The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10
Glorious Fourth
For Farm Boys
DAYS FESTIVITIES BEGUN ~
DUckING "FRESH" YoUNG-
STEERS WHO GlBE.
BY Glen r. Townsend.
From Saturdav's Daily.)

BY Glen r. Townsend.
, From Saturdays Daily.)
In spite of the rain the celebration
, of independence Day at the Farm
Boys camp was one which will b.
long remembered by the boys in at
tendance. 1t was long day full o
good times and when it was all owe
and just before TAPS" sounded from
the commandments tent, one lad de
clared that he never knew before
that fellow could have so much fur
all in one day."
The Farm Boys started the day of
by evening up things with some Of
the boys across the river. Several
times, on their trips to and from the
mess tent the farm boys assert that
they were the butt Of supposedly hum
orous remarks from some of the city
youngsters.
| Yesterday on the way back from
morning mess when such sounds as
who let down the bars?". Go drive
the cows home" and Back to the
farm" issued from the tents along
the way the farm boys promptly took
the initiative. In about two minutes
four of the origlnators of the alleged
humor were enjoying (?) an early
morning bath in the turbulent Shey-
enne. They hadn't even been given
time to dispense with pajamas.
After this suspicious start the real
celebration Of the day began. The oc-
casion was all the more notable be-
cause Of the visit of COMMANDMENT.
Chief Thomas Cooper accompanied by
Mr.. Lars Frederiksen, prominent ag-
ricultural expert from Denmark who
visited the Chautauqua and camp with
the purpose of securing new ideas for
use in his own country.
Mr.. Frederiksen was the first speak
er at the assembly in the big tent. He
told the boys in a very simple and
understandable manner how Denbark
80 years ago faced the same problem
which North Dakota faces today, and
how the country has been saved by
the introduction of the dairy COW. He
advised the boys to bear in mind the
experience Of Denmark and to see
that their North Dakota farms are sup
pied with plenty of livestock.
Commander-in-Chief Thomas Coop.
er talked then for short time. He
told the boys that the reason that
they had been chosen to come to the
Encampment is because upon them
and not upon their fathers rests the
future of North Dakota. "Your ia.
thers,' said Mr.. Cooper, have been
the pioneers They have come here
and broken the soil and turned the
waste prairies into producing fields.
They have done their work and now
you must do yours but as conditions
have changed you cannot do it in the
same way.
"A few years ago North Dakota
could supply the wheat of the world.
Now Canada, the Argentine republic,
even far away Siberia and Manchuria
are our competitors. II our farmers
want to raise wheat alone they should
60 up into Canada or down into the
Argentine. If they remain in North
Dakota and mean to succeed they can.
not raise wheat alone, they must raise
other crops and they must breed and
raise livestock"
Mr.. Center then followed with a
brief talk. He told the boys that farm
ing is the most exacting business Of
the time. Only the brightest and
smartest boys are wanted for farmers,
he said. The second class boys will
make good doctors. lawyers or preach.
ers but 1t takes the best boys for the
farmers Of today and tomorrow.
These talks closed the class period
for the day. The next event was an
exciting baseball game with the boys
and the instructors lined up against
each other. It required only three in.
nings to decide that the instructors
are far better teachers Of good farm.
ing than they are baseball players.
The boys won a score it would be
shame to mention.
After noon mess the afternoon was
devoted to athletics until the rain in.
terfered with the progress Of the meet.
A program and entertainment was
then given.in the big assembly tent and
the numbers were enjoyed to the full.