The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1913-06-19
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Summer school began Tues
day With a good enrollment
The Science School band has
signed up for the four days of
the Tri-State fair at Fargo, July
1, 2, 3 and 4, and will be on hand
to dispense music for that occa-
sion.
Anna Nelson, 1911, was here
from Bismarck to attend the ex-
ercises of commencement week
and the alumni banquet and re-
union.
The defamation contest on
Tuesday evening was a strong
feature Of commencement week.
Three girls had been chosen from
class of seven in preliminary
contest and three boys from a
class of six in the same way.
These six were on the program
last Tuesday and from the girls
Mabel Simmons. won first place
and Helga Ringen second place.
From the class of boys AL. Alz-
heimer won first place and Peter
Schmitt second place. Separate
prizes were awarded each class,
the first in each receiving a gold
medal, and the second q silver
medal.
The class day exercises were
held in the gymnasium on We'd
nesday afternoon. Arthur Lor-
ans was marshal, Leo Klein gave
the class history, Norman Nc
Lonald made the prophecy, Joel
Hektner contributed the poem,
Caroline McCabe, read the class
will and Helga Ringen delivered
the cluass Grafton, and the Or
chestra furnished the music. II
was an interesting program and
was well rendered.
The alumni banquet was given
in the dining room and was 9
festal occasion. A large number
Of former graduates were pres.
ent to welcome the new class. II
was an enjoyable talk fest" OF
visiting with classmates return
| ed after a year or more of ab-
-sences James Murray and Lid
Eckes each sang a solo and had
to respond to an encore, and sew
eral brief speeches were made.
Another very successful year
closed at the Science School with
the commencement Friday night
The students departed at once
and quiet reigned supreme fol
the brief vacation before summer
; school. Th members of the fac
ulty for the next few weeks will
have their time occupied as fol-
lows: President Smith, Miss Mir.
ick, Miss Fulton, Prof. Prather
and Prof. Black will teach in the
summer school; Professor Clip.
fell will be in Wahpeton for the
forepart Of the summer, Profess
sor Taylor has taken DIP his new
position as engineering expert fol
the Ottertail Power company and
will locate in Fergus Falls, Pro.
fessors Wolfe and Jones will be
at Madison as students in the U
Of Wisconsin, Professor McMa-
han has gone to Sioux City, Iowa
for a visit before going to Bos-
ton, Professor Station will be fielC
representative of the S. S. S. fol
the summer, Professor Ward has
gone to Cleveland, Ohio, for 8
! good part Of the summer, Miss
Ristow will take an extended tril
to the Pacific coast and will at
tend the National Educational as
sociation at. Salt Lake City ir
July, Miss Mason goes to heI
home at Niagara, Wis.,, and may
be heard from later, Miss Sleeper
goes to Seattle and to home max
ing in that city, Miss ISimard
will change her profession anG
will, if reports are correct, try
domestic science insctead of hel
shorthand, or rather, will be ''at
home in Breckenridge. The
students and faculty still in town
wish them all pleasant sum-
mer.