BULLETIN Vol. IV, No. 4A August iifiiifSiRAiii OF THE fiit ^ 1 li^ne^U THE UNIVERSITY PLAN OF IN NORTH DAKOTA Published Bi-monthly by the University of North Dakota Entered February 4, 1909, at University, North Dakota, as Second Class Matter Under Act of Congress of July 16, 1904 THE BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA offers to the people of the State: I. General information On matters pertaining to education, town and village gov¬ ernment, public health, and many other questions of general interest. Literature loaned to responsible individuals, clubs or associations upon request. II. University lectures Single and in groups or courses along any chosen line, furnished to any community willing to pay the small fee required. III. Correspondence study In University, High School and Vocational subjects; under the supervision of trained instructors. IV. Public speaking In debate and declamation stimulated and organized by state contests. Officers of Administration Frank L. McVey, Ph. D., LL. D., President of the University Mabel Randolph, Secretary N. C. Abbott, B. A., Field Organizer For full information address: Bureau os Educational Co¬ operation, University, N. D. BRINGING THE UNIVERSITY TO THE PEOPLE The State University belongs to the people of the state. It is the plain duty of the University to reach as many citizens as possible. It is a fine thing to go to college but the vast majority of people do not and can not attend college. In every community, however, there are many ambitious and capable men and women who, though they can not come to college, are eager to learn and to enlarge their opportunities. The University is alive to this situation and is en¬ deavoring to reach out and bring educational uplift to every individual and community that desires it. The de¬ partment through which the University learns the needs of people outside of the University, and attempts as far as possible to meet these needs, is the Bureau of Educational Cooperation. SERVICE THE AIM The sole purpose of this Bureau is to serve the peo¬ ple. In all parts of the state are cities, villages, school districts, commercial clubs, women’s clubs, study clubs and earnest individuals zealous for education. On the other hand, here is a State University with a splendid equipment of teachers, libraries, laboratories and a coop¬ erative spirit To bring these two great forces together— the people and the University—is the purpose of the 2 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND COOPERATION PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION 3 Bureau of Educational Cooperation. The University is a great reservoir of knowledge which the people may tap as occasion demands. This intelligent cooperation between the University and the people outside of it is making for a broader and more efficient citizenship, and such work is a proper function of a state university in a democratic commonwealth. Education is after all the final hope of democracy. HOW THE UNIVERSITY IS BROUGHT TO THE PEOPLE There are four channels through which the benefits of University cooperation flow to the people: 1. EXPERT INFORMATION 2. UNIVERSITY LECTURES 3. CORRESPONDENCE STUDY 4. PUBLIC SPEAKING In discussing this University extension work, it will be convenient to speak of it under the heads just named. I. EXPERT INFORMATION Technical Advice To any citizen or any community in the state that desires special information on any topic the University through its trained men stands ready to give such expert advice freely. When New Rockford decided to incor¬ porate and was reorganizing its city government, its cit¬ izens wanted some expert advice on matters pertaining to municipal government. Professor James E. Boyle, the head of the Department of Political Science at the Uni¬ versity, made a special trip to New Rockford to address the citizens on vital problems relating to city charters, franchises and city finances. Dr. G. F. Ruediger, Di- 4 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA rector of the Public Health Laboratory, recently cooper¬ ated with the city officials in securing a pure water supply for Grand Forks. A group of people living in Leeds organized a club for the purpose of studying problems in sociology. This club wrote to Professor J. M. Gillette of the Department of Sociology for advice as to the proper books to read and how to proceed. A special study program was prepared for this club. In the recent movement for a deeper water way from the Red River to Hudson’s Bay, Professor E. F. Chandler, head of the Civil Engineering work at the University, gave his expert services free. The University Librarian, Mr. C. W. Sumner, was instrumental in the organization of the new public library at Rugby. This spirit of assisting the people of the state through the application of expert knowledge to vital, every-day problems prompted Presi¬ dent Frank L. McVey to make a study of town-planning. He applied his broad scholarship and practical insight to discovering the essentials in the making of a good town. The results are being given to the people through an illustrated lecture on “The Making of a Town,” which has been delivered in some fifty different towns in the state. For the purpose further of aiding in the develop¬ ment of the farming communities, President McVey made a special investigation during the summer of 1912 of the cooperative credit associations of Europe through which the farmers are able to borrow money at very low rates of interest for the development of large scale agri¬ culture. How they do it, and how North Dakota farm¬ ers may do it, are the specific problems to which he has given attention for the special benefit to the farmers of the state. PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION 5 Hardly a clay passes that does not bring to the Uni¬ versity requests