The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-16
r COLLEGE NEWS

The recent oratorical contest at the
college was another exemplifcation of
the strides the department OF public
speaking Is making. That the decision
was close is shown by the fact that
three orations out of seven tied for
fourth place. James Sharp, who had
as his subject David Livingstone, was
named the winner by the unanimous
decision of the judges. Mr.. Sharp is
an experienced DICTATOR, and spoke
with an ease and force that carried
his audience with him. The grafton
Social Justice by Mr.. Talbot, took Sec
ond place. All of the speakers had
live topics, and the programme was a
treat, aside from the fact that it was
interesting as a contest. The other
speakers were Miss Krantz and
Messrs. Aronson, Stickney, .Codding
and Slingsby. The college orchestra
furnished music, under the direction
of Professor Stephens. A new de-
parture was the fact that the head Of
the department. Of public speaking
served as one of the judges. This plan
has been adopted in several colleges,
on the theory that the head of this
department should have something to
do with picking his team, in the same
way that an athletic coach does. The
other judges were Professor Shepherd
and Mrs, r. M. Pollock.
The two Fargo college debating
teams participated Friday evening in
the first two events of the triangular
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Messrs. Horst, Aronson and Pixler
met st. Olaf in Fargo, and Miss Dart
and Messrs. Hildreth and Sharp con-
tended with Manchester al st. Paul at
the same time. This is the first time
the college has had two teams and has
participated in q triangular debate.
The college has had the privilege of
hearing several distinguished speak
ers this year, among them w. J..
Bryan. Every effort is being made to
secure Mr.. LaFollette.
A recent number of The Forum has
a brief but excellent write-up of the
college, and it's work, and calls atten-
ton to the fact that the institution
will celebrate it's 25th anniversary
next June at commencement time.
The article mentions the increase in
equipment and tells something of the
activities in which graduates are at
present engaged. Among the institu-
lions, which have had a part in train
ing the faculty are: Harvard, Chi
cago, Minnesota, Oberlin, Beloit, SYRIA
cuse, Oxford, Leipzig, Williams, We'll
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College Of Music of Cincinnati, New
England conservatory and Pratt insti-
tute.
Thursday evening President Creegan
presided over the meeting at which
Henry Allen, some times called the
original Roosevelt progressive of Kan
sas, delivered an address in the in
terest Of the Roosevelt candidacy. DR..
Creegan wal one of the speakers at a
recent political meeting held in the
auditorium of the city Y. M. G. A, by
the young men.
w. d. Muller, landscape gardener
for the Fargo park commission, favor
ed the students and faculty with an
interesting and practical address
Thursday in chapel suggesting Meth
DDS of beautifying our campus. He
called attention to the fact that we
have to use principally our own local
plant material, and that we need to
learn how to utilize it to the best adj
vantage. The students should be di-
vided into small groups. and the mat
ter should not be hurried. We should
not look for any results the first year.
The first thing to do is to put vines
on the buildings.
Those who were acquainted with
Prof. w. A. Deering, who was dean of
Fargo college some years age, will be
panied to learn that his son, Harold
C. Deering, 26 years old, and engaged
in the profession of law, died Of a
nervous breakdown in Minneapolis,
the present home Of the family.
Fargo college defeated the wahpe-