The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-03-30

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week. To some extent the ambition
to make the schools the Community
Center is realized.
The Saturday Movie Hour is "a
feature that makes a strong appeal
to the children, when to audiences of
from 400 to 1000 moving pictures
adapted specially to children under the
age of fourteen are presented on Sat-
urday afternoons.
The Night School, originated thru
the cooperation Of the Normal School
and the City Schools, has developed
into one of the finest of community
enterprises. 1t is now directed en-
tirely by the City Schools. but with
the most wholesome cooperation from
every source in the community. With
an enrolment Of 914 it has been call
ed by the State Superintendent the
largest and best Night School in the
State of North Dakota. An effort
is made to present a course of any kind
whatever provided there is sufficient
demand to merit the development of
a class, and an efficient instructor
can be found. The range of courses
offered can be seen, by noting the Of
fering on the one hand Of class work
for illiterates on the one hand and
courses in "Wells' Outlines in His
tory" and Sociology on the other.
Very popular courses each year have
been the automobile class taught by
an experienced garage man, and mil
linery course taught by a practical
milliner. Men, women and young
people, without regard to their former
education or lack of it have enrolled
in the Community Night School and
have felt. they belonged without a
trace Of embarrassment. Not few
college graduates, teachers and pro-
fessional men have availed them
selves of the opportunity of reviving
their study habits, while many whose
earlier educational advantages were
meager have eagerly found their
places in this community institution.
Several instances are recorded of
young people coming into Minot three
nights week, or moving into Minot
for the Night School season, in order
to profit by this educational oppor-
tunity. 1t is surely significant thing
when number approaching ten per
cent of a city's population enroll in
the Community ight School.
The citizens Of the community are
highly loyal to the best interests of
their schools. They have recently
voted bond issue Of $135,000 to care
for the erection of a new grade school
and for needed repairs to present
buildings. The large high school
building-that has a total Of " differ
ent rooms of various sizes and null
tiplicity of uses-is one of the finest
in. the entire Northwest and could
not be replaced for much less than q
half million dollars.
The Health work of the schools has
been described as the most progressive
in the state. A full time nurse is
employed and Dental Clinic is in con-
slant operation. The work of the
nurse in connection with preventive
measures and precautionary measures
is proving highly effective. Special
nutrition classes are maintained for
those children and their parents who
are interested Every school child
Of the first eight grades is weighed
each six weeks period and the weight
placed on the record card just as is
the grade in other forms of school
work. Underweight is shown by red
ink. to call attention to this feature,
just as red ink calls attention to fail
ing work in the three RS. The Dem
tai Clinic is conducted thru the action
of the Board of Education, but is
sponsored by the Minot Dental Asso-
citation and the Minot High School
Alumni Association. A half time
dentist recommended by the Dentists
Association and a full time dentist
assistant regularly examine the teeth
of school pupils, do operative work
when called upon to do so, keep par
ents informed concerning the dental
needs of their children, and give con-
slant and regular instruction in dem
tai care and health.
The Daily Milk Drink is another
feature of the Health work that mer-
its mention, for school pupils are Civ
en- opportunity each day to have their
daily milk bottle-and to drink milk
from straw at school is regarded as
the best of fun. Especial attention
is given to those children whose rec
orders show them to be underweight,
and many hundreds of bottles of milk
are provided free to pupils.
Realizing that one Of the response
bilities Of the schools is to encourage
and develop leadership, the Opportu-
nifty Room has been established where
in pupils whose class room records
seem to merit special consideration,
are given special opportunity to make
more than the usual rate of advance
ment. The teachers judgments, the
class work record for as many years
as the pupil has been in school, and
one or more psychological tests are
taken as the basis generally for At