The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-25
FARGO COLLEGE NEWS

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Pre-commencement and other social
affairs tend to make life very busy
these last days Of the semester at the
college on the hill. Friday evening
many of the students and faculty heard
Miss Newton's graduation recital. A
week from Friday Miss Spalding's re-
citaI occurs Monday evening viii
mark two events, the Henry Clay
Simmons literary society banquet at
the Waldorf and the third and fourth
year preparatory dinner. At the lat
ter Miss Beckman. Miss Sutton, Pro-
fessor Wanner and Professor Brown
will be faculty guests. Monday viii
also be May pole day. There is to be
q breakfast served on the campus by
the preparatory girls from Z to 8, after
which sixteen young ladies and as
many young men will wind the May
pole. on Friday, May 81 the faculty
and students will be hosts to the
graduating classes Of the Moorhead
and Fargo high schools, at a reception
and banquet in Dill hall. The senior
preparatory class of the college are
also to be among the guests. Semester
examinations are scheduled for June
s and I. and the first commencement
event, the preparatory graduation, at
which Judge Bruce will speak, will
take place Saturday evening, June 8.
Other commencement events follow
the next week.
Upon inquiry further information
has been gathered with reference to
the position just awarded j.. G. Pinney
Of the class OF 'o5. Under the new in
dependent administration OF the city
of Milwaukee, he succeeds T.. ].
Klug as superintendent of bridges and
public buildings. On the monthly
payroll of the bureau Of which he is
head there are 1913 names, the aggre-
gate monthly salary being $10,7 $50. In
order to accept this position, Mr.. PIN
ney resigned his place as head Of the
department of structural engineering
at Marquette university.
Myron Leslie Of the class of '0S
has been offered the principalship Of
Windham institute at Montevideo,
MINI. He is being urged to retain his
position at the North high school of
Minneapolis at a substantial increase
Of salary. He has not made public
his decision.
Friday the baseball team met the
University Of North Dakota in the Sec
ond game of the season with them.
Professor Wanner accompanied the
team. The recent game with Park Re-
gion Luther college resulted in a VIC
tory for Fargo college with q score of
8 to o.
Mr.. BrudevoId, who has been q stu
dent al the college this year, will sail
from New York June 8 for a summed
in Norway, the land of his birth. He
will visit part of the time with his
father. He left Friday for the east,
and will spend a few days at the
Methodist conference in Minneapolis.
DR.. Knowlton will deliver the bac-
calaureate address at the commence
ment exercises OF the Glendale State
Normal Industrial school this year
DR.. Creegan has been called on for a
number Of addresses. One OF them
will be at the graduation ceremonies al
the Casselton high school.
At the regular weekly prayer meet
ing Of the college Y. w. G. a.. Miss
Lonn spoke on the conference she re-
Gently attended at Valley City. Mr.
Aronson addressed the men on Ge-
neva. Plans are on foot for the rails
ing OF money to send a good delega-
ton to the Geneva conference this
summer.
The following is the committee or
arrangements for the reception to the
seniors Of the high schools: Recep-
ton, Clair Codding; refreshments
Vivian Shute; finance. James Sharp;
decorations. Margaret Plank; invita-
tons, Melvin Hildreth; equipment
Leo Horst; place cards, Margaret Hol-
lister; post bellum, Fred Stillwell;
chairman of the whole. Lois Dart.
Miss Mabelle Morgan, formerly
dean Of women OF the college, and now
n of the secretaries of the Paris Y
w. C. A., writes Interestingly to coll
lege friends OF her visit to the cele-
bration at Orleans, France, OF the
500th anniversary OF the birth Of Joar
of Arc on May Z and 8. One posta
bears an immense stamp commemor.
ating the affair, with a design o.
Jeanne dare on horseback.
Rain prevented the game scheduled
between Fargo college and the Moor
head normal.
Mrs. Hutchinson and Mrs. simon
itsch were among those whose splendit
acting did much to make the play
Esmeralda the success it was. At tn,