The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-18


~ favored with splendid address on
the subject of pure food by Professor
Ladd Of the agricultural college. He
told something Of the nature Of the
conflict which is being waged against
food adulteration and the kind of OPP
position met by the champions Of pure
food. He went into some detail about
authorizations in catsup. mince-meat.
bleached -four. polished rice. etc. The
statement was made that the recent
attacks on DIR. Wiley were not aimed
at the man. but st a principle. Inves-
tiration has shown that there are an
enormous number of animals in cold
storage: 100000 steers. 100000
hogs and 100000 calves not to men
ton smaller animals and fowls. Our
present high tariff makes the battle
against food adulteration much more
difacult than it otherwise would be.
At chapel Friday the college band
made its initial appearance for the
year and rendered two selections.
There are several new members and
the band is making good progress
under the efficient direction of Pro-
lessor Stephens. Another musical
feature Of the day was the singing of
a duartette OF young men from Min
nesota, who have just returned from
western trip as far as the coast
They rendered several selections and
were very favorably received.
one of the excellent chapel add
dresses OF the week was on Proven
tive Medicine by DIR. Smith of the city
health department and graduate OF
Harvard university. He mentioned
as some of the triumphs of the nine
teenth century the discovery of the
germ theory by Pasteur, development
along antiseptic lines through the re-
search OF Lister and the discovery OF
the utility Of ether as an antiseptic.
There has been marked advance in
baoteriolugy, pathology, chemistry
and physiology, and we know that
many diseases. before which we used
10 stand helpless, are preventable-
During the Hamburg cholera epidemic
OF 1892 there were 1900 cases and
5000 deaths, whereas in the adjoining
citv of Altoona, which utilized the same
water supply but had a modern Ill
tration plant, there were but ITO cases.
Vaccination has robbed smallpox of
its terrors, sanitation has freed the
south from yellow fever and made PAN
anna habitable. Yet there are about
400, 900 unnecessary deaths annually
in the United States, and there are
always about 100000 cases OF un-
necessary illness. In Fargo during |
the year ending March, 1911. there |
znn4 he
and 213 preventabIe cases of illness.
A photoplay by Melvin Hildreth is
being produced by the Essanay Film |
Manufacturing Co.. and will be shown |
in Fargo in the near future. During
his study as member of Mrs. Hazel
tons short story class he conceived
the idea of the photoplay. The MEM
bers of the writer's club win attend in |
a body when the Aim is shown at a |
local theatre.
On Wednesday, Dec. 10. there will |
be Christmas sale Of novelties made |
by the members Of the art department |
Of the college, under the direction of |
Miss Hill. The sale was well patron
ized last year, and as the department !
Is twice as large as then. it promises /
to be a great success.
This year letters have been awarded |
to the following football men: Captain |
Mcnamara, Macmillan, Catlin, Paul |
sen, Drummond, Keya Ericsson. Muir |
ray, Carpenter. frost, Rusness Bay
ard, Stickney and Student Manager
Engerud.
At the recent religious gathering In |
Fargo DR.. Creegan and DIR. Knowlton |
were, prominent among the speakers. |
DIR Creegan gave report of the |
National Congregational Brotherhood |
convention which he attended as the
delegate from the Fargo church. Or.
Creegan also spoke of the needs of the |
rural church. DIR. Knowlton discuss
ed educational institutions in England, |
Germany and France, showing some |
ways in which the school systems OF |
these countries excel our own, as well |
as some of the points of superiority |
on this side of the Atlantic. The |
speaker said that in Germany Amer
leans were continually being recog- |
nized more and are more than ever |
respected there.
Last Sunday Miss Stanley and Miss |
Beard assisted the city Y. w. G. A. in |
its observation of some Of the serv- |
ices Of the week of prayer. Miss York |
assisted In staging the play A Chinese
Student put on by the same organ |
ization Thursday evening. At the
birthday banquet of the Y. w. c. A. |
among the leading speakers.
The members OF Mrs. Hazelton's
class In journalism had the pleasure
OF listening to an address on LegisIa-
tive Journalism by r g. Patterson of
The Forum. He drew largely from
his personal experience at Washing
ton, ID. c., and as correspondent from
the state legislatures Of Delaware and
North Dakota.
This week the college Y. M. c. A.
meeting was led by Mr.. Stillwell and
the Y. w. G. A. by Miss Shute-
The early onslaught OF winter put /
an abrupt close to the football sea-
son. occasioning the cancelIing OF the
last game, which was to have been
played against the Wahpeton Science
school. Basketball for both men and
women has begun and this week the
regular gymnasium classes are being
organised for the winter.
A number Of the students and fac
uIty enjoyed the splendid recital Civ
en- Tuesday evening at the Congrega-