The Ward County independent., 1922-07-20
NORMAL SCHOOL NEWS NOTES

visitors at Assembly recently. Mr..
Everett Davis, a member of the club,
presided and introduced the thirty or
more members who were present as
the younger business and professional
men of Minot, 'the visionary crowd".
Thos. Murphy presented the meaning
of Kiwanis. The word means, "We
build". The Kiwanis Club stands for
the practical application of the Golden
Rule in modern, every day life: It's
members expand in their capacity for
rendering service. This in brief was
the message of Kiwanis. Mr.. Blume,
as song leader, lead the club in sew
eral Of their songs and invited the
student body to join with them.
A group of the business men of the
city entertained the students and fac
ulty at Wiener Roast in Riverside
Park on Wednesday night of last
week. About six hundred accepted
the invitation and enjoyed the picnic
lunch thoroly. The Community Band
played several selections and ad-
dresses Of greeting were given by
Mayor w. NJ. Smart and Response
by Miss Julia McDonough Of the Nor
NAL School.
Miss Carol Martin, formerly sec
retary to the President, is supplying
| this position during the vacation OF
| Miss Mable Ward.
Members of the faculty who have
presented helpful Assembly talks have
included the following. Mr.. J. W.
Thornton spoke on "The Battle OF
Germantown, Mr.. H. P. Ide, on the
Gospel of Discomfort and Mr.. Everett
Davis, on Getting College Educa'
tion. -
A delightful program was giver
on Thursday by Miss Helen Burns
and Miss Bertha Gilbertson of the
! Western Conservatory of Music, anc
Miss Ethel Carter of St. Paul, nov
in charge Of the Kindergartens in the
Public School. Miss Burns read two
selections in Italian dialect, and later
on the program a series Of spoker
songs. Miss Bertha Gilbertson &C
companied her on the piano. Mis-:
Carter gave two piano numbers
Spring Night (Schumann-Liszt) ant
the Second Movement from Grieg':
Sonata.
DR.. and Mrs. l.. R. Critchfield .ano
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Dowd, of Ken
mare were callers at the Norma
I,school the first of this week.
A. H. Yoder, director Of the Exten
sion Department Of the State Uni
versity was a visiter on Friday O.
last week. He addressed the AS
sembly taking for his theme, "Wh!
do we Educate Children?" In hi:
introduction he spoke Of pioneer con
ditions in Dakota Territory from al
educational standpoint, for he himself
was one of the first students in the
first educational institutions of higher
learning established in the territory
Frederick Southwick, baritone, o
New York City, will appear in con
cert at the Normal School on Fri
day, evening, Aug. 11th. Mr.. South
wick is a guest teacher for the sum
mer with the MacPhail School O
Music in Minneapolis and is wei
known in the Twin Cities. His pro
gram will include Shakespearia1
songs, operate songs, American ant
French songs and folk-songs.
Miss Edna Gunnar Peterson gave ;
piano recital at ten o'clock last Wed
nesday morning. She played will
rare skill and Interpretation a pro
, gram that included numbers from
Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Grieg an
List, as well as several selection
from the American composers Bur
T leigh and Mcdowell. It is rare in
deed that Minot audience have a
opportunity to enjoy concert by
musician of Miss Peterson's ability.