from all parts of the state for such technical and expert advice as is illustrated in these con¬ crete cases. The University welcomes these requests. In writing for information, address the Bureau of Educa¬ tional Cooperation, and prompt attention will be given. THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY The Library The State University has a library of 50,000 vol¬ umes, a trained librarian and an efficient staff of work¬ ers. The library, of course, is designed first of all for resident students, but it is also intended to serve the people away from the University. It loans books and pamphlets freely to all responsible individuals and or¬ ganizations. Any library material not in use by students may be had for the asking. The records of the past year show that this librarv service has been very welcome in many different parts 6 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA of the state. From the beginning of the university year in September, 1911, to May 31, 1912, a total of 232 re¬ quests for material of different kinds were received from 87 different points in the state. In response to these re¬ quests, the library sent out 212 books, 89 periodicals and 280 pamphlets. Twenty-three bibliographies were com¬ piled and sent out in response to specific requests. The people who made use of this service were school principals, superintendents, teachers, high school stu¬ dents and debaters, lawyers, doctors, bankers, mechan¬ ics, business men and people in other walks of life. No fee is attached to this service other than the necessary amount of postage or express. Requests for material of any kind should be made as specific as possible. They may be addressed to the Librarian or to the Bureau of Educational Cooperation. DELIVERY DESK UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION 7 SAFE-GUARDING HEALTH Everyone knows the value of good health not only to the individual, but to the people as a whole. The Univer¬ sity assists in conserving the health of the people of this state through the Public Health Laboratory with its main THE PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY headquarters at the University and branches at Minot and Bismarck. A few concrete facts will illustrate the service that this health-protecting bureau is rendering to the state. A young boy living in a little town in the western part of the state was recently bitten by a dog and was in danger of losing his life from rabies. The local physi- 8 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA cians were not able to treat the case and sent the boy to the Public Health Laboratory. Dr. G. F. Ruediger, Director of the Laboratory, gave the proper treatment and the boy was sent home well. This case is typical of many. During the last year, for instance, the preventive treatment for rabies was given to 14 people living in Carrington, Lidg- erwood, Power, Goodrich, Casselton, Lisbon, Rutland. Over 1000 sputum examinations were made for tubercu¬ losis ; 439 throat cultures were examined for diphtheria; 2000 water analyses and 767 milk and cream analyses were made during the last year. The Public Health Laboratory conserves the health of the state, not so much by curing as by preventing disease and conditions which make for disease. The services of the Public Health Laboratory are given free of charge to the citizens of the state. Those wishing to learn more in detail of the work of this de¬ partment are requested to write for descriptive pamphlets dealing with “Rabies, “The Purity of Water Supplies,” “Production and Care of Milk for Infant Feeding,” “Typhoid Fever,” etc. Address Public Health Laboratory, University, North Dakota. PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION 9 ADDING WEALTH TO THE STATE The soil has been so generous with its “bumper” crops that most people never stop to think that North Dakota possesses other vast natural resources. Her lignite coal is destined to add untold wealth to the state. The one man who has done more than any other towards waking up the people of the state to the realization of this unused wealth is Professor E. J. Babcock, head of the College of Mining Engineering at the University of North Da¬ kota. He has rendered great service to the state by LIGNITE BRIQUETS—School of Mines demonstrating the possibility of making a fine commercial briquet from lignite coal. The School of Mines has also shown that a beautiful and useful pottery can be made from North Dakota clay. Numerous practical experi¬ ments have been made with gas. People from all over the state are continually sending samples of coal, gas, oil and clay to the School of Mines for analysis and testing. The University is glad to serve the people in this useful way. If the reader desires to learn more about this inter¬ esting work, let him write for the following bulletins: “Clays of Economic Value in North Dakota.” IO UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA “Investigation of Lignite Coal Relative to the Pro¬ duction of Gas and Briquets.” “The Economic Utilization of Lignite Coal.” “Gas Production from the Lignite Coal of North Dakota/’ Address School of Mines, University, North Da¬ kota. CERAMICS EXHIBIT PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION II II. LECTURES A high school principal in one of the small towns of the state said recently that it was an event in the life of his town when a University lecturer came there to deliver an address. A public speaker from the outside frequently brings new vigor and inspiration to the life MERRIFIELD HALL—Home of College of Liberal Arts in a small community. Realizing the possibility of this beneficial influence, the Unversity sends out her most tal¬ ented men to lecture to the people. Lectures are avail¬ able on a great variety of topics. The purpose of this service is not to furnish amusement