The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, December 28, 1916, Page 11

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. home, useful to the sons and daughters of farmers have been recom- mended by President E. F. Ladd of the college to the bogrd of regents, and will go into effect with the beginning of the new school year next September. One of the most important, because it will touch ' every home contributing a student, is the beginning of the term two weeks later in the fall, and omitting the two weeks ' Christmas vacation. This may seem a small thing at first, but when it is considered that the last two weeks of September are two of the best farm working weeks of the year, its value to the students will be easily seen. Instead . 'of beginning about the middle of Septem- ber. the term will open the first week of October. oTwo full weeks of employment - will thus be afforded the students who must earn their own way, and to the farmers who must otherwise make a sacrifice to let their sons enter at the opening of the term. Many of the students in gas and steam engineering have profitable jobs as engineers or expert mechanics on the numerous threshing outfits then in full operation. Many households need the extra aid of the young women who could with difficulty be replaced by hired help. In general it means fitting the North Dakota Agricultural college to the needs -of the community it was built"to serve, rather than following a hard and set rule that may be applicable in some univer- sities and academies, but has no particu- lar applicability here. BETTER FOR HEALTH In order to make up for the two weeks thus to be cut off of one end of the term, - the Christmas vacation of two weeks will be cut down to one day. Most of the students, the faculty believes, will on the trains, at a time when these diseases are most prevalent. . Many students are sick for a week or two after ‘the. holiday season, and in addition to their own illness, bring back contagious disease to the entire student body and faculty. Another advantage of not dropping the work for so long a period, will be that the students will not have to begin anew after Christmas, and use up the two or three days that are always lost at the opening of the term through inability to get down to hard work at first. NEW ORGANIZATION PLAN With this time saved, the classes can finish their work at the same time as asual. It amounts to giving a two- weeks’ longer vacation without cutting down any work. The other point for increasing efficiency at the A. C. is the substitution of the system of “schools” for that of “depart- ments” within the college. This might look like mere hairsplitting to some, but back of it lies the power of concentra- ting each group of teachers upon their own problems. Under the department system now in use, the groups of teachers of each department join in the general faculty meetings and all participate in the out- lining of courses, and the handling of problems in each department. This e g welcome this innovation. =Some will miss - their Christmas at home, but more will be glad to save the expense of a trip or of remaining idle for two weeks wn that the reassembli : udents after the winter holiday season was attended by an epidemic of coughs, bronchitis, measels, diphtheria and other “ills. 'This was due to the fact that . several hundred students, scattering to _geveral hundred-homes for two weeks, were: exposed to diseases in their own _homes, the homes of their néighbors and IEMS LE FQIR (Editorial in Yamestown (N. D.) Alert) A most important session of the legis- - lature will assemble in Sismarck Janu- -ary 1 next. A.program has been pre- pared which, to some extent, has. a revo- lutionary outlook, for the election that - swept into office the new set of officials and gave a new meaning to the election of members of the legislature,; if hot to the judges of the supreme court, was in fact nothing but a revolution.. It was accomplished quietly, at the ballot box, - without the ‘aid of any military. No state in the Union has probably witnessed a more radical expression of sentiment “at” the polls than was seen in North Dakota. last June. - e . There will no doubt be efforts. to mis- represent and detract from. the real pur- Poseés and motives of those who are guid- . ing this new movement in North Dakota. . Public sentiment will be formed one way or another for or against it, within the .next two or thre¢ months. The new movement deserves a fair and impartial hearing by all the people of the state and its program will no doubt be given a ‘trial as a new experiment in the state government along.lines of direct interest ‘and’ benefit to. the farming class : o!. the . ¥k can be resumed in the class | * North Dakota needs more settlers, more people on the vacant.land and more . JWB-B Bemardy Nonpartisan Leader, Fargo, North Dakota. - brings results. - Changes at N. D. Coliege WO WAYS to make the North Dakota Agricultural college more makes the professors and instructors in each department no more important in that department’s administration than outsiders, while those who are not in close touch with the work of others are called upon to take a responsible attitude towards it and help solve college problems with which they are not familiar. Under the new system, each “depart- ment” is created a “school” and each - . school’s faculty will administer that school according to its own best judg- ment, holding frequent meetings, and the general faculty meetings will in future only be for consideration of general matters. ! any mill made. This we screen as all others have. Grass Seed and Flax. have also a perfect Smut at once. SCANDINAVIAN: v In the Northwest Leader Ads Bring Fargo; N..D. Gentlemefi:r- . As an advertising medium the "Leader" We recently inserted a small "ad" in your paper calling attention to our land in Montana, and have ever since been flooded with letters of inquiry. . In the. past two years we have done a great amount- of advertising in the "dailies" and other weekly publications, but their. combined results do not even : compare favorably with the results obtained by advertising in your paper. We have received a great number of replies from this state, a large number ‘from points in Minnesota and+South Dakota, and this morning's mail four letters of in- ‘quiry from the state of Montana. Yours truly, VBERNARDY—VIEL REALTY COMPANY By J. W. Bernardy, Secretarv e _Viel Realty 'Compa ‘December 15th, 1916.) ... = TRACTORS 4 Learn a Good Paying Trade Big Money can be made repairing sutos and tractors. We teach you— this business in all its branches—by practical work only. You do the actual work in completaly equip- ped shops. sk about the in- f(adg. 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