The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-12-21
LYNDEN AGRICULTURAL
COURSE SCHOOL
A Pronounced Success. Splendid
Banquet 6ttingly closes the Aus
picious Occasion.

| Mr. Ashby, who had made the ar.
engagements on behalf of the Wash
ington State College at Pullman, Prof
H. l.. Blanchard, superintendent OF
tthe State Experimental station at
| Puyallup, and who was in attendance
| throughout the course, as we'll as all
of the professors, and the two Ia
dies, Mrs.Nystrom and Miss Ashby.
| who had charge of the domestic sci
ence department, We're lavish in
their praise of the splendid success
| attained, and for the great interest
| shown not only by the student body
| but by the citizens of Lynden and
the Nooksack valley in general,
|. The grand success of this under
taking, one so near and dear to the
hearts of the people of this section Of
| the state, will be the means of plac-.
| lug Lynden, the Beautiful and taa
I'ountiful, on the map more effective
| ~ than has ever been done before,
and it will be indelibly engraved up
| on the minds of the people of ;his
state and the Pacific Northwest, who
will know henceforth that Lynden' S
citizenship is composed of wide-awake
ard up-to-date people.
Nor will Lynden be the ouly gamer
Whatcom County, through the enter
prise of Lynden in securing the ag-
ricutural school, will receive untold
benefit in many ways Lynden has
been the first community to try out
the plan SO long cherished by
the State Agricultural School that
of bringing the school to the people
who cannot go to the school. 1t is no
longer an experiment - the plan has
been placed into we'll defined success
ful operation, and there will be other
such schools in the future.
Cashmere, which is holding sim
liar course this week has, through
Lyndan's success, received encourage
ment and help.
While the eXpense of tuition in The
LINDEN school was borne by the state
yet the expenses of the faculty while
here. hall rent, and about $1,000 for
railroad fare, of one of the teachers
in the domestic science department,
mad to be met by our people, and all
now realize the great gain for che
small outlay to each individual.o
This Lynden agricultural school is
year hereafter a week will be given
this locality by the state Agricultu-
raj College, and thus afford additional
instruction to the farmers and others
of this section in solving the prob
lens with which they are from time
to time confronted.
The instructors whom it was Lyn-
denis pleasure to have as honored
guests during the wee k were aided
materially in their work by the zeal
and interest of the students, young al 1
hold alike. through their readiness 10
discuss local questions, and their ca
gerness to find out for themselves.
The students that gathered at Jam
ieson's hall, where the school was
held were characterized by alertness
and keenest appreciation, many lax
| ing notes of the different lectures in
order not to miss any of the valu-
bic information.
The domestic science department
was we'll attended throughout. The
| subjects presented were ably md
| entertainingly handled by Mrs. Ny
strom and Miss Ashby. the instructors
! in that department The attendants
| Ike those at the main hall. eagerly
sought after information about the
art of housekeeping and home max
| ing. Many modern devices now
| used in cooking, baking, washing and
| ironing, and other work of the house
| wife were demonstrated. Several
| young men showed themselves inter-
4 esttd students in this section of the
| school.
| On Friday night bountiful banque
| was given the faculty and patrons OF
| the school. Many of the dishes pre-
pared for the repast were made at
the school and especially did the
dainty salads and delicious bread ties
| tify to the skill of the makers.
Mr. p NJ. Serrurier acted as the
postmaster, and opened the ban
Duet with most felcitous speech
proving himself past grand master
of the art. The following are the
,toasts and responses: Response tx
WELCOME, Prof. Nystrom; "Lynden's
Interest in Agriculture, Z. Edison;
Good Roads and What they Mean
to the Farmer, A. II. Frazier,
THE Great Agricultural Awakening
Prof. Severance: practical Farmin
for Tired and Retired Business Men"