Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-13
COLLEGE NOTES

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The University Civics club in the
course of II investigations into the
practical working of governmental
machinery in North Dakota, is taking
up the question of the granting OF
municipal franchises to public serv
ice CORPORATIONS. Gas companies, Wa
ter works and street car lines of the
state will come in for consideration
George Shafer, John Graham and
Hjelmer Swenson are conducting tnls
investigation.
Three of the best cities of the state
were represented in the team selected
by tn Ad Altiora Literary society to
represent them in the annual fresh
man-sophomore debate against their
rivals of the Hesperia society. The
successful men were Howard Huston
of Minot, Lester Budlong of Bismarck
and Lester Smith of Grand Forks.
The question discussed was the COM
mission plan of city government.
With plenty of material on hand
from which very fast quint can be
selected. basketball prospects at the
university are very bright. The fol
lowing partial schedule has been
given out by the management:
January 12-University OF Manlto-
ba at U. N. D. gymnasium.
January 19-Grand Forks Y. M. c.
A. at Grand Forks.
January 26-University of Manito-
ba at Winnipeg.
February 8 to 16-Trip to Twin
Cities; details not yet worked out.
February 17-Fargo college at
Fargo.
February 24-Agricultural college
at Fargo.
March 9-Agricultural college at
university.
March 13-Fargo college at uni
versity.
Two games with the State Science
school at Wahpeton and two with the
Grand Forks Y NJ C. A., the dates
of which will be announced later.
The team for the initial game OF the
series was Sagen, Sad, Heimer, VIII
cox and Robinson.
Many of the university alumni are
we'll acquainted with Ed Conmy OF
the class of 1909. and Faith Grinnen
of the class of 1910, and will be
pleased to learn of their wedding
which occurred in Grand Forks re-
Gently. They will be at home in the
Presidential flat in Fargo after Feb
ruary Is.
Among the university men who Will
take an active part in the proceed
ings of the State Tax association to be
held at Fargo January 80 and 81, are
Professors Boyle, Bridzell and Jacob
stein. Representative Norheim OF
Alexander, Senator Williams OF Tur-
tie Lake and State Rural School In
spector N. C. Mcdonald.
Mr.. Clarence w. Summer, university
librarian, will participate in the exer-
cises incident to the opening OF the
new Carnegie library at Minot on Jan
nary 10. He will also deliver ad-
dresses and assist in promoting H.
rary interests at Williston and at
Rugby, appearing at Williston on the
18th and at Rugby on the 18th.
A recent new student who comes
as a very distinct acquisition to the
musical activities of the university is
Max Tracy of Winona, MINI. He is
cellist and has been drafted at once
into the university band and the
Grand Forks symphony orchestra.
Extension lecture dates will be
filled by Prof. Meyer Jacobstein dur.
ing the present week as follows: Jan
uary Is at Flaxton; topic. Modern So
cialism; January 16 at Glenburn, topic
Wheat Exchanges and Markets or
the World" January II at Mohall, top
ic Modern Socialism"
The observations taken at the gov
eminent weather station here at the
university during the present cold
spell are showing up some rather
startling comparisons in regard to-
the present condition of the weather.
The average maximum temperature
for the first eleven days of January
was 11.5 degrees below zero, and the
highest point reached by the Their
mometer during that period was 2 de-
grees below. The average minimum
for the same time was 81 degrees be-
low and the lowest point was 43 be-
low on the 18th. This was the sec
and coolest day in 20 years, being sur
passed only by temperature of "A
degrees below on February 1, 1893.