Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-04-24
AoRlcuLTuRAL COLLEGE.
interesting Items from the State
Agricultural institution at FARGO.

Interesting Items from the State
Agricultural institution at Fargo.
Agricultural College, N. D., April
24.-It is with pleasure that at It's
Monday morning convention exercises
the agricultural college notes the
presence Of visitors whose coming
each week is increasing numbers,
proves the cultural value Of these
occasions and is token Of appre-
citation of the efforts put forth by the
departments of English and music to-
make them more and more interest
ing and instructive. The English de-
partment aims to bring before these
meetings men and women who have
made places for themselves in the
:, world, who bring to our students
words of cheer or stories and
descriptions Of things that make this
world good to live in.
The Editor Hill Club met last Tues
day in the rooms of the domestic
science department and listened to a
very instructive and interesting talk
from Mrs. Bolley on the art of the
Renaissance" Mrs. Bolley Illus
trated her remarks with number of
copies of the work of this period.
Light refreshments and social
half hour spent in an informal dis
cussion of the subject before the
club served to arouse an interest in
the renaissance and it's art, and to
make it permanent in the minds of
the members of the club. Mrs.
Beaudux, Mrs. Keene and Miss Pear
man, all of Fargo, were present visit
ing and entered heartily into the
spirit of the clubs effort. -
DR.. Bait of the department of Ger
man, was in Grand Forks Friday and
Saturday of last week, attending the
oratorical contest and visiting at the
university, where he addressed the
convocation exercises of that school
Saturday morning on the German
school system. He was very pleased
with the contest and reports cordial
reception at the university. .....
Judge C.. A. Pollock will address
our college .convocation exercises next
Monday. He has taken John Mar
shall" for the subject of his remarks
and the college and its friends are
anticipating a rare literary treat
A number of our students attended
the state oratorical contest in Grand
Forks last week and they all unite
in reporting a pleasant time. While
|. naturally little chgrined at the out
come, all of them feel that North Da-
kota will be strongly represented in
the internatioal contest and fore see
double honors coming to the state
when this contest is over.
During the week hedge of Russian
wild olive has been planted along the
south and east sides of the campus
In doing this the college is not at
all returning to the old idea OF
school segregation with it's high walls
and steel gates, but it hopes that
this hedge will add greatly to the at
Effectiveness which the south and
east. sections of the campus already
possess. The Russian wild olive is
a vigorous grower and it's bright sill.
very foliage holding so late into the
autumn as it does, will serve greatly
In Frightening UP the gloomier clus-
tiers that have already been placed
about the campus.
The annual debate for the Stockwell
prize is to occur next Friday evening
I in the college chapel and all friends
of the college are cordially invited to
be present. The admission will be
free. The subject for this debate is:
Resolved, that the Government
Should Own and Operate the Rail-
roads of the United States" The
affirmative will be upheld by MI.
Carl o. Hulberg of Aneta. Mr.. Oliver
Dynes of Gardner and Mr.. Guinness
OF Abercrombie and the negative will
be upheld by Mr.. W. R. Porter of.
Voltarie, Mr.. John A. Swenson Of
Aneta and Mr.. Robert Dolve IF Port.
land. :; -; !,
A change in the distribution of the
prizes is to take effect This year.
Previous to this, the prize has been
SO, and was given to the best indi-
'vidual performer, but hereafter the
prize is to be SIS of which $40 will 20
to the winning team and the remain
ing to the best individual speaker.
Investigations in the p.o:s. planted
to wheat during the warm period of
late February and early, March, re-
veal the fact that the ssal is germi-
mating and suggest that this seed
will have a considerable s:art on that
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