The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-24

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Miss Esther Brathovde played a Sc
lection from Grieg; and H. D.. Halland
of Fargo made a splendid address.
President Weld spoke last week
| Thursday at Clinton.
The baseball boys made a trip tc
Mayville last Saturday and won from
the normal school boys there by a
score Of 8 to 6. The Mayville boys
came here yesterday and met the nor
NAL team in a beautiful contest in
which the local school won by a
score of s, to l. The local team played
an ~errorless game. Jarl Carlander
showed himself to be in perfect form
and pitched ball with fine deXterity.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered Sunday evening, June l, by
to the seniors will mark the beginning
Of commencement exercises that will
extend from June / to 6.
The Gamma Neche annual party at
the gymnasium last Saturday evening
was a beautiful m in every respect.
The interlaced streamers Of yellow and
white with chrysanthemums overhead
between the balconies, and the pretty
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handsome and artistic. Cliffs Or
chestra played sixteen numbers for
dancing, and about II O'clock supper
was served at little tables in the do
mestic science rooms.
Miss Deans, Professor Collins and
Wood, President Weld and others at
tended the exercises at the CONSOLIDATE
ed schools of Rustad, Comstock and
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| Governor Eberhart of st. Paul and
Rural School Superintendent Z. M.
Phillips appeared at chapel, Tuesday
morning. Professor Martin led off a
ringing cheer for the governor who de-
livered a fine address. Governor Eber-
hart showed himself to be conversant
with the work Of teachers, commented
adroitly upon some of the brighter
phases Of the work Of teaching. and
explained some of the work being done
in the state for the improvement Of
the rural schools. Every n in the
school felt a keen pleasure in having
the governor visit the school.
The events Of commencement week
will be announced in full next week.
Efforts are being made from the office
and by every school society to gather
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members of the faculty as possible, for
the commencement exercises. Pres
ident Weld has secured two men whom
everyone will want to hear, David
Starr Jordan, and President l.. c. Lord.
Miss Lovesness, president Of the Alum
nj association, is making an effort to
send an urgent invitation to members
to be present, especially to h banquet
Friday afternoon, June 8. and to the
frxyNv,1S~Nr nfeaynr,srn of xryhfahH Drae-
|ident Lord will deliver the address.
The coming commencement week is the
most significant in the history Of the
school.
The second baseball teams OF the
normal school and Concordia played,
Thursday afternoon, on the normal
school grounds. The normal won.
Peace day, which ordinarily
on May IS, was observed in Minnesota
on May 90, because May is fell on
Sunday. The Moorhead normal school
held fitting exercises in chapel Friday
morning, the programme being pre-
pared by Professors Collins and Pow
ers and Miss Hayes. President Weld
read a brief piece of literature relating
to, the great peace movement, and
turned the exercises over to Mr.. Col
Inns, who said n a the movement is
largely IN the hands of schools. and
Indicated the objects Of the Peace
league. The chorus then sang Song
of Peace. Thorsten Loramen recited
Alfred Austin's Al Voice From the
West. Allen u. Wood spoke on the
question:, Is the Peace Movement Pro-
crossing? His decision was that the
progress is very slow because the
powers hesitate to submit matters to
arbitration. Earl ID. Strong then spoke
on The Economic Aspect of the Peace
Movement. He showed that the old
idea that war Improved race is fall
lacious and that war really deteriorates
the chorus SANG Kipling's Recessional.