The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-02-10
NEWS OF II
STATE COLLEGE
OOlNGS OF TIE PAST WEEK ON
THE HILL
O SEMESTER OPENS
ON TUESDAY WITH A NUMBER OF
NEW STUDENTS ENROLLED.

~ 'hiN IL
college received word OF Monday night
that Hon. T.. c. Ericsson, president of
the Board of Regents of Education was
dead at the home of DR.. Spafford, of
Flandreau.s
The Y. NJ. c. A. and Y. w. C. A.
held a joint social in the gymnasium
on Friday evening, February 18th. A
grand march was led by Prof. N.
f. Hanson, and wife, a short program
was rendered, numerous stunts were
INDUCED in, and refreshments consist.
ing of ice cream cones, cake and crack
ers were served. About 270 people
were present and all had a very en-
joyabie evening.
Percy Huntimer returned from HUI
ron the latter part of last week, where
he attended a meeting of the South
Dakota intercollegiate Amateur Ath-
letic association, of which he Is pres
ident, During this meeting the ascot
alton voted to change the one half
mile relay to a one mile relay and to
have the fifty yard dash stricken from
the list of events at the State Inter-
collegiate Meet.
Harley II. Gill, of M~orningside col
lege, Sioux City, Iowa, who is vice.
president of the intercollegiate Pro-
hibition association, spoke before a
meeting Of the Y. NJ. C. A. on Sunday
prohibition and he treated 1t in a
very comprehensive and forceful man
ner. After the speech a meeting was
called for the purpose Of organizing
a local temperance league among the
students and the following officers
were elected: Frank Yocum, presi-
dent; Guy Bisbee, vice-president; Rus
sell Knappen, secretary and William
Sauder treasurer. This organization
is entirely non-political and its object
is to study the liquor problem and it's
effects upon the social life of the coun-
try.
The annual indoor Athletic Carnival
will be held IN the college Armory.
under the auspices of the Athletic as
ISOLATION, on Friday evening, February
4th.
The Athenian Literary society elect
ed the following officers for the new
semester, at their regular meeting on
Saturday evening, February 5th: Amy
Ladd, president; Henry Erdmann, vice.
president and treasurer; l.. E. Vercoe,
secretary.
At last the final examinations are
over and the students are enjoying a
breathing spell before taking up the
work Of the new semester. Monday
of this week was classification day
and class work began on Tuesday.
On Friday evening, February 4 the
State college basket ball team met the
Watertown team at W~atertown. The
floor was very slippery and as the col
lege team were not used to this they
were at a decided disadvantage. How
ever at the end of the second half
the score was a tie. In playing off
the tie Watertown made the first bask-
ct leaving the final score thirty-six to
thirty-eight in favor of WATERFOWL.
The college hopes to have a return
game with them on the home floor.
Coach S%anderson acted as referee.
The students of Agriculture in the
State college were invited to attend a
reception, given by the Minnesota and
Dakota Farmer, at their offices in tie
Century building, from eight to ten
o'clock on Wednesday night of this
week.
At a recent meeting of the Agricul-
tural society the following officers
were elected: Henry Er1mann, presi-
dent; Edwin Sharp, vic~e-president; Mr..
Oakland, secretary-treasurer