The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-23
N. D. Agricultural College


School closed Thursday for the win
ter term n many of the students
have taken advantage of the short va
cation to visit their homes. A great
many of the students will not be back
until next winter to continue their
short course work. The spring term
will begin Monday.
The farm husbandry commencement
exercises were held Thursday evening
at the armory. Sixteen boys graduated
from this course. A banquet was held
at the Copper Kettle inn in the after
noon at which the graduates, their
parents, and the guests Of honor were
present. After the banquet was over
a programme of toasts was carried out
with Mark Prindle as toastmaster.
Robert Peterson was the first speaker
on The Social Center of the Country.
He gave the consolidated schools as
the most important social center. The
next toast was by Jacob Dawson on
The Farmer as a Business Man. in
which he stated that the farmer Is
much more OF a business man than
most people think he is. Louis Lest
responded with a musical number,
followed by a toast from Fred Lowe on,
The Change of Sentiment, in which he
stated that the business men of the
cities are changing in their regard of
the farmers, n how the latter are
commencing to aid one another by or
ganizing cooperative clubs and meet
ings. The commencement exercises
consisted Of al address by A. E.
Chamberlin of Aberdeen, preceded by
a selection from a trombone uuartette
composed Of members from the cadet
band. The diplomas were presented
by President Worst. Mr.. Chamberlain
said the state would be better for hav-
ing had these young men at the A. c..
because Of the sentiments that they
had expressed in their toasts of the
afternoon. He continued by saying:
There is no section of the United
States where young men and young
women with determination can begin
their real life with any more chance
OF success than here in the middle
west. It is only in recent years that
means have been provided for boys to
leave the farm for a few months school
work in the winter, and he was glad
that these boys had availed themselves
of the opportunity, as they would new
er regret it. He said, the reason that
men succeed in this world is because
they grasp opportunities. Every ad-
vantage that is offered, Mr.. Chamber
ain said, calls for responsibility, and
you must return to the farm and do
something for your state and your
parents for the opportunities they have
given you. There is a great deal to be
done in the development of agricul-
ture and the graduates from the agri-
cultural colleges can do much to aid
in the movement.
The management has. succeeded in
bringing together two of the fastest
high school teams of the state to set
tie the question of who is champion
The teams compose the jamestown
and Grand Forks high schools and
room for a social hour in honor Of the
coach and teams. The decorations
were in green and white, commmemo
raitve of st. Patrick-the shamrock
being much in evidence.
Both teams received many congratu-
lations Upon their splendid work in
this the closing conference game Of the
season.
Miss Dunlap read Stephen Phillips
play, Ulysses, at the melting of the
Woman's club on Saturday afternoon.
The literary society gave its regu-
lar programme last Saturday evening.
This was interesting and we'll attend
ed. A feature of the programme was
the debate on the question of munic-
ipal ownership.