The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-06

presided and the two addresses OF the
afternoon were given by Mrs. Hazel
ton and Miss Morgan. Both talks
were devoted to the work of the z. M
&c. A., and some Of the efforts Of the
association for women In foreign
fields. The ladies' double quartette
lof the college rendered Handles
Largo and In Heavenly Love Abiding
and Miss Beckman sang A Clean
Heart.
The first baseball game OF the sea-
son was taken from Concordia with a
score Of O. to 1 in drizzling rain
Saturday, April 20.
A recent chapel address by Pro-
lessor Hard of the Agriculture coli
lege, who spoke on some phases of
college life from the standpoint Of the
student. He said in part, IF youths
are to be strong menand women, they
kriust cultivate simplicity--dis tracy
tions tend to break continuity
And unless there is simplicity and
continuity and directness of endeavor
aimlessness and fiabbiness are sure to
be the result" Professor Hard also
gave a special word Of encouragement
to students from sthe country and to
those who have to earn their own
way.
The college Y. NJ. c. A. meeting of
the week was addressed by A. L. Mil
Her, who took as his subject, Y. M G.
A. work among railroad men.
on Sunday President Creegan had
charge Of two services in Alexandra,
MINI. Mr.. stilwell preached at both
Buxton and Cummings, N. ID. Both
services Of the Moorhead Presbyterian
church were in charge of Fargo col
lege men, Professor Brown speaking
In the morning, and Mr.. Aronson In
the evening. MIR. Talbot and Gordon
Watkins exchanged pulpits, the latter
preaching in Gardner and the former
in Glyndon, MINI.
Last Friday the Wau-kan board held
a regular meeting. The Wau-kan Is
not to be issued this year, but the
two classes will combine next year.
From this time on they will have
weekly conferences on Friday, in or
der to insure getting everything un-
der way in plenty Of time.
Fargo college men are taking a
leading part in the boy scout move
lment. Bradley Tillotson is head scout
master for the Moorhead organiza-
ton. George Stickney is master for
the scouts Of Plymouth Congrega-
tionaI church, Homer Mcnamara for
the Broadway Methodist church, Hal
Pollock for the First Presbyterian
church and Royal Drummond Is head
ing one OF the divisions of the city
"Y" scouts.
The short story contest conducted
by the Blue and Gold among the high |
schools of the state, ended this week. |
There are a considerable number of
stories. and ii will take a few days !
more to finish reading them over. 1t |
is likely that the decision win be |
made next week.
A recent addition to the library is
Feist's Etymogisches Gotisches Woer-
terbuch.
Or. Stratton has lately given anoth- /
er Of his popular chapel talks on
astronomy, dealing this time with the
moon. He spolps especially Of the
methods OF determining it's weight,
density, etc. He said 1t was possible
for us to see 81 per cent. of the sur
face. The moon has no effect on ter
restiaI weather, and the amount of
heat radiated to the earth by the
moon is practically negligible.
1
The 1911 catalogues are being mail
ed as rapidly as possible.
Word has been received from Mrs.
Bevan that she and the boys are set
tied for the time being in Minneapolis,
and the boys are in school. Mr.. Bev-
an has enjoyed his trip west, but has
not definitely settled on a location as
vet.
Mr.. Harold Nelson, a former stu
dent Of the college. has been elected
stroke and captain OF the fourth crew
Of the II. S. naval academy at Ann
apohs His crew was recently VIC n
torious over the crew OF the Pennsyl- 4
vania school
Mr.. Upper. the engineer. is put
ting in his spare minutes closing the 1
old road between Jones hall and the
library, and laying out a new path {
from the front Of Dill hall to the en-
trance Of the library.
Last Monday the III. G. s. Literary
society gave one Of the best program i
mes of the year, as follows: Il
Solo,--A Lullaby. -. Ella Beckman |
Scientific Paper. Grace Leininger. {
Book Review -. Stella Buchanan t
Solo,--My Rosary, Howard Armstrong &
Review, Of the Cowan case. $500. {
...s.....-.......... Hal Pollock {
Reading, .,........... Fred e. Stilwell. r
Original Story. .........F. III. Talbot a
At the conclusion of the programme Q
! business meeting was held, at which It
I was decided to give banquet In I
lonor Of the college orators and de- 5
'ators, Miss Dart and Messrs. Aron- q
ON, Hildreth. Sharp and StilweN. The t
late has not been definitely set, but v
t Is likely that 1t win be May 81.
Miss Conn, the librarian, Is now q
member OF the senior class. Until A
he present time she has been classi- g
led as a special but now has her \
york In such shape that she has re- s
eived senior classification. She has \