The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-05-28
TRIP TodRAND FORKS.
Miss sunle smith Writes interestingly Of the
Deelamatory Contest.

Thinking my friends would be glad
to hear Of the trip to Grand Forks can
think of no better way to reach them
than through the columns of this paper.
Miss Smith and l left Cakes Thurs
day afternoon, going as far as Fargo
via the Northern Pacific. We arrived
in Fargo at $50 p. m. after change of
cars at LaMoure. There was one other
contestant on the train and our parties
became very much interested in each
other, being drawn by that bond of
sympathy felt by fellow sufferers.
We were in Fargo over night staying
at the Waldorf Hotel. At four q. m.
Friday we were called to take the
500 o'clock Great Northern to Grand
Forks. From Fargo the contestants
from Tower City, Darlington and
jamestown were with US. Also there
was q party of thirteen from Lidger-
wood and six from Hankinson.
Lidgerwood was well represented iE
the track meet and had a strong con-
testant. We were q jolly party from
Fargo on to Grand Forks, advertising
in q jolly way the great contest SO soon
to try our mettle.
We reached Grand Forks at 500 .. srs.
and our party divided, some going to
the Frederick Hotel and some to the
Dacotah. After breakfast Miss Smith
and myself went to the University,
Miss Smith to attend the Principals
meeting and to CLEAN what knowledge
Of our state school I could. The Uni
versity is about two miles from our
hotel and very poor car service it is
by which you reach the "U." About
the most interesting place / visited
while. there was the museum which
contains many stuffed deer, musk OK,
a sloth, a porcupine, anteater, kan
garoo and various other more common
animals. There is also a very fine col
by various patrons of the school.
brick making machine which takes the
brick from its first form, clay, to the
form which we use.
Then the library is very large and
contains a collection of reference ma
terial which is efficient and varied. A
Carnegie library building is under
process of construction. There are
two ladies dormitories, Davis Hall and
McNie Hall, and one boys hall called
'Budge." With the main building,
Science Hall, the Gymnasium, Mechan-
les Art Building and Library these three
halls complete series of very fine
buildings. Friday evening party of
four had the opportunity of hearing
the Grand Forks Oratorio Society
render Haydn's "Creation" taken from
that greatest of oratorios-" "The
Messiah. )"
Saturday we arose at 600 to prepare
for the great test-the preliminaries.
There We're the two preliminaries, one
was held in the gymnasium and in my
division, which was held in the parIor
of Davis Hall, I contested with declaim-
ers from Jamestown, Valley City,
Hunter, Hope, Grafton and Minot.
Grafton and Oakes were chosen as the
contestants for the evening from our
division and Lisbon and Cando from the
other division. We were pleased to
have gone that far successfully, and
felt the greatest struggle was over.
In the afternoon we attended the
track meet which we enjoyed as
much as we could considering Cakes
was not represented in athletics. Park
River won first place and Lidgerwood
second.
In the evening the final contest was
held at the First Baptist church. The
eight contestants were greeted by a
crowded house and the evening passed
very nicely. The four girls detained
first and then we had to wait an in
terminably long time for the four boys
to give their declamations.
President Merrifeld presided and, as
you know, gave the judges decision in
favor of Grafton and Lidgerwood for
second place and Hankinson and Oakes
for first place.
On Sunday evening we left Grand
Forks, feeling glad to return to Oakes,
not with honorary mention nor second
place but "first' and its respective
prize.
Of our reception here have no words
to express our gratitude. The goodwill
of the townspeople and the kindness and
interest Of my schoolmates will always
remain with me in the pleasantest
memories.
The auto celebration was exceedingly
pleasant and want to thank all who