Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 21, 1913, Page 2

Vor, XXIII. UNIVERSITY WEEK PROGRAM SUED No. 46 Granp Rapips, Irasca CouNTY, country if they did not reeeive some systematic encouragement. All people who can appreciate the good things in art and handicraft should Vase 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 civic exhibit which will be pre- ) Country s Foremost Lecturers and | sented during the University We>ks. Eatertainers Will be Here | Dr. Raymond V. Phelan will have -14. | charge of this exhibit and will ex- Week of June 9 ; Plain any puzzling features. The material has been secured at con- | siderable expense. SUBJECTS OF INTEREST 10 ALL i ty is Social Economies. The business men will be ad- dressed at their luncheon by Dr. Raymond V. Phelan, whose special- He is pre- ; . | par iscuss ‘ bl Education, Art, Drama, Soc’ology, | pared to discuss the labor problem Political Economy, Agricul- ture to be Handled by Struggle,” or to present another aspect of it as Business and Health. Dr. Phelan is a capable com the title of “The Industrial Highest Authorities | speaker. Miss Clara E. Baldwin of the State Library Commission and Miss The Herald-Review is pleased {o | Martha Wilson of the Department be enabled this week to present its | readers with 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. circuit and to give all the assist- ance they can to local librarians. | One or the other of these experts will appear in each town on pro- gram three. : Public Health is a topic which is ; just. now beginning to receive its} All over Minnesota there is a | due portion of attention. Dr. Er-} growing interest in how to meet | Rest B. Hoag of the University of} the problems of helping the boys | California, but who has been spend-| ing this year in Minnesota, will and girls to the fullest realization | : : of their rights and possibilities. |¢mtertain you and give you some All parents and teachers are keen-| Valuable information on the subject ly alive to the importance of this of Public Health. problem. So the University Weeks It is generally recognized — that management has secured the ser- a step was taken in the right di- Allan Hoben, who will | rection when Professor A. V. Storm of Ames, Iowa, was brought to Minnesota to have general supervi- sion of agricultural education. The} ) training of teachers in sufficient numbers is one of the very big} problems in our education to-day. 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- , tion. He tells in a simple, | FS clear manner, the ways he consid- | Professors Storm and Works are ers most effective to attract and | here to help us solve this problem;! hold boys to things that are de- | 50 we are glad to learn as much cent, wholesome and beneficial. | 25 we can about their educational He is a direct and convincing speak- | Views. They are néw men in the er, one whom young and old will | state, though not in their lines of be delighted to hear. Even if no | Work, and the people of Minnesota other speaker or entertainment vie to become acquainted with nem. appeared during University Week, : J 4 Dr. Hoben’s work would repay any- | Haldor B. Gislason is responsible one for the entire cost of a ticket. ;for much of the success of the Miss Fischer is a veritable geni- | University debating teams. On the us in the realm of physical educa- | @fternoon of the contest debate he tion and games and plays for chil- ; Will give an address on Publie Dis- dren. Her talks and demonstra- | cussion and Democracy. In this) tions will be for parents and teach- | he will, for one thing, show how ers who desire to know more thor- | the University may promote ef-| oughly how to bring to the children| fective public discussion in commer-/ a full realization of their birthright. | cial clubs and other organizations She is from the Mankato Normal | a8 well as in high schools through- | school. cut the state. J A trained nurse will visit each | Could any subject be more timely town and present the subject of | and worth while than a carefully infant welfare. Miss Augusta Met- | worked out and splendidly illustrat- tle of Minneapolis is the specialist | ed lecture on the Panama Canal? who will discuss the topic in Grand | Dr. E. V. Robinson has prepared Rapids. |; such a lecture and will’ present it Dr. Newkirk is the genius who!on the evening of program five. last year demonstrated the princi- | Dr. Robinson .is an economist rec-| ples of the gyroscope. This year ! ognized as authority on many ques- he has with him-a complete moy- | tions that come near to every man ing picture plant, with which he | in this country. He will interpret gives views on the “Art of Flying.” the Canal situation and explain the These pictures were taken on the | probable effects of the “Big Ditch” aviation grounds, and are very in- , Upon the country. No expense has} teresting, showing how the “bird | been spared in securing the best men make ready for their flights. | i!lustrated material to be had. It is quite important