The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-28
BOYD ELECTED
AS PRESIDENT
OF EDUCATORS
LangdOn Mans Nomination
Formally Ratified at Morn.
ing Session

S. J. A. Boyd of Iangdon was for
mally elected president or the North
Dakota Education association here
this morning. NJ. E. McCurdy, Wash
burn, will remain as secretary.
Boyd's name was presented by a
nominating committee headed by DIR
Thomas Kane. president Of the Uni
versity Of North Dakota. and for
mally ratified by the delegates this
morning.
Seven departments of the North
Dakota Education association elected
officers at meetings here Thursday
afternoon.
Z l.. w. Adams. Casselton, was
elected president Of the department
Of superintendents and principals;
L. 6. Thompson, Mandan, vice presi-
dent, and J. A. Bartruff, secretary.
Elections in other departments
were:
Science and mathematics: Dir.
George A. Abbott. Grand Forks,
president; S. E. Sifritt, Fargo, vice
president; Mildred Huff, Bismarck,
secretary.
Elementary education: Mary HUI
ber, Bismarck, president: Theodore
Hanson. Grand Forks, vice presi-
dent; Katherine Waldron, Minot,
secretary.
Home economics: Clara Fleming
ton, Glendale, president; Stella Sew
ertson, Wahpeton. secretary: Eva
Schairer, Grand Forks, councillor;
Pauline Reynolds, Fargo, alternate
councillor; Minnie Anderson, Fargo,
treasurer.
English: Dorothy Dakin, Grand
Forks, president; Allie Dickson,
Dickinson, vice president; Ella Rob-
inson, Glendale, secretary-treasurer.
Susan Mccoy. Valley City, and Mrs.
Mary Lund. Bisbee, were elected
members of the executive committee.
Music: Fannie G. Amidon, Valley
City, president; Sigma Euren, Fargo,
vice president; Clara Kjerstad, Val
ley City, secretary. John f. How
ard, Grand Forks, was elected presi-
dent Of committee Of three, to be
chosen by himself, to secure legisla-
tion toward certification in music of
all grade school teachers in North
Dakota.
Libraries: L. NJ. Minkle, Bottin-
eau. president; Mrs. Hazel Webster
Byrne, Mayville, secretary.
Social Values Stressed
Complex relationships Of today
with their problems can be solved
only when men Of wide experiences
begin to give attention to social val
ues, DR.. j. V. Breitweiser Of the
University Of North Dakota said in
a speech to educators this morn
ing.
The great problem. especially of
the rural schools, DR.. Breitweiser
said, is its limitations in the way Of
reading material, pictures, catalogs,
entertainments, contact with the
outside world, knowledge Of indus
try, social institutions, the struggle
of the city, development of arid
regions and the relation Of COM
merce to prices.
The teachers were urged to make
an effort to give their pupils q
broader viewpoint on life and to try
to convey to them q knowledge Of
the world lar away as well as near
at hand.
Orientation Discussed
Worth Of orientation courses in
colleges to give the students q clear
er idea Of what kind Of study they
may follow was pointed out BY DR..
William G. Bek. Grand Forks, in 4
talk before the department Of high
er education.
How the University Of North Da-
kota endeavors to make the transi-
tion from secondary schools to the
university as easy as possible was
explained by DR.. -ek. who said that
institutions such as freshmen
Week" and Freshmen Lectures, ?
are Of value In this work.
Methods Of beautifying the school
grounds and trees and shrubberies
which can Be planted around North
Dakota schools were explained by
F. E. Cobb. Bottineau. state for
ester.
English Survey Discussed
How North Dakota high school
students Jared In the recent state
wide English survey was told te
members 6f the English department
North Dakota Education association
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