The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-02-16
STATE COLLEGE NOTES.

The Christian Associations held
their second joint social in the form
Of a Valentine party last Friday even
ing. in the college armory. The large
drill hall was very nicely decorated IN
Valentine style for the occasion.
Many games were played during the
fore part of the evening. then followed
some pleasing musical selections.
The ladies' quartet gave a beautiful
number and responded TO the hearty
encore given them. Mr.. Brenneman
then entertained the party with a man
dolin solo, and he also received an
C The ladies quartet was again
called and they rendered another
pleasing selection. A Valentine post
Office was one OF the novel features
of the evening and afforded much
amusement. The program vas fol
lowed by a p~alatable spread, which
concluded the evenings entertain
ment. The occasion was a most pleas
ant one in every respect.
The regular meeting of the Forum
last week was led by Rev. Hugh Rob
inson, who gave an excellent paper on
Some Phases of the Land Question -
He gave a very interesting historical
review of some of the most important
questions relative to the ownership OF
agricultural lands in various countries
from the time of Isiah in Israel to the
present. Fuedal ownership was shown
to have resulted in many cases in
either enslaying or impOyrrishing the
masses of the people with most detri-
mental results TO the nation. The
paper was a very instructive one and
many new ideas were EXPRESSED.
President Slagle spent the latter
part of the past week in Pierre, look
ing after business matters pertaining
to the college.
Miss Eta Starring, sister to Prof.
George and Cecil Starring, was a Wis
itor in Brookings Saturday and Sun
day.
Next Friday evening the State Col
lege Glee and Orchestral Club will
give their concert in the Grand opera
house. The club has just returned
from a weeks concert tour over the
state. Their tour was a successful one
in every respect, having been greeted
with good audiences and having re-
ceived many appreciative comments
upon the musical merits of their o n
certs. The organization will give two
.Out-of-town concerts next week, at
Watertown, February q, and Estel-
line, February %.
At Tuesdays chapel exercises Rev.
Hoffman of the United Presbyterian
church gave an excellent address on
"Earnestness of Purpose" He struck
the keynote of his address when he
said, I'VE desire to make the most of
life" To do this one must place first
things first: the one who does this
stands at the very head of the column,
head and shoulders above the one who
is content to merely play with the all
but vital problems of life. He went on
to say that first of all one must be
proud to do his work; must not fee
above it, but must get right down close
to It and pull. He is to do his common
duty and in a common way and not
stop to see if it is going to be ap
preciated. Lives are not measured by
the noise that they make but by the
direction in which they take. Hal
hearted work will not count: it is tht
whole hearted, everlasting'y at it kline
that succeeds. Men and women Of to
day are called to fill positions as neve.
before. The ones who are demanded
are the one with a rugged will, will
a clear spirit and a pure heart. Rev
Hoffman talked with great earnestnes'
and deeply impressed his hearers.