The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-18
MOORHEAD NORMAL

An informal reception for the
faculty students of the - normal
school was held at the halls Saturday
evening. The attendance was between
800 and 400 people, and tho inform
atty and cheerfulness of the spirit in
duced the guests to get acquainted
with each other more. than at any
| other. function held this year. The
decorations in the rooms were Of fall
colors of orange n red which bright
ened the beams of the ceiling, lay
banked In corners, or hung about the
~f1replaces. Musical airs fioated out
from the pianos which were played
by different students during the even
ing. Waters and: brick ice cream were
served from tables placed in the re-
ception room of Comstock hall.
President Weld addressed the SEES
sion Of Commons club in Fargo Mon
day evening on the Economic. and
Social Conditions in Italy. This ad-
dress is the first Of several addresses
or Italy which President Weld is pre-
pairing out of his recent experience in
personal investigation into the life of
the people of Italy, their art, their,
work, and their immigration to, and
dissemination in the United States.
On Monday evening Mr.. Weld dealt
in detail with the economic n social
conditions in Italy. He outlined the
history. of the country to afford a
background for his vivid portrayal Of
the country as he found it. He show
ed himself to be in fine sympathy with
the Italians who have done many not
able things along various lines. Of
achievement. In his analysis of the
basic character of the Italians Mr..
Weld 6anipfn1 tho TfaHonS IN a win
some and lovely light, quite different
from the common conception of them.
Mr.. Yields lecture was highly ap-
preciated by the Commons club, and
many people are expectantly waiting
to have the lecture repeated, and to
hear further from him about Italy, it's
people, it's palaces, and it's art.
President Weld visited among the
neighboring rural schools Friday in
company with County Supt. Eleanor
Rushfeldt.
Among the social activities of the
week was the Gamma Neche picnic
Monday evening. The young people
made a moonlight trip up the river
where they. had lunch. Sunday even
ing Miss Mile Dab gave a dinner
in the alcove of Comstock hall TOR
ten people in courtesy of Miss Lucy
Weld and Curtis Pomery whose en-
gagement- was recently announced.
And the Owls will have an informal
party in the gymnasium Saturday
evening of this week. -. :
At the open hour at the halls Tues.
day evening Mrs. Guy Vowles sang
Dawning, by -Cadmon, A Little Irish
Girl, and A Bowl of Roses. Miss Dora
La Valley read Hickory Dock from Alb
bolts Sick-a-Bed Lady.
Professor Kendall is conducting a
series of meetings of the Rural Life
Section Of the Y w. c.. A, using as
the basis of their study the book, The
Challenge of the Country, by Prof. w.
R. Fiske of ,Oberlin college. The
special subject for the meeting Thurs
day evening" the first of the :. course,
was the Problem of Country Life.
The next subject will be the Possible
ties of Rural Home. So J.. 4
Miss Margaret Bentley appeared on
the programme OF the Women's club
In Fargo at the Grand theatre We'd
.nesday afternoon. Miss Bentley's
playing was a. particularly. attractive
part of the programme and was much
applauded. 25 4
A good many normal school people,
attended the musical and dramatic
programme at the Grand theatre on
Wednesday, afternoon to- their great
delight. The play. When Americans
go to Oxford written by Miss. Jessie
EComstock for the fine arts section OF
the Women's, club, Fargo, and staged
at, the request Of the club, is a fine
little comedy; full of local color Of
Oxford university. imitation Of Eng.
lish traits, and satire on Americans
travelling in foreign lands. The plot
is woven out or the attempt OF two or
three young Americans to pass them
selves off as English. The ~presenta.
ton OF a bit OF F1ngiishScollege life BY
the contrasting English and American
characters was rightly conceived. Of as
q capital subject for comedy.
Miss Jessie Mckenzie, who was
several4years agoslibrarian at the nor
NAL, wasfa guest of her sister Mrs.sD.
w. MacI1oIaaldlEpaT of last week and