The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-23

The winter term closed on we6nes-
day and the spring term will begin on
April 2. The first day will be regis
tration day with ~recitations beginning
on Wednesday.
The school mourns the loss of Har-
old Ames, who has been a student
during this yea His untimely death
was a sever blow to all his friends.
He was a. ideal young mar and a
general favorite among all young peo-
pie who knew him.
Miss Campbell, a member of the
freshman class, was called home last
Monday morning by the death of her
sister.
Superintendent Swenson of Nelson
county was a guest at the normal last
Friday to attend the term party of the
school. #... '....
Her two brothers from the agricul-
tural college, spent the week end visit
ing with Miss Inga Lund. They were
guests at the party.
superintendent HousemaR Of Hope
was at the normal to off1ciate ia the
championship game of basketball be-
tween the normal and the science
school teams. His friends were very
glad Of the opportunity to renew their
acquaintance with him. He was a
member of the faculty during the sum-
mer term of 1911.
Messrs. McNair and Medium repre-
scented the student Y. M. C. A. at the
state meeting in Grand Forks on Sat
urday and Sunday. They also heard
LaFollette speak.
The basketball season is closed and
has been the most successful ever en-
joyed by the school. The team and
Mr.. Tharaldsen are to be c%ongratu-
lated Upon their fine record. Mr..
Tharaldsen has demonstrated that he
can get the best out of the boys in.
their practice, when from our few
boys he can make a winning team
which competed with schools having
from two to four times as many men
students. And the boys deserve praise
too. They have stuck to the game
admirably. There has been the best
of spirit among the boys and the Sec
ond team has ever been present to give
the first players the hard practice that
has made them champions OF the in
ter-state conference. "
The team has played many games
and lost but two; one to the university
and one to the science school We
have before, given a record of most of
these. The last two games were play
ed here against Concordia college and
the science school, Wahpeton, p
lively. The former was won by a
score of 53 to IS and tied our team and
the science school for the champion
ship. This was an easy victory for
the normal who played two of the Sec
ond team instead of the regulars. The
last game and the one that would de-
eide the championship was played in
MayVille against the science school
last Friday evening. This was a hard
fought contest from the start. Both
teams were in the best of trim and
both were confident of victory. Both
played clean ball and there was the
best of sportsmanship shown by each
individual player. 1t was a hard VIC
tory. Sometimes the score card show
ed the visitors in the lead, again a tie
was recorded, and then the normal was
ahead. Guards and forwards were
alert as lis shown by the low score on
both sides. MelIum never missed a
basket for Mayville on the free throws
sand Weltzin ran ' the normal score
ahead when he made three field bas-
kats in rapid succession during the lat
ter part OF the second half, by getting
from his ~OpnOnant. The Anal