The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-13
FARGO COLLEGE NEWS

gether, when they went about a mile
up the river on a picnic. About twenty
five people composed the company and
a big feed and bonfire were features of
the trip.
Recently a letter has been received
at the college from Miss Roberta
Brown of the class of '06, regarding
her plans for missionary work In
Africa. I am in Chicago, where I have
studied all winter at the Moody Bible
institute. The date of sailing is to
be about July 1, possibly day or two
earlier. / never supposed that /
would find the prospect Of visiting
Africa attractive, but that is actually
! the case. There are about a dozen OF
us going out together, some OF them
missionaries who have been home on
furlough but most of them new mis-
sionaries. Even then there are not
enough of us to carry on the work that
has already been begun there, to say
nothing of pushing on to new work
that would be open. Some OF the peo-
pie walk miles on Saturday, so as to
be at church on Sunday. They have
congregations OF 1000 and 5000 at
some of the stations. Our work is in
Kamerun, which is under the German
flag. The people are the Bulu, one Of
the largest African tribes. Their
language is very simple, the principal
difficulty Of the missionaries being in
expressing thoughts for which the
Bulu has no words. They are begin
ming to work German words into the
language to overcome this difficulty.
There are about 5000 boys in school
in our mission consisting Of perhaps
half dozen stations, but not more
than 200 or 500 girls. believe until
quite recently they could not get per-
mission for the girls to come to
school," Miss Brown also mentions
the opposition offered by the Moham-
medan religion. Miss Browns address
is to be Batanga, Kamerun, West
Africa. Her present address Is z01
Latin avenue, Waukesha, wis.
The students were recently favored
In chapel with mastery exposition
OF the facts OF the Cowan case, and of
its bearing on the political situation
In the state, by Rev. DIR. Beard. He
outlined the stages of the case care
fully He said that the matter of con-
viction of acquittal was comparatively
unimportant. the great thing being the
fact that the people Of the state have
been forced to think on the points at
issue, and that they have come to have
a clearer idea as to what moral STAN
dards should be required of a Judge.
DR. Beard showed that he had kept
in close touch with the progress OF the
case. His address was greeted with
hearty applause.
Monday morning Mrs. Hazelton.
senior faculty member, took the
senior class for a drive. The weather
was perfect, and the spirits of the
company were in harmony with the
day.
Mr.. Vowles, sr., and Professor
Vowles were guests at the faculty
table Sunday at dinner. Miss Carkin
Of Grand Forks was guest at the
college table May 6.
The student committee, which has
charge OF some of the social affairs Of
the ladies, has been elected for next
year, and the personnel is as follows:
Edith Colwell. Florence Sell. Caro-
buchanan. Lissie Hodgson and Claire
Gardner.
The seventh annual banquet of the
Aletheian Literary society OF the prep
aratory department will be held this
evening at the Gardner hotel. The
following is the programme:
Head Waiter ....... Gordon Watkins
Fish q la Alumni. Canned" Lob
sters ................ Fred StillweIl
Farewell Punch ..,..... Dan barrow
Young Chicken, well done (for) -.
.................... Edith ColweIl
Salad, fresh and green. Ferne Gardner
DessertsJust and Unjust
................... Professor Brown
Sophomore Sweets. lemon drops. ...
Edna Nelson
Mr.. GefalI had the misfortune to get
q considerable quantity OF ammonium
hydroxide into his eyes In the chemI-
cal laboratory. Professor Wanner
was present at the time or the accI-
dent, and took prompt measures to
countaract the action Of the chemical.
and 1t IL hoped that Mr.. Gefan viii BE-
none the worse tor his experience ii