The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-11-26

banquet given to the press representa-
tives of the state. T~wenty-six men at
tended this pleasant affair, given by
the Press Club in the high school.
Excellent service vas given by the
domestic science girls of the high
school, who prepared and served a
three curse dinner.
Arlington Sun: Probably no event
ever held in eastern South Dakota was
made a greater success than Hobo
Day" last Saturday at Brookings. The
enterprising citizens of Bookings, the
faculty and great body of students of
the college joined in boosting the event
and it being so well advertised proved
to be a great day for the college. The
city was crowded with people and all
were entertained in a most novel man
ner. Besides the parade and stunts of
nearly a thousand students and pro-
fessors and wives dressed as hoboes
and squaws, the greatest football game
in the state this season was played
in the afternoon between S. D. S. G..
and the North Dakota University. The
game was won by State College, IA
to 8.
The men were dressed as hoboes
and the ladies as squaws and the
parade started from the college cam
pus at $50. With the big college
band, all dressed as hoboes, the 1O:45
train from the west was met and the
march was continued to the First Ma
tiOnal Bank corner where speech-mak-
ing and stunts were carried on. Here
at noon the parade disbanded and the
begging for handouts started through
out the residence districts of the city.
All took their eats to the college jungle
and a great feast was enjoyed. At 1870
all assembled again on the campus
and Mr.. Freeman was crowned king
of the hoboes and Miss Croft chieftess
of the squaws. The crown for the
king was in the shape of a stove pipe
hat and made of bright tin. His make
up was of the most ridiculous kind,
having a tin can on each shoulder.
Each hobo Wed with the other in
getting the most ridiculous costume
possible and it proved a great day
of fun for all. The speeches made by
the college professors in browning the
king and chiefteess were comical
enough to make the most serious take
a good laugh. Moving pictures were
taken by a film company to be ex-
hibited on the screen.
The football game followed and
there was a big attendance, the largest
ever on the grounds. The cross-coun-
try run of three miles created con-
siderable interest. Between halves of
the game the band headed a line of
march of the hundreds of students in
their make-ups about the grounds. 1t
taxed the people of Brookings to fur
nish red and gay colored blankets for
the hordes of squaws in the parade
and all the old clothes were dug up for
the boys. The close of the game saw
the end of Hobo Day" and all hurried
to get into their good clothes after
entertaining the hundreds of visitors
to the city to the fullest.
The Brookings Press Club entertain
ed twenty-five at a lunch at the high
school building and quite a number of
the editors of neighboring towns were
present and greatly enjoyed the &C.
casion. The domestic science depart
ment of the Brookings high school
served the fine dinner. Mr.. butcher,
president Of the club. was POSTMASTER
and many of the visitors responded
with short talks. Piano music was fur
nished during the dinner hour. Prof.
Browning. superintendent of the city
schools, showed a number of the visit
ors through the manual training and
domestic science departments of the
school.
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