The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-17
FARGO COLLEGE NEWS

On the Sunday preceding Lincoln's
birthday President Creegan gave a
very instructive talk on the life and
work of the great emancipation at the
First Presbyterian church of Fargo
He made the statement: Twenty min
listers out of twenty three, when ask
ed to- support Lincoln in the campaign
for the presidency in 1860, refused ia
uphold him and said that he was an
atheist. Fifty years have changed
things, and people of today think that
he was one of the most religious men
the world mas ever known. Colonel
Watts of Kentucky rendered a great
service to the world when he wrote
his famous book in defense of the good
name of Lincoln's mother" Dr.. Cree
gan gave many interesting facts and
drew many helpful lessons from Lin
coins life.
Thursday morning Hon. Smith Slim
mel of Casselton, one of the few sur
viving members of Major Todd's Lin
coin body guard, addressed the stu
dents at chapel on Personal Reminis
cences on Lincoln. Mr.. Stimmel was
a member of the guard for two years
and was frequently stationed at the
White House, and had frequent OPP
p%ortunity of observing many things OF
interest. When Lincoln talked to any
of us, he did so in a manner that i'm
piled that he was thinking of us. Al
public functions he presented an at
tractive appearance-there was no self
| onnSn{o1rz nVsdo about him Uhnn
witnessed his first appearance with
General Grant at the White. House, ]
was profoundly impressed with his APP
p~earance, although he was quite shah
billy dressed for a president. I wish
I could bring him to o as l knew
him, the man of sorrows. He seemed
to be carrying the burden OF the nation
on his soul, and his wonderful eyes
were so expressive of the great re-
s~ponsibility he bore. that men fire.
quently burst into tears as they OBJ
served him.
DR.. Stratton spoke interestingly for
a few minutes Friday morning at
chapel IN the construction of the rail-
way which has been opened between
ANCS r J" S5N dlid havana liz AOLu VI
some of the engineering and other
difficulties which beset the men who
had the project in charge, and how
they were overcome. A small fleet OF
boats had to be employed to keep off
p~urveyors of liquor to the laborers
The trip from New York to Havana
can now be made in ff~ty-four hours
Another recent chapel speaker was
Rev. Mr.. Gallagher of the First Con-
gregational church Of Wahpeton, whc
spent Tuesday in the city.
The glee club is working hard In
anticipation of it's tour during the
spring vacation. 1t is possible that the
boys will appear in concert in Fargo
IN March /. A majority of the mem,
bers are assisting in the chorus of the
Nautical Knot, and three are ~soloists
Two recent alumni visitors at thu
college were Dwight Carleton OF
Oriska and DR.. Huntley of Leonard
DIR. Huntley was here for the basket
ball game with the A. G.
DR.. Creegan has left the city and
will spend a week or so in the east.
Miss Morgan, formerly of the faeul.
ty, has written interestingly of heI
work In Paris. She has charge Of the
city work of the Paris branch of the
Y. W. @. A.. a department which has
about 1000 members. The associa-
ton has just moved into more COM
modious quarters.
A mass meeting was held in chape
Friday morning in the interests Of the
Nautical Knot, the operetta in which
about sixty of the students and faculty
OF the college and the conservatory are
participating. A part of the funds
will be devoted to the campus inn
provement fund, but the major portion
will be applied toward equipping g
musical library. There has been g
rehearsal every day but one this week
and the operetta will be given Tues
day.
f. Fl. Leslie of the class Of 1911 has
written several interesting letters tc
friends 1t the college of his work In
Turkey. At the present time he il
located at the American mission al
Marash, where he is studying the Ian,
guage. Later he is to be at Urfa, 9