The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-23


first taste Of military training and
modern agriculture.
Half the boys in am were work
ing when the bugIeF got IN this morn
ing, life on the farm having taught
them to arise with the sun and with
out the aid of any noisy instrument.
The delegates to this eneampment
ate breakfast at 2 o'clock and the
way they went after pancakes and
maple syrup showed that life in camp
is whetting their appetites almost to
the limit. The boys are being well
fed three times q day and the meals
are being deyoured as fast as walters
car put the good things on the long
tables.
Only one accident has bean report
ed to the emergency hospital at the
agricultural camp, which Is in charge
OF DR.. j.. g. Dillon. Dickinson. one Of
the aides from the agricultural school
cadets, who is assisting Lieutenant
Heron, chopped of his hands
severely last night while working on
one Of the headquarters tents. DR..
Dillon took him I'm charge Immediately
and gave him prompt and proper
treatment. Dickinson is assisting in
the work, of the camp today and says
that the little accident has been a
good lesson to him. Hereafter, he
says, he viii be more careful In SWING
ing his are. All the boys in camp
seem in perfect health. DIR. Dillon
says they are the huskiest ana best
developed lot OF youngsters he has
cen in a long tineI
Al feature of the boys entertainment
in camp last night was an address by
was regularity in all things. He adj
monished the boys to be regular in
their living and in their work. AS
an example OF regularity he told Of
one OF his classmates during his first
four years in college. The boy he
mentioned was the sickliest lad in
school and everybody thought he
could not finish his course. This boy,
however, adopted the regularity rule
in his living and when the four years
Of college life was over for this class,
the lad who was thought to be on
his way to the grave had turned out
to be the strongest boy In school. His
athletic pr0Wess al admired by
everybody. When DR.. Dillon conclud-
ed his remark his young auditors
cheeTed and many, probably right then
and there resolved to become more
regular in their way OF living.
Class work was begun by the young
farmers this morning, the first class
0OA&AA &9AAANASR4 AMSE &<r2NAZ VA ~
poultry building BY Professor Dynes
OF the agricultural college, Although
a drizzling rain fell most OF the time
while this lesson was in progress, the
farmer boys didn't SEEM 70 mind the
darnpness. They turned up their coat
collars. pulled down their hats, took
ouk their pencils and paper and made
copious notes of the lecture.
Professor Dynes told the boys that
the fresh air which they are breath
ing into their young lungs at the fair
Is Just the proper thing for poultry
and really the principle of industry.
He had a model winter laying house
to show and explain to them. This
was the curtain front house in which
the chicken is protected for 40 below
zero weather by a muslin curtain over
the window only. It is said to be a
drst class house for poultry, and the
boys. ut least many of them, said that
they believed 1t vas just the proper
kind Of a structure tor their chickens
back ON the farm.
Or. u. H. Worst OF the agricultural
college is billed to address the boys
at $50 o'clock this afternoon.