The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-05

VI Inc DlFIn OF James NlfICOm1D RILEY.
and plans have been made to celebrate
the occasion. Mrs. G. A. Nye of Moor
head, will rende some readings from
the popular Bard's works, and Mrs.
halgren will sing several solos taken
from his writings.
This week all the college classes
have elected their officers for the COM
ing year, as follows:
Seniors.
Mae Hooper. president; Fred Hack
EFT, vice president; Jennie Simmons,
secretary; Thos. Calnan, treasurer.
juniors.
John Nolet, president: Ruby Head,
vice president; Ethel Poole, secretary;
Geo. Gustafson, treasurer.
SOphomores.
Elsie Stark, president; Beardsley,
vice president; Lena Honnet, secretary:
I. Stoa and Alice Tough, treasurer,
Freshmen,
W. Crouch, president; r.. Bolsinger,
wee president: Kitty Keye, secretary;
W. Emery, treasurer.
The Athenian and Fhilomathian Lit
erary societies are busy working for
their annual debate. The question this
year viii be on the recall.
The crack squad held its first try-our
on Wednesday and a large number
reported. Drill Master Ogaard predicts
a hne organization this year.
John Weaver, one of the alumni, was
a college visitor or Wednesday. He
now owns a ranch at Ruby, N. d., and
Is now on his way to the Illinois state
fair. While east he expects to buy
some good horses.
On Saturday the Chemical club held
It's first meeting and elected officers.
W.. >. was elected president,
and Earl Hunt as secretary. Radical
changes have been made in the man
agement and methods OF conducting
meetings. The club has completed ar
director of school of chemistry at the
U. of Mimi, to speak on Nov. so. They
VIII continue to hold their seminars
on every second and fourth Mondays
The Rooters club held a meeting and
a rally at / o'clock on Friday at which
time they elected officers. They are:
Dixon, president; Williams, vice presi-
dent; 2. Olson, treasurer; Larson prop
erty man. This organization is going
to be a live Issue n is planning to
be both seen and heard at all the
games.
w. o. Whitcomb 100 of Williston was
q college visitor on Thursday and Fri
a y He is on his way to Washington,
finish for the department of agricul-
ture. On Oct. 10 he will enroll at
Cornell university for the winter.
The publishers of the works of
James Whitcomb Riley have placed in
the college library, a half tone engrav-
ing OF the poet, a facsimile of 'out to
old Aunt Marys" a picture of his birth
pace ana his present home, also a
list OF his most popular poems. Mrs.
McVeety now has these on display at
the library.
The college orchestra met on Thurs
day. Ihere was an attendance of IA.
MISS Eugenia u was at the piano,
and things went very nicely.
There are now 81 in the first band.
thompson last years bass is now on
the baritone saxaphone. Anderson has
returned and is playing z fiat clarionet
In the band n viola In the orchestra.
Chester Holkesvig II returned on
tuesday from a six weeks trip in the
east. On leaving here Mr.. Holkesvig
went to Gibbesboro, N. j., where he
spent 10 days in the labratory of the
John Lucas Paint Co. He. then went to
Atlantic City with Mr.. Nemzek 'O9 to
work on the test fences of the Paint
Manufacturers association. From there
he went to New York to be present at
the international Cong. of App. chem
istry, at Columbia u. Two weeks were
then spent with the National Lead Co.
at Brooklyn studying commercial paint
methods. On the way home he stayed
q few days at Michigan u. Annapolis,
and visited Professor Ware. Taken as
a whole his trip will prove of material
assistance in the post graduate work he
is taking.
Friends of Ted Mills, a former stud
ent at the A. c. will be pleased to hear
of his marriage to Miss Regina Velo on
Thursday. Mr.. Mills and his wife left
for Bowman where he Is working for
the Better Farming association.