$4,000 In addition to the pupils CT
is own district, the Donnybrooii sch0ol
is furnishing high schoo! privi,e-es to
many pupils of adjoining districts. The
school is in charge OF supt. a. w,
Knies, who has ten teachers under his
supervision.
Another village which may well be
proud of its school system is Berth
old. A number Of years ago, after
going through the gradual develop
ment from a single department school,
a fine brick building was erected.
Though at times filled to overfiowing
this structure, with occasionally rent
ed quarters, has met the needs of that
district. Berthold like all other vii
lage schools which furnish high school
privileges has extended the benefits CT
its educational advantages to pupils of
outlying rural communities which We're
not fortunate in having high schools
| of their own There are ten teachers.
employed. Supt. S. w. Robertson,
who is in control, is now rounding cut
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