The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-21

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Chas. w. Hammond, freshman in
the agricultural department, has, ac-
cording to letter received by Pro-
lessor Minard, won the Atlantic
Monthly prize Of $25 offered to the
winner in the essay contest on The
Use of the Atlantic Monthly in the
Schoolroom.
Teachers of the domestic science de-
partment entertained the graduates at
dinner at the Gardner Friday evening.
Next wednesday the girls of the
domestic science department will pre-
pare a buffet luncheon for the MEM
bers of the Polytechnic society.
Miss Alice G. Haggart has accepted
the position of director of physical
training for women nurse at the dor
mitory to look after the health. of the
girls, and instructor of home nursing
and hygiene for women. She is a
graduate of the Sargent school of ply
steal education, has spent one year in
the Boston normal school of gymnas-
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summer school, is a graduate of the
Cushing hospital, Boston, Mass, for
several years acted in the capacity Of
superintendent of nurses there. For
the past seven years she has been ply
steal director for women at the Kansas
state normal school The domestic
science department is very fortunate
in securing so experienced and well
trained member for their faculty.
Miss Hoover of the domestic science
department has lately made trip to
Menominee, Wis, to make study of
the domestic science department at
the Stout institute. She paid special
attention to the equipment and dormi-
tory system used there.
The Better Farming Special Train.
The Northern Pacific Ry. Co. has
offered to the agricultural college and
the Farmers institute the use of a
special train to be operated along their
line of road for two weeks. The pur-
pose of this train isto assist in giving
encouragement to the improvement OF
agriculture. The agricultural college
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cepted this proposition and the cir
cult will begin on Monday, June 6, and
terminate Friday, June II.
The train will be equipped with one
or more fat cars, where the different
| types of farm machinery will be ex-
hibited baggage car will be equip
ped with literature for free distribu-
| ton and exhibits of horticultural pro-
| ducts. Professor WaldEpn of the ex-
detrimental station will have exhibit:
of the different kinds of forest trees
| shrubs, and fruit trees that can bt
grown successfully in the state. Meth.
DDS of planting, pruning, and genera
care of the trees will be explained
Grain, grasses, forage crops, weeds
plants illustrating plant diseases, will
be shown, and methods Of fighting
diseases and weeds will be explained
One car will be devoted to live stock
Dairy and fat cattle, hogs, sheep ant
poultry will be on exhibition. Dair,
and fat cattle, hogs, sheep and poul
try will be on exhibition. The bette
| types of stalls and managers will b.
shown and also different rations t.
be fed to the live stock Differen
kinds of poultry appliances and dair.
utensils Of the latest and approves
kind will be placed where they can b
easily examined. Special interest viii
be given to domestic economy. Mis-
Hoover of the domestic economy de
partment at the agricultural collegt
and her assistant, will be on the trail
throughout the whole circuit. Exhib
its of sewing and cooking will be use
to assist in making the lectures a
practical as possible. A day coac
will probably be devoted to lecture
for the ladies.
The first part of the session wi
be devoted to the examination of ex
hibits by experts in each line. If
should be thought wise the audienc