The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-13


Quoted model class in ninth grade
English.
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Applied for Copyright.
Professor LeDaum has applied for a
copyright on his new system of phon-
etc notation which has been used very
satisfactorily in teaching the pronoun-
citation of French in his classes.
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intercollegiate Debates.
The university has arranged for two
intercollegiate debates this year. They
will debate the university of Mani
toba at Grand Forks and Hamline uni
versity in St Paul. Both institutions
will submit questions to the university
and the university will have the choice
Of sides.
Public Health Laboratory.
During the month of October the
state public health laboratory located
at the university examined 445 speci-
mems. In no month last year did the
number of specimens examined ex-
coed 800. This shows that physicians
of North Dakota are mere and more
making use of the facilities offered
them by the public health laboratory
In this connection it might be interest
ing to note that during the year end
ing June 80, 1908, 1926 specimens were
examined by the laboratory. During
the year ending July 80, 1909, 1929
specimens were examined
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The college of medicine of the uni
versity received some fine blood count
ling apparatus this week.
High School Debating League.
At the suggestion of President Nc
Vey, Professor Koch, who has charge
of the public speaking department at
the university, has arranged for the
formation of a high school debating
league. The Grand Forks Herald has
agreed to offer as prize a handsome
$3.50 silver cup. A circular giving all
the details is in the press and copies
will be mailed to all the high schools
as soon as it is ready. This seems to
be a movement in the right direction.
Most of the older states have high
school debating leagues and they have
proven. successful
DR.. A. J. Laid attended the South
Eastern Educational association, held
at Wahpeton, Nov. 10 and 20.
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Dean Kennedy addressed the teach
ers' institute held at Finley, N D., on
Nov. and 4.
Able Speakers.
The convocation speaker yesterday
was. A. E. Winship, editor Of Educa-
tional Review, of Boston His sub
ject was Schools and Their Critics.
Thursday C. B. Waldron, professor of
horticulture and forestry at the agri-
IcuItural college will deliver the fifth
lecture of the course of household
economies. His subject is The Lo-
cation and Beautifying of the Grounds
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On Friday evening Senator Nc
Cumber addressed the University Civ
les club on the Payne Tariff The
Civics club has proven itself to be an
energetic, progressive organization.
They bring to Grand Forks each year
number of prominent men to adj
dress the club on live topics. The out
side speakers fer the school year Of
1907 -0S were as follows: Hon. w. L.
StockweIl, North Dakota School Land
and Their Care; Hon. B. S. Brynjolf-
son, chairman Of the democratic state
committee, Political Conventions; Hon.
M. N. Johnson, "reminiscences of the
Dakota Constitutional Convention;
Hon. i. B. Hanna, Tanking The out
side speakers of the school year of
Some of the Problems of Our Political
Democracy; Sen. M. N. johnson, How
the Dingley Tariff Was Made, AS Seen
by Member of >le, Committee on
Ways and Means; Pres. Webster Mer-
rifield, What Our Alumni Are Doing.
The class rivalry between freshmen
and sophomores was settled by a foot
ball game played last Monday after
noon, which resulted in score Of Is
to in favor of the freshmen.
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A letter was received from ex Pres
ident Marrifield locating him and Mrs.
Merrif1eld in Italy At present they
are in Florence where they arrived on
Get 15. They will spend month in
the delightful Italian city. On their
way to Naples, from whence they viii
said Dec. 81 for Alexandria, they will
visit Perugia, SilnnaI Ravenna and
Rome. Seven weeks will be spent in
Rome. From Naples they will 60 to
Alexandria and then to the upper cata-
ract of the Nile, returning to Cairo,
by roundabout route. From Cairo
they will sail to Athens visiting that
city with its many historical points of
interest. From there they go to Com
stantinople, Smyrna and Jerusalem, re-
turning to Naples about March 81.
The most Of the spring months will be
spent in the southern part os the At
lantic.
Science and Mathematics Teachers.
Professors Brannon, Chandler and
Taylor represented the university at
the meeting of the North Dakota
science and mathematics teachers at
Mayville, Nov. 4. Prof. Chandler was
elected vice president OF the associa-
ton. The next meeting will be held
about a year hence in the same place
and the same time as the North Da-
kota Educational association.
Fine Slides.
The department OF geology Of the
University Of North Dakota has re-