The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-06-05
Program Includes Merchant of Ven
ice', Glee Club Concert and
Several Lectures.
NOW IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA
Will Reach this City and Five Other
Northern Towns Week From
Monday.

Six towns in southern Minnesota
are hosts this week to the University
travelling extension course which
comes to Bemidji one week from Mon
day. The full program for the week
in Bemidji has just been received and
each day in the week appears full of
subjects of especial interest to peo-
pie OF this community. ...
Monday, June ~, will be public
health day. President Vincent, of
the University of Minnesota, is ex-
pected in the evening to deliver one
OF his famous addresses A. R.
Blakely, a graduate of the Uniyer-
sity and now travelling for the state
board of health, will talk on the
white plague and tell of preventa-
tive measures being taken. Other adj
dresses will be made by DR.. Hill, of
the state board of health, and Pro-
fessor Bass who will talk on "school
House Construction
Tuesday, June 10, is town and
country day. The entertainment in
the evening will be the presentation
of "The Merchant Of Venice" by the
University Dramatic club. Mrs. Vim
cent is also on the program for a lee
ture in the afternoon. Miss Marga-
ret Baker will give an address on the
."Nutritive and Money Values of
Foods" during the morning session.
Wednesday, June 10, is farmers
day and the program has been de-
signed to be of especial interest to
the farmers. N. E.. Chapman, poul-
try expert of the state school, will
talk on care and management of
poultry at $3.50 a. m and at 1900
will tell of Marketing Poultry Prod
ucts." In the afternoon, lectures will
be given on potato growing, "social
Possibilities of Rural Communities"
and Home Planning and Planting"
There will also be question box for
farmers. The evening entertainment
will be a demonstration of liquid air
and the gyroscope, the apparatus for
which represents an expenditure of
several hundred dollars.
Thursday of the week is business
mems day. William T. Cox, state
forester, will be the principal speak
er talking on "Our Capital in Trees, -
in the morning, and Fighting For
est Fires in the afternoon. Adj
dresses will also be made by Profess
sor Thompson on "The Case for and
Against Socialism" and 'sThe Market
ing Problem" In the evening the
University Glee club and assisting So
loists will give concert.
Friday, which is art and literature
day, and Saturday, which is home
welfare day, have programs designed
to be of especial interest to the la
dies and those who pay close atten-
ton to our school systems. Maurice
i. Flagg, director of the Minnesota
State Art society, will speak Thurs
day evening and Professor Rankin,
head of the University department of
education, will lecture on Saturday
evening.
To get the week for Bemidji, 1t
was necessary for the Commercial
club to guarantee $500 and this
amount is to be raised through the
selling of season tickets to the even
ing entertainments at 81 each. These
tickets are now on sale at the three
city drug stores. The lecture by
President Vincent, .The Merchant of
Venice" or the concert of the Glee
club and soloists on Thursday even
ing present separate attractions any
one of which will be worth the price
Of the season ticket. All day lectures
are free.
In addition to the regular features
of the week, there vii! be camp
for boys at the fair grounds where
boys from out Of town may spend a
week in Bemidji at q cost Of about
So. The Crookston Lumber company
has already offered to pay the ex-
penses Of at least twelve boys and
other companies are expected to take
similar action. This feature Il nm
der. the charge OF Pcofeseor Stewart