Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 21, 1913, Page 1

—_fh VoL, XXIII. No. 46 Grand Wapids Herald-Ueview, Granp RapiDs, IrascA CounTY, MINN., WEDNESDAY MAy 21, 1913 UNIVERSITY WEEK PROGRAM (SUED Country’s Foremost Lecturers and | Eatertainers Will be Here | Week of June 9-14. ! | SUBJECTS OF INTEREST 10 ALL Education, Art, Drama, Soc’ology, | Political Economy, Agricul- ture to be Handled by Highest Authorities The Herald-Review is pleased to | be enabled this week to present its | readers wilh the names and sub- | jects of the different speakers, in- | structors and entertainers who will | be in Grand Rapids during Univer- | sity Week, June 9 to 14. Next ! week a complete program for the | different afternoons and evenings will be printed in full. All over Minnesota there is aj} growing interest in the problems of helping the boys and girls to the fullest realization of their rights and possib: es. All parents and teachers are keen- | ly alive to the importance of this problem. So the University Weeks management has secured the ser- | vices of Dr. Allan Hoben, who will come to Grand Rapids and present } various important questions to the } boys and girls. | Dr. Hoben is Field Secretary of | the Chicago Juvenile Protective As- sociation. He tells in a simple, clear manner, the ways he consid- | ers most effective to attract and hold boys to things that are de- cent, wholesome and _ beneficial. He is a direct and convincing speak- er, One whom young and old will be delighted to hear. Even if no other speaker or entertainment appeared during University Week, Dr. Hoben’s work would repay any- one for the entire cost of a ticket. | Miss Fischer is a veritable geni- | us in the realm of physical educa tion and games and plays for chil dren. Her talks and demonstra- | tions will be for parents and teach- ers who desire to know more thor- oughly how to bring to the children} a full realization of their birthright. She is from the Mankato Normal | school. A trained nurse will visit each town and present the subject of | infant welfare. Miss Augusta Met- tle of Minneapolis is the specialist | who will discuss the topic in Grand } | { how to meet | Rapids. Dr. Newkirk is the genius who last year demonstrated the princi- | ples of the gyroscope. This year he has with him-a complete mov- | ing picture plant, with which he | gives views on the “Art of Flying.” j These pictures were taken on the | aviation grounds, and are very in- teresting, showing how the “bird | men make ready for their flights. | It is quite important that where ; so much is made of the drama in a practical way, some time should | be given to the discussion of its in- fluence. Dr. Hardin Craig of the Department of English, has studied this subject as few men have, and he will discuss “The Social In- fluence of the Drama.” No doubt ; he will be the more appreciated be- | pared to discuss the labor problem | circuit and to give all the assist- {gram three. jnest B. Hoag of the University of} | California, but who has been spend-|! country if they did not receive some systematic encouragement. All people who can appreciate the good things in art and handicraft should give Mr. Flagg and his assistants a hearing. There will be quite ex- tensive exhibits. “What the Old World Has to Teach the New” is the title of a civie exhibit which will be pre- sented during the University We>ks. Dr. Raymond V. Phelan will have charge of this exhibit and will ex- plain any puzzling features. The material has been secured at con- siderable expense. The business men will be ad- dressed at their luncheon by Dr. Raymond V. Phelan, whose special- ty is Social Economics. He is pre- under the title of “The Industrial Struggle,” or to present another aspect of it as Business and Health. Dr. Phelan is a capable speaker. Miss Clara E. Baldwin of the State Library Commission and Miss Martha Wilson of the Department} of Public Instruction expect to make! the rounds of the University Week ance they can to local librarians. One or the other of these experts | will appear in each town on pro- Public Health is a topic whieh is just now beginnir to receive its due portion of attention. Dr. Er-} ing this year in Minnesota, will entertain you and give you some valuable information on the subject of Public Health. It is generally recognized — that a step was taken in the right di- rection when Professor A. V.Sterm Ames, Iowa, was brought — to Minnesota to have eral supervi- sion of agriculty dueation. The! training of teachers in sufficient! numbers is one of the very big} problems in our education to-day. Prof s Storm and Works are here to help us solve this problem; ! so we are glad to learn as much as we can about their edueational views. They are néw men in the state, though not in their lines of work, and the people of Minnesota wish to become acquainted with them. Haldor B. Gislason is responsible for much of the success of the University debating teams. On the afternoon of the contest debate he will give an address on Public Dis- eussion and Democracy. In _ this; he will, for one thing, show how the University may promote ef-j fective public discussion in commer-! cial clubs and other organizations as well as in high schools through- | eut the state. 