The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-11
|. N. .. Agricultural College

meeting on wednesday. DR.. H. r
smith city health officer, spoke on
the subject Problems in Public Health.
Prof. O. w. Randlett judged corn
and farm products at LaMoure and
Linton.
L.. x. calnan did the judging Of the
corn and farm products at the Mar
ket Day and Industrial show at Aneta
He reports that there were large ex-
hibits of stock and all kinds Of farm
products.
Professor Martin attended the ma
tionaT dairy show at Chicago. He
states that this Is the biggest meeting
that has ever been held. There were
over 1000 head of live stock Uttered
Kansas Agricultural college won first
in the judging. while Oscar Jensen OF
the South Dakota Agricultural college
won the Taft cup.
Professor James, instructor in ag-
riculture OF the valley City normal
was a visitor at the college this week,
spending most of his time at Francis
hall looking into the methods Of in
struction
Professor Black Of the Wahpeton
Science school visited the college 10
study our methods OF registration. He
was SO much pleased with the new
system which Registrar PARROT has
originated that they will adopt 1t at
the Science school Rhode Island has
already adopted It. 1t is the best
system that has yet been worked out
for keeping a record of students.
Ray Twold of II was visitor at
the college. He is teaching agricul-
ture at the Mcintosh high school, Min
nesota.
Miss Donaldson and Miss Jacobson.
attended a banquet given for the Co
lumhbia university graduates. A They
are both graduates from this college.
/ p. s. Olson Of 10, who is teaching
at the Alexandria, MINI. high school,
was a visitor at the station.
| Mrs. c. s. Putnam has returned
| from California, where she has made
an extended visit She has returned
very much improved in health.
DR.. Babcock OF the national bureau
Of education has been investigating the
number Of hours that the instructors
are engaged in teaching classes, as
well as the number of persons per
class. 1t is the opinion Of the doctor
that our instructors are doing too
heavy work.
Prof. Al. McMeans, assistant pro-
lessor OF horticulture. has accepted q
i position as manager of the Thames
Valley Garden Co. 1t is a tract of
/ 5000 acres, which will be devoted to
fruit and vegetable growing, situated
In Ontario, near Detroit, Mich. 1T is
to be divided into ten-acre tracts
which will be coionized by English
/ gardeners under the direction of Pro-
fessor McMeans.
The agricultural club at its last
meeting rendered very excellent pro-
gramme. Among the papers were:
The Farmer and the Financier. 1880.
Il ...s.t........... Mr.. Wells
The Importance of an Agricultural
Education to the Farmer. ....A..
................. Mr.. Strating
Concrete Construction ~ Geo. Else
Extemporaneous Talk. Mark Brindle
Solo Observation-Disclosures. Hagen
The Audubon society in meeting
held ait the Masonic temple made an
effort to organize for more effective
work. Mrs Geo. III. HOLSTER was
| elected chairman.
The Philomathian Literary society
, held their last meeting Friday and
} rendered the following programme:
Locals ............ Reuben Larson
Humorous Selections, Herman Hallant
Debate-Resoived That the Federal
Government Should Pass Uniform
} Divorce Laws for the United
] states .s......3..s ...4....-..........
III Affirmative August Berg. Theo
Stoa.
Negative Geo. Stewart, vern OBJ
linger.
4 On Friday evening Pres Worst lef
for Columbus. O.. to attend the annua
: meeting OF the agricultural colleges
4 and experiment stations. DIR. Van Els
= Prof @. w. Randlett and Supt. Hover
r stad left Saturday evening for tn
9 same meeting.
The Al. C. football team will breal
e training for the first time Monda,
. night when they will commence Il
= celebrate their victories. They vii
y gather at the Gardner hotel for bill
! banquet, as the guests Of Secretar
t Yoder.
Al business meeting Of the Lyceur
OF Engineers was held Friday nigh
4 for the purpose OF considering ney
!. members and membership fees as we
v as the dance to be held In the nea
: future They also decided to accep
n the challenge of the Agriculture clu
g and have commenced to organize
i football team.
Power Machinery men met las
night, to organize the Power Machin
II cry club and to elect officers.
4 citation. THE success Of the ranars