The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-01-15
GET TOGETHER
FEST ON HILL
STUDENTS AND CITIZENS MIX AT
INFORMAL GOOD TIME FRI.
DAY EVENING
ATHLETIC AND SPEECH-M MAKING PROGRAM
Help to Pass a Very Pleasant Evening
Regent Dwight Of Sioux Falls, is
Present and Makes Talk


The members of the Commercial
Club were the guests Of the college
students and faculty at the second
annual "get-together fest" at the col.
lege gymnasium on Friday evening.
The affair was strictly informal and
was greatly enjoyed by the big crowd
of club members present and the stu
dents and faculty seemed to be equal
ly well pleased. The schedule of the
evening consisted of a number of
athletic stunts, followed by an inter
mission for lunch and closing with a
number of speeches.
President Slagle was in charge of
affairs and he announced the first
event as a boxing match between
"Runt" Ray and Hans" Werner. This
was a very lively affair, in which both
boxers displayed considerable ability.
but unfortunately 1t was called of
just as the participants were getting
well warmed to their work. The
referee announced the contest as a
draw.
The next event was a wrestling
match between Gotch and Hacken-
schmidt, and this too, was SO closely
contested that it had to be called a
draw, although some of the patriotic
ones in the crowd thought that Gotch
had the better of the argument.
Next came the big event of the even
ing-the tug of war between the stu
dents and faculty. Five men were on
a side and the professors looked to
have a big advantage in weight. How
ever. this did not get them anything,
as the students got busy on the jump
and pulled them all over the hall in a
most ~disgraceful manner, to the great
delight of the onlookers. After the
affair was over Teddy Akin entered a
protest on behalf Of the professors,
claiming that the students had rubbed
soap on the soles of the instructors
shoes while putting rosin on their own.
This protest was disallowed, however,
and Teddy was howled down
The athletic program was inter-
spersed with musical selections by the
college orchestra, Dean Hedge and
Prof. Christensen. These numbers
were exceptionally good and IN C
was demanded after each. Cheer
Leader Iverson also got busy and kept
things from tagging by calling for sew
eral rounds of yells and the college
songs which were given with a vim.
A substantial buffet lunch was serv-
ed after the athletic program, after
which the speech-making program al
taken up.
President Slagle announced that
there were over 700 students enrolled
that day and in actual attendance, the
largest number in the history of the
college and larger than any other in
stitution in the state had ever had.
This announcement was greeted with
enthusiastic applause.
DR.. Slagle introduced as the first
speaker President Hall of the Com
mercial Club, whose subject was 1.-THE
Relation of College and City" Mr..
Hall said that he was proud to speak
in behalf of the Commercial Club Of
Brookings, an organization Of loyal
boosters that had done and was doing
much for the college, city and county.
He complimented President Slagle,
the faculty and Prof. Starring and his
publicity department for the large at
tendance and the splendid work the
college is doing. He spoke Of the
splendid spirit of friendship and CO.
operation that existed between town
and college, a spirit he felt confident
would continue. He spoke Of the
good work the institution and its pro-
fessors were doing for the state, and
mentioned Prof. Hansen's successful
Siberian trip. He gave a suggestion.
which made a hit with the audience,
and that was that Prof. Hansen's fat
tailed sheep, which can go for weeks
without food, be crossed with camels
from the Sahara desert and an animal
secured which could go for long per-
iods without either food or drink. Mr..
Hall spoke very feelingly Of the de-
parture of President Slagle from the
city and paid him a high tribute rs
a man and as an educator.
President Slagle expressed his re-
gret that this was the last "Get-to-
gether Fest" that he would have the