5 Could any subject be more timely and worth while than a carefully worked out and splendidly illustrat- ed lecture on the Panama Canal? Dr. E. V. Robinson has prepared such a lecture and will’ present it on the evening of program five. Dr. Robinson is an economist rec-; egnized as authority on many ques-| tions that come near to every man in this country. He will interpret; the Canal situation and explain the probable effects of the “Big Ditch” upon the country. No expense has been spared in securing the best illustrated material to be had. The University Glee Club was; never better than it is this year. By common consent the boys are recognized to have attained the highest degree of effectiveness yet experienced in the history of the of FOURTH BOOSTER MEETING MAY 30 Grand Rapids Prepared for En- tainment of County Adver- tisers on That Date. PROF. HOVERSTEAD GUEST OF HONOR Lake Excursion, Visit to Experi- ment Farm and Evening Ban- quet Will Feature Im- portant Gathering. The program for the fourth meet ing of the Itasca county Develop- sient association to be held at Grand Rapids on Friday, Mxay 30, has been announced by Supt. A. J. McGuire and Prof J. A. Vandyke, the committee in charge, and indi- cates that the meeting is to be the most interesting aud important of any yet held by the association The three previous meetings were at Coleraine, Deer River and Kee- watin, and while these were very satisfactory both in point of at- tendance and in results, the gath- ering at the county seat should outshine them. At 12:30 the delegates will go to Cohasset, from which point they will embark on a steamboat excur- sion up the Mis: ippi river and down Pokegama lake to Allen’s Landing. This is expected to take up the time until 3:00 p. m. The automobiles which will convey them automobiels which will convey them tion, where Supt. MeGuire will wel- come the delegates and take charge of a sight-seeing expedition about the farm. The visitors will then take part in the dedication exer- cises of the new dairy building, just opened, Prof Stone of the Uni- versity of Minnesota delivering the dedicatory address. The party will then return to town by automobile. Supt. A. J. MeGuire and Prof. A. J. Vandyke, having in charge the preparation of the program, have endeavored to secure speakers of well known ability for the banquet. at St. Joseph’s hall in the evening. George B. Aiton will be the only local man on the program, his sub- ject being: “Itasca County for Me.” He will be followed by Hon. An- drew Nelson of Duluth, one of the best known orators in the state, whose subject will be, “Business and Patriotism.” In view of the fact that the gathering takes place on Memorial Day and also that the country is about to face economic changes of more or less importance his remarks should prove timely. The subject chosen by Prof. Storm of the University of Minnesota, is “Training for Farm Life.” The professor is one of the best known agriculturalists in the west, and his subject is one of unusual in- terest to the people here. The closing address of the evening will be delivered by Prof. T. J. Hover- stad, expert agricultural demon- strator for the Soo railroad. Prof. Hoverstad has been a student at some of the leading agricultural organization, A team of four of the brighest and best young men of the Uni- versity will meet two and two in colleges of the world,| a lecturer at others, and is regatded as one of the foremost men jn his pro- fession in this country. His sub- to the Northeast Experiment. sta-; HGH SCHOOL PUPIL ASS MORE ROOM Contributor to Educational Maga- | zine Calls Attention: to Condi- tions at Grand Rapids. PARAPHERNALIA DUMPED TOGETHER | Criticism is Good Natured But Mat- ter Should be Given Atten- tion — Provision Made for Enlargement. In the current issue of the School Spectator, the odgan of the dif- ferent high schools of the state, Miss Eva Stade, of the Grand Rap- ids school, has an article which should prove of general interest to the people of the town. take a pardonable pride in the in the completeness of our educa- tional equipment, and the surprise to some. Miss Stade’s ar- ticle follows: “What's the ; Grand Rapids course it’s all right. We wouldn't be so disloyal to our school as to say there was anything wrong with matter with the is something the matter with the Grand Rapids High school. Well, not the school exactly, but the school house. The building, since the installation of the new depart- ments in the curriculum js crowded and ingonvenient. We will ation “ef the situation. 5 First | start with the basement. ment, This occupies the old gym- greater expense than can be easily met, making the two shower baths of the building useless, shutting the girls out of athletic training altogether; and yet, conditions in the manual training department are | cramped and unhandy. The rooms set aside for. agriculture are used as a debate seminar and general store room, as well as for the ag- ricultural department headquarters. | “On the first floor conditions are even worse. The halls are dark, lined with book cases, umbrella racks and wraps, because there are no coabrooms. The commercial de- partment occupies one room; and because there are classes reciting most of the day, the typewriters | can be used only one-third of the | time, whereas with a separate type- | writing room they could be used levery period. The physical andj chemical laboratories are so crowd- ed that it actually isn’t safe for one unaccustomed to the place to enter the rooms during the day. With the wireless station, electri- ! cal devices of various kinds, dif- | ferent experiments in all stages of completion mingled together in close conjunction, one wonders that no more accidents have oc- We) efficiency of our instructors and | idea } resentation that the latter is not all that it) schools. The