The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-26
Local Clubs Asked to Cooperate In
Assembly The Third Week
Of June.
THE DATE MAY BE CHANGED
Conflicts With the Meeting of the
Northern Minnesota Develop =
ment Association. ii

One hundred thousand people of
Minnesota are to get condensed and
popularized course in higher educa-
ton when the university week" dur
ing next June will be held at eighteen
towns. The final itinerary was an
nounced today by Prof. Samuel Quig-
ley. Lecturers, scientists, entertain
ers and practical demonstrators, COM
posing a staff of seventy-five persons,
will interpret this Chautauqua idea
of university extension, Instituted by
President George E. Vincent. The
final program of the university
week" will not be completed until
May 1, when it will be circulated
among the towns to be visited.
Comes Here in June.
The first week, will be spent in
Southwestern Minnesota, from June
3 to 8, inclusive. Commercial clubs
and farmers organizations are max
ing preparations for-the reception Of
the portable university. In the south
west portion st. James, Window,
Worthington, Luverne, Jackson and
Fairmont will be visited. 1t is esti-
mated that the attendance will be
approximately 5000 for each place.
The southeast section of the state
will be visited from June 10 to is, in
elusive, and Waseca, Owatonna, Roch-
ester, Plainview, Red, Wing and
Grand Meadow are the towns on the
schedule. The last week, from June
II to %, inclusive, will be spent in
the northern part of the state The
towns to be visited are Brainerd,
Crookston, Bemidji, Grand Rapids,
Coleraine and Cloquet.
Permanent Staff for Each Town.
A permanent staff will be located
at each place throughout the univer-
sity week while itinerant groups,
numbering fifty in all, will spend one
day in each city. The chief popular
lectures will be given by President
Vincent and DR.. Richard Burton,
head of the English department. As
one of the features of entertainment
Dean George B. Frankforter will give
a demonstration on liquid air. In
connection with this lecture Prof. B.
L. Newkirk of the engineering col
lege will give an exhibition with his
gyroscope and mono-rail car.
Concert and Shakespearian Play.
Other features of entertainment
will be concert by the Glee club,
aided by local chorus in each case
and the presentation of a Shakes
pearean comedy by the University
Dramatic club. Prof. A.. w. Rankin
will speak on Chow Minnesota Edu-
Gates Her People," and Maurice
Flagg, of the State Art society, will
speak on cart in Common Things"
Other lecturers will be Professor EN-
eritus Maria Sanford, DR.. Hardin
Craig of the English department,
Dean A. F. Woods of the agricultural
college, DR.. H. M. Bracken and DR..
H. w. Hill Of the state board of
Health, G. G. Schultz, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, Martha
Wilson and Clara Baldwin of the
state library association and members
Of the university and the agricultur-
al college extension division.
Date Here May Be Changed.
An effort is being made by some Of
the towns on the northern circuit. to
have the university week the fourth
week instead Of the third week in
June. The Northern Minnesota De-
velopment association meets at Inter-
national Falls two days Of the third