The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1914-02-26
SCIENCE SCHOOL NOTES

Leo Meagher, a student of last
year, was visitor last Tuesday.
Miss Sarah Skovholt, a student
OF 1902, was a business caller at
the school Saturday. She is now
teaching in Mooreton district.
The class in agriculture are now
studying seed indellt: tication and
the testing of SEEDS for termination
and purity.
The bacteriology class will begin
work next week. This is one of
the required studies in domestic
science and has always proved Il
popular subject.
| The cold snap of Sunday night
when the thermometer was % be-
low zero caught several unguarded
places in the chemistry and the
shop buildings. Fortunately little
damage was done besides making
considerable extra work thawing
of pipes and apparatus.
The class in organic chemistry
is making study of water ana
lysis. They are discovering that
water is not always just water, but
that real water depends upon sew
eral factors.
Mr.. Fischer, our night fireman.
was subpoenaed us a witness in a
case to be tried at st. Paul and
had to leave Monday for can in
definite term Mr. Skolas, one
of the students, is helping Mr..
War, the other fireman, to keep
the big furnaces going.
| Belmt johnson shipped his wag
OIL home last Friday night. He
got it for a prize at the childrens'
party.
Tom Tostenson and Bernt John
son spent Sunday under the paren-
tai roof last week.
New service this week at Burch
Hall. Believe me! thy had some
meal Sunday noon Have pity OH
the servers after meals. Contrib,
uted.)
The Athenean Literary Society
held its first regular meeting last
Thursday evening. A program
was the entertainment Of the even
ing. Peter Schmidt, a guest of the
president, was the leading speaker.
Almost all the members were pres
ent.
The following problem has been
sent the reporters by IL student:
Ii | had 500 (but of course I
haven't, but if | did, and wanted
to buy 100 head of stock, say, Il
calf costing SO, a sheep So. and a
hog soc; how many will l. get of
each? q don't mean for YOU to
come to me for money. for | have
mt got it,
The board of students who are
publishing the year book will give
a carnival III the gymnasium at
$50 clock next Monday night.
This will be regular carnival such
as would grace the streets of city
IN midsummer only tf course in
slight miniature.
A charge of Toe sill be made at
the door, and for as penny-or-two
the visitor can be admitted to each
OF the pay attractions. Some side
shows will be free and there will be
plenty opportunity for amusements
for everybody. A royal good time
is assured, and invitation is cordial
ly extended 10 come and see this
aggregation Of amusement features.
An innovation in assembly fea
lures was introduced by President
Smith last week. Without warming
ne proceeded to call the roll of all
the students on the list. Now a.
bout hundred pupils are wonder
ing Ill what way the president got
the ''hunch . that this particular
morning was the one chosen for a
quiet visit or study in the coy
hooks on at home. However that
may be the incident came near to
starting a sensation. Even the
faculty were not fully prepared
as one or two vacant seats were in
evidence in their row. Never
mind. we may moi be subject to the
same Inducements to be absent the
next time, and not ailow so many
vacant seats at the asS. nibly hour.
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