delegates present from might be made will come as a | High school? Of} it. And yet, to tell the truth, there | “Leeus take a cursory examin- | claims of the Adult Bible class as. comes the Manual Training Depart- | nasium, necessitating the “hiring of | C!ass movement. A matter of fact a separate building for a gym at a} ! themselves with the Sunday school. | county as evidenced by legislation. | track of books next day. “There is no place for giving so- cial affairs in the school, and as no suitable place outside can be obtained, the students are forced to omit interelass entertainments to a large extent. “Now, although the conditions in the school do seem sadly in need of attention, yet the case is not altogether hopeless. The — school was built with a view to raising one part another story, or building another wing, and the time has come when this is necessary. There is no advantage in delay. Some would even suggest a new building instead of wasting time and money on the old one; but suggestions and resolutions are no good without action. What we want is more room, right away. Then we shall be able to say with perfect assurance: “Grand Rapids High school is all right,” not only in spirit, and in work, but in ac- commodations.” DISTRICT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION The third District convention of the Itasca County association since October first convened Sunday, May 18, in the, Methodist Episcopal | church in Grand Rapids, with a rep- from eight Sunday outside schools were entertained | by Grand Rapids people. The sessions were largely attend- ed and proved profitable and in- spirational. In the afternoon, Dr. |M. M. Hursh: of Cohasset, district president, presided, the singing be- ing led by some of the members of the church choir, assisted by | Miss Emma Vogel, musical direct- (or of the public schools, who rend- | ered a choice solo. Miss A. Bryan gave an excellent synopsis of Pro- fessor Athearn’s lectures at Lake Geneva, and Mrs. C. €. MeCarthy | an effective presentation of the laid down—at. the- state convention at Duluth. Prof. Vandyke of Cole- raine, at a later stage, spoke strong- 'ly in support of the organized bible paper was read by the Rev. A. A. Myers dealing with the desirability of church members identifying The Rey. C. E. Burgess told in terse terms of the prozress of temper- ance sentiment throughout the A unique feature of the afternoon was the missionary address of Mrs. M. M. Hursh with material illus- ‘trations, and the singing of a trio by the little girls attired in native costumes. The church was almost; filled in the evening when the exercises were directed by the minister of the church. | The importance of the “teen age” was tellingly treated in the address delivered by the Rev. E. LaRoe, after which Miss Esther Tuenberg sang appealingly. The Rev. A. A. Myers was elected vice president of the district association. The place and time of the next conven- tion was left with the executive committee. The consensus of opin- ion was that the convention was Two Dollars a Year (TASCA LANDS. IN GROWING DEMAND In Spite of Unfavorable Weather Conditions Second State Sale ELEVEN HUNDRED ACRES ARE SOLO Lands Were Mostly Secured by Parties From Outside the County — Itasca Second in Amount. The second land sale of the sea~ son took place at the office of County Auditor Spang on Monday forenoon, and was conducted by Theodore Nelson of the state lané department. A total of 1,418.9& acres was disposed of at an av- erage of $6.25 per acre. There were two purchasers from Grand Rap- ‘ids: Oscar T. Johnson securing 1200 acres in 22-56-25, and Bertha {Allen, who purchased a 40 acre tract in 16-54-26. The other Itasca county buyers were Peter Zingg of Marble, Laura M. Pratt of Warba, and Edith A. Webb, of Nashwauk. The only other Minnesota purchas- ers were John W. Fee of Duluth, and George Blackhurst of Phil- brook, Elmer E. and Elizabeth E. Hatch of Harris, Iowa, and Stan- ley C. Grege of Lake Park, Iowa, each bought a tract of 100 acres in 36-59 27, and Zenas Williams se- cured an eighty in 58- 27. “Mr. Nelson says that the weather thus far this spring has been against very large sales, as it has been too wet for prospective pur- chasers to get outand view. the lands they might wish to select. The same conditions hold good im all the counties thus far visited, and being somewhat lighter than those of April. Itasca is second on the list in number of acres sold this trip, Aitkin being in the lead. There were in the neighborhood of 40,000 acres disposed of at the first sale a month ago, but as these lands had been visited by the buy- ers last fall or in the winter the slump in sales is not significant. Ik has been Mr. Nelson’s experience that the first months of the spring have been the slowest ones be- cause of bad roads and wet condi- tions generally. He looks for a greatly increased demand at the next sale which takes place June 1& ITASCA AUTO CLUB'S ANNUAL MEETING At the annual meeting of the Itasea County Automobile club helé last week the following officers were elected: L. M. Bolter, presi- pronouncedly interesting and sué- cessful. SPECIAL SCHOOL curred during the year. The class rooms are all crowded, many classes exceeding the limit forthe size of the room. a great debate of one or the other cause of the play that will be giv- of the questions given below: en by the University Dramatic | “Now, as we go unstairs, we | meet the worst conditions in the lwhole school,—the two’ flights of ject will be “Agricultural Resources and Possibilities,” and