The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-05
Hundreds Continue
To Arrive in City
For State Meeting
Continued IRON, page one'


present ills from which the system OF
state education suffers would be rem
edied by such a change. She suggest
ed that the commissioner of educa-
ton act as the executive secretary of
the state board, in a capacity similar
to the state superintendent, now
chosen by popular vote.
Education as q means OF under.
standing "a the theme of an address
by Miss Grassmuck. Earl E. Har-
per, president of Evansville college.
Evansville, Ind, who addressed the
general session Wednesday night,
spoke again on Thursdays program.
A definite plan Of educating public
opinion to the advantages of a state
board OF education should begin in
normal departments and summer
schools in classes of school admins
tration from which students would g.
out as missionaries in the cause of
making this change, Miss Palmer
suggested.
~Integrated System Needed
"A state-wire need is an integrated
system of state education" she said.
THE present situation would indi-
cate that the only occupation recog-
pized In North Dakota Is teaching.
I'VE have five large professional
schools for training teachers and but
small provision for all other occupa-
tions. If junior college courses for
pre-professional work could be au-
thorized and developed In the normal
schools. such plan would justify their
present size and expense of operation.
THE pocket books of the taxpayers
and young people would be benefited,
for many who cannot nOw go away to
college could take two years of college
work near home. Or n or two Of
the five professional schools might be
devoted to industrial work. The Sit
uation would be better for both pro-
fessional and industrial training.
Why should the state provide for its
family Of youth too much opportunity
in one line of training and almost
none in other lines?"
In some cases, Miss Palmer con-
kinued, teaching in the rural schools
is more up-to-date than that in the
long established systems.
She pointed out that there is a need
Tor a director Of curricula attached
TO the department of public inStruc-
ition, or to the board of administra-
rion, to direct and unity new courses
rs well as to readjust, reorganize and
tntegrate the courses which are Of
Tered at present in the five teacher
PRO cnhnA1c NJ tho cto%a
Change Within Being
Miss Grassmuck told the delegates
Ehat education necessitates changes
within the being, that Is becoming
educated. Education, she said, Is moi
The memorization Of words or ever
Ideas.
THE educated person." she con.
tinued, lis who can adjust him
self to new situations, mental physi.
cal, emotional. Present day life n
Dur country is extremely complex
Hence the growing children requires
2 wide variety Of experiences. Other.
wise he is not exposed to life situa-
tionS which make up the present
status of living In the United States
Here is where the teacher can guide
him."
The teacher, Miss GraSsmuck said
sets the stage whereby the child car
learn more economically, more pur.
posefully, and more effectively thar
he could by himself or if he were
guided exclusively by his parents. The
mental, physical and emotional ad.
justments must be made by the chile
himself.
Harper Thursday morning set forth
his fundamental philosophy Of lift
and education.
Whatever is worth while in life,
nc said, lis worth while in education
and if there is anything in our edu.
cational curricula today that doe!
not have practical worth in actua
life, it should be cast OUT