The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-17

iderit Worst and daDr Bait an excellent
programme was given BY. the society
and was as follows /, &,
Solo-O Dry Those Tears s. !. ....,..5s5
/: Kathryn Crest
The School Teacher, at Bar Nine. n
q. !. .s...5. ...5. j. Victor Parker.
Recitation Our Folks ]. H, Ruby Hicks,
Locals !. ..,. Levi Thomas
Instrumental Solo i. Ben Leilharts
CRITIC n. 80. ...s.. 4. ... Daniel Giornset
Last Monday the Edith Hill girls
club met at Francis hall where they
were busily engaged making banners.
Dainty refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served III t5s &.
Tonight the Philomatfiaris and the.
Athenians meet, in mighty conflict. The
former have challenged the latter TO a
game of basketball and the game will be
called this evening at 8 o'clock.
Great interest is being manifested by
students IN the animal husbandry de-
partment and others interested in that
branch OF work at the agricultural coll
lege, in the approaching contest which
is to decide the winners of the trophies
in the annual stock Judging contest.
The contest is to begin Wednesday aft
ernoon and will doubtless be concluded
by noon Thursday. M.
Thursday afternoon will be devoted
to meat demonstration work which will
be under the. direction Of d. A. Gatlm-
nitz, assistant in animal husbandry at
the Minnesota agricultural college. ..s
Dir. A. G. Hopkins, editor-in-ch of
The Farmers Advocate, Winnipeg, will
be present to pass on the rings of
stock judged by the students who will
compete for the trophies.
This, is the tenth annual contest, the
first having been held in 1907. In that
first year john Davis of Buxton won
the college trophya a solid gold medal
This year three trophies are offered
two in the advanced class and one in
l the freshman class. In the advanced
class the usual college gold medal goes
I to the winner Of first place, who will
| hold it for one year, or, if winning it a
second time, will hold it permanently
| The Professor Sheppard silver ciipwill
Ibe held permanently by the winner of
second place in this class In the fresh
imam class Pro-. w B. Richards offers
a silver cup to the winner of first place
| II becomes the permanent possession of
| the winner after two successive VIM
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The meat demonstration which will
occupy Thursday afternoon will con-
sist Of an exhibition of the different
characters of cuts obtained from aili4
lrials of different types. The object Of
| the demonstration is to enable the sttid-
| ent to discriminate between animals
(which produce profitable carcasses and
those which do not The demonstration
! will be accompanied BY a lecture In
(which the causes for deficiency in the
various cuts will be explained.
Ls Methods of cutting will be shown and
a comparison made between ideal mar
ket cuts and. those less profitable.
| Ernest r. Henderson of Enderliil, a
schedule B. student, was stricken We'd
lnesday night with typhoid pneumonia.
President Worst joined the Great
Northern seed special at Towner Thurs
lday morning. He will undoubtedly re-
main as one Of the speakers until the
"trip is completed.
| Nicholas Crest has resigned as super
iintendent Of the college farm to engage
LIN the farm machinery business at Cas-
lseltor. G. N. Hennis. a college student,
Ihas been appointed his successor Mr..
Hennis IS well qualified for the position,
|haying been employed as assistant for
1.-THE past two years. He enters upon his
| duties at once. & s8l
| Professor Bolley completed his work
ION the N. p. seed special "Wednesday
might at 0akes and joined the G. nm.
Especial Thursday morning.
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| The farm mechanics department is siil
receipt Of Johnson Continental binder
/ from Lindsay Brothers of Minneapolis.
1 The machine is said to be ali excellent
one, with tongue truck and cutting an
leight- foot sWath. Ii will be used for
demonstrating purposes.
| Thursday is the last day of the short
course for this year and many Of the
|studelts are preparing to return to their
homes. On the same day the college
winter term ends. The spring term
"opens Monday March 40.
The biological department is IN re-
Iceipt of smut testing machine. Pro-
fessor Pritchard has been engaged iii d
preliminary experiment with the tester
and viii be able to pass upon its rler--