that where | The University Glee Club was; so much is made of the drama in a| never better than it is this year. practical way, some time should By common consent the boys are be given to the discussion of its in- recognized to have attained the fluence. Dr. Hardin Craig of the | highest degree of effectiveness yet Department of English, has studied | experienced in the history of the this subject as few men have, and ; orgauization. he will discuss “The Social In-| A team of four of the brighest fluence of the Drama.” No doubt | and best young men of the Uni- he will be the more appreciated be-| versity will meet two and two in cause of the play that will be giv- |a great debate of one or the other en by the University Dramatic | of the questions given below: 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 | the rounds of the University Week |-ment association 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. Dr. Anna J. Norris is director of physical education for women at the University of Minnesota. By rare good fortune a somewhat re- presented with all the mental acu- ; men and energy that these young men can muster. Each two will tr | to prevail over the other two. | The audience will be given an op- luctant consent has been secured | portunity to choose which ques- from Dr. Norris to go out of 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 getting. Maurice I Flagg of the Minnesota State Art Society is doing a good work in encouraging the conserva- tion of arts and crafts of the old world that are useful and beauti- ful, but that would be lost in this \their decision as to the outcome of the debate. \ Monday, Miss Harriet Hetland, a very successful artist in speech and herself a teacher much in demand in the Twin Cities, will read from (Continued on Fourth Page.) FOURTH BOOSTER MEETING WAY 30 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 | of Public Instruction expect to make! ing of the Itasca county Develop- 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- eates that the meeting is to be the most interesting and 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 beth 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 Mississippi 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 to the Northeast Experiment sta-; tion, where Supt. McGuire will wel- come the delegates and take charge of a sight-seeing expeditjon.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: ‘Itasea 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 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-| ject will be “Agricultural Resources| and Possibilities,” and his remarks | will apply especially to) the condi- j tions to be met in thig section. It is to be hoped thdt everyone, particularly the farmets, will find, it convenient to come|to Graiud 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 Dies. J. H. Johnson, since {897 a set- tler in the Fawn Lak@ country 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 ev@ing, ap- parently as well as usual) and was found dead in the mornirg by one of his sons. Mr. Johnso was a printer by trade, and at pne time was known all through this north- western section. ; Grand Rapids |start with the basement. HGH SCHOOL PUPIL ASS MORE ROOM tions at Grand Rapids. PARAPHERNALIA DUMPED TOGETHER Criticism is Good Natured But Mat- ter Should be Given Atten- 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. We take a pardonable pride in efficiency of our instructors and in the completeness of our educa- tional equipment, and the idea that the latter is not all that it might be made will come as a surprise to some. Miss Stade’s ar- ticle follows: “What's the matter with the High school? Of course it’s all right. We wouldn’t be so disloyal to our school as to say there was anything wrong with it. And yet, to tell the truth, there is something the matter with the Grand Rapids High school. Well, net the school exactly, but the school house. The building, since the installation of the new depart- ments in the curriculum js crowded and ingonvenient. “Leyus take a cursory examin- et the situation. We wilt First comes the Manual Training Depart- ment, This occupies the old gym- nasium, necessitating the “hiring of a separate building for a gym at a greater expense than can be easily met, making the two shower baths of the building useless, the girls out of athletic training altogether; and yet, conditions in the manual training department are | @nce county as evidenced by legislation. cramped and unhandy. The rooms set aside for. agriculture are used as a debate seminar and general the | shutting H Minn., WepNEspay May 21, 1913 | | | | | | track of books next day. ; the school do seem sadly in need Grand Rapids Prepared for En- Contributor to Educational Maga- | | High school is all right,” not only “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 interclass entertainments to a large extent. “Now, although the conditions in ITASCA LANDS: IN GROWING DEMAND In Spite of Unfavorable Weather Conditions