Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-12-04
SHORT COURSE SUCCESS
Short Course Week Opening Portends
avery Successful Course.
NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED
ENROLLED IN CLASSES
Large and Enthusiastic Glasses in
Each Department. Domestic
Science Proves Great
Attraction.

Each Department. Domestic
Science Proves Great
Attraction. u
The first agricultural short course
for Winneshiek opened at ten o'clock
Monday morning, and before night it
became evident that 1t would be q
splendid success throughout. The
classes In stock judging, corn and
grains and domestic science were or
ganized by the Ames professors, and
q very enthusiastic list of farmers,
mostly young men. went to work with
q determination to get as much Is
possible out OF the course. The stock
judging classes are held on the
ground floor of the Marsh building,
and the corn, grain and soils classes
ON the second floor. The former
contains q sort Of amphitheatre Of
raised seats about the stock pit, and
the latter Is fitted with rows Of ta-
bles at which the students sit. The
domestic science classes are held in
the Dlks Home, and 1t is packed at
every session. The women spend the
AFTERNOONS learning how to do all
sorts df stunts in modern housekeep-
ing, and at four o'clock the school
girls. ! whole room full OF them, are
taught the things that they are able
to grasp.
In the Engbretson building the
corn. grain and vegetable show is on
exhibition, and It Is hummer. It
will do you good to inspect this ex-
hibit II you have not done so, just
TO see, II for no other reason, what
scientihc farming does for Winnie
sAiek county. Here may BE- SEEN the
hest Of corn. grain. seeds. yegetahles.
canned fruits. potatoes. pumpkin.
squash, alfalfa, honey. butter, ap-
'ylet. piants, eggs. gourds, nuts, etc.
~ Z great show. Don't miss It.
There were yesterday afternoon II
entries OF single ears yellow corn. IA
entries other than yellow; Is entries
10 ears yellow corn, IA entries other
than yellow; entries 80 ears yell
low, other than yellow; entry so
ears yellow, other than yellow; 5
entries 80 ears Silver King. In spring
wheat there were entries. 2 Of FAX,
early oats, z late oats. popcorn,
timothy seed. late potatoes.
There are also ave different general
farm exhibits, by John Harter, Lo-
Gust; o. o. Lomen, DEBORAH: e. r..
Blount, DEBORAH; o. H. Myran. Mad
ison; o. s. Olson. Madison.
Yesterday there were 173 enrolled
and purchased tickets for the full
course and $50 for the domestic SCI
ence course, and it - believed that
the course will be success from q
financial standpoint a. we'll as other
wise. The professors 4ere from the
state agricultural college at Ames in
charge OF the course are as follows:
Domestic Science. Mrs. Louise Camp
bell. Miss Lillian Moline; Farm Crops
and Soil. M. A. Hauser, DR.. G. 8.
Lyles, j. H. Grannis. w. O. Brandt;
stock Work, r.. #. O'Donnell. Hugh
Webster. j. A. Bushnell is In charge
OF the exhibit car and Jack Hamil-
( ton the stock car. while Howard Bass
81 advance man.
TheEe are three cars on the Rock
Island tracks. which are . part o.
The short course equipment. One e
m exhibit ear. and contains q very
interesting and instructive showing
OF products, etc.
Each evening Of the week except
saturday. programs are being held in
the Grand opera house. Monday
night 1t the booster meeting there
was an address Of welcome by the
mayor, and addresses by several OF
the Ames professors. Last night
(Tuesday) there was music by Luren
and the DEBORAH Merchants Band,
With addresses by Senator p. N. Jel;;
81 and DR.. A. =. Kepford, In charge q
the state department Of tuberculosis.
who made an interesting address up
% the subject Of prevention. etc. To-
night there will be music by = maie
quartette and an address upon COM
emit and ~ usss. Thursday night
music BY tho Grand opera house A.
chestra ana I solo, ~ Ars. w. g. Ad-
ANS, with addresses BY speak kerr, not
announced - ~ write. Friday night
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