his remarks ! berry, for which bids were opened MEETING CALLED FOR SATURDAY The new school building at Black- club. “Resolved, that the women of Dramatic Club number two is a!the United States cshould be giv- group of all stars, who will present | en the ballot.” Henry Arthur Jones delightful three, “Resolved, That Socialism is act drama “Judah.” This play de-| preferable to the present order.” mands a large cast, and it is an} Everyone should understand that expensive performance; but it is of | this is a debate, of course, and a class entirely worthy of the Uni-| both sides of the question will be versity. | presented with all the mental acu- Dr. Anna J. Norris is director of | men and energy that these young phys education for women at men can muster. Each two will tr the University of Minnesota. Byj|to prevail over the other two. rare good fortune a somewhat re- | The audience will be given an op- luctant consent has been secured | portunity to choose which ques- will apply especially to) the condi- tions to be met in this section. It is to be hoped that everyone, particularly the farmets, will find it convenient to come/to Grad Rapids on May 30, as it is doubt- ful if a similar opportunity to hear men of such wide repttation dis- cuss the matters in whith they are most vitally interested|will again soon be presented. Old Settler Dig. J. H. Johnson, since {897 a set- tler in the Fawn Lak« country from Dr. Norris to go out om the tion they will have debated. The “weeks” to repeat for the mothers | judges will be selected from the and daughters in the various towns } audience, and the entire crowd will some of the helpful things that |be given the privilege of voting only the University girls have been their decision as to the outcome getting. of the debate. Maurice I Flagg of the Minnesota Monday, Miss Harriet Hetland, a State Art Society is doing a good ary, successful artist in speech and work in encouraging the conserva- | herself a teacher much in demand tion of arts and crafts of the old | in the Twin Cities, will read from world that are useful and beauti- ful, but that would be lost in this (Continued on Fourth Page.) north of Deer River, died last Wednesday evening of \bronchial trouble, from which he}had been a sufferer for years. \He had retired the previous evading, ap- parently as well as usual) and was found dead in the morning by one of his sons. Mr. Johnsoi| was a printer by trade, and at pne time was known all through thls north-| western section. !} this week, will not be built until stairs that have to be climbed daily at least half a dozen times, and the assembly room which occupies the auditorium. The seating capa- city of the auditorium has been greatly reduced by the substitution of study seats for the folding seats in the center of the room. These others, either. There are small seats, but the racks are not large enough to hold the average num- ber of books. ally being lost, either by being taken home, borrowed and forgot- ten, or left lying around. It is al- most impossible for a student to keep ink, paper or pencils in school seats are not as.comfortable as the | Permit of their consideration. At book racks on the backs of these ; ‘he board was authorized to put Books are continu- | exceeding $4,500. This, the school board is sure that the people will endorse the only course that now seems open to them. Bids for the construction of this building have twice been called for and received, and on both occa- sions these have been too high to the annual school meeting in July up a school in the Blackberry dis- trict at a cost to the district not together with the $1,500 allowed by the state for the construction of dent; I, D. Rassmussen, vice-presi- dent; A, W. Sitz, secretary; ané treasurer. Dr. Costello, Dr. N. DL Kane, of Coleraine, Senator Guan, Frank E. King and A. W. Sitz, were named as a committee on member- ship. There are now in _ Itasca county about thirty-five cars, twen- ty-five being owned in Grand Rap- ids. The desirability of graveling Hoffman avenue was considered by the club, and a committee appoint- ed to confer with the council oa the proposition. As a result the village authorities have set about to learn the cost of-the proposed improvement and it-is quite likely the graveling will be done. President Bolter was named as @ delegate to attend the Glidden tour, which is a trip from Minneapolis to the Giacier National park, the start being made July 14. Holmes-Magledry. A quiet wedding took place Tues~ day evening, May 20th at the home of the bride, when Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes and Mr. Alexander Magladry schools of this class, would bring because the desks won't hold them. practicing plays, speeches, etc., dur- ing school hours without great in- conveniences and the use of the room for entertainments always means extra care and worry getting The auditorium cannot he used for | Ure for were united by the Rev. A. A. My- the total which the board wouldjers in the presence of immediate be enabled to expend for the pur-|friends. The bride has a large ae- pose up $6,000. The lowest fig-|quaintance in Grand Rapids, having th anyone has offered|resided here several years. “Mr. to put up the school is $7,000, and|and Mrs. Magladry will spend ‘the as this is more than the. people|}summer here, going in the fall te authorized for’the purpose, the | Detroit, Minn., where Mr. Magladry board wants to knew how they feel]owns a home. Their friends unit¢ : about it. in well wishes. __ ‘ oe | accounts for the sales this month ome