Second State Sale ELEVEN HUNDRED ACRES ARE SOLO 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 Lands Were Mostly Secured by Parties From Outside the County —Itasca Second in spirit, and in work, but in ae- in Amount. commodations.” DISTRIGT SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION The third District convention of the Itasca County association since October first convened Sunday, May Episcopal |' church in Grand Rapids, with a rep-| ids: eight Sunday schools. The delegates present from outside schools were entertained 48, in the, Methodist resentation from 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, ing led by some of the ered a choice solo. | an effective presentation of claims of the Adult Bible class id-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 class movement. A matter of fact | Paper was read by the Rev. A. A. Myers dealing with the desirability identifying themselves with the Sunday school. The Rev. C. E. Burgess told in terse terms of the progress of temper- the ef church members sentiment throughout A unique feature of the afternoon was the missionary address of Mrs. store room, as well as for the ag-|M. M. Hursh with material illus- 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 coarooms. 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 every period. The physical and 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- itrations, and the singing of a trio by the little girls attired in native costumes. filled in the evening when exercises were directed by 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 the the pronouncedly interesting and suc- cal devices of various kinds, dif- | cessful. ferent experiments in all stages of completion mingled together in close conjunction, one wonders that no more accidents have oc~ curred during the year. The class rooms are all crowded, many classes exceeding the limit forthe size of the room. “Now, as we go unstairs, we meet the worst conditions in the whole school,—the two’ flights of 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 seats are not as.comfortable as the others, either. There are small book racks. on the backs of these seats, but the racks are not large enough to hold the average num- ber of books. Books are continu- 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 because the desks won't hold them. The auditorium cannot be used for ing school hours without great in- room for entertainments always practicing plays, speeches, etc., dur- conveniences and the use of the INTENTIONAI! NIIPLICATE EXPOSURE SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING CALLED FOR SATURDAY The new school building at Black- ! berry, for which bids were opened this week, will not be built until 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- district president, presided, the singing be- members of the church choir, assisted by Miss Emma Vogel, musical direct- er of the public schools, who rend- Miss A. Bryan gave an excellent synopsis of Pro- fessor Athearn’s lectures at Lake Geneva, and Mrs, G. G. MeCarthy the The church was almost 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 1,418.96 acres was dispOsed of at an av- erage of $6.25 per acre. There were two purchasers from Grand Rap- Osear T. Johnson securing 200 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. Gregory 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-out aud.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. Itasea 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. I 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 if& 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- dent; I. D. Rassmussen, vice-presi- dent; A, W. Sitz, seeretary; ané treasurer. Dr. Costello, Dr. N. De 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 om 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, accounts for the sales this month. sions these have been too high to!which is a trip from Minneapolis” permit of their consideration. Atl to the Glacier National park, the the annual school meeting in July|start being made July 11. the board was authorized to put up a school in the Blackberry dis- Holmes-Magledry. A quiet wedding took place trict at a cost to the district not day evening, May 20th at the home with the $1,500 state for the construction allowed by the of schools of this class, would bring the total which the board would exceeding $4,500. This, together of the bride, when Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes and Mr. Alexander Magladry were united by the Rev. A. A. My- ers in the presence of immediate friends. The bride has a large ae- quaintance in Grand Rapids, having resided here several be enabled to expend for the pur- pose up 36,000. The lowest fig- for h anyone has offered years. put up the school is $7,000, and) and Mrs. Magladry will spend this is more than the. people|summer here, going in the fall te forthe purpose, the|Detroit, Minn., where Mr. board wants to know how they feel|owns a home. Their friends umit¢