Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-18
PRESIDENT OF
UNIVERSITY DECLARES
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UNIVERSITY DEClARE'
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GUESSED. One means, she said, Is tina
lof readjdsting 1curricula, eliminatinl
some OF the electives, and giving par
F ttculaf care to- the school property.
Another problem Is that OF better
n hes qualifications of teacher,
Lthroughoutf the state, she said. so
Ipresent the qualifications are better
than before, she said. but city super.
lintendentsi and others inss charge
should take pains In making sure O.
1.-THE qualifications Of a. teacher before
she ts hired. In illustration OF this
! Miss Nelson quoted Edwin Arlington
fRobinson's lines to Joyce Kilnner, in
which he said:s in real poetry you
find that something has been said and
yet you find also about It a sort o1
nfmbus of what can't be said" That
can be applied to teachers, she .ex.
planned. There is a certain ntmbus
about q teacher that can't be said in
the stating Of her qualifications and
that Is what should be considered
In a teacher' as we'll as her qualifica-
lions. 4-&. :
Further seriousness in the selection
OF teachers should be made the SUI
pe~rintendent continued, and not only
n scholastic type picked but also
those who will exert q building infiu-
ence in the community. Further SER
iousness in teacher training instruc-
tton in the schools should be given.
she said. She also discussed evening
training, schools and spoke Of the work
or Americanization that they are do
ing. \
Lord Gives Talk.
One of the most entertaining and
interesting addresses Of the morning
ton, III. +, Dr.. Lord spoke on Sym
bols." taking as symbols the words
with which we express ourselves. He
showed how words may be either
empty or m%eaningful, according to
their use, and impressed upon his
audience the fact that the symbols
used in speech should be clearly rep
resentative Of the ideas behind them.
Teachers in their work especially
should make careful use Of words,
should nave their symbols conveying
ideas directly n easily interpretive
OF those ideas, he said. He drove his
plea for the use of simple language
home with finely chosen and, in many
cases, humorous illustrations. +
Dr.. Lord left at noon for his home
in Illinois.
ltODertsOn'S Report.
A complete and interesting report
on the work in the high schools of
the state was given by Mr.. Robertson.
into detail concerning the work dur
ing the past year and gave many of
tho problems confronted and brought
up IN that time. "A summary Of the
report will be- given in the Friday
morning edition of The Herald.
Afternoon Program.
A discussion of teacher training in
h!gn o was taken up during the
afternoon. addresses being given by
Supt. v. F. Goddard of Crosby, by
superintendent G.. A.. Mcfarland Of
Williston. and Supt. J. H. Bradley Of
Velva. Students and research was
the second topic for discussion. Talks
were given by Supt. Martha T. Fulton
OF Wahpeton. and Professor C. c.,
Schmidt Of the university. Reports
n a business meeting were sched-
uled to follow the discussions.
DR.. Swift Speaks.
DR.. Fletcher Harper Swift OF the
University of Minnesota will give the
address of the evening program,
which will be held in the armory
building. DR.. Swift E:!! speak on the
subject of School Support Under tie
District System" Special music will
be provided for the evening
by Wesley College.
Play in h second annual inter-
scholastic tennis tournament is sched-
uled to begin this afternoon at 2
o'clock. Further details concerning
the play can be found in the sporting
section of this edition.
Friday Program.
The conference will continue Friday
with further discussion of high school
problems, talks to be given by differ
ent superintendents of the state.
Round table discussions will take
place also. An address will be given
during the morning session by DR..
Swift on 1.-The State As a Factor In
Public School Finance"
The music contest preliminaries
will continue Friday also. Prelimin-
aries in the state high school decla-
nation contest will be held. in which
an unusually large number of stu
dents are participating. .Prelimin-
aries in the track and field meet are
scheduled during the afternoon and
continuation of play in the tennis
tourney is planned.
One feature of Fridays program
will be the conference on journalism
for high school editors under the aus
pices of the Press Club. Thisiis the
first time that a conference of this
nature has been held and much inter-
est is being displayed in it. A special
program has been arranged. including
speakers prominent in newspaper
work in the state, round table discus
sions. and the awarding of a u to
the best high school paper displayed
at the conference. An exhibit has
been arranged by Sigma Delta Chi.
1t has also been arranged to take the
visiting editors ON a trip through
The Herald plant.
Military Review.
Another e Of interest friday
will be the annual military review and
competition to be held at 2 o'clock in
the afternoon on the athletic field.
The r. o. T.. C. will be reviewed by
President Kane and following win
take place competition for the best
drilled members of the unit. Major
Albert E.. Brown, head OF the depart
ment Of military science and tactics,
is in charge of this event.
A grand ensemble concert Of high
school music choruses and finals in.
the band division Of the music con-
Lest will close the afternoon program.