and entertainment but to give instruction and inspiration. That this opportunity is taken advantage of by many communities is evidenced from the following facts: 130 University lectures were given in 1911 in 54 different 12 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA towns. The total attendance at these lectures was 17,- 929—or an average of 138 people at each lecture. These extension lectures are most effective when delivered for a special group of people organized for serious purposes, such as study clubs, commercial clubs and the like. Some lectures are adapted, however, for mixed audiences. The field organizer, Mr. N. C. Ab¬ bott, will be glad to work out the arrangements. A uniform fee of $12.50 is charged for all lectures, in any part of the state, except when illustrated. A bulletin may be had giving full particulars as to subjects, lecturers and arrangements. Send for bulletin “University Exten¬ sion Lectures." Address Bureau of Educational Coop¬ eration. PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION 13 III. CORRESPONDENCE STUDY Instruction by Mail While the University recognizes that the most sat¬ isfactory instruction is given to resident students, it also believes in the value of instruction by correspondence. This method is intended for those who are ambitious to ex- WOODWORTH HALL tend their education and are perhaps striving to complete their college or professional work away from the Univer¬ sity. The University believes that correspondence study is especially adapted to a sparsely settled state like North Dakota, where distances are great and frontier conditions keep people apart. It insists, however, on maintaining a high standard of scholarship in all correspondence work. Courses Offered The courses offered for correspondence study include many regular subjects given in the Colleges of Liberal 14 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA Arts, Law, Medicine, and the School of Education. A limited number of High School subjects, including teachers’ review courses, are offered. A Boon to Many The enrollment for this work during the past year indicates that there is a real demand for it. The list of those who carried correspondence courses last year in¬ cluded college students, who were forced to be absent temporarily from the University, teachers in outlying districts working for greater efficiency, and men em¬ ployed in stores and offices ambitious to study law and enter the legal profession. The fees charged for these correspondence courses are small. The work is so con¬ ducted that every student is assured of personal attention from the instructor in charge. Full particulars will be found in the bulletin entitled “Correspondence Study An¬ nouncements.” Address Bureau of Educational Cooper¬ ation, University, N. D. PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION 15 IV. PUBLIC SPEAKING The High School Debating League Three years ago, the University organized the North Dakota High School Debating League made up of rep¬ resentatives from the high schools of the state. The school winning the final victory in the annual series of AUDITORIUM—Woodworth Hall Where the debates take place. debates secures temporary possession of a handsome silver cup presented by the Grand Forks Herald. The spirit of friendly rivalry has made this high school debating an exciting, interesting and instructive contest. The two teams that finally battle for the cup meet at the University during the State High School Conference in May, as guests of the University. The purpose of this debating league is to arouse 16 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA intelligent interest in important public questions; to teach the boys and girls to think constructively, to think quickly, and to present their arguments in an effective manner. Twenty-one high schools were registered in the League last year. These schools were located in all parts of the state. A committee of the University faculty has charge of this- annual debate. It selects the subject, makes rules governing the debates, and furnishes judges wherever possible. This committee also prepares a brief pamphlet outlining the subject for debate and giving a list of the useful books and periodicals wherein the debaters can find suitable material. The library renders helpful service in locating ma¬ terial for these and other debates. Books and pamphlets are loaned to debaters. Send for the bulletin on “Public Speaking.” Address Bureau of Educational Cooperation, University, North Dakota. High School Declamation Contest To speak well and effectively in public is a fine art. To stimulate interest in and to encourage this fine art, the University organized some years ago a declamation con¬ test between representatives from all the classified high schools in the state. This contest is held at the Univer¬ sity in connection with the State High School Confer¬ ence in May, when two representatives, a boy and a girl, from every high school registered compete for honors. Suitable prizes are awarded to the winners. PLAN OF EDUCATIONAL COOPERATION 17 A CLOSING WORD The reader will now understand the meaning of the diagram on page 2, which is more than a fancy picture to catch the eye. It shows graphically and truthfully the ways in which the University is serving the people of the state both on and beyond the University campus. Ours is a State University in fact as well as in name—a University for the whole commonwealth. 3 0 12 05658543 Bulletins of Information The Bureau of Educational Cooperation publishes the fol¬ lowing special bulletins in the regular University series: 4A. The University Plan of Educational Cooperation. 4B. University Extension Lectures. 4C. Correspondence Study Announcements. 4D. Department of Public Speaking Announcements. Any of the above will be furnished upon request.