The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-11-06
EDUCATORS0
MANY SCHOOLS
TO MAKE TALKS
Session Will Be FOrty-first Of
North Dakota Education
Association
THOMAS KANE TO TALK
Various Departmental Gather
ings Planned Besides Regu.
lar Sessions

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 6-Prob-
lens Of present day educators and
suggestions for their remedy will be
taken up at the firty-first annual
session Of the North Dakota Educa-
ton Association. which will be held
here beginning tomorrow and last
ing through November 8.
Educators from many parts of the
country will be present at the con-
vention. and some of the most prom
inent college and university heads
in the United States are scheduled
to give addresses at the meeting.
Besides the regular sessions at
the gathering, departmental meet
ings, taking up practically every
subject that may be problem to the
educators, are being planned.
Equality of Opportunity" will be
the general theme Of the convention.
All general sessions will be held in
the Grand Forks City auditorium,
with all departmental meetings to
be held in Central high school build
ing.
Miss Nelson to Lead
The retiring president of the as
ISOLATION, Miss Minnie Jean Nelson
of Valley City, will officially call
the meeting to order Wednesday eve
ming at 7:45 o'clock, following a
musical program given by the music
department Of the University of
North Dakota. Rev. w. r. Cation,
Grand Forks, will give the invoca-
ton. and an address of welcome will
be given by the president Of the
Grand Forks city commission.
President Thomas F. Kane. Uni
versity of North Dakota, will give
an address ION Behalf of Educa-
tion," and S. J. A. Boyd, Langdon,
will read the presidents address.
Other speakers at the session will be
Miss Bertha r. Palmer, state super
intendent Of education, Bismarck;
DR.. George A. Selke, president of
the state teachers college at st.
Cloud, Mimi, and DR.. Alexander
Meiklejohn, of the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.
Announcements and appointments
If committees are also scheduled at
tho meeting.
kennedy to Speak
Miss Katherine Whitcley, presi
dent of the northeast division, Crane
Forks, will be the presiding Officer
at the Thursday morning session
Speakers will be Superintendent H
H. Kirk, Faribault, Mimi, "Wh.
superintendent How" JOSEPH
Kennedy. University of North Da
kota, 1.-The Junior Red Cross" Dr.
A. r. Wilson. st. Louis. Mo-, an
THE New Course of Study" b.
Professor A. c. Berg, Mayville; re
ports of the nominating committe,
and announcements and business ses
sions are also scheduled.
With S. T. May, Dickinson, presi
dent of the southwest division of tn
association in charge. speakers from
several national organizations ar
scheduled to address the grou
Thursday evening. The speakers vii
include L. r. Alderman, specialist i
adult education at the bureau o
education, Washington, D. c. an
DR.. Donald NJ. Soldandt, chairma
of adult education, World Federatio
Of Education Association, Toronto
Canada.
Contest Winner Participates
A recitation, 1.-The Making of til
Constitution" will feature the NEE,
ing Friday afternoon. 1t will
given by Miss Renee Patterson
Dickinson, winner Of the state or;
torical contest Of 1929.
Speakers at the session will
Miss Katherine Blake, New Yol
City, and DR.. NJ. C. Tanquary, Mi
neapolis, MINI. Reports will
given by the secretary-treasure
auditor and standing committees.
A concert by the Russian Cossa,
Chorus, with Sergei Socoloff direc
ing, will be given ut the meetil
Friday evening.
Officers and committees Of 4
association are s. j. A. Boyd, Ian
don, president; NJ. E. McCurdy, Fa
60, secretary-treasurer.
Executive Committee
Members of the executive comm
tee are S. J. A. Boyd, Langdc
chairman; Minnie Jean Niels,
Valley City; Bertha r. Palm
Bismarck; Jennie E. Skrivse
LAkota; H. O. Pippin, Dickinsc
Huldah L. Winsted, Minot, 4
Paul Nagel, Darlington.
legislative comittee directors 9
Bertha r. Palmer, G. w. Ham
Valley City; L. A. White, Min
]. w. Wentland, Beach, and Jan
Kennedy, of the University.
Resolutions committee: Min
Jean Nelson, Caroline Evings