Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-25

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rem has are Of great interest; but we
shall have to pass them now. We
might mention the flour mill, the
three banks, the three large depart.
ment stores, the two printing estab-
lishments, the two drug stores, two
lumber yard, creamery, cement
works, machine works and foundry,
several garages, seven grain elevators,
two railroads, city hospital, massage
and bath institute, fire department,
many smaller stores and establish
ments, and miles of cement sidewalks
And now while we rest a while, let
us go to visit North Star College.
NORTH STAR COLLEGE,.
| l have heard a great deal the last
: year or two about the school at War
rem; but l never thot it had grown so
rapidly as it has. They showed us
and told us so many things that
hardly remember all. I'll have to look
over some of the material received.
Isn't this a splendid catalog? I real
| ly believe it is one of the best that
have ever seen. Look at the fine
pictures!
Next term begins the 10Th of Sep
TENDER, the catalog says.
And here is the list of names of
the faculty: o. E. Abrahamson is
president of the College and teacher
in the academy. c. E. Sjostrand is
principal of the business department,
and has charge of the business sub
jects; Miss Olga Hermanson and
Miss Anna Haglund are the instruct
ors in the music department.; Miss
Lilly Mattson is assistant in academic
and commercial subjects. Only one
change in the teaching force for next
year has been made, believe they
told us. Instead of Miss Inga Peter
son, Miss Agnes Anderson will have
charge of the department in domestic
economy, and will also assist in sew
eral subjects in the literary depart
ments. The College is most fortunate
in thus retaining all the old efficient
and faithful teachers.
This part of the catalog contains in
formation about various things: His
tory of school, city, location, aim of
school, management, school year, stu
ely and attendance, library and read
ing room, expenses, and courses Of
fered. Let us look over the different
courses.
The Academic. Course is so ar
ranged, that all the common high
school subjects can be completed in
three years.
What do you think about that? Can
the students at the Collegeg do four
years of work in three? There are
good reasons why they can. Many
are older than the average high
=, school student, and therefore better
realize the value of time and labor.
The majority also come because they
themselves have strong desire to
seek knowledge; they do not come
only because they are sent. Most of
the college students also spend all of
their time attending to their work;
while most high school students stay
at home and have more or less work
( to do aside from their studies. And
then when they stay at home the So
clal obligations are much more heavy.
There are parties and socials that
must be attended, and there are cal
lers and visitors for the whole family
that must be entertained.
If the student is away from home
and wants to attend strictly to his
work, there are none of these things
to distract or interfere with his stud
les.
Many schools educate away from
the farm and from all labor with
hands: but President Abrahamson has
been a farmer himself, and is still in
tensely interested in farming-not on,
! y ~ IAAS AA6A Lu0OT0ClCdl
agriculture, but in the plain, every
lday, work-with-y ur-muscle-as-well-as
with-your-head farming.
The students at North Star College
should therefore get wholesome res.
pect if not direct interest and lik-
ing for farming, plain up-to-date farm
ing.
The Preparatory Course
is offered especially for those who
have not completed the common
school subjects. The three most i'm
portant subjects are perhaps reading,
writing and arithmetic. But other
subjects are also taken up; which
ones will depend on the advancement
of the student.
Special emphasis is paid to English.
There seems to be general tendency
to underestimate the value of gram