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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1913
Page
8
Prof Wemett argues two year war spending equals land value in NY NH MA as taxes fund battleships. Peace groups like the Carnegie Peace Fund and American Peace Society propel education and reform, urging schools to teach peace and international unity.
Donald Brett, William Bublitz and teammates enter the Treatate track meet at Huron on Saturday with colleges from the Dakotas and Minnesota. Brett competes in high hurdles, low hurdles and broad jump while Bublitz contests running broad jump, running high jump and pole vault. Fritch adds running high jump and high and low burdies. Passes include Aberdeen Normal, Dakota Wesleyan, Hamline, Macalester and more as Northwest rivals. Coach Burckbaker stays behind due to high school day. President and Mrs. McFarland plan to return from Battle Creek next week.
Thirteen additional members of the senior class signed teaching contracts for next fall, bringing total signers to eighty four and four graduates. Seniors taking positions include Mice Hall of Grafton in music and drawing, Elsie Kuhlmeier of Fessenden in fourth and fifth grades at Stockett, Montana, Mabel L. Jones of Mt. Ayr in seventh and eighth grades and music at Rahley, Elsie Falconer of Alexandra in grammar at Reynolds, Edna Wiehe of Kindred in fourth and fifth grades at New Salem, and Benjamin Rinde of Hoople as principal.
Miss Florence Hedstrom, a former Normal school pupil in Yale ley City, returns from Chicago to sing solo parts in the oratorio St. Lucimila as the opening number of the 11th annual spring music festival. She once studied under William Clare Hall who appeared in December’s Artists course.
The senior class proposes a student loan fund with class funds and faculty donations to aid needy students. A committee researches models at other colleges and reports, noting Wisconsin seniors raised 800 last year and a future fund may reach 40000. Ticket sales for the fifth annual spring festival run June 1 to 3 at Dakota Drug store, Monday 10 am to 9 pm, with mail orders welcome and out of town buyers joining auto parties.
Miss Carolyn D. Wood, noted for her work in model school and history of nature study, will accompany County Superintendent Minnie J. Nielsen to Rogers school Friday to deliver the principal address at graduation. Her topic is Nature Study, followed by the annual school dinner.
The Nhi rial baseball team lost to Concordia College Monday after a four run first inning, final score Concordians twelve to locals four. The weather was poor and a small crowd attended. Normal team to play Moorhead Normal and Concordians on future dates.
An article discusses health and mental well being on farms, arguing sanitation and recreation matter more than mere open air living. It links rural poverty to low prices, school consolidation, and youth labor, urging profitable farming to fund better homes and education.
High schools from several towns gather at the Normal school for the annual athletic and declamatory contests. Classes A and B compete in multiple events with four entrants per school. medals awarded. The day includes a 1:30 finals, general hospitality, and the High School Day aims to foster rivalry and healthy growth.
Lincoln school led by 152 points captured first honors at the Barnes County Play Day events under the State Normal school department of physical education. Ritchie school took second with 96 points and Model School earned third with 45.65 points. Sixty five pupils won silk badges for top three places. Lincoln boys and girls earned the greatest total and will receive the banner unless enrollment adjustments change the result. Other top finishers include District No. 7, District No. 25, Darey, Rogers, Wimbledon, Fingal, with individual event winners from Dazey, Uxbridge, Leal and more in sprints, jumps, and throws.
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