The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-19
FOOTBALL Dinner
A HUGE SUCCESS
BIG BANQUET TO AGGIE SQUAD
LARGELY ATTENDED - MANY
BRILLIANT ToAsTs-DR. scHALK
SPEAKS OF FoRUM-PREslDENT
WORST PRESENTS BLANKETS.

The annual banquet to the popular
A. G. football team given Saturday
night in the college armory was
huge success from every standpoint.
The attendance was large and the re-
| sponses to the toasts were Of an I'M
usually happy character At the con-
| clusion of the literary feast, President
Worst was called upon to present the
| tettered blankets to the members Of
the team. The trophies with their in
sigma Of honor for glory on the grid
! iron battlefield were bestowed upon
all the team, though only nine of the
eleven could be present for the decor
alton ceremonies.
Following the dinner, which was
served at $3.50, the students gave a
hearty yell for the young women of
the college who had consented to wait
on the guests.
Professor Minard acted as toast
master and opened the literary po~-
ton of the evening with a brilliant
talk on athletics and in clever man
ner introduced Coach Reuben, the first
speaker, who responded to the subject,
If. The popular coach told of the work
of the men on the team this year and
commended their efforts, stating that
all were men he could depend upon,
which after all was the essential fea-
ture.
Or. Schalk and The Forum.
When DR.. Arthur F. Schalk was
called upon to speak on Why, he was
designated as "the fam" because of
his great enthusiasm over athletics.
Or. Schalk's talk was one of the most
pleasing of the evening. He men
toned The Forum as "the leading pa
per of the state" and spoke of The
Forums all-state football team and
the place the A. C. players, Schroeder
and Edwards, had upon it. He en-
phasized clean athletics and the love
of fair play, which he felt every fac
ulty in the country endorsed. A grad
uate of Ohio State university. Or.
Schalk spoke later in the evening of
the new system being introduced at
that institution where a reserve letter
was being awarded to the men whose
work had been of a high character
and yet not sufficient to receive the
coveted 90" 1t is probable that such
an idea may be promulgated at the
ABTICultuTal C0leBe.
The only female speaker having a
place on the programme was Miss
Hooper of the co-eds, who responded
to Hero Worship. Miss Hooper's
clever remarks received hearty APP
plause. Fred Birch followed with a
Fresponse on the timely subject of Past
Masters. He spoke of the old A. C.
heroes, many OF whom are prominent
business and professional men in
Fargo today.
President Worst's Presentation.
President Worst S splendid and an
propriate address to the members of
the team receiving the A. c. green and
yellow blankets concluded the regular
Programme. President Worst called
each man to the front and decorated
him with his blanket. He told them to
keep them always as souvenirs of the
struggles that helped to mould their
characters and make them men of re-
sponsibility. Praising their work, he
complimented Coach Reuber for his
efforts and the excellent training he
had given the squad.
Prof. Omar o. Churchill, who soon
sewers his connection with the Asri-
cultural college to accept q similar
post at Saltwater. Okla, was called
upon for a few impromptu remarks
after the close Of the programme.
Professor Churchill has been business
manager of the athletic association
and he STATED one of his regrets in
leaving Fargo was to leave his work
in that capacity
Three loud cheers for the team con-
cluded the evening,