The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1909-04-29
FARMER BOYS
!. TO BROOkINGS
WILL VISIT THE STATE COLLEGE.
JUNE 3 AND 4. :,
EXCURSIONS WILL BE RUN
BY THE NORTHWESTERN FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE STATE

The farmer boys of South Dakota
will be given an opportunity to visit
the State college in this city June
3 and 4. at the same time the FARM
ers of the state make their annual trip
here. The North Western has agreed
to make an especially low rate for
the two days and render special SER
vice, and it is likely that the other,
lines in the state will cooperate
For several years an annual excuit
sion has been run to the college for the
benefit of the farmers and their wives.
but this will be the first time the
farmer boys have been given an OPT
pOrtunity to- visit the institutions.
Without doubt the farmer boys Of
the state are more interested i'm the F.,
college here than in any other school
of learning in South Dakota, and it
will be a fine trip and one that will
be of much benefit to them from an
educational standpoint
The farmers excursions on the same
dates will without doubt attract the
same large crowds they have in past
years. The program arranged for the
two days is fine one, and the people
of Brookings will do all in their powt
er to entertain the visitors.
State Superintendent Ustrud has
sent out the following letter regard
ing the boys excursions:
June 3rd and 4th are the dates
agreed on for the boys excursion to
the State College of Agriculture at
Brookings. The Northwestern rail-
way has already agreed to make low
rates and render special service all
over it's lines in this state and we are
now in correspondence with the other
railroads and we hope that they to
will cooperate. ! would especially
counties as are far removed from the
Northwestern system to write at once
to Prof. J. W. Wilson, Brookings. who
has kindly consented to communicate
with the different railroads in regard
to the excursion. In writing be sure
and give some estimate of about how
many boys You expect will go on the
trip and also be free to offer any sug
gestons that you might think would
assist in making the trip success.
TO the country boys who during the
winter time attend school in that lit
tie country school house and before
and after school each day assists in
doing chores and who during the rest
of the year cheerfully does his part in
assisting in performing the manifold
duties on the farm, such trip as the
one contemplated will be hailed with
delight And why shouldn't he be en-
titled to an outing of this kind?
venture to say that the farmer who
: will assist his boys in getting some re-
creation and enjoyment out of life will
assist materially in solving the prob
lem OF now tU keep the boys on tne
farm. He will also get better results
from their work and for such invest
ment will receive excellent returns.
A splendid program is being pre-
pared. Prof. p. G. Holden Of the
State College OF Agriculture at Ames,
Iowa. the well-known lecturer on farm
topics, will speak both days and will
be ably assisted by the different in
structors at the college.
We ought to bring 5000 boys to-
Brookings. If this can be done I feel
that it will result i'm much good for the
upbuilding and betterment of life on
the farm.