The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-24

University Of North Dakota


hundreds of small lakes in the north
ern. middle and the northwestern
regions. It was believed that 1t was
highly desirable to study these waters
in order to determine their ability to
support plant and animal life. The
biological station is charged with these
studies which are under the direction
of the biological staff Of the universi-
ty.
The work as far as prosecuted
shows that very large resource OF
the state awaits development. This
resource may be expressed in two
ways: First, the food values which
may be secured by developing the fish
industry Of North Dakota; and Sec
ond, developing the opportunities for
recreation. There is no question but
that thousands of tons of fish may be
raised annually in North Dakota, and
it is equally certain that the people
or the state may find abundant recre-
alton instead of going abroad.
The biological station has almost
countless scientific problems which
underly the two resources referred to.
| Provision is made at the station for
research workers from the North Da-
kota institution and those who will
| unquestionably come to us from
abroad. 1t is also planned to give in
struction to the high school teachers
in biology, who wish to prepare them
selves more fully to teach this subject
in North Dakota high schools.
| A supply department. has been or
ganized with the idea Of supplying
material to the high schools of the
state at a minimum cost.
Hebron Sub Station.
| Dean e. ]. Babcock returned from
the east, where he had been in the
interest Of the university college OF
mining engineering substation, at He
| bron. The season at the sub-station
| has been a very successful one The
outcome, SO far of the experiments
| looking toward the finding of better
methods of utilizing Ignite have prov
| ed very gratifying and give promise
of results of great value to the Ignite
| industry OF the state. In this work.
the past summer Dean Babcock has
been assisted by W. J. Snyder, super
| intendent Of the plant and Messrs.
| Leslie Sutherland, Of Backoo. and
Ernesta Bulge, Of Grand Forks, and
students in the college of mining en-
cheering.
At the Association.
| DR.. Boyle, head of the department OF
| political science and economies. spent
most of his vacation on the farm at
Boyle, Kas The good of his depart
| ment was not lost sight of, however.
During the summer he visited the uni
versities of Kansas. Nebraska. wis
consln and Minnesota, and investigate
| ed the work they are doing in eco.
1 nomics and political science and their
methods. He was appointed by Gov I
ernor Burke to represent the state at
| the International Tax association i'm
Milwaukee and represented the Uni
versity of North Dakota. and served
| on the resolutions committee at the
conservation congress in ST. Paul.
Practical Experience.
| A. G. Hargrave, instructor in shop-
work in the college of mechanical and
electrical engineering, spent his sum-
| mer in the shops in Minneapolis do /
ing In commercial way what he
teaches the boys to do in the shops 4
at the University of North Dakota,
In selecting places for studying the
commercial application of shopwork. +
Mr., Hargrave chose the firm doins.
the highest grade work and was for
tunate in finding an opening in the
establishment that has the reputation
of being the best shop in the citv |
This is not Mr.. Hargrave's first expe- |
rience in actual shop work. He has
spent several seasons in the best
foundries ana machine shops Of the
northwest.
Studying Ceramics.
Miss Marcia Bisbee, assistant In the
university college of mining engineer
ing, spent the latter part of June and
July on mining engineering trip in
Colorado and Montana, and camping in
Idaho, and studying ceramics during
the month of August at the University
OF Ohio under Professor Orton and
Purdy. Ohio is one Of the three larg-
est clay manufacturing states in the
union, and the school of ceramics. at
the state university, is one of the best.
II not the best, in the country. Miss
Bisbee was particularly interested In
their equipment and methods of work.
She worked in Mr.. Purdy's private
laboratory assisting in him studies of
the physical properties of clay bodies
and classes.
Address State Convention.
| ~SAAA "A. Dr. 10, secretary
for North Dakota of the American So
ciety of Equity, was a university wish
tor Monday. He was returning from a
business trip to Minot and stopped Off
to invite President McVey to address
the annual state convention to be held
in Darlington, Nov. 2.
/ Invitation From London,
The Authors club OF London. ona
Iof the leading literary organizations
of England, has extended an invitation
TO President McVey to become MEM
Der OF that club in recognition of the
merit OF his magazine articles,
From New York,
President McVey has been invited
to attend banquet to be given by
the Boy Scouts of America in New
York City, Sept. 2S, In honor Of Gem
eral Haden- Powell. the originator OF
the movement. The opening OF the
university and the Inauguration cere-
monies make It impossible for him to
doing some excavating for q barn on
Registration.
| At the close of the second day. 46F
students had registered at the Uni
versity of North Dakota as against
5O2 for the same time last year. OF
the 467. only 81 were In the model
high school, and $40 were In the yarl-
GUS colleges OF the university. This
shows an increase of In the college
department over last year and da-
crease of SO In the modal h40N scS~-A !