The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-01

before at the college, and his talks are
always practical and worth while.
A recent letter from Miss Ruth
Smith to her college friends contains
much Of interest 1t was written oil
the upper Yang-tse. Miss Smith tells
of her slow journey by tow-boat UP
the Yang-tse, and describes some of
the scenery: 1.-THE scenery is magnifi-
cent, beautiful and marvellous beyond
all description" she writes. Nowhere
even in our own beautiful Rockies have
/ seen anything TO compare with any
OF the Yang-tse gorges, except the
Grand Canon of the Arkansas. Pho
ture to yourself a swift, muddy river
tearing, tumbling down over rocks and
stones, between jagged cliffs and tow
ering mountains, with here and there
a walled city or tiny hamlet, a rice
field or bamboo grove and temples
and shrines scattered everywhere. 1t
Is most exciting when we are going
up the different rapids. The steers
man takes the rudder. The captain
shouts his orders from the roof. The
tie-goong repeats them from the deck.
The drummer drums them out for the
men on the shore; for thirty men and
boys, reinforced by as many more, and
even by women and little children at
the more dangerous rapids, are pull
ing and straining every muscle on one
end of the big rope The rope broke
once at Otter Cave Rapids, but, for
tunately for us. we were not swept
down on the rocks and no danger re-
suited. January %, reached Chung
hing. Am appointed to Chentu. six
weeks, Journey by boat and sedan
chair further inland, 1000 miles from
the coast. Please address all mail to
M. E. Mission, Chentu. Szechuan,
China
Rev. Mr.. Walters favored the stu
dents Thursday with another of his
delightful chapel talks. He prefaced
his remarks by saying that there were
two things he would try not to do:
preach, and give advice regarding the
things which his audience already
knew. He then spoke about three va
rieties OF "uncaged criminals" The
hrst Of these was the cynic. "He who
robs me of my religious faith and inn
plants doubt instead, robs me OF even
more than he who besmirches my good
name" Another uncaged criminal is
the pseudo humorist, and a third va
riety Is what the speaker termed as
the "innuendoist" Rev. Mr.. Walters
said he had coined this word, and did
not know whether 1t would be recog-
nized or not, but that he could illus
trate what he meant. The indlviduar
or this type was of a cuttle-fish ma
ture. Whenever anyone rose high in
life, this person was always ready to
shrug his shoulders and intimate that
If he were inclined to tell all he knew.
things would appear in a different
light. Such a person In reality at
tempted to whiten his own blackness
by blackening his surroundings. Rev.
Mr.. Walters was heartily applauded;
he is always a favorite with the stu
dents
Mrs. Furlong has been visiting her
daughter May during the past week.
Misses Nelson and Rich have also
received friends from home.
NhT' Wahner, PROFESSOR MANNERS
father. was q recent chapel visitor.
On Monday last the Aietheian liter
airy society of the preparatory depart
ment held an open meeting during the
afternoon. The programme was as fol-
lows:
Roll call ....... springtime quotations
instrumental solo $3.50. Marion Larsen
Humorous reading -. Daniel barrow
Defamation ........ Ben Barosky
Preliminary debate: Resolved, that
all corporations engaged in interstate
commerce should be Incorporated IN
der federal charter. Constitutionaiity
granted
Affirmative Spencer Boise, Marion
Russ, Harold Shaw.
Negative Gordon watkins, Elvfra
Rasmussen, Arthur Boe
Vocal solo ........... Katherine Boise
Cornet solo ........... Spencer Boise
The judges--MiHs Sutton, Mr.. Brown.
Mr.. VowIes.
The decision Of the judges was for
the affirmative. Aside from this the
best debators were chosen irrespective
Of the phase OF the question they
handled. First place was awarded to
Mr. Watkins, second to Mr.. shaw and
third to Miss Russ. This team will
represent the preparatory department
In inter academy debate The corn0t