The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-06-18
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MONTHLY MEETING
HELD AT THE ASSEMBLY ROOM
OF THE CITY HALL FRI
DAY EVENING
COUNTRY LIFE CONFERENCE DISCUSSED
And Club Will Assist in Entertaining
the Visitors to the City-Fourth of
July Race Meet Discussed

The monthly meeting of the Com
mercial Club of Bookings was held at
the assembly room on Friday evening,
and when President Hyde called the
meeting together at eight-thirty there
was a good crowd of members present.
1t was one of the best meetings the
club has held in some time, with quite
a little fire works" at different times.
Prof. Kerr reported on the reception
given by the club to the old men of
the city. He said that it was very
much of a success and greatly appre'
ciated by the patriarchs.
Charles E. Hall reported that the
committee appointed to assist the col
lege people at the time of the Country
Life Conference had secured printed
badges to be worn by the club mem
bers while the conference is in pro-
gress.
Prof. Mathews, chairman of the joint
committee of the club and college,
made a report of the progress that had
been made toward preparing for the
conference. All trains will be met and
automobiles will take the visitors to
the college, from where they will be
assigned to rooms and boarding places.
Lunches will be served on the campus
and coffee will be provided for those
who care to bring their lunches. The
committee will do all within its power
to entertain the strangers.
President Brown spoke on the pro,
gram of the conference, explaining it
in detail and urging the members and
their families to attend. This is the
first conference and it is a question
Just how large the attendance from
over the state will be, especially as
the roads will be bad for auto travel.
The weather has been so rainy that
the farmers will probably take advan-
tage of this nice weather to catch up
with their work, so the question of a
crowd is a doubtful one. The list of
speakers is an unusually strong one
and all Brookings people who can at
tend should do so.
DR.. Harris had nothing definite to
report on the Winnipeg to Gulf High
way meeting.
President Hyde mentioned the COM
ing of the ST. Paul jobbers, which is
scheduled for today, and said that the
club would entertain them during their
stay in the city.
The question of assisting with the
program being prepared for the Fourth
of July was brought up and discussed
at some length. 1t was decided to give
the Civic League 500 to help put on
their program on the college campus
and to pay the city band SIS for play
ing at the race meet and at the col
lege.
Prof. Kerr mentioned that the next
meeting of the club would come during
c]hautauqua, and the club will probably
meet n week later than usual in
July.
The question of the city buying the
Baptist corner as a site for a high
school building was discussed at some
length and with some warmth. 1t
seemed to be the opinion Of the major
ity that the city would be foolish to
invest in this site, as President Sex
auer of the school board thought that
it would not be needed for at least five
years. Several thought that the next
school house the city builds should be
a ward school, and there is a whole
lot of Justice in this. Children living in
the eastern part of the city have to
walk a mile or over and a school for
that part of the city is needed a whole
lot more than a high school. G. E.
Poole made a suggestion that is worthy
of consideration. His idea was for the
city to close the short street north OF
the McCarl garage and move the power
plant there, and to build the high
school on the present site of the power
plant. In this way the site WOulu COST
the city nothing. 1t is admitted that
the power plant will have to be moved
and when it is it will undoubtedly be
located close to the railroad yards,
where the coal hauling will be elimin-
ateds The club decided to take no &C.
ton in the matter, as the sentiment
seemed to be strongly against securing
the site. In justice to the Baptist peo-
ple we will say that they are not
anxious to sell the property, in fact