The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-02
FARGO COLLEGE NOTES

President Hansel is still in the east
in the interests Of the college. Dean
Robinson, DR.. Stearns and Miss
True are putting the finishing
touches upon the catalog, which is
to appear in a few days. There
are but five weeks more of recita-
tons, after which come examinations
and commencement; arrangements
for the latter are nearing completion.
This summer DR.. Stearns will is
sue two primers on Biblical langu-
ages, on the press of the Methodist
series, two volumes having already
appeared. In an early number Of
Education" Boston, Is to appear
Some Earmarks of a University"
Harry Haggart, IA. drafted the
double page drawing.
A neat and attractive certificate
has been prepared for the depart
ment Of religious education There
are five or more who will this next
June constitute the first class from
this department.
An address by DR.. Beard on Crit
and Grace and the organ solos Of
Professor Kirk were among the at
fractions Of the chapel hour this
week. After his program, Professor
Kirk volunteered his services in re-
pairing the organ. and spent a part
Of the day in that work.
This week the girls glee club rend-
cred what was without doubt the
chorus in the history of the college.
They deserved a much larger audi
nee than braVed the inclenent ele-
ments.
College life has been considerably
%enlivened of late by the antics Of the
young men who are suffering the
tortures Of fraternity limitations.
Turning hp nHdnrinpQ and hp uykiNp
lemon drops are harmless but hu-
initiating.
Bleachers are being erected in
the northeast corner Of the stadium.
and a fence Is being erected at the
top Of the hill on the south. This
is Just outside the hedge Of shrub
berry, which will replace the fence
The grandstand is now in process of
election. The city has a contract
with the college for the use Of the
stadium for the summer, and a num-
Der Of the league games will be play
ed before the close OF the term. At
the day of the formal opening, when
the governors of two states will be
present, there is to be a half holi-
day at the college.
In a few days a copy Of the first is
sue Of the American Oxonian'' will
he in the library. This will be OF
especial interest to tudents con-
templating the Rhodes examinations,
and will contain a number Of very
interesting articles relatives to
practical issues involved in the
scholarships and the Oxford system.
Besides this, Mr.. VoWles has made a
loan Of a number of books on Oxford,
which are available to h students
under the same conditions as other
library books. Among them are the
following:
Parkin: The Rhodes Scholarships.
Scholz and Hornbeck: Oxford and
the Rhodes Scholarships
Oxford University Hand Book, 1912.
Oxford University Calendar, 1911.
Statuta ct Decreta UniVersitatis
Ox%oniensis, 1907.
Corbin: An American at Oxford.
Gribbie: Romance Of the Oxford
Colleges.
Fielder: Modern Languages at OK
ford.
Memorandum of the Rhodes scho-
larships, 1918.
oxford and the Nation, reprinted
from the London Times.
WhiteIaw Reid: Education in
England.
Copies of a number Of Oxford ex-
aminations Of past years.
One Of the most interesting
chapels Of the year was that at which
DIR. Stratton reported the meetings
Of an association Of the colleges OF
the middle west held at Mortified.
MINI. DIR. Stratton gave a fuller re-
port of this at a faculty meeting.
The commercial room has been
graced with a Burroughs adding ma
chine.