The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-22
HONOR LINCOLN
And WASHINGTON
CELEBRATION HELD AT HIGH
SCHOOL YESTERDAY AFTER
NooN-FEATURE WAS AN AID.
DRESS 7Y PRESIDENT WORST
OF A. U.-vARIED PROGRAMME.

The Fargo schools honored both
Lincoln and washington in their cele-
brations yesterday afternoon. At the
high school all the Eighth graders of
the city gathered in the assembly
room with the. high school students TO
listen to, an excellent programme, the
feature of which was an address by
Pres. j. Fl. Worst of the A. c.
The exercises were held under the
auspices of the Phosterian Literary
society Patriotic songs were sung
and Miss celia Jacobson recited Lin
coins second Inaugural address in a
pleasing manner, Miss Della F1en-
we'll Of the N. d. U, rendered two ex-
cellent readings. The numerous side
of Lincoln's life was discussed by
Walter Warner. Following these mum
bers, Merritt Kimball gave an. Grafton
on Thomas Jefferson. He told Of that
great statesmans early life in brief
and then recited the Declaration of
Independence
Mr.. Hoover then introduced Presi-
dent worst who spoke 10 the scheel
on washington: Tie .ddress was one
of the most able ever given in Fargo
on a public man. Mr.. Worst began by
tracing Washington's ancestry from
early English history. He found
Washington to be of the best blood of
England. .s
He then told of Washington's youth
and early manhood of his life as a
surveyor and of the excellent manner
in which he did his work. He told of
Washingtons life while commander
in-chief Of the army and the almost
insurmountable difficulties which he
overcome.
In President worst's opinion. Wash
ington was the greatest general of all
time, considering the difficult condi-
tions under which he had to labor con-
tinually. He pictured the awful times
at Valley Forge and of other trying
times
In conclusion he spoke Of the death
of our first president and Of the monu-
nient which stands as a symbol of his
greatness I'VE cannot all be Lin
coins and Washtngton's" said Mr.
Worst, abut collectively we can es-
Etablish a; government3that will out
live the ages If we take for the founda-
tion, truth, honesty and honor"
Yesterdays session at high school
was somewhat varied. In the morning
Saturdays game at Jamestown. in
which Fargo was victorious, was re-
viewed by Roy Cruickshank He told
how the local team came back" and
played jamestown off it's feet. Mr.
Wickersham, who accompanied the
team, spoke of the gymnasium which
belongs to the jamestown high school
1t seems, that the present high school
gym at that city does not quite suit
them and they are planning on build
ing new one, with seating capacity
Of 500. Mr.. Wickersham thinks that II
enthusiasm were aroused here in Far,
go, the high school might get thai
much needed gymnasium al
3 An oratton was then given On Irri-
cation. by Arnold Preckle, who told OF
| the wonderful progress made in the
United States In recent years in re-
claiming thousands OF acres of land
IAIr. PreckIe mentioned the Roosevelt
project as an example of the big west
ern projects. He stated that the gov
Irernment has already appropriated
$48. 900, 900 for Irrigation. Mr.. Preckle
handled his subject in a comprehen-
sive manner.