The Ward County independent., 1922-07-27
NORMAL SCHOOL NOTES

The Devils Lake Boy Scout Band
numbering some 70 members gave a
much appreciated concert at Assem-
bly, on Tuesday of last week. The
singing of Walter Kelly to the ac-
compartment of the band was par
ticularly enjoyed.
The faculty and Gin laws" enjoyed
picnic supper together at Oak Park
one evening last week. The affair
was arranged by the Faculty Club
committee Of which Miss Bryson is
chairman, and a very enjoyable oc-
casion is reported. #
The Hygiene and Sanitation Glasses
have joined forces with the Physiolo-
gy Glass on several occasions and en-
joyed lectures by Minot men who are
specialists in their line. Miss Grace
Nebold of the Science Department has
arranged these lectures which have
included the following. Mr.. w. F..
Jones on The Structure of the Feet
with reference to the Fitting of Shoes.
DR.. F. L. Householder on Oral Hygiene
and DR.. Allen on Public Health Laws.
Mr.. Melvin Johnson spoke at AS
sembly on Thursday morning on the
Revival Of Interest in Pageantry. Mr..
Johnson assisted in directing the His
torical Pageant of Northwestern
North Dakota given at Minot last Fri
day and Saturday evenings. Over
+ 100 Normal Students assisted in the
presenting of the pageant and con-
tributed no small measure to it's
success. They were represented in
large number in the Forty-eight
States and in the various groups pre-
senting dances. To the work of the
Physical Education Department un-
der Miss Lulu Potts, is due credit &r
the excellence of number of these
dances. Miss Ida Brevad, of the
Faculty took the part Of the wife of
the Pioneer, while the Misses Isabel
Aaberg and Alcinda Mcdonald we're
respectively Fever and Famine in the
same episode. The Normal School
has done considerable work in the line
of pageantry, some being simple and
presented with few rehearsals and
others more elaborate, as the Shakes
pearean Pageant given on Lincoln
Park Lake several years ago.
The Business and Professional
| Women's Club of Minot had charge of
the Assembly last Friday morning.
Mrs. Florence c. Perkett Of the facul-
ty presided and presented the Presi-
dent, Miss Mary A. Cantwell who told
| of the nature and work of the club.
Miss Carrie A. Cammerud of Fargo,
National Vice President for North Da-
kota, spoke on Savings" and Mrs.
Kara A. Dickinson of Minot talked
on the sacrifices of the pioneer woman
in her efforts to open the business, in
dustrial and professional world to the
members of her sex.
| Mrs. Elizabeth o. Middleton, lectur-
es for the State Department of Edu-
cation, was visitor at the Normal
School for two days last week. Mrs.
Middleton is National and Interna-
tional Superintendent of the depart
ment of Scientific Instruction in Etu-
cation for the Women's Christian
Temperance Union and is thoroly in
formed in her field. She brings with
her a large number of posters and
also booklets and stories for use as
teaching devices in the Public Schools,
for education in the ill effects of al
cohol upon the human body and mind
is required by our laws. This educa-
tion must be continued with every
new generation of pupils, Mrs. Mid
dleton urges, for this is the truly con-
structive work. Mrs. Middleton's ad-
dresses were very helpful and stimu-
lating, particularly her development
of the effect of narcotics upon the
mental faculties, beginning their as
sault on the highest Of all and leaving
the lower powers undirected and un-
controlled.
This week closes the first half Of
the Summer Session. The enrolment
will be much smaller for the second