The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1914-01-01
INSTITUTE At A.C.
A BIG SUCCESS

Dakota Agricultural College, Decem-
Der 10th to 10Th. The four delegates
from Dickey County were Leonard
johnson of Fullerton, Maudie Daniel
son of Yorktown, Ray Montgomery Of
Fullerton and Eddie Miller of Cakes
These, together with the county sup
erintendent, left Dickey County Mon
day, December 18th. At LaMoure
they joined the LaMoure County dele
cation, consisting of Superintendent
Sanderson and six winners from that
county, and arrived in Fargo Mon
day evening. There they met a hum
ured more boys and girls Of twenty
counties Of the state, who had won
the trip as q prize in vario -. indus
trial contests.
1t is hard for another person to
realize what the week in Fargo and
at the A. C. means to these country
boys and girls. Many of the child
rem who were there had never been
on a railroad train, let alone a street
car or an elevator.
Each morning was taken up with
lectures at the college by various of
the professors. The boys had talks
on corn, stock judging, milk, gophers,
raising Of various kinds Of grain,
poultry, and other topics Of interest
and benefit to any boy brought up on,
and interested in, the farm. The
girls were given instruction n prepa-
ration of foods, candy making, had
a millinery lesson, listened to in
struction on hygiene, sanitation, the
care of milk and butter and the plan
ming of the country home. Each
child was supplied with note book
and pencil and it was surprising to
see how much they we're able to take
down from various talks.
The afternoons were given over te
visiting various buildings on the col.
lege campus and to plays and games
in the gymnasiums. Thursday after
noon was spent down town seeing th'
stores, the city hotels, the orphans
home ....- other sights of Fargo. The,
especially enjoyed the Orpheun
Theatre, to which the management
. gave them free admission.
The evenings were taken up with
story hour, motion picture enter
tainment, lecture course number
and a play given by the countr,
children from Barnes County. The.
: learned many songs and the Institute
Yell, and seemed to enter into thu
spirit of the whole occasion.
The people of Fargo soon Learned
to recognize the children's greer
, badges; and many busy men stopped
, to talk with them or to explain an
other wonder of the city in order t.
I watch their appreciation and pleas
ure.
The Dickey county winners wer'
able to go, through the generosity o.
the business men of Oakes; and coult
, one of these men have seen them fol
; an hour of any day spent in the city
J | believe they would have felt tht
} money was we'll spent.
The stores at -...slmas time were
Unusually attractive and the weel
will be record one in their live:
] from a great many standpoints. II
was gratifying, however, to heal
their remarks as they were ready t.
leave for home. They seemed t.
fully appreciate what had been done
for them; and each one returned t.
, the farm with a firm belief that il
was the best place to spend most Of
, the months of the year.
The best account of the Institute
written by counry boy or girl, viii
be published in the next weeks news
; paper.
Mary B. Pennington.
Supt. of Schools