The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-11-06
WOMAN NAMED HEAD
OF SCHOOL OFFICERS
Mrs. John G. Flack, Iona,
Elected at Convention Here
Friday Forenoon

Mrs. John g. Flack, Iona, was
elected president OF the North Da-
kota School Officers association at
the annual meeting OF the organiza-
ton here Friday morning. 4.
Other officers named were Earl
Matteson, Inkster, vice president;
Louis A. Schultz, Windsor, reelected
secretary-treasurer; and John Daw-
son, Mandan, member at large on the
board of directors.
Swain, Palmer Speak
c. G. Swain, president OF n state
teachers college at Mayville, and
Bertha R. Palmer. state su~perintend-
ent of public instruction, addressed a
Joint meeting OF the school offlcers
association and county s~uperlntend-
ents Of schools Friday afternoon. Fol-
lowing the addresses. a series OF dis
cussonS was held.
The school officers opened then
annual session Thursday afternoon,
with % counties represented. Mrs. l.
r. Woolery, Hebron, president, pre-
sided.
C. L. Robertson, jamestown, gave
an address entitled The Ieacnei
Surplus An Opportunity" and H. O.
Pippin, Dickinson, spoke on The
Problem of Financing Schools
A new constitution and bylaws
were adopted by the association FOL
lowing a report Of the bylaws com
nittee. made up Of G. j. GRADER. AL
sen: F. w. Petchel, Shields; and T.
Ray Heddens, Mylo.
Delegates Are Listed
Attending the convention were the
following: Mrs. l.. r. Woolery, Dunn
county: Mrs. Lena Gray, Sargent; C.
A. Sandhi, Adams; F. E. Frederick
and Minnie Ekeberg. Williams: Mrs
Bertha Rosemore, Stutsman; Frank
Olson. Nelson; Fred w. Petchell,
Sioux; Earl Matteson, Grand Forks;
G. Ray Heddins. Rolette; c. r. Morr1-
son. Pembina; r. j. Gardiner. Nelson;
Oliver Rosenberg, Eddy; E. II. Burke,
Ramsey: Mrs. w. B. Wanner, Barnes;
F. L.. Nogosek, and w. H. johnson
Stutsman: L. M. HARDWOOD. Benson;
J. H. Killer, Dickey; George AlJets
Wells: Ira Pollett. and Harry l.. Ben
son. Grant: Tinius Ramsland and Il
D. Gwyther. Morton: Mr.. and Mrs
c. E. Geesaman, Billings; Norman
Runions. Golden Valley: Mrs. Anna
Nav Watt. Stutsman; G. j. GRADER
Cavalier; and Louis A. Schultz, Suits
man.
Retiring officers are Mrs. Woolery
president, and r. j. Gardiner, VIC
president.
Must Solve Problems
Dr.. Swain told the group certain
fundamental problems must be solved
in coping with the rural school prob
lem.
1.-THE first solution" he said. ii:
economic. Until the farmer receives
a reasonable income from his labors
and investments. he will not be ablt
to provide the school that he should
have.
SCHOOLS, he said, must become al
integral part Of the whole scheme o
education. He suggested that tn
state should be made a unit for rura
school administration and support.
Rural school betterment," he con
tinued, must become the vital con
Germ of the nation as a whole. Mos
Of our wealth must be returned from
whence it came. just now North Da'
kota should receive one million dol
lars a year as federal air for the sup
port of schools.
"A large share of u taxes go 10
the support Of schools. If we are II
have tax reduction without injur1n'
our schools we must equalize the bur
den OF taxation. The income ta'
must take the place Of our propert;
tax"