Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-12-17
SHORT COURSE
WAS A SUCCESS
Second Annual Course for Whine.
shiek County Closed Successfully
on saturday.
OVER FOUR HUNDRED 81.
STUDENTS ENRI
There Was Large Attendance and
Great Interest Manifested
Throughout Entire Week.

The second annual short course for
Winneshiek County came to a sue
cessful close on Saturday. The at
tendance throughout the week was
fully up to what was expected, over
400 enrolling in the different clas-
Ses.
The Domestic Science classes were
the largest, ga enrolling for these,
and about 200 in the mems classes
AS this was the second course held
here the scope OF the work was pref
ty well known, and great many of
the students WHO attended last year
were back again this year, with a
lot of new ones.
Those who attended say the in
struction this year was better than
last, and that is saying a great deal
There has been nothing decided
about course for next year, and the
outlook now is that there won't be
any. After county has had two
courses in succession the Ames pro-
fessors are required to go to some
other county which has had no
course. But if the people demand it,
another course can be secured for
Winneshiek County next year. The
officers of the course, Pres. II. p
Nicholson, Sec. l.. NJ. Enger, Treas
urer E. l.. Beard, Domestic Science
Supt. j. S. Williams and Ed Blake
man, supt. of corn premiums and
other assistants all worked hard and
are deserving of much credit The
business men of DEBORAH were gem
erous, as usual, and donated nanny
fine premiums to the course.
The scientific, knowledge gained
by these students. is worth great
deal to them. They learned many
things during the week about corn,
grain, grasses, etc, besides the val
liable information concerning hor-
ses, cattle, sheep and hogs that will
be of inestimabie value to them in
the future.
The course is not gotten up for
pass time nor pleasure, but for the
actual good it can do, and there is
no one who attended, but will say
that they have benefited hugely by
the knowledge impaired to them by
experts who do nothing else but
study and make q life vocation of the
above work. The week was a busy
one and there was something doing
all the time. The evenings too were
taken up with meetings which were
all we'll attended, at the court house
Tuesday evening Rev. NJ Willett, of
the Congregational church delivered
a stirring address on the social prob
lens Of the day, which was received
with great enthusiasm. He was fol-
lowed by Prof. Hauser and O'Donnell
and Miss Louise Campbell, who all
gave fine interesting talks. Mrs.
Cora Simpson sang several selec-
tions, accompanied by Miss Ella
Treat, on the piano, which added
much 10 the pleasure of the evening.
Wednesday night Atty. C. n. Houck
and Supt. Miller gave fine talks, and
Luren rendered number of their
pleasing selections. The auction
sale OF the Domestic Science products
OF the oven were also held and
brought $l6.10. Thursday night
Atty. j. A. Nelson and Prof Hille-
Doe, of Luther College delivered in
teresting addresses, the former on
the American Citizen" and the lat
ter on the School Problems of the
Day" pleasing solo by Len Lar
son, accompanied on the piano by
Miss Logsdon, and two solos by Mrs.
Simpson, with Miss Treat at the
piano, closed another enjoyable and
instructive evening
Friday night the widely advertis-
ed spelling contest took place at
the Grand opera house before a
packed house. Ga contestants took
part in it. County Sunpt. Miller had
charge of the contest and the heads
OF the different schools in the coun-
ty ACTED as judges. Each contestant
was given 100 words to write and
had TO get so per cent to get into the
oral contest. Everyone of them got
the required per cent, which GER
tainly reflects great credit on them.
During the first hour OF the oral
contest only eight dropped out. Mrs.
Eva NJ. Flemming OF the city schools
pronounced the words and Prof.