The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-24
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DR. Max Bait of the Agricultural col.
lege made an address at chapel on Sat
urday on German Thought of Twenti-
eth Century that was brim full of In
tformation.He treated specifically three
great problems: Germanys attitude
toward America; her attitude toward
temperance, and her attitude toward
public education. During the last de-
cade, DIR. Bait explained, speaking from
his own careful observations of Ger
man life, the Germans have radically
changed their attitude toward Amer
lea, from one of half knowledge and
half-contempt to one of honest appre-
citation. Through the visits of better
class tourists, the visit of Prince Hen
| ry, the exchange of university profess
sors, and the exchange of art exhibits,
| Germany has come to have better
and higher understanding of Americas
| institutions
| The temperance movement, strange
| to say, has been rapidly gaining
! ground in beer drinking Germany
| This is due to an increased interest
in athletics, to medical authority, to
| the socialist platform, to the women's
clubs, and to the larger introduction of
fruit as a food.
Popular education has made aston
ishing strides in Germany in recent
years. This is especially true of its
| secondary schools. for pupils above
fourteen years. The public library,
which formerly served only advanced
scholars, is now aiming to serve the
whole public, and is employing the
circulating library and other means of
library extension to this end. Lecture
courses, under the auspices of special
lecture societies, are also doing valua-
BILE service for the masses. Finally the
theatre, always dominated by high mo-
tives in Germany, is fast being extend
ed, through state aid and philanthropic
societies, SO as to provide the highest
type of drama and opera for the COM
mon people at nominal cost. In this
movement the outdoor theatre plays
a prominent part. D&. Bait, was was
listened to with close attention, was
roundly applauded at the close of his
address.
The Christmas recital of Monday
evening was literally patronized and
excited general approval as we'll as
keen and sustained interest The num-
bers by the Glee club and the select
chorus, as we'll as the vocal duet, were
both appropriate to the occasion AMI
refreshingly we'll sung. Readings fron,
Ruth McEnery Stuart and Mary Will
kins Freeman, the former in darby
dialect, were happy interpretations Of
the Christmas spirit it's humor and is
pathos. The Irish jig and the holly
drill were athletic exercises that took
the fancy of the spectators. The sec
ond part Of the programme, A Christ |
mas Chime, furnished a deal of spark |
ling amusement and under the deft
Workmanship of the young performers |
furnished capital study in human ma |
ture, with a fortunate outcome. Joe |
Terrill happily impersonated by Paul |
Tjonn, and his wife, Gladys TerriIl, |
who was we'll portrayed by Zieda |
Drake, have invited to their country |
villa two old friends, Dolly Wakelee |
and Ted Owen, whom they suppose to |
be firmly engaged to one another. A
belated letter informs them however,
that Dolly has broken her engagement /
to Ted Complications are inevitable.
beginning even before the troublesome
guests arrive, and swaying to first ona
side and then the other the sympa-
thies of Joe and Gladys. The situa-
tons are not only amusing, but dra-
matte, and when the audience finally |
learns the cause of the rupture between
the lovers is only a question of allie
glance to a fox terrier, it is ready for
the denouement that follows very nat
urally the moment the lovers confront
one another alone-a reconciliation.
Lillian Sloan was an acceptable Dolly
and Eddie Johnson thoroughly looked
the part of the lover though he may
not have acted 1t with all the ardor
that a young lady could desire.
President Weld startled the school
On Tuesday by announcing that an cpl
demic was abroad, and had already
taken hold of many, both in and out
Of school. Since it was excessively
contagious he felt impelled to give
warming, as the proper place for re-
covering from this affection ia in the
BOSOM OF ones family. The contagion
ne named as The Get Home Quick
Fever. Lest any should come to SER
Gus harm through it's ravages this
week, he announced that he would all
ow any and all, who felt symptoms of
is approach, to hurry away on Thurs
lay afternoon without waiting for
'hapel or gymnasium, In order that
hey might have the care of mother
md father. In response to the hurri-
'ane of applause that greeted this in
genious statement, he observed, Il
suppose that's for your mother and
lather."