Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-15
School Directors Assemble
Today For Annual Session
Commercial Club Will Give
Dinner This Evening To
Officials And Visitors
Here For Two-Day Meet
ing; David Steedsman Is
Presiding.

Grand Forks county school direc-
tors opened their annual meeting at
the farmers room of the court house
This morning. Fifty directors were
here for the morning session. and a
larger number were expected to arrive
late this afternoon to attend n din
ner at the Commercial club this ave-
ming. Ind h final sessions on eatur-
day.
According to Miss Beatrice John
stone. county superintendent. there
are 10 districts in the county, and IT
was expected that a director from
each district would attend the meet
ing. Weather conditions ave inter-
fered to some extent. however, with
those from n distance. getting IN:
David Steedsman. president OF the
orra nization, is presiding during the
sessions.
Dinner Tonight.
This evening at $3.50 O'Clock the
school officials and other visitors here
for the meetings will be entertained
at a dinner in the Commercial club.
\ special program OF entertainment
has been prepared. and it was slid at
the Commercial club today, that club
members who wish to attend the din
ner, may telephone the club office,
and an effort will be made to find
places for them.
7. II. Carley, president Of the Com
mercial club. will be present to well
come the directors and other visitors,
and he will then turn the program
over to Theodore B. Elton, chairman
of the entertainment committee.
Governor r. A. Nestos who was
scheduled to speak this evening will
not be present, due to a rush of Of
fetal duties, he has notified Miss
tombstone. l.. A. White, superintend-
ent of the city schools at Minot, who
arrived here at noon, will speak as
scheduled.
The Masonic quartet will sing spe-
\ cial numbers, and will lead group
singing. and three members Of the
quartet. If. r. Montgomery. Howard
DeIAong and l.. w. Myers, will sing
solos. T. 3. Elton is the fourth mem
Der. "Si' Poppler is scheduled to
give a. cartoon stunt, Miss Florence
Williams will read. and c%ontralto
solos bv Miss Carol Miles will round
out the program.
Today's Program.
Dean Joseph Kennedy OF the state
university was on the program for a
talk on school management early this
afternoon n NJ. E.. Nugent. sunerin-
tendent Of schools at Larimore. and
p. J. Iverson Of the Agricultural col
leg8 high school were the other Two
speakers who had places on the pro
gram. w." .
The senior and Junior girls glee
clubs from the high school were
scheduled to sing at 4 o'clock, under
the direction Of Mrs. Belle Porter
Barton. Mrs. David Stoeve led the
community singing this afternoon.
P. W. Erickson. rural school in
spector, was the speaker this morn
ing. giving a talk on school directors
meetings in general. A discussion FOL
lowed his talk.
Miss tombstone has prepared charts
with information on tax comparison
for various districts Of the state, ant
also showing the comparative mum
Der OF graded schools in the typica
counties of the valley, which will b
presented during the meeting.
The annual business meeting. witt
election Of officers, reports, etc, viii
take place early Saturday afternoon
A. H. Aaserude is The secretary Of tn,
directors organization, and with NJ,
Steedsman is looking after the bust
ness affairs in connection with tn
meeting. E