The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-09
FARGO COLLEGE NEWS.

Miss Margery Moore writes very
Interestingly OF her ocean voyage on
the steamer Moltke, Hamburg Ameri- |
can line, southern route. She saws:
Yesterday we reached Gibraltar at 2 |
p. m. and staid until 4. This English
possession, and gateway to the Medi-
terranean is most interesting place. |
Here we could look across to Africa
on one side and Spain on the other.
At this season one is sure to meet
many different types and natioalities
on snip-board. One little group. as
sembled last evening represented
three different nations, America. Aus
tria and Italy. The Americans besides
ourselves, were a Cornell college man,
who in company with a friend is going
to Rome to teach English in Metho-
dist school The Austrian-a torpedo
boat inspector-has been in New York
for nine years, and is now on his way
home to Vienna. The Italian is now
a British subject, having lived in
Canada for eight years. He is thor
oughly western, and of the rough rider
type. At our table is a Greek, two
Italians who look quite like Ameri-
cans, and two monks, who came on
board yesterday at Gibraltar. Their
robes are of heavy brown cloth, almost
like felt, decorated with large collars
and girdles. They speak in Latin but
use a pronunciation difficult to under
stand. Then there is a Catholic
priest, who is going to Rome to teach
and study. Through meeting people
of varied nationalities and ideals, and
learning to know them as one does on
long voyage with few fellow passen-
gers, ones views and standards are
broadened materially-indeed, 1t is a
small education in itself.
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Wednesday evening was the mis-
sionary rally of the Y. w. G. A. Mrs.
G. A. Adams gave an interesting and
forceful address to the girls on the
subject Of bible study and missions
Some of the statistics, respecting the
work of the church along this ling
were Illuminating to all. At the close
of the meeting four framed pictures,
representing scenes from Lake Genoa,
the gift of Mrs. Osborne and Mr..
Hubbell, were presented to the asso-
citation. Several new names were
added to the membership.
Miss Edith Corne, our librarian is
attending the State Library associa-
ton at Valley City.
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Miss Morgan delightfully."- entertain
ed the dormitory girls Saturday even
ing at an informal social. The time
was spent in games and conversation
at the close of which refreshments
were served.
Among the late acquisitions to the
college library are Handbook of Greek
Sculpture, Ernest Gardner; Medieval
Art, Lethaby; History of Painting,
Van Dyke, and History of Architec-
ture, Hamlin.
Mr.. Miller, state Y. M. c. A. secre-
tary, gave an interesting talk at We'd
nesday chapel on Bible Study.
A company of young ladies were
charmingIy entertained last Monday
afternoon by Miss True in honor of
Miss Alice Sergeant, 'oS.
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The report is gradually being whis-
pered about college halls that last
Saturday evening the Latin club in
dulged in certain ceremonies and fes-
tivities in comparison with which
spiritualism ad mental telepathy are
mere child's play Launching forth
boldly into the chimerian darkness OF
the city park, to the accompaniment
OF certain formulas and lamentations
and wierd, blood curdling cries, they
made their way across narrow river
reported to be the Styx, into a strange
and uncanny region, infested with
toads, shades and relics of a forgotten
past. Then by a devious and I'M
certain path they dragged their un-
fortunate neophytes on for a space of
two Roman miles, terrifying them with
the sight of men staggering as they
walked and with many other unac-.
customed scenes. Their journey
brought them finally to a sacred and
mysterious grove, the location Of
which lis uncertain and there the new
members of the club were initiated
| into its solemn rites. Miss Powell,
Miss Sharp, Miss Smith, Miss Lathrop
and Messrs. Pollock, Beebe and Pro-
lessor Brown were the favored NOR
tails accepted by the shades. Not to
| leave their new members In state Of
complete exhaustion and terror, the
Latinites LED them back safely to the
home OF Miss Torson in Moorhead,
where q delightful dinner awaited
them. No DEFINITE work has as yet
been laid out for the club, but 1t is
not to be expected that such pleas
ant occasion should pass without good
results to the college