Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-12-04
SHORT COURSE SUCCESS
Short Course Week Opening POrtends
Very Successful Course.
NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED
ENROLLED IN CLASSES
Large and Enthusiastic Glasses in
Each Department. Domestic
Science Proves Great
Attraction.

The first agricultural short course
for Winneshiek opened at ten O'Clock
Monday morning, and before night it
became evident that it would be a
splendid success throughout The
classes in stock judging, corn and
grains and domestic science were or
ganized by the Ames professors, and
very enthusiastic list of farmers,
mostly young men, went to work with
determination to get as much as
possible out of the course. The stock
judging classes are held on the
ground floor of the Marsh building,
and the corn, grain and soils classes
on the second floor. The former
contains sort of amphitheatre of
raised seats about the stock pit, and
the latter is fitted with rows of ta-
bles at which the students sit. The
domestic science classes are held in
the Elks Home, and it is packed at
every session. The women spend the
afternoons learning how to do all
sorts of stunts in modern housekeep-
ing, and at four o'clock the school
girls, a whole room full of them, are
taught the things that they are able
10 grasp.
In the Engbretson building the
corn, grain and vegetable show is on
exhibition, and it is a hummer. 1t
will do you good to inspect this ex-
hibit if you have not done so, just
to see, If for no other reason, what
scientific farming does for Winnie
shiek county. Here may be seen the
best of corn, grain, seeds, vegetables,
canned fruits, potatoes, pumpkins,
squash, alfalfa, honey, butter, ap-
pies, plants, eggs, gourds, nuts, etc.
It's a great show. Don't miss 1t.
There were yesterday afternoon II
entries of single ears yellow corn, IA
entries other than yellow % entries
10 ears yellow corn, IA entries other
than yellow; s entries 80 ears yel-
low, / other than yellow; / entry so
ears yellow, / other than yellow; 5
entries 80 ears Silver King. In spring
wheat there were entries, 2 of fax,
1 early oats, late oats, popcorn,
timothy seed, 2 late potatoes.
There are also five different general
farm exhibits, by John Harter, Lo-
Gust; o. o. Lomen, Decorah; E. r.
Blount, Decorah; o. H. Myran, Mad
ison; o. S. Olson, Madison.
Yesterday there were 17S enrolled
and purchased tickets for the full
course and $50 for the domestic sci
ence course, and it is believed that
the course will be a success from
financial standpoint as well as other
wise. The professors here from the
state agricultural college at Ames in
charge of the course are as follows:
Domestic Science, Mrs. Louise Camp
bell, Miss Lillian Moline; Farm Crops
and Soil, M. A. Hauser, DR.. c. s.
Lyles, j. III. Grannis, w. o. Brandt;
Stock Work, R. F. O'Donnell, Hugh
Webster. J.. A. Bushnell is in charge
of the exhibit car and Jack Hamil-
ton the stock car, while Howard Bass
is advance man.
There are three cars on the Rock
Island tracks, which are part OF
the short course equipment. One is
an exhibit car, and contains very
interesting and instructive showing
of products, etc.
Each evening of the week except
Saturday, programs are being held in
the Grand opera house. Monday
night at the booster meeting there
was an address of welcome by the
mayor, and addresses by several OF
the Ames professors. Last night
tTuesday) there was music by Luren
and the Decorah Merchants Band,
with addresses by Senator p. M. jew
el and DR.. A. e. Kepford, in charge OF
the state department of tuberculosis,
who made an interesting address up
on the subject of prevention, etc. To-
night there will be music by male
auartette and an address upon cem-
ent and it's uses. Thursday night
music by the Grand opera house or
chestra and solo by Mrs. w. G. Ad-
ans, with addresses by speakers, not
announced as we write. Friday night
there will be county spelling con-
test at the. opera house, in charge OF
Supt. Sigurd Reque, the winners OF
local school contests competing.
It's going to be great week. II
you have not attended any OF the ses'
sions as yet. do so. and It will be well
worth your time. It's OF great value