The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-02-24
STATE UNIVERSITY.

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i One Of the most interesting convoca-
ton addresses that has been given ait
the university this year was delivered
Saturday morning by Prof III. S. Boil
/ ley OF the agricultural college on the
Condition OF the Peasants iii Russia.
In course OF his Investigations he saw
4 much of the Russian peasant, and he
declares that he Is no more brutal Or
stolid than the average peasant in 9TH
Ter countries. He is kind, hospitable,
emotional and religious and is suscepti-
bic to good or evil, he is mot ait all the !
cringing siibseryient we usually imagine
him TO be. 7Y
llk TO give an idea of the complexity of
the races and the difficulty Of flying
the empire, the speaker stated that there
IWere originally some ten races with
Iforty or fifty Ms,ib4races with over
hundred religious sects. OF these some
five millions are Jews, and ten millions
Eare Roman Catholics. Professor Rolley.
then described the villages. From d
hundred to several thousand peasants
Twill be grouped in a village in their
lone story hutsa which are Of logs in the
north and mud in the south 81
II The origin OF the serfs was next
traced from the time when in the six
tteenth century they hired themselves to-
the roblemen for a year at a tirney
through the period when they were not
allowed to change their residence, be-
Looming virtually slaves, to 1868 when
Alexander ii set them free. The aud
lence was treated before the close of
the lecture to AN interesting descrip-
tion or the passport system with its
showed passport marked all over by5
the various officials In concluding,
Professor Bolley expressed the opinion
that the war would be good in that new
ideas would be brought into the empire.
SSSHe also believes that a system of COM
pulsory education would do much to
eInancipate this neglected people. 81 .@t
iJ ~ ~ VI ia ri.H$ tE{y 3%ts% as ST.
FL The recentlyissued University bulletin.
4 is devoted to the College Of Medicine,
the infant college of the university 1t
contains articles on The Organization
Of the College of Medicine, by Dean
Brannon, Medical Education hi the State
University by DIR. A.. !. Mcdonald,
| Medical Legislation by DIR. John. ID.
| Taylor, Relation of. the State Board Of
4 Examiners to the Medical College. by
4 DR.. James p. Aylen, and relations Of
, the Practitioners of Medicine to the,
Medical Department of the State Ufli4t
Iyersity.4 f, 4. sl&s " s1 .5s.,
Il The class in economic geology has
/ completed its work in the study Of MINI
j Ieral specimens and is about to take up
i 1.-THE study of rocks direct. This latter
| iWork is exceedingly interesting as we'll
: las. invaluable Ito the mining engineer
Another change has also been made iii
Eths department, Professor Clapp taking
j t$over the junior mining engineers
) class in assaying. The class. is now as
: Isaying gold and silver ores, and one
Ianalysis shows that the Portland cement
= lmined in Pembina county will yield
!, las high as $ao a ton of gold. S,.G@
III The class play committee Of the sem
s.l ior class has selected the following
caste. for The Rivals the tplay5to
: be presented by! the class during COM
!, n1encenlent week:t4zy.s, @3 5Iss5# ~ "a.
:, Sir Anthony Absolute 49,. Mr., Mosby
Capt: Jack Absolute 49,. Bruce Jackson
! faulkland -. H.. .&.I John Williams
Sir 1O LaeioSs heIos oTrierer JOIN b,p RfoPny Rn,
il Tag ;.''.:.. ...:'.s Morris Johnson
I - - 80 - - ~ I0 kSOiIilOII
phomas '...,.. -1.-'... y. .o' J; a. Johnson
Mrs. Malaprop -. Grace b. Putnam
Lydia Languish !. 80 i. :. Il. Clara Wolff
! | Julia ...s.. ..v.t... ...i.3 Jean Carr
! Lucy .:..,... ..2....ss.. Helen Sullivan
: With this strong caste, and the effic-
lent training which Professor Koch will
give them the play viii easily come Up
to the high standard set BY previous
! classes ( ,'&t.l, ts. la.5 n ~ ri 4;
II DR.. Robertson of Wesley college went
last week to interview prospective fac
fulty members of the college, inspect
Imodern college buildings, as well as to
make other necessary arrangements for
8 the opening OF the college next fall.
Z Thus far SOC, 600 have been raised and
{ this with the 100000 already possessed
: Twill give Wesley the sum Of $Io6 700
with which to start The new buildings
Twill be built next summer on the site
fpreserted by Mr.. Bulge, adjoining the
. university campus.
= The Glee club will make CONCERT
tour during the spring vacation. The
points which they win visit will be am
noanced later.
The Adelphi society last Monday eve
lining selected Misses Mary Coliinson,
Rose Wagner, and Mand Wyant to
represent them in the coming Gai1sl de-
bate.
Miss Gertrude Clintock, Miss Irene
Bobb, Miss Lucy Conn1y, Miss Anna
Connly, Mr.. Victor Wardrope, and Mr..
4 L,t M Rockne were among the alumni
who took In the junior ball Wednesday
evening.
TIL E YEARS.
They come, they pass, with snow soft
feet, 8IS
And a deathless youth illumes their