The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-01
FARMERS JOIN
l|SBONS EVENT
- 49,
Community Problems Pro
vide Material for Very
Helpful Discussions.
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE
OF $40 WAS HAD
Believes That t City Will
Adopt Several Of the
Features Proposed.

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The delayed, trains on the Great
Northern this morning brought in
president McEey and Field Organizer
y. {. Abbott of the University Extern
sion department as the last Of the
staff of workers who have participated
In the Citizens Institute held at, lis
bon on "Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. They were well satisfied
with the work done and reported a
ering. The weather during both days
was far from favorable. yet the. pro-
gram of the institute was carried out
as arranged. the, attendance was en-
cllcn and the interest continuous
throughout. This particular kind of
extension work is new in this state.
and in fact has never yet been tried
in any other state. Several other in
stftutes of this kind arc being planned
held at Williston about the middle of
March,,
Good Attendance.
The Lisbon Commercial club was
the local. organization responsible for
bringing about this gathering. The
program and details were worked out
by the university extension depart
tive and very effective advertising
campaign vas carried out and. as u
result. the farmers Of the surrounding
territory were interested as we'll az
the townspeople. In spite Of the fact
that on "Wednesday 1t was showing
heavily from about II o'clock and on
Thursday there was every prospect OF
a real old North Dakota blizzard. the
farmers turned out in large numbers.
sessions of the institute held during
the two days. according to the figures
given out by Field Organizer Abbott.
was go and fully one.third Of these
were farmers, They listened with in
terest to the lectures and took an ac-
tive part in. the discussions. At. the
several womcn's meetings. turner's
wives We're much in evidence.
Women .lMtcrcstcd. 5.
+,i,lds tulalishel tho: material tor, dis
cussion during the institute. The
mrnlld rsllip. Of the staff of workers
Was President Frank l.. McVey. Dr. q.
+. %Isucdigcr, Prof. John NJ. Gillette.
Miss Bertha l1rdman and y. e. Abbott
of the university and Superintendent
Minnie Nelson of Barnes county. who
.Womtn's clubs. Miss Nelson address
~! tho institute ON Wednesday after
noon on the topic The Woman's Side
-: Ehrm Life" and spoke at the wom-
ans meeting later in the afternoon on
"Nractical work for the club women
o; Lisbon" At noon. Thursday. she
was the guest of honor at a luncheon
Miss E;rilam spoke at the womcn's
meeting on Thursday afternoon on
.'Ihc Health and Hygiene of Sex"
Th:;rsGlay forenoon she addressed a
rut;he!'s' meeting at the Presbyterian
cliurrn and at ISIS y. nj. the same day
site addressed Il gathering made up
of high school students and citizens
Oh The Nursing Profession"
Lively Discussions.
Problems OF public health came in
for Il large share Of attention and DIR.
I~tiicdiger was kept busy answering the
queries thai were brought out by his
TWO lectures. Significant facts relative
to- bacteria and disease were present.
ell in a graphic way in an illustrated
lecture given on Wednesday evening
that Is said to have caused a good
many Of the Lisbon citizens to sit up
and take notice in a new way. Pro-
fessor Gillette was successful in set
ting In circulation a. number of new
IDEAS regarding the Industrial and So
rinl possibilities that may be realized
in a small town and the lines Of pos
sil'lc c~o-opcraton between city people
II farmers of the surrounding
region. 1t is probable hat the next
Year will sec the establishment Of sew
eral profitable new industries in Lis
bon and a closer organization Of all
Of the surrounding territory for pur.
poses OF mutual benefit.
The concluding features Of. the pro-
gram were a lecture given by Presi-
dent. McVey on Thursday afternoon On
the topic Lessons on Civic Improve
mrnt from Small Cities of Germany
and another address in the evening ON